Sept. 30, 2017
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| Rec Hall | University Park, Pa. | 3270 |
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| HTML Box Score || Penn State 3, Northwestern 0 |
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The No. 3 Penn State women's volleyball team moved to 3-1 in Big Ten play after a 3-0; 26-24, 25-14, 25-14, sweep of the visiting Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday Evening in Rec Hall.
Penn State saw both Simone Lee (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) and Haleigh Washington (Colorado Springs, Co.) record double-figure kill evenings as Lee led with 12 kills on a clip of .611, while Washington put down 10 kills with a .474 hitting percentage. Washington also added five blocks and three digs to her stat line.
Washington's middle counterpart in Tori Gorrell (Oakville, Ontario) carried her share of the workload on Saturday evening as she went a perfect seven-for-seven for the elusive 100-percent hitting. The red-shirt sophomore also added two blocks.
Sophomore libero Kendall White (Indianapolis, Ind.) was the lone player in the match to record double-digit digs as she scooped up a game-high 13 balls.
The setting duo of Abby Detering (Mentor, Ohio) and Bryanna Weiskircher (Rockford, Ill.) added 21 and 17 assists, respectively, while leading the team to an effective .494 clip as a team.
Ali Frantti (Spring Grove, Ill.) added a consistent all-around performance as the senior put down eight kills on a .400 hitting percentage, while also adding four blocks, including two solo stuffs.
Penn State held Northwestern to .198 hitting, and out-blocked the Wildcats, 9.0-4.0.
The Nittany Lions, 13-1, 3-1, hit the road for their first Big Ten road match as they travel to Ohio State on Friday, Oct. 6 for a 7 p.m. match in Columbus, Ohio.