Oct. 6, 2017
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| St. John Arena | Columbus, Ohio | |
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| HTML Box Score || Penn State 3, Ohio State 2 |
| FINAL STATISTICS |
COLUMBUS, Ohio. -- The No. 3 Penn State women's volleyball team battled with host Ohio State to a 3-2 win, taking the match in St. John Arena by set scores of 25-13, 23-25, 28-30, 25-9, 15-7, on Friday evening in Big Ten play.
It was a battle through and through as a ruckus St. John Arena crowd filled the air with roars and cheers. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes took shots and swings and defended for five tough matches.
Ultimately, Penn State took a commanding win in the fourth set, 25-9, and sucked the mojo right out of the arena. Their gained momentum led to a dominant fifth set where the Nittany Lions jumped out to an 8-0 lead into the switch. Penn State elevated and executed to seal the win in five sets.
Simone Lee (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) became the 27th member of Penn State's 1,000 kill club with her seventh kill which happened early in the second set. Lee joins Ali Frantti as active members of the club. Lee finished the evening with a double-double, putting down 18 kills, adding 10 digs, and three blocks.
Haleigh Washington (Colorado Spring, Co.) was explosive on the evening, recording a career-best 20 kills to lead the team on a clip of .500. She added eight blocks and two digs defensively.
Ali Frantti (Spring Grove, Ill.) joined Washington and Lee in double-digit kills, putting down 13 on a clip of .357. She added seven digs, three blocks, and two service aces.
Abby Detering (Mentor, Ohio) registered a double-double with 28 assists and 12 digs. She also added six kills, three blocks and a service ace to her stat line. Fellow setter Bryanna Weiskircher (Rockford, Ill.) led the team with 31 assists, adding six digs, a service ace, and a kill.
The Nittany Lions got an all-around exciting effort from Tori Gorrell (Oakville, Ontario) who tallied six kills and tied her career-high with eight blocks.
Defensively, Kendall White (Indianapolis, Ind.) set the note for the match as she opened up the game with six digs in the first set, and finished with a game-high 19. She also dished out two aces and two assists, while making the incredible hustle plays.
Penn State put down 68 kills on .333 hitting as a team and registered 17.0 blocks as a team. Ohio State only registered 4.0 blocks, and the Nittany Lions neutralized the Buckeyes in the final set, holding them to .000 hitting.
The Nittany Lions return to action and continue their road trip as they head to College Park, Md., for a 7 p.m. contest against Maryland. The Terrapins bested Rutgers on Friday evening, 3-0; 25-18, 25-22, 25-17.