April 1, 2018
Penn State Men's Volleyball
Penn State at Harvard
March 31, 2018
Individual Notes
Calvin Mende
// Redshirt-sophomore Calvin Mende reached double-digits in the kill column for the seventh-straight match with a match-high 15 kills.
// Mende added one block assists, playing only 2.5 sets before leaving due to injury.
Jalen Penrose
// Redshirt-senior Jalen Penrose, a native of Cambridge, Mass., posted a school-record nine service aces in the match. He equaled the mark of John Wasielewski (1990).
// The nine service aces are tied for the most in a single match in the NCAA this season, equaling the mark of Griffin Spence of Erskine vs. Brewton-Parker on March 9, 2018 (3 sets).
// With nine service aces, Penrose now has 110 in his career, which ranks No. 5 in program history. In the match, he passed Joe Sunder (107; 2009-12) and Matt Proper (108; 2003-06).
Kevin Gear
// Redshirt-senior Kevin Gear collected his third double-digit kill match of the season with 10 successful swings.
// The 10 kills move his career total to five matches in double-figure kills.
// For the second-straight night, Gear posted a career-high in digs, this time boasting six. He had collected five digs on third occasions in his career, last vs. Sacred Heart (3/30/18).
// Gear posted two block assists in the match, moving his consecutive games with a block streak to 15.
Frank Melvin
// Redshirt-sophomore Frank Melvin posted his first-career double-digit kill match with 10 kills on 18 swings.
// Melvin entered the match with four career kills, but posted four kills in the third set alone at Harvard.
// With three digs, Melvin surpassed his career total of two entering the match.
Matthew McLaren
// Redshirt-senior Matthew McLaren registered 10 kills for his 11th match this season with 10-plus kills.
// The 10 successful swings give him 12 career matches in double figures.
Royce Clemens
// Redshirt-junior libero Royce Clemens registered his seventh double-digit dig match of the season with a match-high 15.
Nathan Smith
// Sophomore Nathan Smith handed out a career-best 55 assists with five digs, one kill and one block assist.
Team Notes
// Penn State is now 12-9 overall and 7-3 in EIVA play.
// In the all-time series with Harvard, Penn State is now 16-2 all-time, including a 5-2 mark at Harvard.
// The Nittany Lions are now 2-4 this season in five set matches.
// Penn State's 13 service aces are the most this season for the Nittany Lions, surpassing the 10 aces vs. Ball State on Feb. 2, 2018.