April 7, 2018
Penn State Men's Volleyball
Penn State at George Mason
April 7, 2018
Individual Notes
Aidan Albrecht
// Redshirt-senior Aidan Albrecht boasted a season-high 10 digs to go along with nine kills to nearly miss a double-double.
// Albrecht bested his nine-dig effort vs. Ball State on Feb. 2, 2018, falling short of his career-high 13 digs vs. Cal State Northridge in 2016.
// It is the fourth double-digit dig match for Albrecht and his first since an 11-dig effort vs. Cal Baptist on March 17, 2017.
Jason Donorovich
// Redshirt-sophomore Jason Donorovich posted Penn State's first 10-block match of the season with 10 stuffs at George Mason.
// It marks the first 10-block match by a Penn Stater since Kevin Gear (11) and Aidan Albrecht (10) both reached double-figures in blocks on March 3, 2017 at UC Santa Barbara.
// The 10 blocks are a career high for Donorovich, who previously posted seven blocks vs. Fort Wayne on Feb. 3, 2018.
// His two solo blocks tie a career high, which he also did against Fort Wayne earlier this season.
Kevin Gear
// Redshirt-senior Kevin Gear posted two blocks at George Mason to move his streak to 17-straight matches with at least one block.
// Gear now has 20 matches this season with at least two blocks and has at least one block in 21 of 22 matches he has appeared in.
Matthew McLaren
// Redshirt-senior Matthew McLaren registered 11 kills for his 13th match this season with 10-plus kills and third-straight.
// The 10 successful swings give him 14 career matches in double figures.
Jalen Penrose
// Redshirt-senior Jalen Penrose boasted seven service aces at George Mason to move his season total to 54 and push him up three spots on the single season charts at Penn State and into the No. 5 spot.
// Hos 54 service aces mark just the sixth 50-ace season in Penn State history, moving his past Max Holt (48; 2008) and Will Price (49; 2010 & 51; 2009) on the single-season list.
// Penrose now has seven matches in 2018 with four-or-more service aces.
Team Notes
// Penn State is now 14-9 overall and 9-3 in EIVA play.
// In the all-time series with George Mason, Penn State is now 103-15.
// The Nittany Lions are now 12-1 when winning the first set and 6-5 when splitting opening two sets.
// In five-set matches, PSU is now 3-4, snapping a string of four-straight losses in five-set matches.
// Penn State posted its first win of the season when hitting under .199 for the match.
// It marks the first win for the Nittany Lions when hitting under .200 since a 3-2 win vs. Loyola (Chicago) on Jan. 19, 2017.
// The blocking assists (21) and total blocks (14.5) numbers each set team highs this season (all matches) and the solo block (four) and service ace tallies both tied team bests on the year (all matches).