UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women's volleyball junior libero Kendall White picked up her second Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season after her performances against No. 3 Minnesota and No. 8 Wisconsin in the final week of the regular season.
White averaged 5.3 digs per set over the weekend and was perfect in 58 passing attempts.
Against Minnesota, White scooped up 27 digs, adding three assists and an ace, while going 32-32 in passing attempts.
Against Wisconsin, she added 26 digs and two assists, while going 26-26 in the reception game. Her 26 digs per her at 503 for the season, giving her a new single-season career high, surpassing her 500 digs from her freshman year.
White now just five digs from breaking the Penn State 25-point era single-season record of 507 set by Alyssa D'Errico in 2010. She also now has 1,465 career digs and is just ten away from surpassing Dominque Gonzalez, who finished her career with 1,474, in the No. 4 spot on the Penn State all-time career digs leader board. The junior libero's 1,465 is the most by any Penn State women's volleyball player through three seasons of play.
White earns her second Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season (last on 10/1), and the fifth of her career.
Penn State will open the 2018 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament with a home match versus Howard on Friday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m.
