UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Zoe Weatherington hit .500 with 11 kills to lead No. 12 Penn State Women's Volleyball to a 3-0 (25-9, 25-15, 27-25) sweep over Temple in a non-conference match Friday night. The Nittany Lions moved to 4-2 with their fourth-straight win, while the Owls dropped to 6-2.
Allie Holland continued to show her all-around ability as a middle blocker, hitting .316 with eight kills, five blocks, and four aces. Fellow middle Taylor Trammell hit .556 with six kills.
Camryn Hannah is just four kills from reaching 1,000 for her career after totaling 10 against Temple. Weatherington is 19 kills away from reaching the same milestone.
Penn State received a team effort on defense with Gillian Grimes leading the way with 14 digs. Cassie Kuerschen and Jess Mruzik were next with eight and seven digs, respectively.
Temple was paced by Avery Luoma, whose brother Matthew is a member of the Penn State men's volleyball team, and Olivia Vance with six kills apiece.
Set 1
Playing in front of a solid crowd of nearly 2,500 fans, Penn State came out hot with a 4-0 run that eventually ballooned to an 8-1 lead on its way to a 25-9 win in the opening set. Holland had a kill and teamed with Weatherington on a pair of blocks during the 4-0 start. She finished the set with four kills and three blocks. Hannah tallied five kills. Mruzik racked up six digs in the set, while Kuerschen tallied five.
Set 2
The second set started closer before Penn State used a 6-0 run to go up 13-6. Three of Holland's four aces for the match came during that stretch. The Nittany Lions led by as much as 12 at 23-11 before eventually taking the set 25-15. Weatherington hit .833 with five kills on six swings. Holland added four kills to her three aces.
Set 3
Fourteen different players saw the court for Penn State in a tight 27-25 victory that finished off the sweep. The Nittany Lions faced set point at 25-24 but reeled off three straight points to get the win. Trammell tied the score with a kill before Hannah scored the go-ahead point with a solo block. The final point was scored on a Temple attack error. Anjelina Starck paced the offensive attack in set three with eight kills on .400 hitting. Grimes totaled seven digs.
Career Highs
Gillian Grimes – assists (4)
Up Next
No. 12 Penn State travels to take on No. 2 Louisville on Sunday at 1 p.m. The match will air on ESPN2 with Paul Sunderland and Holly McPeak on the call.
