CAREER
Awards: Earned one AVCA All-America honor (third team in 2019)…Named to All-Northeast Region Team one time (2019)…Voted second-team All-Big Ten twice (2019, 2020)…Won four Big Ten Setter of the Week awards…Earned two Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2020-21 • JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Voted to the All-Big Ten second team…Won one Big Ten Setter of the Week awards (3/15)…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Season: Played in 51 sets and started all 14 matches she played...Finished with 534 assists (10.47/set), 138 digs (2.71/set), 16 blocks and 13 aces...Ranked first on the team in assists, second in digs and third in aces...Recorded seven double-doubles...Tallied 40 or more assists seven times, including a season-high 50 in a five-set match at Minnesota (2/14)...Totaled double-digit digs seven times, including a season-high 17 in a four-set match at Minnesota (2/13).
Rankings: Ranked fifth in the Big Ten in assists/set (10.47).
at Minnesota (2/13): Registered a double-double with 47 assists and 17 digs in a five-set match. at Minnesota (2/14): Recorded a double-double with 50 assists and 13 digs in addition to three blocks. at Ohio State (2/17): Posted a double-double with 46 assists and 14 digs in addition to two aces. Indiana (2/19): Recorded her fourth-straight double-double with 44 assists and 10 digs in a four-set win. Purdue (3/5): Posted a double-double with 46 assists and 15 digs in addition to two aces in a four-set match. Purdue (3/6): Recorded a double-double with 46 assists and 13 digs in a four-set win. Rutgers (3/13): Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 11 digs in a three-set win. vs. Texas (4/18): Finished with 46 assists, six digs and two blocks in a four-set match.
2019 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Named an AVCA third-team All-American…Selected to All-Northeast Region Team…Voted to the All-Big Ten second team…Won three Big Ten Setter of the Week awards (10/21, 10/28, 11/11)…Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
Season: Started all 33 matches and played all 117 sets at setter…Led the team in assists (1,332) and assists/set (11.38)…Added 54 kills, 25 aces, 273 digs (2.33/set) and 38 blocks…Totaled 40-plus assists in 15 matches and 50-plus assists in six matches, including a season-high 58 in a five-set win over Illinois (10/23)…Posted 11 double-doubles in assists and digs.
Rankings: Ranked second in the Big Ten and 15th nationally in assists (1,332) and assists/set (11.38).
Holy Cross (8/31): Totaled 38 assists. Wichita State (8/31): Tallied 36 assists, three aces and two blocks. at Iowa State (9/6): Finished with 32 assists, seven digs and two blocks. vs. LSU (9/7): Contributed 35 assists and nine digs. Stanford (9/13): Posted a double-double with 52 assists and 10 digs in a four-set match. Oregon (9/14): Posted a double-double with 40 assists and 10 digs in a three-set win. Pitt (9/20): Recorded 30 assists and five digs. at Pitt (9/22): Posted a double-double with 46 assists and 17 digs while adding five blocks. Rutgers (9/28): Registered 31 assists and seven digs. at Wisconsin (10/2): Posted a double-double with 37 assists and 10 digs. Iowa (10/5): Totaled 36 assists and five digs in a three-set win. Maryland (10/11): Posted a double-double with 43 assists, 12 digs and two blocks. Ohio State (10/12): Tallied 35 assists and six digs. at Michigan (10/18): Finished with 51 assists, seven digs and two blocks. at Michigan State (10/20): Contributed 34 assists and nine digs. Illinois (10/23): Posted a double-double with a season-high 58 assists and 13 digs in a reverse-sweep win. at Maryland (10/26): Recorded 40 assists and six digs in a three-set win. at Iowa (11/1): Registered 45 assists and nine digs in a three-set win. at Nebraska (11/2): Posted a double-double with 49 assists and 13 digs. Indiana (11/8): Posted a double-double with 37 assists and 12 digs and two blocks in a three-set win. Purdue (11/9): Totaled 53 assists and seven digs in a four-set win. at Illinois (11/15): Tallied 35 assists and eight digs. at Northwestern (11/17): Finished with 42 assists in a three-set win. at Indiana (11/20): Contributed 38 assists in a three-set win. at Rutgers (11/24): Recorded 31 assists and six digs. Wisconsin (11/29): Posted a double-double with 48 assists and 10 digs in a reverse-sweep win. Minnesota (11/30): Registered 50 assists and nine digs in a four-set match. Princeton (12/6): Posted a double-double with 39 assists and 10 digs in the NCAA First Round. Towson (12/7): Posted a double-double with 47 assists and 11 digs in the NCAA Second Round. vs. Cincinnati (12/13): Totaled 54 assists, nine digs, four blocks and five kills on .714 hitting in the NCAA Regional Semifinal. at Stanford (12/14): Finished with 33 assists and six digs in the NCAA Regional Final.
2018 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Played in 95 sets, and 34 matches…Earned first-career start vs. Indiana (10/26)…Finished the season with 99 digs, 86 assists and 11 aces…Played most of the season as a service and defensive specialist…Dished out 41 assists and added 12 digs for her first career double-double while making her first start at setter.
Eastern Kentucky (8/24): Made collegiate debut and finished with 10 assists and five digs. at Stanford (9/7): Totaled eight digs. vs. Oregon (9/8): Contributed five digs. at American (9/15): Tallied two aces and four digs. at Minnesota (9/19): Had one ace. Nebraska (10/13): Finished with seven digs. at Rutgers (10/20): Had one ace. Indiana (10/26): Made first career start at setter and dished out 41 assists and 12 digs for her first career double-double. Purdue (10/27): Contributed one ace. at Nebraska (11/2): Finished with 10 digs. at Illinois (11/10): Totaled seven digs. Northwestern (11/17): Tallied two aces. Howard (11/30): Had two aces in the NCAA First Round.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Was the No. 28 2018 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace…Voted the 2018 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and was one of three finalists for the National Gatorade Player of the Year…Named a 2017 Under Armour first team All-American…Was the recipient of the 2018 Andi Collins Award for the nation’s top setter…Named a MaxPreps second team All-American…Led St. Joseph's Academy to a 33-3 record and the Class 4 state championship in 2017…Recorded 794 assists, 184 digs, 69 kills and 36 blocks while posting a hitting percentage of .366...Was a four-year starter…Selected twice for first-team All-Metro and all-state honors… Was a three-time all-conference and all-district honoree...Was the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year in 2017.
PERSONAL
Parents are Jay and Julie Blossom…Has one older sister, Danielle…Majoring in psychology.
Gabby Blossom Season 2019
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Women's Volleyball Falls to No. 3 Pitt in NCAA Second Round
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Penn State Beats Towson, Sets Up NCAA Matchup with Pitt on Saturday
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Women's Volleyball Set for NCAA First Round Match with Towson on Friday
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No. 15 Penn State Sweeps Iowa in Regular Season Finale
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No. 15 Penn State Closes Regular Season at Rec Hall Friday and Saturday
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No. 15 Penn State Falls in Four at No. 10 Ohio State
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No. 15 Penn State Drops Road Match at Nebraska
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Blossom Earns Eighth Career Big Ten Setter of the Week Award
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Rollins Hits Two Career Milestones in 3-1 Win at Michigan State
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Pritchard's Season-High 18 Kills Lead Penn State Past Michigan
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Hampton, Blossom Earn Big Ten Weekly Awards
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Hord's Career-Best 24 Kills Power Penn State Past Michigan State
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Rollins Leads No. 15 Penn State to 3-1 Win Over Michigan
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No. 15 Women's Volleyball Hosts Michigan Friday, Michigan State Saturday
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No. 13 Women's Volleyball Drops Home Match to Illinois
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No. 13 Women's Volleyball Sweeps Maryland
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No. 13 Women's Volleyball Hosts Maryland Friday, Illinois Saturday
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No. 14 Women's Volleyball Goes on the Road and Sweeps No. 12 Minnesota
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No. 14 Women's Volleyball On the Road for Two Ranked Opponents
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Blossom Named Big Ten Co-Setter of the Week
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No. 15 Penn State Falls in Five Sets at No. 6 Purdue
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No. 15 Penn State Plays at No. 6 Purdue Sunday on ESPN2
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Hord, Hampton Lead Women's Volleyball to 3-1 Win Over Rutgers
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Women's Volleyball Hosts Rutgers Friday for Dig Pink Match
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No. 13 Women's Volleyball Bounces Back with 3-1 Win Over Northwestern
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No. 13 Penn State Falls 3-1 to No. 10 Nebraska at Rec Hall
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Women's Volleyball Beats Indiana 3-1 for Sixth-Straight Win
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Women's Volleyball Set for 6 p.m. Match at Indiana
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No. 14 Women's Volleyball Plays at Maryland Wednesday on Big Ten Network
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Blossom Named Big Ten Setter of the Week
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Rollins Leads Women's Volleyball to Sweep Over No. 3 Ohio State
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Women's Volleyball Sweeps Rutgers in Big Ten Opener
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Women's Volleyball Opens B1G Play Friday, Hosts Ohio State Sunday
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Women's Volleyball Hits .451 in Sweep of Robert Morris
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Women's Volleyball Drops Five-Set Match to No. 14 Stanford
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Women's Volleyball Falls to No. 11 Oregon
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Parker Powers No. 12 Women's Volleyball to Sweep Over UCF
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No. 12 Women's Volleyball Opens Season at UCF Challenge
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Women's Volleyball Plays Texas in NCAA Regional Semifinal on ESPNU
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Women's Volleyball Sweeps North Carolina A&T in NCAA Second Round
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Women's Volleyball Opens NCAA Tournament on Thursday
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Penn State Places Three on Women's Volleyball All-Big Ten Team
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No. 12 Women's Volleyball Finishes Weekend Sweep of Michigan State
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No. 12 Women's Volleyball Sweeps Michigan State
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No. 12 Women's Volleyball Set for Pair of Matches at Michigan State
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Blossom Named Big Ten Setter of the Week
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No. 12 Women's Volleyball Adds Another Sweep Over Rutgers
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Parker Reaches Three Career Milestones in Win Over Rutgers
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No. 10 Women's Volleyball Uses 6-0 Run to Finish Off No. 11 Purdue
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Women's Volleyball Falls to Purdue, Rematch Set for Saturday on ESPNU
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Kudryashova Leads No. 8 Penn State to Sweep Over Indiana
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Parker, Gray Lead Women's Volleyball to 3-1 Win Over Indiana
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No. 8 Women's Volleyball Falls in Five Sets at Unbeaten Ohio State
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No. 8 Penn State Closes Weekend with 3-2 Loss at No. 5 Minnesota
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No. 9 Women's Volleyball Hosts Illinois Friday and Saturday
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No. 9 Penn State Opens Season at No. 24 Michigan on Friday-Saturday
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Five Lions Earn AVCA All-America Honors
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Five Penn State Players Earn AVCA All-Region Honors
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Women's Volleyball Headed to NCAA Regional After 3-1 Win Over Towson
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Penn State Opens NCAA Tournament with Sweep Over Princeton
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Women's Volleyball Hosts Princeton in NCAA First Round on Friday
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White, Rose Earn Major Awards; Four Lions Earn All-Big Ten Honors
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No. 7 Penn State Falls to No. 8 Minnesota in Regular Season Finale
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No. 7 Penn State Reverse Sweeps Wisconsin to Keep B1G Title Hopes Alive
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No. 8 Penn State Records 10 Aces in Sweep at Rutgers
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No. 8 Women's Volleyball Plays at Rutgers on Sunday
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Gray Leads No. 8 Penn State to Sweep at Indiana
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No. 8 Penn State Travels to Take on Indiana on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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No. 8 Women's Volleyball Hits .396 in Sweep Over Northwestern
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White, Blossom Earn Big Ten Women's Volleyball Weekly Awards
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No. 8 Women's Volleyball Beats No. 15 Purdue 3-1 on Senior Night
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Hord, Gray Lead No. 8 Penn State to Sweep Over Indiana
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Women's Volleyball Falls in Five Sets in Top-10 Matchup at Nebraska
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No. 7 Women's Volleyball Sweeps Iowa for Eighth-Straight Win
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Blossom Earns Second Straight B1G Setter of the Week Award
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No. 8 Women's Volleyball Sweeps Maryland for Seventh-Straight Win
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No. 8 Women's Volleyball Set for Road Match at Maryland on Saturday
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No. 8 Penn State Comes Back from Two Sets Down to Beat No. 17 Illinois
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No. 8 Penn State Hosts No. 17 Illinois on Wednesday at Rec Hall
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Blossom Earns First Career Big Ten Setter of the Week Honor
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Team Effort Fuels No. 8 Penn State to 3-1 Win at Michigan
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Gorrell Powers Women's Volleyball to Sweep Over Ohio State
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Women's Volleyball Rolls in Fifth Set in a 3-2 Win Over Maryland
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No. 5 Women's Volleyball Drops Road Match at No. 13 Wisconsin
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No. 5 Women's Volleyball Sweeps Rutgers
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No. 4 Nittany Lions Beat No. 6 Pitt in Five Sets to Get Weekend Split
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No. 4 Women's Volleyball Drops Home Match to No. 6 Pitt
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No. 4 Women's Volleyball Bounces Back with Sweep of No. 10 Oregon
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No. 4 Women's Volleyball Falls 3-1 to Top-Ranked Stanford
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Hord, Gray Hit Over .700 in 3-0 Win Over Holy Cross
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Parker Leads No. 8 Women's Volleyball to Season-Opening Sweep of Hofstra
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Freshmen Look Forward to the NCAA Tournament
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No. 7 Penn State falls to No. 4 Illinois, 3-2
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Weiskircher Finishing Strong in Fifth Year
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No. 7 Penn State Falls At No. 8 Nebraska
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No. 4 Penn State sweeps Indiana
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No. 4 Penn State set to host Indiana, No. 17 Purdue
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No. 4 Penn State Heads to Rutgers
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No. 4 Penn State host Rutgers in First of Back-To-Back Meetings
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No. 9 Penn State Outlasts No. 5 Nebraska, 3-2
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No. 9 Penn State hosts No. 5 Nebraska
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No. 9 Penn State Heads to No. 17 Purdue for Midweek Match
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Women’s Volleyball hosts Maryland, Ohio State
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No. 9 Women's Volleyball Heads to MSU, Michigan
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No. 4 Women's Volleyball Set To Take On OSU
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No. 5 Women’s Volleyball Gets By American
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No. 5 Penn State falls at the hand of No. 4 Stanford
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Freshmen Making Early Impact
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No. 5 Women's Volleyball heads to Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge
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#6 Women’s volleyball set to host Penn State Invitational
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#6 Women’s Volleyball Sweeps EKU
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