MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – No. 14 Penn State women’s volleyball started a tough road trip on a high note, sweeping No. 12 Minnesota 3-0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-22) in a Big Ten match Friday night at Maturi Pavilion.
The Nittany Lions, who improved to 14-5 overall and 7-2 in the Big Ten, now head to Madison to take on No. 3 Wisconsin on Saturday. The Gophers saw their record dip to 11-6, 6-3 Big Ten.
Penn State hit .356 as team while posting their second sweep over a nationally ranked Big Ten team this season. The other came against then-No. 3 Ohio State at Rec Hall. Senior setter Gabby Blossom, who earned Big Ten Co-Setter of the Week honors on Monday, led the offense with 44 assists and finished off her fifth-straight double-double with 14 digs.
Blossom was one of two Penn State players with a double-double, joining senior Adanna Rollins, who played against her former team for the first time. Rollins finished with 13 digs and 11 kills, none more important than the stretch she had to end set two. The Lions trailed by as much as six in the set and were still down 22-17 late before rallying back to tie at 24-24 on a 3-0 run that was capped by a kill from Rollins. That was just the start for the outside hitter. Jenn Wenaas put the Gophers up one, 25-24, before Rollins went off with three straight kills to complete the comeback and put her team up 2-0 in the match.
The middles were dominant once again for Penn State, combining for 27 kills on .489 hitting. Sophomore Allie Holland hit .550 with 12 kills and four blocks, while Kaitlyn Hord hit .444 with 15…
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