COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Junior middle blocker Allie Holland hit .500 with 13 kills to lead No. 13 Penn State to a 3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22) win over Maryland in a Big Ten women’s volleyball match Friday night at the XFINITY Center Pavilion.
The Nittany Lions improved to 16-4 overall and 5-4 in the Big Ten with a win over a red-hot Maryland team. The Terrapins, who dropped to 12-9 overall and 3-6 in the conference, had won three straight matches, including a sweep over then-No. 9 Purdue.
Holland showed off her versatility with a well-rounded match, adding four aces, five digs, and two blocks to her double-digit kill total. It was her second-straight match with four aces, tying her with Seleisa Elisaia for a team-best 19 on the season.
The service game played a big role for Penn State in the win as it finished with 11 aces. Gillian Grimes was right behind Holland with three, while Elisaia and Anjelina Starck added two apiece.
Joining Holland with double-digit kills were Kashauna Williams with 13 and Zoe Weatherington with 11. Katie Clark came off the bench in the first set following a Penn State injury and stepped up with nine kills on .353 hitting and four blocks. Alexa Markley added eight kills.
Elisaia racked up 55 assists to smash her previous career high of 49 that she set in four sets in a win over Iowa State earlier this season. She added five kills on .667 hitting, eight digs, and two blocks. Only Grimes and Cassie Kuerschen had more digs on the day as the duo shared the team lead with 10 each.
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