UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 14 Penn State Women’s Volleyball picked up a ranked win in its home opener Friday night at Rec Hall, posting a 3-1 (22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-18) win over No. 22 Western Kentucky. The Nittany Lions improved to 1-2 on the season, while the Hilltoppers fell to 3-2.
Jess Mruzik showed what she is capable of her in her first match at Rec Hall in a Penn State jersey. She went off for 21 kills on .333 hitting and added five blocks, including three solo, and four digs. The outside hitter needs just two more kills to reach 1,000 for her career.
Mruzik is one of three Penn State players approaching the 1,000-kill milestone. Camryn Hannah provided a spark with nine kills against Western Kentucky to give her 971 for her career. Zoe Weatherington is up to 958 after tallying five in the win.
The Nittany Lions received quality play in the back row as Maddy Bilinovic and Gillian Grimes each racked up 14 digs. Cassie Kuerschen added seven. Mac Podraza guided the offense with her 36 assists, but also did her part defensively with nine digs.
Penn State entered the weekend as the national leader in blocks/set and kept that momentum going with 12 more against the Hilltoppers. Taylor Trammell had five in addition to her seven kills. Allie Holland turned to her offense to support the win, hitting .333 with six kills.
Set 1
Kenadee Coyle had five kills on six swings and Western Kentucky hit .300 as a team while taking the first set 25-22. It was a close set most of the way with the score tied 16 times and four lead changes. Penn State led 21-20…
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