UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 14 Penn State nearly pulled off its second win over a top-10 team in as many days but came up just short in a 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12) loss to No. 3 Wisconsin in a Big Ten women’s volleyball match Saturday at Rec Hall.
The Lions, who were coming off a 3-1 win over No. 9 Minnesota the previous night, closed the weekend with a record of 22-7 overall and 11-7 in the Big Ten. The Badgers remain in first place in the conference, improving to 23-3 overall and 17-1 in the Big Ten.
Penn State bounced back from slow starts in the first and third sets by responding with wins in the second and fourth sets. The fourth set win may have been aided by momentum the Lions picked up in the third when they fell behind 17-6 before battling back to get as close as one.
That fourth set, a 25-18 win for Penn State, saw the Lions hit .355 on their way to tying the match at 2-2. Kashauna Williams, who had 20 kills on .368 hitting in the win over Minnesota on Friday, came alive in a big way in the tying set, totaling seven kills on .545 hitting and two aces. Allie Holland added four kills. The Lions won the set easily despite having zero blocks.
The fifth set couldn’t have started much worse for Penn State as it fell behind 5-1. But the Lions clawed their way back yet again behind a raucous crowd of more than 4,000 fans. Trailing 7-3, they went on a 5-0 run to take a one-point lead when the teams switched sides. Zoe Weatherington was clutch during that run with her three…
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