COLLEGE PARK, Md. – No. 14 Penn State Women’s Volleyball racked up 14 aces and hit .365 as a team in a 3-0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-12) sweep over Maryland in a Big Ten match Wednesday night at the XFINITY Center Pavilion.
The Nittany Lions upped their winning streak to five matches while improving to 20-8 overall and 14-5 in the Big Ten. They have won at least 20 matches in all but two seasons in program history. The only seasons the team did not reach that win total was in the inaugural season in which it only played 20 matches total and the 2020-21 season in which only 16 matches were played.
Camryn Hannah paced Penn State on the attack and at the service line in the blowout win over the Terrapins. She hit .682 with 15 kills and no errors on her 22 swings and finished with a career-high five aces. Numerous players joined Hannah on the ace parade, including Maddy Bilinovic and Jess Mruzik with three apiece. Gillian Grimes had two, while Jocelyn Nathan chipped in with one.
Mac Podraza recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 29 assists and 12 digs. Zoe Weatherington helped with the efficient attack, hitting .467 with eight kills.
Gillian Grimes led the defensive effort with a match-high 13 digs, while Mruzik was next with eight. Allie Holland did her part in the middle with four blocks.
Samantha Schnitta and Erin Morrissey paced Maryland with seven kills apiece. The Terrapins dropped to 16-15 overall and 6-13 in the Big Ten.
Set 1
The opening set was by far the most competitive of the night as Penn State didn’t pull away until going…
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