CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 15 Penn State Women’s Volleyball rolled to its third consecutive Big Ten sweep with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-20) win over Illinois on Friday evening at Huff Hall. The Nittany Lions improved to 9-3 overall and 3-0 in the conference, while the Illini fell to 6-7 overall and 1-2 in league play.
Alexa Markley put together her best performance of the season for Penn State, hitting .375 with 11 kills. The sophomore found her groove in the final two sets, totaling eight kills on .438 hitting.
Markley has found success against Illinois during her career. She is now hitting .350 while averaging 3.5 kills/set over three matches against the Illini.
Camryn Hannah led all players with 12 kills, giving her double-digit kills in three straight matches. She did most of her damage over the first two sets, totaling 10 kills on .600 hitting during that stretch.
Joining Markley and Hannah with double-digit kills was Jess Mruzik with 10. She added 11 digs to record her third double-double of the season. Setter Mac Podraza just missed giving the Nittany Lions two double-doubles as she finished with 32 assists, nine digs, and four blocks.
Penn State, the Big Ten leader in blocks/set entering the match, added 10 more in the win over Illinois. Allie Holland was in on five of those blocks, while Taylor Trammell was right behind her with four. The back row defensive effort was paced by Gillian Grimes with 11 digs.
Set 1
Penn State never trailed in the opening set on its way to a 25-22 win. The Nittany Lions took control with a 5-0 run that put…
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