No. 4 Women’s Volleyball Beats Washington 3-1 on Senior Day – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 4 Penn State Women’s Volleyball celebrated Senior Day with a 3-1 win over Big Ten foe Washington Sunday afternoon at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions upped their record to 27-2 overall and 17-1 in the conference while remaining unbeaten with a 15-0 mark at home.

Camryn Hannah had a huge match on a day where all five seniors were in the starting lineup. She hit .405 with 19 kills and had one of the team’s seven aces. She was joined in double-digits by fellow senior Jess Mruzik with 12 kills. Mruzik added a pair of aces, sharing the team lead on the day with senior Quinn Menger. Over the past four matches, Menger has tallied 12 aces. Rounding out the senior contingent were Taylor Trammell with five kills and three blocks, and Anjelina Starck with four digs and a block.

Freshman Izzy Starck, who joined her sister Anjelina for the Senior Day ceremony following the match, tallied 41 assists and just missed a double-double while adding nine digs, six kills, and four blocks. Caroline Jurevicius had eight kills, while Maggie Mendelson finished with seven in addition to her team-high six blocks that helped hold Washington to .124 hitting.

Gillian Grimes also contributed to the Huskies’ low hitting percentage as she led all players with 17 digs and had one ace. Ava Falduto tallied five digs and one ace, while Jocelyn Nathan did her part with three digs.

Washington, which dropped to 19-9 overall and 9-9 in the Big Ten, had a trio of players with double-digit kills. Kierstyn Barton led the way with 11, while Emoni Bush and Kiune Fletcher finished with 10 apiece.

Penn State improved to 4-2 in the all-times series with Washington. It was the first-ever Big Ten meeting between the teams and the first time they met at Rec Hall since 1995.

Set 1
Seven different Washington players combined for its 14 kills as it took the opening set 29-27. The Huskies controlled nearly the entire set and led 24-21 before Penn State went on a 3-0 run to tie it up. The Nittany Lions later took their first lead of the set at 27-26 following a block by Trammell and Anjelina Starck. Washington responded with a 3-0 run that was capped by a kill from Audra Wilmes to close the set.

Set 2
It was all Penn State in set two as it held Washington to -.094 hitting and cruised to a 25-9 win. Hannah and Mruzik led the way with four kills apiece, while Menger had a pair of aces during a 6-0 run to close the set.

Set 3
Penn State battled back from a nine-point deficit to get a…