MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Taylor Trammell stepped up big with a career-high 16 kills on .800 hitting to lead No. 15 Penn State Women’s Volleyball to a 3-1 (25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 28-26) road win over No. 13 Minnesota in a Big Ten match Saturday night at Maturi Pavilion.
The Nittany Lions head back to Happy Valley at 10-3 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten with their sixth-straight win. The Gophers saw their record dip to 6-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference.
Trammell’s previous career high in kills was 10. The middle blocker matched that total early in the third set and was up to 12 entering the fourth and final set. She was perfect on her five swings with five kills in the opening set and then added another unblemished showing with four kills on four attacks in the third set.
Mac Podraza continued to show the much-improved rapport with her hitters during the team’s winning streak, totaling 47 assists while guiding the team to .346 hitting. She did a little bit of everything to help get the win as she recorded a double-double with her 12 digs and added four blocks.
Jess Mruzik also had a double-double, doing so for the second-straight night. She led all players with 21 kills on .381 hitting and was second on the team with 15 digs. It was the fifth time this season that Mruzik finished with at least 18 kills and better than .300 hitting. That efficiency comes while she leads the team as a six-rotation player.
Gillian Grimes paced Penn State in two important facets of the game. She led all players with 16 digs and was the driving force behind the Nittany Lions’…
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