Beaver win against PSU New Kensington
Lady Lions win 3-0 against Penn State New Kensington
By: Haley Paul
Monaca, PA - The Lady Lions of Penn State New Kensington traveled to the home of the Penn State Beaver Lady Lions where Beaver won it all 3-0.
Beaver returned to play Thursday evening for meaningful senior night win after loss on Wednesday. The game opened when Beaver celebrated senior, Miranda Pfeiffer (Freedom, PA/ Freedom) for four years of dedication to the team. Kicking off the first set, Beaver was a little behind on New Kensington 4-2, but were able to turn it around a few points later and won the first set 25-15.
Beaver kept the scored steady in the second set winning 25-15 again. Beaver rallied behind the assists from freshman, Brenda Martinez (El Centro, CA/ Southwest) with a total of 33 assists in the game. Beaver stayed strong til the end and kept up offensively with 12 kills from sophomore, Jenna Petrucci (New Castle, PA/ Shenango) and 6 from freshman, Morgan Cannister (Aliquippa, PA/ Hopewell). The third set was all Beaver's for the taking, keeping up defensively was Julianna Kon (Hopewell, PA/ Hopewell) and Pfeiffer with a combined 23 digs, preventing New Kensington to gain anymore points Beaver took the last set 25-16.
Beaver are now 12-1 in the PSUAC and 16-8 overall. Their next PSUAC match-up is Saturday, October 17, where they will be traveling to Penn State York to take on Penn State Mont Alto at 1 p.m.