Penn State Beaver strikes Penn State New Kensington 3-1
Penn State Beaver hosted Penn State New Kensington Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Penn State Beaver went 4 sets with Penn State New Kensington but managed to secure the win.
Monaca, Pa- The Penn State Beaver women's volleyball team started off well against Penn State New Kensington. Beaver defeated New Kensington in the 1st and 2nd set but fell short in the 3rd set. Penn State Beaver finished off New Kensington in the 4th and final set.
Penn State Beaver started off with great energy and was extremely vocal with each other for 2 sets straight. The momentum for the ladies ran low in the 3rd set but they brought the heat in the last set to secure the victory. The scores of the set are as follows, 1st set 16-25 (Beaver), 2nd set 9-25 (Beaver), 3rd set 25-23(New Kensington), and the 4th set was 20-25 (Beaver).
The Lady Lions had some great stats tonight, Maria Matts (Pittsburgh, PA) had 16 assists, 6 aces, and 6 digs through her 40 attempts. Next senior, Maria Slater (Houston, TX) had 4 spikes, 5 kills, and 5 digs for Beaver. Breann King (Houston, PA) also helped her team to this victory with 4 spikes, 9 kills, and 12 digs for Beaver. Katarina McCall (North Port, Fl) had a great game as well with 3 spikes, 9 kills, and got 5 digs. Heaven Bowman (Houston, TX), the senior libero racked up 18 digs for Beaver. Lastly, Tylai Smith (Birmingham, AL) put up 9 digs, 3 spikes, and 2 kills for Penn State Beaver.
The Penn State Beaver women's volleyball team's overall record stands at (6-14). The ladies next matchup will be on Monday at Penn State Shenango, 2:00 p.m.