Beaver Knocks Off York in First Round

Beaver Knocks Off York in First Round
October 24, 2009

By Noelle Miloszewski

Monaca, PA - On Saturday, Oct. 24 the Penn State Beaver Lady Lions volleyball team advanced to the Final Four of the PSUAC playoffs when they hosted and defeated Penn State York, 3-0.

Beaver dominated the first two sets of the game with scores of 25-12 and 25-8. In the third set, York came back to tie the set, 20-20, but Beaver went on a 5-0 run to win the set and the game.

Junior Heather Sandusky (New Brighton High School, New Brighton, PA) led Beaver with 13 kills while senior Jen Hain (Northgate High School, Pittsburgh, PA) contributed 20 assists and Shannon Faix (Brentwood High School, Pittsburgh, PA) added 12 digs.

The Lions are now 14-3 in the PSUAC and 15-10 overall. On Saturday, Oct. 31 the team will travel to Penn State University Park to compete in the PSUAC Final Four at 4 p.m. when they take on the winner of #7 seed Penn State Brandywine and #2 seed Penn State Mont Alto.