Big Ten/ Pac 12 Challenge
The women’s volleyball team went 1-1 at the Big Ten/ Pac 12 Challenge in Palo Alto, Calif. this past weekend. Friday night the team fell short to No. 2 Stanford but finished the weekend strong on Saturday with a win over UCLA.
The top two teams, Penn State and Stanford, battled it out Friday night in five nail biting matches. Penn State’s top scorers included: Ali Frantti with 22 kills, 11 digs and two blocks; Megan Courtney with 18 kills, nine digs and five blocks; and Nia Grant with nine kills, five digs and two blocks.
In the first set PSU held a steady lead throughout the match that led them to a 25-18 win. The second set knotted into a tie on two occasions and then Stanford took the lead and ended up with the win, 25-23.
Penn State slipped again in the third set to another close loss of 25-22. They then gained back some momentum in the fourth set with a big 25-16 win. The fifth set flew by, Stanford forced PSU into a timeout and the team couldn’t close the point difference in the end. The final set ended 15-10.
Saturday evening PSU came back and ended the weekend with a straight three set win over UCLA. The top scorers were: Frantti with 14 kills and five digs; Grant with nine kills, two aces and seven blocks; and Aiyana Whitney with seven kills and two blocks.
Penn State began the first set with a big lead and held it until the end winning 25-15. The second set went back and forth, then point for point towards the end. PSU held on for a 27-25 win. Finally in the third match UCLA put up a good fight but Penn State came away with the 25-17 win.
The Nittany Lions stand with a record of 4-1 and hold onto their No. 1 rank. September 12-13 they will be travelling to Villanova, Pa. for the Villanova Classic. There they will face Yale, Kansas, American and Villanova.
The top two teams, Penn State and Stanford, battled it out Friday night in five nail biting matches. Penn State’s top scorers included: Ali Frantti with 22 kills, 11 digs and two blocks; Megan Courtney with 18 kills, nine digs and five blocks; and Nia Grant with nine kills, five digs and two blocks.
In the first set PSU held a steady lead throughout the match that led them to a 25-18 win. The second set knotted into a tie on two occasions and then Stanford took the lead and ended up with the win, 25-23.
Penn State slipped again in the third set to another close loss of 25-22. They then gained back some momentum in the fourth set with a big 25-16 win. The fifth set flew by, Stanford forced PSU into a timeout and the team couldn’t close the point difference in the end. The final set ended 15-10.
Saturday evening PSU came back and ended the weekend with a straight three set win over UCLA. The top scorers were: Frantti with 14 kills and five digs; Grant with nine kills, two aces and seven blocks; and Aiyana Whitney with seven kills and two blocks.
Penn State began the first set with a big lead and held it until the end winning 25-15. The second set went back and forth, then point for point towards the end. PSU held on for a 27-25 win. Finally in the third match UCLA put up a good fight but Penn State came away with the 25-17 win.
The Nittany Lions stand with a record of 4-1 and hold onto their No. 1 rank. September 12-13 they will be travelling to Villanova, Pa. for the Villanova Classic. There they will face Yale, Kansas, American and Villanova.
