MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State Harrisburg women's volleyball team will play for its first United East Championship on Saturday afternoon after sweeping Cairn 3-0 in the conference tournament's semifinal round at the Capital Union Building on Tuesday night, Nov. 11. The Lions took the match by set scores of 25-9, 25-13 and 25-12.
Camryn Wettstone led the way with a dozen kills, while
Mackenzy Miller racked up a match-high 21 assists. Penn State Harrisburg was stellar on the serve, tallying 13 total aces on the night.
The Lions raced out to a massive 16-1 advantage during a Briana Ondishin Ribon service run before
Alex Jurney effectively put things out of reach with back-to-back aces in the closing moments. The second set saw Penn State Harrisburg build another big lead during a
Hannah DeGregory service run, stretching the advantage to 9-1 following a kill by
Emily Miller. The Lions extended the lead with a Wettstone kill that made it 18-7 before Jurney finished it off with a kill from a DeGregory feed. The third set was more of the same, as the home team led 8-2 early before creating more separation at 15-6 at the midway point. Four straight points during a
Mackenzy Miller service run set the table in the late stages and DeGregory officially punched the team's ticket to the championship match with a kill of a
Mackenzy Miller assist.
NOTABLES
- The victory was the team's 21st of the year – a new single-season program record.
- Wettstone racked up a dozen kills with a .500 hitting percentage.
- DeGregory finished with 13 assists, nine kills and four service aces.
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Kate Bukowski dug out a team-high 13 attempts.
- Ondishin Ribon recorded six aces and nine digs to go along with five kills.
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Mackenzy Miller tallied 21 assists. She added five digs.
WHO'S NEXT?
The top-seeded Lions will host St. Mary's (Md.), the tournament's No. 2 seed, in the United East Championship Match on Saturday afternoon.
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