Penn State Harrisburg

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's volleyball team stayed unbeaten in conference play thanks to a three-set sweep of United East foe Penn State Abington at the Capital Union Building on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10. The hometown Lions won the match with set scores of 26-24, 25-13, and 25-20.


Reigning United East Offensive Player of the Week Camryn Wettstone finished with a dozen kills, 16 digs, and six service aces. Brianna Ondishin Ribon nearly had a double-double with nine kills and 13 digs, while Kate Bukowski racked up 17 digs. Mackenzy Miller recorded 17 assists, Tobi West added 14 of her own, and Tesia Oliva had five kills.


Penn State Harrisburg (10-6, 4-0 United East) fell behind 11-3 to begin the opening set but rallied back from a late deficit to pull even at 22-22 during a Wettstone service run. The hometown Lions closed out the thrilling comeback by scoring four of the last five points that included kills from Ondishin Ribon and Ellie Brown. 


Penn State Abington (10-6, 3-2 United East) jumped out to another lead in the second set but again the home team roared back and took control during a Miller service run midway through the game that ended with an Ondishin Ribon kill that made it 12-7. Penn State Harrisburg extended the lead to 18-9 thanks to a kill from Wettstone before she recorded a pair of aces to put things out of reach for good. 


The home team led by as much as 19-9 following a kill from Chasya Deliazard and 21-11 thanks to a Mollie Shadle ace but the visitors clawed back into it and cut the deficit to four in the closing moments but a Penn State Abington service error ended the comeback threat and the match. 


NOTABLES
- Wettstone tallied 19 total points thanks to 12 kills, six aces, and a solo block. She also added 16 digs. 
- Ondishin Ribon finished with nine kills and 13 digs.
- Bukowski racked up 17 digs. 
- Miller tallied 17 assists, while West added 14 of her own. 
- Oliva had five kills, while Brown and Deliazard added four apiece.
- Shadle and Miller had two aces each.
- Penn State Harrisburg hit .341 in the opening set.
- As a group, the hometown Lions tallied 10 aces on the day. 


WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions continue United East play when they host conference foe Notre Dame (Md.) on Wednesday night. 


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