ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Kate Bukowski became the program's all-time leader in digs during Penn State Harrisburg's women's volleyball team's three-set sweep of United East foe Cedar Crest on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 17. The Lions rolled to a 25-12, 25-16, 25-18 victory to stay undefeated in conference play.
Bukowski dug out five balls to surpass the 1,000 mark for her career and become the program's all-time leader in digs with 1,004. Reigning United East Offensive Player of the Week Camryn Wettstone tallied a dozen kills on .429 hitting, while reigning conference defensive player of the week Brianna Ondishin Ribon finished with nine kills and seven digs. Mackenzy Miller had 13 assists, Mollie Shadle racked up five service aces, and Tesia Oliva added four kills.
The Lions (12-6, 6-0 United East) jumped out to a 6-2 lead to begin the opening set but the hometown Falcons pulled to within 12-10 near the midway point. From there, however, the visitors put together a dominant 13-2 run to end the set, including eight in a row to close things out with three straight aces from Shadle.
It was more of the same in the second set, with Penn State Harrisburg flying out to a 7-2 advantage during a run capped by a Wettstone kill off a Tobi West assist. The home team was again able to keep the deficit to single digits but the Lions kept things at arm's length before wrapping it up with a 6-2 spurt that included kills from Oliva, Ondishin Ribon, and West.
The final set saw the visitors open things with a tone-setting 9-1 spurt that included four consecutive aces from Abigail Frownfelter. The Lions pushed the lead to double figures with an ace from Katelyn Chuang and despite a mini-push from Cedar Crest midway through the set, Penn State Harrisburg put the finishing touches on the team's third straight sweep by scoring five of the last seven points.
NOTABLES
- The Lions have won eight of their last nine contests.
- Bukowski became the program's all-time leader in digs with 1,004. She is just the second player in program history to reach the 1,000-dig mark.
- Wettstone finished with a match-high 12 kills on .429 hitting.
- Ondishin Ribon tallied nine kills and seven digs.
- Miller finished with 13 assists and a pair of service aces.
- Oliva had four kills and three blocks.
- Shadle racked up five aces and Frownfelter added four of her own.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions return to the Capital Union Building to host United East foe Keystone on Wednesday night.
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