MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's volleyball team won its fifth match in row in convincing fashion with a three-set sweep of conference foe Keystone at the Capital Union Building on Wednesday night, Oct. 21. The Lions secured the victory by set scores of 25-11, 25-12, and 25-9.
Camryn Wettstone led the way with 10 kills, seven digs, and five service aces, while Brianna Ondishin Ribon racked up seven aces and four kills. Mackenzy Miller recorded 16 assists and Kate Bukowski had a match-high nine digs.
Penn State Harrisburg (13-6, 7-0 United East) opened the match in dominant fashion, scoring the first 12 points during an Ondishin Ribon service run that saw her record seven aces. The Lions led by as much as 17-1 following a Tesia Oliva kill off a Miller assist. The Giants (5-22, 2-5 United East) pulled to within 10 late but the home team closed out the set with a 5-1 run punctuated by a kill from Ellie Brown.
The second set was closer in the early stages but Penn State Harrisburg put together a 4-0 spurt midway through to take charge following a Chasya Deliazard kill. Leading 16-12, the Lions used another dominant 9-0 run that included four Wettstone aces and kills from Ondishin Ribon and Emily Miller to close out the set.
The final set was all Penn State Harrisburg, as the home team jumped out to an 8-2 lead to start during a Mollie Shadle service run. The Lions stretched the advantage to 22-8 during an Ariana Pecunes service run before finishing things off with three straight kills from Oliva, Frownfelter, and Brown.
NOTABLES
- The Lions extended their recent win streak to five in a row.
- Wettstone finished with 10 kills, seven digs, and five aces.
- Ondishin Ribon had seven aces and four kills.
- Mackenzy Miller racked up a match-high 16 assists.
- Fresh off becoming the program's all-time leader in digs, Bukowski dug out nine balls.
- Oliva had six kills.
- Brown finished with five kills and Deliazard added four of her own.
- Frownfelter assisted on 11 points.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions travel to Wilson for another conference contest on Saturday afternoon.
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