MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's volleyball team closed out the regular season with a convincing three-set victory over United East foe Penn State Berks by set scores of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-10 at the Capital Union Building on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31.
Brianna Ondishin Ribon led the way with 15 kills and Camryn Wettstone added 11 of her own. Kate Bukowski finished with a team-high 14 digs, while setters Mackenzy Miller and Tobi West recorded 11 assists apiece. Ellie Brown was strong at the net, finishing with three block assists.
Penn State Harrisburg (15-7, 9-1 United East) jumped out to a 13-4 lead to begin the opening set and never looked back. Back-to-back kills by Ondishin Ribon made it 21-9 and Wettstone finished off the first set with a kill off an assist from West. The second set was more competitive, with the visitors erasing a 17-9 deficit midway through the action. Penn State Berks pulled to within 21-17 late in the set but the hometown Lions scored three straight points thanks to kills from Wettstone and Ondishin Ribon, as well as a Wettstone service ace, to end the comeback threat. It was all Penn State Harrisburg in the third set, with the home team rolling to a 14-3 lead to open things up. An ace from Nicole Dos Santos stretched it to 20-7 before a Wettstone kill and an ace from Ariana Pecunes sealed the win.
NOTABLES
- Penn State Harrisburg racked up 16 aces on the day.
- Ondishin Ribon finished with a match-high 15 kills and a pair of aces.
- Wettstone had 11 kills, three aces, and four digs.
- Bukowski recorded a team-high 14 digs.
- Miller and West had 11 assists apiece.
- Brown finished with three block assists.
- Mollie Shadle had a team-best four aces.
WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions will host Penn State Berks for the second time in a week in the quarterfinal round of the upcoming United East Championship Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7.
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