After five straight wins in the friendly confines of Rec Hall, Penn State travels to South Bend Indiana for three away matches, starting Friday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET against Eastern Kentucky (1-7).

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Date (Time)	Opponent	Site	Media
9-11-15 (4:30 p.m. ET) Golden Dome Invitational		Purcell Pavilion	ND Live Video

 

About Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky started the season with seven losses in a row.  But led by 5-10 So. OH Celina Sanks (11 kills) and 5-10 So. OH Danielle Hicks (10 kills),  the Colonels swept Northern Kentucky at home on Tuesday.  6-1 Jr. Johanna Boyer registered 18 assists in the match, while Chloe Rojas topped all players with 21 digs.

For the season, Sanks leads the team with 2.70 kills/set and 2.73 digs/set.  The Colonels are hitting .155 as a team, compared to .236 for their opponents

##	Player	SP	MP-MS	K	K/Set	E	TA	Pct	A	A/Set	SA	SA/Set	SE
5	SANKS, Celina	30	8-8	81	2.70	42	283	.138	8	0.27	4	0.13	3
3	HICKS, Danielle	30	8-6	66	2.20	37	211	.137	0	0.00	6	0.20	12
11	VICK, Rachel	30	8-8	63	2.10	24	168	.232	3	0.10	0	0.00	12
	EASTERN KENTUCKY….	30	8-8	329	10.97	165	1059	.155	311	10.37	21	0.70	48
	Opponents………..	30	8-8	413	13.77	162	1064	.236	385	12.83	33	1.10	56

##	Player	SP	RE	Dig	Dig/Set	BS	BA	Total	Blk/Set	BE	BHE	Points	Pts/Set
5	SANKS, Celina	30	8	82	2.73	0	6	6	0.20	2	0	88.0	2.93
3	HICKS, Danielle	30	4	34	1.13	1	9	10	0.33	4	0	77.5	2.58
9	BOYER, Johanna	30	0	42	1.40	0	13	13	0.43	2	8	37.5	1.25
1	ROJAS, Chloe	30	8	127	4.23	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	1.0	0.03
12	MAXWELL, Mallory	30	4	56	1.87	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0.0	0.00
	TEAM		4
	EASTERN KENTUCKY….	30	33	430	14.33	13	82	54.0	1.80	12	11	404.0	13.47
	Opponents………..	30	21	495	16.50	15	70	50.0	1.67	7	10	496.0	16.53

Penn State Notes

Blocking and Points

The Nittany Lions are averaging 3.63 blocks/set — which ranks second in the NCAA — having out blocked their opponents 54.5 to 19.0.  6-2 So. Heidi Thelen has registered 29 total blocks, averaging 1.93 blocks/set — the #2 total in NCAA D1.  6-3 So. MB Haleigh Washington has averaged 1.47 blocks/set — good for the 27th spot in the NCAA rankings.

Penn State Blocking/Points Leaders (last checked 9-10-15)

#	Name	SP	MP (MS)	BS	BA	TB	B/S	BE	BHE	Pts.	Pts. /S
17	Courtney, Megan	15	5 (5)	2	14	16	1.07	1	0	64.0	4.27
14	Whitney, Aiyana	15	5 (5)	0	17	17	1.13	2	0	55.5	3.70
15	Washington, Haleigh	15	5 (5)	3	19	22	1.47	4	0	54.5	3.63
5	Frantti, Ali	15	5 (5)	0	6	6	0.40	0	0	45.0	3.00
19	Thelen, Heidi	15	5 (5)	4	25	29	1.93	2	0	25.5	1.70
21	Weiskircher, Bryanna	15	5 (4)	1	7	8	0.53	3	1	17.5	1.17
	Team	15	5	10	89	54.5	3.63	12	1	274.5	18.30
	Opp.	15	5	2	34	19.0	1.27	8	3	208.0	13.87

Attack Leaders

Penn State’s attack % of .296 ranks 11th in the NCAA, with Washington’s enjoying a gaudy .486 attack % (#7 nationally).  Penn State’s opponents have combined for a .118 attack % — the 13th-best defensive percentage in NCAA D1 women’s volleyball.

Attack Leaders: 2015 (last checked: 9-10-15)

#	Name	Cl.	SP	MP (MS)	K	K/S	E	TA	%
17	Courtney, Megan	4/Sr.	15	5 (5)	49	3.27	8	128	.320
14	Whitney, Aiyana	4/RS Sr.	15	5 (5)	47	3.13	12	104	.337
5	Frantti, Ali	2/So.	15	5	22 (5)	2.80	19	123	.187
15	Washington, Haleigh	2/So.	15	5 (5)	40	2.67	6	70	.486
19	Thelen, Heidi	2/So.	15	5 (5)	9	0.60	3	19	.316
21	Weiskircher, Bryanna	1/RS Fr.	15	5 (4)	8	0.53	3	24	.208
	Team	n/a	15	15	199	13.27	55	486	.296
	Opp.	n/a	15	5	176	11.73	115	517	.118

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