Nittany Lions Knock Off Spartans

Lions huddle
Solid Team Effort for Penn State in 3-0 Win

Led by 6-1 SR. OH Deja McClendon (14 kills .423 attack %, 8 digs, 1 block) and 6-4 Sr. Opp/RS Ariel Scott (13 kills, .462 attack %, 6 digs, 4 blocks), #2-ranked Penn State (20-2, 11-1 in the B1G) played with a vengeance in a 3-0 win (25-14, 25-18, 25-20) over #14-ranked Michigan State (18-6, 7-5 in the B1G) Saturday in East Lansing at Jenison Field House. Three sets of numbers tell the story: Penn State — .451 attack % for the match, Michigan State .182 attack % for the match;  Penn State — 5 attack errors, 5 service errors; Michigan State 22 attack errors, 9 service errors; Penn State 1 solo block, 14 block assists; Michigan State 1 solo block, 4 block assists. 5-6 Jr. libero Dominique Gonzalez totaled 11 digs, 6-6 Sr. MH Katie Slay recorded five blocks, and 5-11 Jr. setter Micha Hancock led the team to that eye-popping .451 attack %, with 35 assists, 9 digs and 1 block.

 Match Stats

(Courtesy, GoPSUsports.com)

MSU Match Stats