WYOMISSING, Pa. — Penn College dropped a three-set United East Conference women's volleyball match to Penn State Berks on Wednesday evening. The Wildcats posted 20 kills, compared with 35 kills and a .237 percentage for Penn State Berks. The Wildcats fell to 0-26 overall, 0-9 in United East play. The Nittany Lions moved to 12-12, 5-4 UEC.
How it happened: In the first set, PCT was within 16-12 after
Avani Rainier's kill, but Penn State Berks answered with eight consecutive points to move ahead 24-12.
Sam Prisco and
Lilly Stockum added late kills for the Wildcats before Penn State Berks closed out the set 25-14.
The Wildcats spent the second set trying to work back from an early 8-1 deficit. Stockum had two kills and an ace to help in the response, and
Kendall Shade and
Claire Roan each added two kills, but Penn State Berks pushed the margin to 21-9 before taking the set 25-16, and a 2-0 lead.
PCT stayed level early on Stockum's kill from
Taryn Smith that made it 2-2, but the Nittany Lions moved ahead midway through the third set and reached a 13-5 advantage. Stockum finished with four kills in the set, while
Mya Gilliam and Shade added late kills for the Wildcats. Penn State Berks controlled the third set to a 25-15 final.
Inside the box: Stockum led the Wildcats with eight kills and 11.5 points, adding two service aces, four digs and two total blocks. Shade finished with five kills and Smith recorded a team-high eight assists and added seven digs.
Callie Riddle collected a team-best 13 digs to go with two assists and one service ace.
Dani Tribbett led Penn State Berks with nine kills and two blocks. Libby Swoyer finished with 22 assists and five digs.
Up next: Penn College completes its regular season on Saturday when the Wildcats host Cedar Crest at 11 a.m.
