Match Knight: 11-4 7:00 p.m. PSU vs. Rutgers (Hail Seniors!)
Nov 4, 2017 15:11:40 GMT -5
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Hail to the Seniors
Courtesy of GoPSUsports.com
#7 - Abby Detering - S
1,619 assists, 384 digs, 221 kills, 99 blocks (between Penn State and Florida)
ESPNw National Player of the Week (9/4/17)
Big Ten Setter of the Week (10/10/16, 11/29/16)
Program's first triple-double (11k, 23a, 10d vs. Stanford, 9/1/17)
13 career double-doubles
#5 - Ali Frantti - OH
1,184 kills (21st in program history), 723 digs, 216 blocks, 70 aces
2014 AVCA Freshman of the Year
2014 AVCA 2nd Team All-American
2015 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2016 NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament team
Six career double-doubles
#9 - Jen Halterman - DS
1,081 assists, 139 aces, 326 digs (between Penn State and Penn State Mont Alto)
First season with the Nittany Lions
Played in six matches for the Nittany Lions, recording one ace and one dig
#22 - Simone Lee - OH
1,116 kills (24th in program history), 433 digs, 186 blocks, 39 aces
2016 AVCA 1st Team All-American
2016 All-Big Ten - Unanimous Selection
2016 NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament team
Two posted 30 kill performances (vs, then-#1 Minnesota, and Texas A&M)
Big Ten Player of the Week (10/10/16, 9/18/17)
ESPNw National Player of the Week (10/10/16)
10 career double-doubles
#8 - Lainy Pierce - DS
103 Digs, 22 aces, 13 assists
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten
President of Penn State Athletes Take Action
#23 - Clare Powers - OH
209 kills, 226 digs, 39 blocks, 16 aces (between Penn State and St. Mary's)
Has played in 14 matches over two seasons for the Nittany Lions
#19 - Heidi Thelen - MB/RS
387 kills, 239 blocks, 58 digs
2016 Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team
Has played in 87 matches for the Blue & White
#15 - Haleigh Washington - MB
1,051 kills (27th in program history), 512 blocks (9th in program history), 216 digs, 66 aces
Seventh player in Penn State history with 1,000 kills and 500 blocks
2015 & 2016 AVCA First Team All-American
2014, 2015, & 2016 All-Big Ten - Unanimous Selection in '15 & '16
2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American
Has won a program-best nine Big Ten Player of the Week honors, good for 2nd in Big Ten history.
2017 national leader in hitting percentage at a clip of .513
SCOUTING RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights enter the match on Saturday with a 5-20 record, and 0-13 Big Ten Record. Rutgers' offense is orchestrated by sophomore setter Megan Sharkey. Sharkey is averaging 8.02 assists per set while adding 1.52 digs and 0.29 aces. She was named to the ECU Invitational All-Tournament team earlier this season and reached her 1,000 career assist against Ohio State on Oct. 7. Stasa Miljevic leads the team in blocks (0.86 per set) and hitting percentage (.244). Junior Sahbria McLetchie is Rutgers' top outside hitter with 2.67 kills/set this season and a team-best 2.57 through 13 conference matches. In back-to-back matches against Buffalo and Seton Hall, she recorded 17 and 19 kills, respectively, before picking up a total of 30 at Indiana and No. 17 Purdue in October.
Live Stats
Live Audio
Hail to the Seniors
Courtesy of GoPSUsports.com
#7 - Abby Detering - S
1,619 assists, 384 digs, 221 kills, 99 blocks (between Penn State and Florida)
ESPNw National Player of the Week (9/4/17)
Big Ten Setter of the Week (10/10/16, 11/29/16)
Program's first triple-double (11k, 23a, 10d vs. Stanford, 9/1/17)
13 career double-doubles
#5 - Ali Frantti - OH
1,184 kills (21st in program history), 723 digs, 216 blocks, 70 aces
2014 AVCA Freshman of the Year
2014 AVCA 2nd Team All-American
2015 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2016 NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament team
Six career double-doubles
#9 - Jen Halterman - DS
1,081 assists, 139 aces, 326 digs (between Penn State and Penn State Mont Alto)
First season with the Nittany Lions
Played in six matches for the Nittany Lions, recording one ace and one dig
#22 - Simone Lee - OH
1,116 kills (24th in program history), 433 digs, 186 blocks, 39 aces
2016 AVCA 1st Team All-American
2016 All-Big Ten - Unanimous Selection
2016 NCAA Lincoln Regional All-Tournament team
Two posted 30 kill performances (vs, then-#1 Minnesota, and Texas A&M)
Big Ten Player of the Week (10/10/16, 9/18/17)
ESPNw National Player of the Week (10/10/16)
10 career double-doubles
#8 - Lainy Pierce - DS
103 Digs, 22 aces, 13 assists
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten
President of Penn State Athletes Take Action
#23 - Clare Powers - OH
209 kills, 226 digs, 39 blocks, 16 aces (between Penn State and St. Mary's)
Has played in 14 matches over two seasons for the Nittany Lions
#19 - Heidi Thelen - MB/RS
387 kills, 239 blocks, 58 digs
2016 Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team
Has played in 87 matches for the Blue & White
#15 - Haleigh Washington - MB
1,051 kills (27th in program history), 512 blocks (9th in program history), 216 digs, 66 aces
Seventh player in Penn State history with 1,000 kills and 500 blocks
2015 & 2016 AVCA First Team All-American
2014, 2015, & 2016 All-Big Ten - Unanimous Selection in '15 & '16
2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American
Has won a program-best nine Big Ten Player of the Week honors, good for 2nd in Big Ten history.
2017 national leader in hitting percentage at a clip of .513
SCOUTING RUTGERS
The Scarlet Knights enter the match on Saturday with a 5-20 record, and 0-13 Big Ten Record. Rutgers' offense is orchestrated by sophomore setter Megan Sharkey. Sharkey is averaging 8.02 assists per set while adding 1.52 digs and 0.29 aces. She was named to the ECU Invitational All-Tournament team earlier this season and reached her 1,000 career assist against Ohio State on Oct. 7. Stasa Miljevic leads the team in blocks (0.86 per set) and hitting percentage (.244). Junior Sahbria McLetchie is Rutgers' top outside hitter with 2.67 kills/set this season and a team-best 2.57 through 13 conference matches. In back-to-back matches against Buffalo and Seton Hall, she recorded 17 and 19 kills, respectively, before picking up a total of 30 at Indiana and No. 17 Purdue in October.
