Volleyball: Women's

1. Penn State's balanced attack worked against Ohio State. With six players
having double-digit attacks, Buckeye blockers were unsure of where to go on
Wednesday night and this allowed Penn State to get a lot of one-on-one attacks
which resulted in a .404 hitting percentage. We're used to seeing Ariel Scott
and Deja McClendon rack up a ton of attacks on the outside, but freshman Micha
Hancock did a good job of keeping the middle hitters involved on offense
against Ohio State and Katie Slay and Nia Grant each ended the match with nine
kills.

2. The Lions need Ariel Scott to continue to block well. Penn State can always
rely on the six-foot-six Slay for some blocks, but last night Scott got in on
the action as well and assisted on five blocks. If the six-foot-four Scott can
continue to do this, the Lions can have a very solid defense at the net.

3. For the Nittany Lions, every Big Ten match for the rest of the season is
absolutely essential. The Lions need to keep pace with No. 1 Illinois and
one-loss No. 4 Nebraska, who also have no Big Ten losses. Penn State has
already lost to both teams, so the Lions are already in a hole they'll need to
climb out of if they want to win the Big Ten again. The Lions can't afford to
lose any winnable matches against teams like Michigan, who they play at home on
Saturday, and still keep peace with the best of the Big Ten.