MADISON, Wis. – No. 11 Penn State women’s volleyball beat No. 7 Wisconsin in Madison for the first time since 2017 on Sunday, taking down the Badgers 3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 15-11) in a key Big Ten match. The Nittany Lions moved into a tie for second place in the conference standings with their seventh-straight win, improving to 18-5 overall and 10-3 in the conference.
Kennedy Martin continued her red-hot stretch of play during Penn State’s winning streak, hitting .328 with 28 kills, 12 digs, and three aces. That came just two days after the back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Week totaled 34 kills on .500 hitting in a four-set win at No. 19 Minnesota. Whitney Lauenstein also reached double-figures with her 15 kills and added three blocks. Emmi Sellman contributed seven kills, including multiple clutch plays in big moments.
The Nittany Lions received a big night from their middles. Kendall Northern hit .429 with nine kills and five blocks, while Gabrielle Nichols hit .429 with eight kills and three blocks. Alexis Stucky guided the attack to .307 hitting with her 55 assists, the second-straight match she tallied that exact number, and made it a double-double with her 12 digs. The setter also had one of the team’s five aces…