WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball Falls to Frostburg in AMCC Semifinals
11.7.09
FROSTBURG, Md. - The Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to Frostburg State in an AMCC Semifinal matchup on Friday evening at Frostburg.
Frostburg defeated the Lady Lions in three games by scores of 25-17, 25-12 and 25-14.
Jessica Tirko (State College, PA/State College) led the team with 17 digs, and Kelsie Bumbarger (Altoona, PA/Altoona) had 12 assists and five digs for the Lady Lions. Amy Cessna (Everett, PA/Everett) added three solo blocks.
Women's Volleyball: AMCC Semifinal, Game Notes
11.5.09
AMCC Semifinal, Game Notes
Matchup: #4 Penn State Altoona (17-13, 8-2) at #1 Frostburg State University (28-4, 10-0)
Game Time: Friday, November 6 at 6:00 PM
Regular Season Result: Frostburg State 3, Penn State Altoona 0 (25-19, 25-11, 28-26)
Kills Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Abby VanLuvanee, 308 kills
Frostburg State: Brooke Winterling, 504 kills
Set Assists Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Kelsie Bumbarger, 775 set assists
Frostburg State: Kylie Carrington, 1075 set assists
Dig Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Jessica Tirko, 693 digs
Frostburg State: Jamie Thomas, 330 digs
Blocks Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Amy Cessna, 106 total blocks
Frostburg State: Chelsea Wassell, 53 blocks
Volleyball Defeats Medaille 3-0 in First Round of AMCC Tourney
11.3.09
ALTOONA, Pa. - Penn State Altoona women's volleyball looked sharp from start to finish, defeating Medaille 3-0 in Tuesday evening's AMCC Tournament first round contest in the Adler Gym.
Kelsie Bumbarger (Altoona, PA/Altoona) had 29 set assists, while Jessica Tirko (State College, PA/State College) had 20 digs for the Lady Lions.
Abby VanLuvanee (East Lyme, CT/East Lyme) and Kaitlyn Wise (Altoona, PA/Altoona) led the team with nine kills apiece.
Amy Cessna (Everett, PA/Everett) and Olivia Hallahan (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon) each had three blocks.
The Lady Lions advance to the AMCC Semifinals, traveling to play #1 Frostburg State on Friday at 6:00 PM.
Volleyball Earns Split at Pitt-Bradford
11.2.09
BRADFORD, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team earned a split at a pair of contests against Pitt-Bradford and D'Youville on Saturday at Pitt-Bradford.
The Lady Lions lost to Bradford 1-3 (15-25, 25-18, 22-25, 21-25) before defeating D'Youville 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-22).
Kelsie Bumbarger (Altoona, PA/Altoona) combined for 57 set assists in the two matches, while Jessica Tirko (State College, PA/State College) had 38 digs.
Coralie McEachron (Dubois, PA/Dubois Area) contributed 15 digs to lead the team in the match against D'Youville.
The #4 seed Lady Lions will host an AMCC Tournament first round game on Tuesday, November 3 against #5 Medaille College at 7:00 in the Adler Gym.
Women's Volleyball: AMCC Playoffs, First Round Game Notes
11.2.09
AMCC Playoffs, First Round Game Notes
Matchup: #5 Medaille College (19-10, 6-4) at #4 Penn State Altoona (16-13, 8-2)
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Regular Season Result: Penn State Altoona 3, Medaille 0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-14)
Kills Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Abby VanLuvanee, 2.88 kills per set
Medaille: Meghan Fahy, 2.31 kills per set
Set Assists Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Kelsie Bumbarger, 7.10 set assists per set
Medaille: Gina Traniello, 6.12 set assists per s et
Dig Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Jessica Tirko, 6.60 digs per set
Medaille: Holley McAllister, 5.48 digs per set
Blocks Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Amy Cessna, 103 total blocks
Medaille: Robyn Stanley, 61 total blocks
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