Volleyball Defeated by DeSales in ECAC First Round Game
11.12.09
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team lost to DeSales University in their ECAC Tournament first round game on Wednesday night.
The Lady Lions' game scores were 21-25, 17-25, 25-15 and 14-25.
Kelsie Bumbarger (Altoona, PA/Altoona) led the team with 37 set assists, while also contributing 16 digs.
Jessica Tirko (State College, PA/State College) had 22 digs and a pair of serving aces.
Amy Cessna (Everett, PA/Everett) and Olivia Hallahan (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon) each had 12 kills for the Lady Lions.
Three Penn State Altoona Women's Volleyball Players Earn AMCC Yearly Honors
11.10.09
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Three members of the Penn State Altoona women's volleyball team earned AMCC All-Conference honors on Tuesday.
Junior Jessica Tirko (State College, PA/State College) and senior Olivia Hallahan (Huntingdon, PA/Huntingdon) were named to the second team All-Conference. Tirko was a 2008 first team selection, while Hallahan was picked for the second team in '08. This season, Tirko led the team in digs, getting 6.57 per set; Hallahan was fourth in kills (2.02 per set) and second in total blocks (59).
Freshman Kaitlyn Wise (Altoona, PA/Altoona) was given Honorable Mention. Wise was second on the team in kills, averaging 2.30 kills per set.
Women's Volleyball: ECAC First Round Game Notes
11.9.09
ECAC First Round Game Notes
Matchup: Penn State Altoona (17-14) at DeSales University (21-7)
Game Time: Wednesday, November 11 at 7:00 PM
Kills Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Abby VanLuvanee, 314 kills
DeSales: Kylie Fehnel, 247 kills
Set Assists Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Kelsie Bumbarger, 787 set assists
DeSales: Eden Reichard, 36 set assists
Digs Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Jessica Tirko, 710 digs
DeSales: Kerri Andrews, 489 digs
Blocks Leader:
Penn State Altoona: Amy Cessna, 109 total blocks
DeSales: Paige Horrigan, 74 total blocks
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