FINAL SCORE: #8 Penn State Brandywine 2, #9 University of Maine Fort Kent 1

FIRST SET: 25-23 | SECOND SET: 25-22 | Third Set: 15-13

LOCATION: CARC, SUNY Canton

TOURNAMENT RECORDS: Penn State Brandywine 1-2, University of Maine Fort Kent 1-2

ON THE COURT: Eighth-seeded Penn State Brandywine defeated ninth-seeded University of Maine Fort Kent in three sets, 2-1 (25-23, 22-25, 15-13), to improve to 1-2 in tournament pool play. The Nittany Lions tallied 33 total kills and 48 total digs to give them the advantage over the Bengals.

Kim Russo led the Nittany Lions with 20 of the team's total 48 digs.

QUICK HITTERS:

• 2015 USCAA First Team All-American, Brianna Krystek, recorded 10 kills of the Bengals 27 total kills  
  • Student-Athlete of the Year and Second Team All-American, Miranda Biondi, recorded 2 kills and 6 digs
  • USCAA Honorable mention, Selina Castro, recorded 1 kill and 8 digs 

PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Nikki Poissant, Penn State Brandywine

NEXT UP: Fifth-Seeded St. Mary of the Woods College takes on fourth-seeded Alfred State at 10:00am. At 11:30am, top-seeded Florida College takes on ninth-seeded University of Maine Fort Kent.

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