The No. 7 women’s volleyball team defeated No. 15 Tennesee (3-1), Temple (3-0), and No. 4 Louisville (3-0) in the opening week of the season. After dropping the opening set against the Volunteers, the Lions won nine straight sets to start the 2024 campaign at 3-0. The win over Louisville marked Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s third win over a top 10 team as Penn State’s head coach.
Against Tennessee, Camryn Hannah and Jess Mruzik each recorded 19 kills to lead the way for the offense. True freshman setter Izzy Starck tallied 42 assists in her first career start on her way to Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors.