Outside hitter Taylor Leath (43) and Middle blocker Kaitlyn Hord (23) blocks the ball during the game against Navy at Rec Hall on Saturday August 25, 2018. The Nittany Lions defeat Navy in straight sets 3-0.
Chushi HuIt was the kind of weekend that could only be considered typical for a program as dominant as Penn State’s.
As expected, the Nittany Lions cruised through the opening weekend of the 2018 season, scoring straight-set victories over Eastern Kentucky, UMBC and Navy to improve to 3-0 following the Penn State Classic.
While each game saw a new face step up to lead the Nittany Lions offensively, there was one name that was consistently near the top: graduate transfer and outside hitter Taylor Leath.