In recent years, Penn State typically stuck with a tried-and-true starting rotation, primarily consisting of veteran mainstays such as Simone Lee, Haleigh Washington, Ali Frantti and so on.
Those days are gone this season as the No. 4 Nittany Lions have needed to use their bench extensively in every contest thus far, following an offseason in which they lost five starters to graduation.
On a team primarily composed of first-year starters and freshmen, the contributions from the bench have been pivotal to Penn State success so far this season.
“It’s always a nice thing to give the players who work really hard in practice important time on the floor during a match,” coach Russ Rose said.