BALTIMORE - The Notre Dame of Maryland volleyball team fought hard against Penn State Brandywine on Wednesday evening inside the MBK Sports Complex, but the Nittany Lions ended the night with a four-set win over the Gators.
With the result, the Gators are eliminated from postseason consideration.
Brandywine won set one 25-20 before the Gators tied things up with a 25-22 win in set two.
The Nittany Lions won the final two sets by identical 25-23 scorelines.
Bryanna Carter led all players with 16 kills while hitting .239.
Aleah Johnson nearly recorded a triple-double with nine kills, 11 assists and 11 digs. The sophomore hit .250 for the match.
Kaliyah Brown had eight kills and a dozen digs and
Myla Palmer added six kills.
Izzy Stewart led all players with 30 digs, a new career high, as the Gators out-dug the Nittany Lions 90-84.
Celiana Carabello also had a career high with 20 digs, while adding in a pair of aces, and
Elena Aungst led the Gators with three aces.
The Gators are 9-15 overall and 2-7 in conference play. They close out the season on Saturday against Gallaudet.
