Penn State women’s volleyball jumped three spots to No. 15 in the latest AVCA Poll, the association announced Monday.

Penn State is coming off a home stretch that began with a match against Northwestern. The Nittany Lions pulled off a 3-0 sweep, led by 15 kills from Kennedy Martin and a career-high 12 from Kendall Northern.

Penn State then took the floor for a top-25 matchup against No. 20 Washington, pulling off a 3-0 sweep and handing the Huskies their second loss of the season.

Martin led Penn State again with a double-double of 14 kills and 13 digs. Gabrielle Nichols followed with 11 kills.

The Nittany Lions are back in action as they open their West Coast road trip Friday at 10 p.m. in Los Angeles against UCLA. Big Ten Plus will stream the match for folks at home.

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