Moon Township, Pa. — For the second time in four days, the Youngstown State volleyball team surpassed the previous school record for highest attack percentage in a Horizon League match. The Penguins hit .372 against Robert Morris on Tuesday night and swept the Colonials 25-14, 25-21, 25-20 at the UPMC Events Center.

Youngstown State has now won five straight matches while hitting at least.311 in each victory. The Penguins hit .365 in Saturday's 3-0 win over Milwaukee, then topped that by posting 46 kills and just four errors on 113 attempts on Tuesday. YSU improved to 12-11 overall and 7-5 in Horizon League play, while Robert Morris dropped to 7-16 and 3-9 in the league.

Kameron Blizniak directed a balanced offense with 34 assists, helping pin hitters Abbie Householder, Layne Graffice and Gabriela Machin each record between 11 and 13 kills. Householder and Graffice both tallied 13 kills, with Householder hitting .500 on 26 attempts. Machin added 11 kills to round out the attack. Blizniak also led the team with 12 digs, and Taya Nordmann posted five blocks to help the Penguins finish with nine as a unit.

Natalie Stapanovich finished with 13 kills and 14 digs for RMU. The Colonials had two blocks, meaning the Penguins had just two unforced attack errors all night.

Youngstown State scored the first six points of the night and led by at least four the rest of the way in a 25-14 opening-set victory. The Penguins did not trail after taking a 12-11 lead on an Izzy Henry kill in the second set, and their final deficit of the night was 5-4 in the third. A Graffice kill tied the score and gave the Penguins a sideout, and Householder followed with three consecutive kills to put YSU up 8-5. Robert Morris tied the score at 14 and 16, but the Penguins outscored their closest conference rival 4-1 down the stretch to finish the sweep.

Youngstown State will continue its road swing with two matches at Oakland on Friday and Saturday.