Youngstown, Ohio — Youngstown State's volleyball team hit .316 and recorded 48 kills in a 3-0 sweep of Robert Morris on Tuesday at Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center. The set scores in the Penguins' Horizon League home opener were 25-21, 25-19, 25-17.

Setter Kameron Blizniak posted 44 assists, the most ever by a Penguin in a three-set Horizon League match, while running the efficient offense that had the program's seventh-best attack percentage in a league contest. Youngstown State connected for kills on more than 42% of its 114 attempts, and it had just 12 attack errors. YSU also benefited from eight aces and eight blocks as it picked up its first conference win of 2025.

Gabriela Machin was the leading attacker with 15 kills on a .583 attack percentage, and YSU's two left-side hitters both collected double-doubles. Abbie Householder finished with 12 kills and a team-high 15 digs, and Presley Stokes had 12 kills and 10 digs in her first start on Rosselli Court. Brie Habeeb added 13 digs from the libero position, and Taya Nordmann registered six blocks.

Machin had five kills as YSU hit .314 in the opening set, and the Penguins led the rest of the way after taking a 5-4 lead. Youngstown State then scored the first five points of the second set and held at least a four-point lead for the duration as it won 25-19. Stokes, Machin and Nordmann combined for 13 kills on 22 attempts in the set.

The third set was within two points at 15-13 until the Penguins scored six straight points to build a cushion. Householder had four kills during that stretch, including on the final three points, as YSU built a 21-13 lead. RMU never got closer than six the rest of the way.

Youngstown State will continue its three-match homestand on Friday by hosting Northern Kentucky at 5 p.m. It will be YSU's annual Breast Cancer Awareness Match.