Penn (23-20) lost by scores of 19-25, 26-24, 24-26, 17-25. The Lady Statesmen could not overcome a .325-.193 attack deficit in dropping its final match of the regular season. The hosts stayed relatively close, however, due to poor serving by the Yellowjackets (17-13) as they had 18 service errors to just three for Penn.

Morgan Bailey (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) led Penn with 11 kills, while Walker also reached double figures with ten kills and a match-best .562 attack clip (10 K, 1 E, 16 TA).

Emily Stanton (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS), with nine kills, and Shantelle Brown (Sr., Garden City, Kan., Garden City CC), with eight kills, just missed the double-digit mark.

Krista Pettit (Jr., Grundy Center, Grundy Center HS) tallied 38 assists, while Caitlin Hadden (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) led the defense with 21 digs. Pettit added 13 digs, while Sandra Silvera (Sr., Victorville, Calif., Victor Valley CC) notched ten in the setback.

Brown topped the Lady Statesmen at the defensive net with one solo block and two block assists.

Next: #7 seed Penn opens the Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament by traveling to Des Moines to face #2 seed Grand View in the first round. The opening serve is set for 7 p.m.