Penn's 2009 campaign ends at 23-20 overall with scores of 22-25, 14-25, 15-25. Grand View (24-13) will now host #3 seed Viterbo Wednesday.
Shantelle Brown (Sr., Garden City, Kan., Garden City CC), who was playing in her final collegiate match, led Penn with ten kills on a team-high .292 attack clip.
Morgan Bailey (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) notched eight kills, while
Rachel Walker (Jr., Janesville, Kirkwood CC) finished with seven and
Emily Stanton (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) tallied six.
Krista Pettit (Jr., Grundy Center, Grundy Center HS) connected with her hitters for 29 assists, while Bailey had the team's lone ace.
Caitlyn Hadden (Jr., Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa HS) finished with 12 digs and Bailey paced the defense with one solo block and two block assists.
The loss ends the college careers of Brown and
Sandra Silvera (Sr., Victorville, Calif., Victor Valley CC), who finished with four kills and seven digs.