Hawkeyes Drop Road Contest to No. 16 Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – University of Iowa volleyball dropped to 12-6 overall and 1-3 in the Big Ten with a four-set loss to 16th-ranked Penn State on Saturday night inside Rec Hall. Iowa won the opening set 25-22 before the Nittany Lions rattled off 25-17, 25-22 and 25-19 set victories. Carmel Vares earned the start and led Iowa offensively for the first time this season, tallying nine kills on 26 swings. In her return after missing the Maryland match, Ksenija Tomic smacked eight kills. Hannah Whittingstall also recorded eight. Rosa Vesty led Iowa with a .556 hitting percentage, converting on…