Kern's electric score put the exclamation point on Penn State's fifth win of the season.
Carter became Penn State's first finalist since Carl Nassib in 2015.
The Nittany Lions bounced back and won both of their games this week.
Warren notched 190 total yards and two total touchdowns.
Six different Nittany Lions found the back of the net in the first round win.
The Nittany Lions got back in the win column behind Camryn Hannah's 13 kills.