PENN STATE = NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

In Men's Volleyball, of course.

They made it interesting though, dropping the first game against #2 seed Pepperdine.

In that game, the Lions started out sharp, running up a big lead - but then the Waves (of Pepperdine) fought back to even and eventually took the game, 30 -27.

The next 2 games were incredibly tense, and close. But Penn State held on (and clawed back) to win them both (33-31 and 30-25 \ game 3 was much closer than that score).

And then, in a game they led throughout, they won it all with a 30-23 victory in game 4.

This was only the 3rd time, all season, that PSU had lost game 1 of a match (they finished the season 2-1 in such a circumstance).

Penn State Men's Volleyball claims the 2nd National Championship in the program's history (previous championship was won in 1994).

Matt Anderson, not surprisingly, was named the Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Penn State is just the second school to ever win the Men's and Ladies' championship in the same school year.

For more stats and info - check out GoPSUsports.com.

YIPPEE!

Men's Volleyball Team Advances

The Penn State (ranked #7; seeded 3) Men's Volleyball Team has advanced to the semi-finals of the NCAA Championship. The face off against UC Irvine (ranked #3; seeded 2), Thursday (5/3) evening in Columbus, OH, is a rematch of last year's semi-final match. The Penn State-UC Irvine match-up will be shown live on ESPNU and tape-delay on ESPN2 on Friday, May 4 at noon ET. The National Championship match will be held on Saturday, May 5 at 7:00 p.m. and will be aired live on ESPN2.

GO LIONS! BEAT THE (I kid you not) ANTEATERS!



Photo from GoPSUsports.com

PENN STATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

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Epee at the Ready

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