This year's Lady Lion team was considered a bubble team for March Madness after a six-game losing streak in February set it back in the Big Ten standings.
The Nittany Lions rallied down 2-1, taking the last two sets and avoiding the upset for the second match in a row.
The Nittany Lions scored three home runs in the mercy-rule win.
Freshman Michael Schwob came up clutch with three aces, and John Kerr led the way offensively with 18 kills, a block, an ace, and hit .314.
A pair of triples in the third inning cracked the game open for the Nittany Lions.
The Nittany Lions were down 9-0 in the first inning.