A crushing fielding error in the bottom of the seventh handed Penn State its first loss of the season.
A clean injury report and a week of rest could serve as a second wind for the Lady Lions at the tail end of the regular season.
"This is exactly why we bring these teams out here in January. We want to test ourselves against the best."
After back-to-back losses at home to Hawaii, Penn State men's volleyball has lost four straight games.
Penn State's offense struggled mightily without Gracie Merkle.
The Lady Lions remain winless through their first nine conference games.