Cal Fisher's 15 kills helped Penn State take care of business in three sets against Purdue Fort Wayne Saturday night.
The Nittany Lions took down the top-ranked team in the country in the early Saturday morning hours.
Penn State's comeback effort fell just short to the Bruins in the opening match of the Outrigger Challenge in Hawaii.
Three games in as many days over 4,700 miles away will test the mental and physical strength of the Nittany Lions.
The Bob Cousy Award, which recognizes the nation's top point guard, trimmed its list of finalists to five.
Five service aces were not enough to save the Anteaters from the Nittany Lions.