Russ Rose's Nittany Lions snapped their four-match losing streak with an emphatic sweep (25-11, 25-16, 25-17) over Iowa Saturday afternoon in Rec Hall.
No. 14 Penn State capped off the series sweep over Niagara Friday night in Pegula behind two goals from sophomore Andrew Sturtz.
No. 11 Penn State battled top-ranked Nebraska to the end Friday night in Rec Hall (25-22, 17-25, 23-25, 25-23, 11-15) before watching the match slip away in the fifth set.
Moira Putsch scored with three minutes left to put the Nittany Lions into the Big Ten Championship Game.
Connor Maloney, Robby Sagel, Pierre Reedy, and Ryan Gallagher were all honored by the Big Ten in its postseason awards on Friday.
Gini Bramley's two goals helped the Nittany Lions take the Big Ten Quarterfinal win over the Hoosiers.