Penn State women's volleyball began its quest to its eighth national championship on Friday night in Rec Hall. After sweeping Howard, Russ Rose's squad will take on unseeded Dayton at home on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Erica Walsh's top-seeded Penn State advanced to Sunday's NCAA National Championship match, where they'll face the winner of Florida State/Duke at noon ET.
At 8-2-3, Penn State is barely a third of the way through its schedule. The Big Ten slate presents its fair share of challenges, but the Nittany Lions are skating into it on fire.
The Lady Lions took the Virginia Tech Hokies on in an ACC/B1G matchup in the BJC and fell 64-59 despite the resilient, gritty play of the team.
Barbour beat out some very notable names including former Condoleezza Rice, Maria Sharapova, and Danica Patrick.
Penn State and Maryland are looking to add more fuel to the fire in their budding Big Ten rivalry. The two competing schools' men's and women's basketball programs will partner with Toys 4 Tots -- a charity foundation that collects and donates new, unwrapped toys to less fortunate children.