Four pins, three tech falls, and two major decisions highlighted an action-packed debut for the Nittany Lions.
Despite outplaying Michigan for the first 20 minutes, the Nittany Lions came up short, once again.
Penn State dominated from the service line and racked up eight aces against Michigan.
Goals from Ally Schlegel, Payton Linnehan, and Rachel Wasserman sent the Nittany Lions to the second round of the bracket.
Penn State's season came to a disappointing end Friday afternoon.
Penn State will attempt to overtake Iowa as the best team in the Big Ten and the country this season.