The No. 2 Penn State women's volleyball team looked to be struggling early against No. 3 Washington on Thursday night, struggling to contain the Huskies' two-setter offense. Coming off of an early Russ Rose timeout, the Nittany Lions went on a huge run off of Micha Hancock's serve midway through the first set and never looked back, dominating the Huskies behind a strong team effort. Penn State swept Washington (25-14, 25-13, 25-16) on its home turf at KeyArena in Seattle to earn a shot at the national championship on Saturday evening against Wisconsin.
The accolades for the women’s volleyball team keep coming as head coach Russ Rose was named Coach of the Year by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) today after senior Ariel Scott won the Senior CLASS Award.
The No. 2 Penn State women's volleyball team will compete in its sixth Final Four in the last seven years tonight. The Nittany Lions are set to take on Pac-12 champion Washington, who will travel just four miles from campus to KeyArena in Seattle, the host of the tournament. The Nittany Lions come into the match with a 32-2 record and have won 23 matches in a row. Here's what you need to know ahead of Penn State's biggest match of the season thus far.
Allen Robinson and John Urschel have racked up their fair share of awards and accolades this season. They added another recognition to that growing list yesterday after being named third team All-Americans by The Associated Press.
Led by freshman Zain Retherford's big upset of two-time defending national champion Logan Steiber, the Penn State wrestling team defeated Ohio State 31-6.
The Penn State women's volleyball team earned a spot in the Elite Eight on Friday night by defeating B1G foe Michigan State 3-1.