It was a foregone conclusion Lainy Pierce would attend Penn State, but the senior defensive specialist has forged her own path in a family full of Nittany Lions.
The top-seeded Nittany Lions (31-1) will host Missouri Friday at 2 p.m. on ESPNU in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
The top-seeded Nittany Lions stumbled in the second set, but took care of the Bison to reach Saturday's second round of the NCAA tournament.
Simone Lee, Haleigh Washington, Kendall White, Heidi Thelen, Lainy Pierce, and coach Russ Rose were all honored by the conference Tuesday.
Fresh off clinching a share of their 17th Big Ten title, the No. 1 overall seed Nittany Lions will face Howard in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Rec Hall.
Russ Rose's top-ranked Nittany Lions finished the regular season 29-1 Saturday night in Minneapolis.