This Is Going To Cripple Our Reputation As A Fencing School
May 3, 2008 by Run Up The Score!
While non-football sports are not covered to any appreciable extent on this site, let it be known that I will sit in front of a television and watch Penn State compete in anything. With this in mind, congratulations to the Penn State men’s volleyball team for winning their first national championship since 1994.
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Penn State won its first NCAA men’s volleyball championship in 14 years, rallying for a 27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23 victory over second-ranked Pepperdine on Saturday night.
Matt Anderson had 29 kills for the Nittany Lions (30-1), who beat UCLA in 1994 for their last NCAA men’s volleyball title. Anderson, the national co-player of the year, was selected the NCAA tournament’s most valuable player.
Teammate Luke Murray added a career-high 12 digs, tied a season best with 63 assists and had nine block assists. Max Lipsitz had 17 kills, and Max Holt added 12 kills, nine block assists and two service aces.
Penn State also became the second school to win NCAA men’s and women’s titles in the same academic year. Stanford accomplished the feat in 1997.
In a nice little online feature, you can stop by and congratulate the team here.
Raise a glass tonight for your fellow Nittany Lions. Don’t try to keep up with this guy, though.
The guys did great, especially since the final was nearly on Pepperdine’s home court. Great match to watch; thanks, ESPN2!
More Director’s Cup points for us! We currently only trail Stanford and Michigan (ugh).
Love the title of this post! It’s why I come here everyday.
BWT….Go Pens!!!
Huge win, great accomplishment for those guys!
For those of you who have never been, you should really check out the PSU sports museum. Pretty cool to see all of the NC trophies on display. Going to need a bigger case soon!!
4 new trophies in the last 14 months