PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 Season.............................................................................................. 2-5
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Contact: Jeff Smith 101 Bryce Jordan Center
Schedule..................................................................................................................... 2 Roster & Radio/TV Chart.........................................................................................4-5
University Park, Pa. 16802
Penn State Coaching Staff.....................................................................6-10
Cell Phone: 814-321-5119
Head Coach Mark Pavlik.........................................................................................6-7 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff......................................................................8-10
2016 Penn State Nittany Lions........................................................... 11-20 Connor Curry, Nick Goodell, Aaron Russell, Matt Seifert................................. 11-14 Taylor Hammond, Zack Parik, Spencer Sauter, Andrew Roberts..................... 15-17 Matt Callaway, Chris Nugent, Aidan Albrecht, Kevin Gear, Jalen Penrose...... 18-19 Lee Smith, Matthew McLaren, Royce Clemens, Parker Thompson.......................20
2015 In Review..................................................................................... 21-27 2015 Season Notes............................................................................................ 21-23 Career Highs............................................................................................................. 24 Results and Statistics......................................................................................... 25-26 Season Superlatives................................................................................................. 27
Penn State Volleyball Records............................................................. 28-36 Team and Match Records........................................................................................28 Individual Season and Career Records............................................................. 29-30
Penn State Volleyball History.................................................................... 31EIVA and NCAA Postseason History................................................................... 31-32 Honors and Awards............................................................................................. 33-35 Nittany Lions in the Pros..........................................................................................36 Coaching History....................................................................................................... 37 2008 NCAA Champions...................................................................................... 38-39 1994 NCAA Champions............................................................................................40 All-Time Results................................................................................................... 41-52 Series Records..........................................................................................................53 Letterwinners...................................................................................................... 54-55
Media Information...................................................................................... 56 Interview & Credential Policies & Photo Boundaries.............................................56
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL 2015 SCHEDULE
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SLATE
JANUARY
PAC-12/Big Ten Challenge (7-8) Thurs. 7 vs. USC Fri. 8 vs. UCLA Sat. 9 PSU Alumni Match Thur. 14 at Loyola Sat. 16 at Lewis Fri. 22 vs. Ball State Sat. 23 vs. IPFW Fri. 29 at Saint Francis*
University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Chicago, Ill. Romeoville, Ill. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Loretto, Pa.
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3 p.m. 8 p.m. 8 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.
vs. Mount Olive at Harvard* at Sacred Heart* vs. NJIT* vs. Princeton* vs. Charleston (WV)* vs. George Mason*
University Park, Pa. Cambridge, Mass. Fairfield, Conn. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 4 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
vs. Cal State Northridge vs. Long Beach State vs. Saint Francis* vs. Ohio State vs. UC Irvine vs. Lewis vs. Loyola
University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.
7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
at Princeton* at NJIT* at Ohio State vs. Harvard* vs. Sacred Heart* at Charleston (WV)* at George Mason* EIVA Semifinals EIVA Championship
Princeton, N.J. Newark, N.J. Columbus, Ohio University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Charleston, WV Fairfax, VA. Site of #1 seed Site of #1 seed
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TBA TBA
• University Park, Pa. will be the site of the 2016 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, marking the sixth time in school history that Rec Hall has hosted the event. Penn State will serve as the host of the vaunted event on May 5-7, 2016. Penn State men’s volleyball was selected as one of two Nittany Lion programs to host an NCAA national championship. The announcement came during the 2014 NCAA announcement of its host sites through the 2017-18 season.
TBA TBA TBA
• For the third consecutive year, the NCAA will also host a Play-In match to decide the final four teams advancing to the national semifinals. This year’s Play-in game will take place at a site to be determined on Tuesday, May 3.
FEBRUARY Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Fri. Fri. Sat.
6 12 13 19 20 26 27
MARCH Fri. 4 Sat. 5 Fri. 18 Sat. 19 Mon. 21 Fri. 25 Sat. 26
APRIL Fri. Sat. Tue. Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat. Thur. Sat.
1 2 5 8 9 15 16 21 23
MAY Tues. 3 Thurs. 5 Sat. 7
• Penn State opens the season hosting the PAC-12/Big Ten Challenge Jan. 7-8. The challenge will include Ohio State, UCLA, and USC.
NCAA Play-in match NCAA Semifinals NCAA Finals
TBA University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.
• Penn State is set to face seven teams ranked in the final AVCA Division I-II Top 15 poll of 2015, including: No. 1 Loyola, No. 2 Lewis, No. 3 UC Irvine, No. 7 USC, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 11 Long Beach State and No. 12 UCLA. • The Nittany Lions host their annual Alumni match Saturday, Jan. 9, capping off the PAC12/Big Ten Challenge. • The Nittany Lions home slate includes a strech of 11-consecutive home matches Feb. 19-March 26. • The Nittany Lions travel to Lewis and Loyola to complete the home-and-away series Thurs, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Jan. 16. • The 2016 schedule includes home and away matches with Penn State’s Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association opponents, including Saint Francis (Pa.), Princeton, Harvard, Sacred Heart, NJIT, George Mason, and Charleston (WV). • The winner of the regular season conference schedule will serve as host of the 2016 EIVA Championship. The top four teams will earn a berth in the EIVA Semifinals. The EIVA Semifinals and Championship will be held Thursday and Saturday, April 21 and 23, on the campus of the No. 1 seed.
Home matches played at Rec Hall in bold • All times are EASTERN and subject to change •* Indicates EIVA match
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L ROSTER BREAKDOWN
NUMERICAL ROSTER
BY CLASS
NO. NAME
Senior: Parik
1
Taylor Hammond
RS-Sr.
S
6-4
Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita Cath.
2
Zack Parik
Sr.
S
6-4
Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove North
3
Frank Melvin
Fr.
OH
6-5
Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley
4
Luke Braswell
Fr.
S
6-4 Manchester, Pa./Northeastern School District
6
Royce Clemens
RS-Fr.
L
6-1
York, Pa./Central York
7
Andrew Roberts
RS-Jr.
OPP 6-5
Grantville, Pa./Lower Dauphin
Redshirt Sophomores: Penrose,
8
Jason Donorovich
Fr.
OH
6-9
Lockport, NY/Lockport
Albrecht
9
Lee Smith
RS-Fr.
OH
6-6
Sewickley, Pa./Ambridge
Sophomore:
10 Chris Nugent
Jr.
OH
6-5
Fairlawn, N.J./Fairlawn
11 Spencer Sauter
RS-Jr.
OH
6-7
Woodridge, Ill./Naperville North
12 Kevin Gear
RS-Fr.
MB
6-8
Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili
13 Matthew McLaren RS-Fr.
OH
6-4
Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail
Redshirt Seniors: Hammond, Seifert Redshirt Juniors: Roberts, Sauter, Callaway Junior: Nugent
Redshirt Freshmen: Clemens, Smith, Gear, McLaren Freshmen: Mende, Melvin, Braswell, Donorovich BY POSITION
YR.
POS. HT.
14 Jalen Penrose
RS-So. OH
6-8 Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Ridge & Latin
15 Aidan Albrecht
RS-So. OH
6-6
16 Calvin Mende
Fr.
OPP 6-11
Setters (3): Hammond, Parik,
17 Matt Callaway
RS-Jr.
MB
6-7
Braswell
18 Matt Seifert
RS-Sr.
MB
6-10
Libero (1): Clemens Middles (3): Gear, Callaway, Siefert Opposites (2): Roberts, Mende Outsides (7): Albrecht, Penrose, McLaren, Sauter, Nugent, Smith, Donorovich BY STATE/COUNTRY
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL
Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Trainer:
Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge Redlands, CA/Redlands Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South Reading, Pa./Exeter Township
Mark Pavlik (Penn State, 1982), 21th year Colin McMillan (Ohio State, 2000), 9th year Ryan Walthall (Penn State, 2007), 1st Year Scott Campbell (Penn State, 2010), 1st year
Net - 8’ (7’ 11 5/8”) Left Front • OH
Middle Front • MH
Right Front • S, Opp.
California (2): Mende, Hammond Colorado (1): McClaren Massachusetts (1): Penrose New Jersey (2): Nugent, Albrecht New York (1): Gear, Donorovich Pennsylvania (6): Melvin, Goodell,
Left Back • OH, L, DS, MH
Roberts, Seifert, Clemens, Smith Illinois (3): Callaway, Parik, Sauter
Right Back Middle Back • OH, L, DS, MH
• S, Opp., DS
Players rotate in a clockwise direction and serve when they are in the right back position. The libero (wearing a different color jersey) may take the place of any of the three backrow players and does not count as a team substitution.
PRONUNCIATIONS Albrecht: All-Brecht Seifert: Sigh-furt Sauter: Saw-ter
POSITION BREAKDOWN:
OH: Outside hitter, generally attacks from left front MH: Middle hitter, generally attacks from middle front Opp.: Opposite or right side hitter, generally attacks from the right front DS: Defensive Specialist, a substitution in the backrow for serving, passing and defensive purposes
S: Setter, generally handles the second contact to distribute the ball to the hitters, may only attack and block when in the front row L: Libero, a backrow player focused on passing and defense; may not serve; may not attack the ball above the height of the net; wears a different colored jersey to help distinguish “on-the-fly” entry into the game.
TERMINOLOGY AND SCORING:
Matches will still consist of a best three-out-of-five format with the individual match segments now called “sets” instead of “games.” NCAA men’s college volleyball plays rally scoring to 25 points in the first four sets, and the fifth set rally scoring to 15 points. PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
Taylor Hammond
1
7
RS-Jr, S, 6-4 Misson Viejo, Calif.
Andrew Roberts
RS-Jr., Opp., 6-5 Grantville, Pa.
12
17
2
Zack Parik
So., S, 6-4 Woodridge, Ill.
Jason Donorovich
8
Fr., OH, 6-9 Lockport, N.Y.
Kevin Gear Matthew McLaren RS-Fr., MB, 6-8 Rochester, N.Y.
Matt Callaway
RS-Jr., MB., 6-7 Wheaton, Ill.
13
18
RS-Fr., OH, 6-4 Aurora, Colo.
Matt Seifert
RS-Sr., MH, 6-10 Reading, Pa.
3
9
14
Frank Melvin
Fr., OH, 6-5 Mohrsville, Pa.
Lee Smith
RS-Fr., OH, 6-6 Sewickley, Pa.
Jalen Penrose RS-So., OH, 6-8 Cambridge, Mass.
Mark Pavlik Head Coach
Luke Braswell
4
Fr., S, 6-4 Manchester, Pa.
Chris Nugent
10
Jr., OH, 6-5 Fairlawn, N.J.
Aiden Albrecht
15
RS-So., OH, 6-6 Old Bridge, N.J.
Colin McMillan Assistant Coach
6
Royce Clemens RS-Fr., L, 6-1
York, Pa.
Spencer Sauter
11
16
RS-Jr., OH, 6-7 Woodridge, Ill.
Calvin Mende
Fr., OPP, 6-11 Redlands, Calif.
Ryan Walthall Assistant Coach
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
MARK
PAVLIK
21st year at Penn State Career Record: 482-142 ALMA MATER: PENN STATE, 1982
Having been involved in all aspects of the Penn State men's volleyball program as a player, assistant coach and head coach, 2008 AVCA National Coach of the Year Mark Pavlik now enters his 21st year at the helm of the Nittany Lion men's volleyball team in Happy Valley. Capturing the 2008 NCAA National Championship and helping to build the Nittany Lions into one of the premier men's volleyball powers in the nation, Pavlik has compiled a career record of 482-142, winning 77 percent of his matches. Within the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA), Pavlik's teams have been even more dominating, racking up 223 wins and only suffering seven league losses in 20 years. A 1982 graduate of Penn State and the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2014 EIVA Coach of the Year, Pavlik has experienced Penn State from all perspectives. As a player, he was a setter under legendary coach Tom Tait. For five years prior to his promotion, Pavlik served as Coach Tom Peterson's top assistant. During that time, the Nittany Lions compiled a 111-39 record and made four NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by the 1994 national title. Pavlik's experience and expertise has not gone unnoticed or unrecognized by those in the volleyball community. "Mark has developed not only one of the best programs in the East, but one of the most outstanding programs in the nation," said USA Volleyball CEO and former longtime USA Men's Volleyball Head Coach Doug Beal. "His teams compete with class at the highest levels, yearin and year-out. Mark brings an unusual passion and thoughtfulness, along with a special rapport with his team every year. USA Volleyball is fortunate to have coaches like Mark coaching at the collegiate level, working with athletes and growing the sport." Drawing from his experiences, Pavlik has developed a unique coaching philosophy that stresses hard work in practice, a relaxed approach to competition, and a determination to develop the well-rounded person and student-athlete. "I feel that the coach's role is extremely critical in training and creating the environment in which the team can improve," Pavlik said. "I think I am more concerned about practices than I am about matches.
Pavlik has coached 23 different players to 44 All-America awards, including two AVCA National Players of the Year. ••• in the middle of this storm, and that is where the calm is supposed to be." Pavlik has guided some of the nation's greatest players during his tenure. In 1997, he coached Ivan Contreras to the AVCA Player of the Year honor and in 2008 Matt Anderson earned the same award, the only times an Eastern player has earned the prestigious honor. He has coached 21 different players (Ivan Contreras, Jason Kepner, Kevin Hourican, Ed Josefoski, Carlos Ortiz, José Quiñones, Zeljko Koljesar, Zach Slenker, Carlos Guerra, Ricky Mattei, Keith Kowal, Nate Meerstein, Matt Proper, Matt Anderson, Luke Murray, Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Will Price, Dennis Del Valle, Joe Sunder and Edgardo Goas) to 41 All-America awards. At least three of his players have earned first team All-East/All-EIVA accolades each season.
As Pavlik explained, lending an ear goes a long way in coaching.
In the past 26 years, Pavlik has gained considerable experience coaching at the international, national, collegiate and high school levels. He was a member of the AVCA Board of Directors as well as chairman of the AVCA All-America committee. Pavlik was also named EIVA Coach of the Year from 1995-97 and served as the Head of Delegation for the defending Olympic Champion USA men's volleyball team at the America's Cup in Brazil in September, 2008.
"I think the best coaches are the most observant," Pavlik said. "They are good in convincing young people what it takes to succeed in life, not just on the court. "I do not think about coaching as being the boss. Rather, I am here to see how all the parts fit together. I am
During the summer of 1995, Pavlik was a member of the coaching staff of the World University Games team that competed in Japan and finished eighth out of 30 teams. Former Nittany Lion captains Ed Josefoski and Kevin Hourican were team members.
"I have the philosophy that the team is going to win or lose the match. I tend to be more demanding in practice where the work gets done. During the matches, I like to help the team use what they have been trained to use."
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL PAVLIK YEAR-BY-YEAR
Pavlik coached the U.S. National Team at the NORCECA competition in Edmonton, Alberta, in the fall of 1995. The USA took home the silver, losing to Cuba in the final. Fourteen years ago, Pavlik was a member of the U.S. staff at the World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y. In the summer of 1994, he directed the East team to a silver medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival. Pavlik again joined the World University Games staff in the summer of 2001 when he served as the U.S. Head of Delegation for the Games, which were held in Beijing, China. Pavlik and the U.S. team brought home the gold, the first-ever gold medal won by the men's World University Games team, and the first men's gold medal at any level since the 1988 Olympic Games gold. Current Lion assistant coach Colin McMillan was a player on that WUG team. A native of Derry, Pa., Pavlik served as an assistant to Derry High School coach Rich Schall from 1985-88. Derry won two state titles (1986, `88) and finished second in 1987 and third in 1985.
Season 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20 years
Overall 26-3 24-6 26-4 17-15 22-13 20-13 24-8 25-4 26-6 23-8 30-4 21-9 22-8 30-1 27-4 24-8 24-7 23-6 23-8 25-7 21-10 503-152
EIVA 9-0* 9-0* 9-0* 5-1 7-0* 14-0* 13-1* 14-0* 14-0* 11-1* 12-0* 11-1* 12-0* 11-1* 12-0* 10-0* 10-0* 14-0* 13-1* 13-1* 12-0 235-7
Postseason Finish NCAA Runners-Up NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals EIVA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Runners-Up NCAA Semifinals NCAA Champions NCAA Semifinals NCAA Runners-Up NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Semifinals 21 NCAA Berths
*Penn State has captured 20 EIVA titles under Pavlik
“I think the best coaches are the most observant. They are good in convincing young people what it takes to succeed in life, not just on the court.” - Mark Pavlik
As head coach of a 17-and-under junior boy's team åΩin the York, Pa., area (1985-86), he led the team to a fourth-place finish at the national tournament. From 1986-88, Pavlik worked with the South-Central Pennsylvania Girls Volleyball Association. He also served as an assistant coach for the women's teams at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Juniata College. Pavlik resides in Cornpropst Mills, Pa., with his wife, the former Heather Blough, and their son Jackson, who was born on Dec. 23, 2001. Heather, a three-time AVCA First Team All-American setter for Juniata College, is now the head coach for the Eagles women's volleyball team that won the Division III National championship in 2004 and 2006 under head coach Larry Bock.
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COLIN
MCMILLAN Ninth year at Penn State
ALMA MATER: OHIO STATE, 2000
Colin McMillan begins his ninth season at Penn State and continues to be involved in all aspects of the program, taking care of opponent video breakdown as well as training the middle hitters and blocking defense. “We have some great competition right now in our gym with quality depth at every position, which is only going to make us better and better,” said McMillan. “I am excited to see where this team progresses to throughout the season. Our senior leadership should be a great asset through a tough schedule.” McMillan, a former standout at Ohio State from 1997-2000, has trained within the United States National pipeline and competed internationally for various clubs around the world. A 6-11 middle hitter, McMillan was a member of the 2001 United States team that captured the gold medal at the World University Games in Beijing, China, and also was a member of the U.S. World League team in 2001. From 2000 to 2005, he was the starting middle hitter for the Besiktas Volleyball Club in Istanbul, Turkey and also played for Castelo da Maia in Portugal, Marseille 13PVB in France and Los Rebeldes de Moca in Puerto Rico, winning the Superior League Championship in 2000. McMillan has also coached internationally with USAV. He assisted the Junior Men’s National Team in winning the NORCECA qualifying tournament in Gatineau, Canada in 2010. Most recently, McMillan was an assistant coach for the U.S. Junior National team, which finished fourth in the 2011 World Junior Championships in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. “Colin brought his international experience to the PSU program and especially the middle blockers,” said head coach Mark Pavlik. “He will continue to work with our blocking and defense scheme development and will continue with his video and scouting responsibilities.” McMillan is a four-time All-MIVA selection and a four-year scholar athlete at Ohio State. Named to the 2000 National Collegiate Championship All-Tournament Team, McMillan led the Buckeyes to a national runner-up title that year and finished among the top five in hitting percentage all four years. He is the career record holder at OSU in hitting percentage (.481), block assists (473) and total blocks (548) and sits
eighth in aces (59), second in blocks per game (1.56) and seventh in kills (1,206). During McMillan’s tenure, the Buckeyes accumulated a 90-21 overall record with three first-places finishes in the MIVA. A graduate assistant coach for Ohio State during the 2003 season, McMillan has also served as a club coach for several programs, most recently coaching the Excel Volleyball Club 18 boys program in Glenview, Ill. He guided the Next Level 16 boys program in Franklin, Wis., in 2005 and 2006 and coached and supervised the Stellar Sports LLC 15 girls club team in Colorado Springs, Colo., with duties including practice and match coaching as well as travel and on-site supervision. McMillan graduated from Ohio State in 2000 with a double major in international business and marketing, and has worked outside of the volleyball community with such corporations as DePuy Orthopedics and Cosentino North America.
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL RYAN
WALTHALL First year at Penn State
ALMA MATER: PENN STATE, 2007
Ryan Walthall was named the assistant coach for the Penn State men's volleyball program on December 1, 2015. Walthall comes to University Park from the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club where he had been since July of 2015. Prior to working with the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club, Walthall was an assistant coach for University of California Santa Barbara. Walthall was responsible for a number of responsibilities with UCSB where he served as the Gauchos' offensive coordinator, helped with recruiting, and handled on video analysis for both scouting and player development. Additionally, he was in charge of organizing team travel throughout the season. Walthall arrived in Santa Barbara from Ohio University where he served as an assistant coach for the women's volleyball team. With the Bobcats, he was the team's defensive coordinator and also provided scouting analysis on Ohio opponents. Walthall found early success in Ohio, as his defense led the conference in both opponent hitting percentage (.172) and blocks per set (2.75), while also tallying the fifth-most digs (16.24/set). Prior to his stint in Athens, Walthall spent three seasons as an assistant at the University of North Florida. As the top assistant for the Ospreys, Walthall helped UNF to the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Championships in back-to-back seasons. In 2011, he coached a defense that boasted the league leaders in blocking, digs, and opponent attack percentage. Walthall started his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach with perennial power Nebraska for two seasons. While a member of the Cornhuskers' staff, he assisted with video scouting, film breakdown and team training during practices while also helping with day-to-day administrative office duties. Walthall was a four-year winner at Penn State under Coach Mark Pavlik. With the Nittany Lions, he was a part of four national semifinal squads, including the 2006 season when the team competed in the National Championship match. During his senior campaign in 2007, he ranked 15th in the nation and led Penn State in averaging 2.33 digs per set. While he served as a defensive and serving specialist during his first two seasons at Penn State, Walthall made the move to libero as a junior and helped the Nittany Lions to a 21-8 record and a national runner-up finish. Walthall earned his bachelor's degree in recreation, parks and tourism management at Penn State in May 2007. Originally from Irvine, Calif., Walthall attended Woodbridge High School where he was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection and team MVP as a senior. At the club level, he competed for the LBC, helping the team to the 2003 Junior Olympic National Championship.
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NITTANY LION SUPPORT STAFF NICK
ETHAN
TEAM MANAGER
TEAM MANAGER
DR. KRISTINE
JIM
DIRECTOR OF SPORTS NUTRITION
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
DR. DAVE
MELISSA
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH
BILLS
CLARK
YUKELSON
HUNE
WEAVER
BOLDT
SCOTT
CAMPBELL ATHLETIC TRAINER
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL CAREER HONORS
2014 Second Team All-EIVA EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (3/3) Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament team (3/15) 2013 Second Team All-EIVA EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2/23)
MATT
SEIFERT
Redshirt-Senior Reading, Pa. • Exeter Township 6-9 • MIDDLE HITTER Nittany Lion Career
two digs and four blocks at NJIT (4/19) ... Tallied eight kills on .778 hitting, adding two aces in the EIVA Semifinals against George Mason (4/24) ... Posted five kills on seven errorless swings,
2015: (Redshirt Junior): Played in 23 of the team's 31 matches during the 2015 season, starting
adding two aces and two solo stuffs in the EIVA Championship against Princeton (4/26) ... Post-
every game he played in ... Finished third on the team in blocking with 58 total blocks, averaging
ed seven kills and three blocks in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29) ... Led the team
0.67 blocks per set ... Had four kills and three blocks against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Tallied
with three blocks in the NCAA national semifinal match against No. 1 Loyola (5/1), adding two
one kill, one ace and two blocks against No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Had a season-high nine kills at
kills and two digs.
Ball State (1/16), adding a team-high three blocks ... Posted a season-high four blocks against Mount Olive (1/30) ... Made his return to the court against No. 7 USC (3/11), tallying three digs
2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Second Team All-EIVA ... EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (2/23)
and three blocks ... Posted five kills on .714 hitting with no errors against CSUN (3/14), adding
... Mike Anderson Penn State Player of the Match (2/8) ... pounded nine kills with two blocks
four blocks ... Tied for first on the team with three blocks against No. 11 OSU (3/21) ... Led the
vs. UCLA (1/10) ... had seven kills and five blocks at Hawaii (1/11) ... had six kills and three
team with four blocks against Princeton (3/27) ... Had four kills on .500 hitting and three blocks
blocks vs. Ohio State (1/12) ... had seven kills on .400 hitting with three blocks vs. Lewis (1/18)
against NJIT (3/28) ... Recorded four kills on five perfect swings at George Mason (4/4) ... To-
... pounded six kills in nine swings vs. Loyola (1/22) ... had three aces vs. Sacred Heart (1/25)
taled five kills and four blocks against Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Had five kills at Princeton (4/17)
... had a match-high five blocks vs. Mount Olive (2/2) ... pounded a team-best 10 kills on .769
and five kills on five perfect swings at NJIT (4/18) ... Led the team with five blocks at Saint Fran-
hitting against Saint Francis (2/8) ... posted seven kills and four blocks at Sacred Heart (2/16) ...
cis (4/25) ... Had six kills on seven perfect swings in the EIVA semis against Princeton (4/29) ...
led the team with eight blocks vs. Princeton (2/23) ... tied for first on the squad with five blocks
Posted four kills in the EIVA finals vs. GMU (5/1) ... Posted three kills, two digs and a team-high
vs. George Mason (2/22) ... had nine kills on .429 hitting with eight blocks vs. Princeton (2/23)
four blocks in the NCAA play-in against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Had three kills and a team-high four
... had eight kills on .667 hitting and four blocks at Rutgers-Newark (3/1) ... had six kills in eight
blocks in the NCAA national semifinals against No. 1 Lewis (5/7).
errorless swings at NJIT (3/2) ... had 11 kills and three blocks at IPFW (3/9) ... pounded six kills at Ball State (3/10) ... had four kills and three blocks at Saint Francis (3/23) ... pounded seven
2014 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of two team captains ... Second Team All-EIVA ... Played in every
kills and two blocks at Princeton (3/29) ... put down eight kills at George Mason (3/30) ... had
single match during the 2014 season, finishing second on the squad in blocks (78), averaging
three blocks vs. Lees-McRae (4/5) ... had seven kills on .667 hitting with five blocks at Concordia
0.71 per set ... Posted nine kills, one ace and three blocks against No. 7 UCLA (1/9) ... Had four
(4/12) ... had three kills and two blocks at UC Urvine (4/13) ... pounded eight kills on .778 hitting
kills, one dig and one block at No. 14 Hawaii (1/10) ... Registered eight kills on .417 hitting
with three blocks vs. Rutgers-Newark (4/19) ... had four kills and two blocks vs. NJIT (4/20) ...
against No. 12 Ohio State (1/11), adding one ace and one block ... Totaled five kills and three
had six kills against Harvard (4/27).
blocks against No. 14 IPFW (1/17) ... Logged three kills and two aces against Ball State (1/18) ... Tallied four kills, two digs and five blocks against Mount Olive (1/31) ... Totaled five kills,
2012 (Freshman): Redshirt season.
one ace, one dig and two blocks in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (2/1) ... Contributed three kills, one ace, .and three blocks against No. 14 Ohio State (2/5) ... Had two kills, one ace
High School
and two digs against Erskine (2/7) ... Posted six kills on .400 hitting, adding one dig and one
Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Exeter Township Senior High School in
block against Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Recorded four kills, one ace, one dig, and four blocks against NJIT
Reading, Pa. ... also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and two-year letterwinner in football
(2/14) ... Tallied three kills, one ace, two digs, and three blocks against Rutgers-Newark (2/15)
... guided Exeter to the 2009 and 2010 Berks Championship ... was a two-time First Team BCIAA
... Recorded five kills, one ace and two blocks against Sacred Heart (2/21) ... Contributed seven
and First Team District 3 AAA selection ... earned Berks Honorable Mention accolades in 2009
kills on .600 hitting, adding two digs against Harvard (2/22) ... Totaled three kills, and a team-
... was a Pennsylvania Fab 40 pick ... was a USA Top 50 member ... played for the Yorktowne club
high five blocks at Princeton (2/28) ... Led the team with six aces and six blocks as well as 12
program in York, Pa.
kills on .688 hitting at George Mason (3/1) ... Registered six kills, two digs and two blocks at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Recorded five kills and two blocks vs. CSUN (3/14) ... Tallied 10 kills
Personal
on .714 hitting at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) to earn Active Ankle All-Tournament team honors ... Totaled
Born Matthew Alan Seifert on Dec. 11, 1992 in Reading, Pa. ... parents are Anita and Harvey
three kills and one dig at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) ... Collected six digs and two blocks against No. 10
Seifert ... has one brother, Elliot ... brother played football at Temple and in the AFL with the New
Lewis(3/22) ... Registered two kills, one dig and one block against Princeton (3/28) ... Contribut-
York Dragons ... names fishing, swimming and doubles volleyball as hobbies, math as favorite
ed five kills, one assist, two service aces and two digs against George Mason (3/29)...Recorded
school subject, the Philadelphia Eagles as favorite professional sports team, Muhammad Ali as
one dig at No. 15 Harvard (4/4)...Tallied one kill, one service ace, one dig, and two blocks at
favorite athlete, "It's Not About The Bike" by Lance Armstrong as favorite book, "That 70s Show"
Sacred Heart (4/5) ... Posted four kills, two aces and a team-high four blocks at Saint Francis
and "Eastbound and Down" as favorite TV shows, "The Boondock Saints" and "Fight Club" as
(4/12) ... Collected three kills, one service ace, and one block against Rutgers-Newark (4/18)
favorite movies, Will Ferrell and Sandra Bullock as favorite actors and Italy and Paris as favorite
... Had six kills while leading the team with a .556 hitting percentage as well as contributing
places to visit ... majoring in secondary education and mathematics.
SEIFERT’S CAREER STATS SEASON MP-SP 2012 Redshirted 2013 31-101 2014 32-110 2015 23-86 Career 90-313
K
E
TA
PCT. ASSISTS ACES DIGS
163 49 300 .380 156 58 281 .349 86 31 173 .318 421 144 793 .349
3 8 5 19
18 32 10 61
16 36 22 74
BS
BA
TB
KPS
APS
SAPS
10 17 6 36
67 77 1.61 0.03 0.18 61 77 1.42 0.07 0.29 52 58 1.00 0.06 0.12 191 227 1.35 0.06 0.19
DPS
BPS
0.16 0.33 0.26 0.24
0.76 0.71 0.67 0.73
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L CAREER HONORS
2015 Second Team All-EIVA 2014 First Team All-EIVA 2013 EIVA Newcomer of the Year Second Team All-EIVA Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament Team Mike Anderson Player of the Match (1/25, 4/19)
TAYLOR
HAMMOND Redshirt-Senior Mission Viejo, Calif. • Santa Margarita Catholic 6-4 • SETTER Nittany Lion Career 2015 (Redshirt Junior): Averaged 10.99 assists per set during the year, which closed out the season
Saint Francis (4/12), dishing out 54 assists and seven digs...Contributed 18 assists, two service aces,
ranked first in the EIVA and fifth nationally ... Helped the team to a .283 hitting clip, which ranked first in
and five digs at Rutgers-Newark (4/18)...Posted one kill, 31 assists five digs, and two blocks at NJIT
the conference and ninth nationally ... Second Team All-EIVA ... Dished out 33 assists against No. 8 UC
(4/19) ... Dished out 53 assists and six digs in the EIVA semis against GMU (4/24) ... Had 38 assists in
Irvine (1/8) ... Had 24 assists, two digs and a block at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Dished out a career-high
the EIVA Championship against Princeton (4/26) ... Passed out a career-high 61 assists in the NCAA
60 assists to go along with five digs at Ball State (1/16) ... Recorded a double-double with 47 assists
play-in match against Lewis (4/29) ... Logged 44 assists, five digs and one block in the NCAA national
and a career-high 14 digs vs. No. 1 Loyola (1/23) ... Paced the team to a season-high .425 hitting clip
semifinal match at No. 1 Loyola (5/1).
vs. Mount Olive (1/30), adding a team-high nine digs ... Directed the team to a .500 hitting percentage against Erskine (2/6), matching a career-high mark with three blocks ... Recorded a career-high five
2013 (Redshirt Freshman):
blocks at No. 12 Ohio State (2/10) ... Paced the team to a .375 hitting clip at No. 2 Lewis, dishing out
EIVA Newcomer of the Year ... Second Team All-EIVA ... Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament Team ...
43 assists (2/20) ... Directed the offense to a .403 hitting percentage at Sacred Heart (2/27), collect-
Mike Anderson Player of the Match (1/25, 4/19) ... posted 44 assists vs. UCLA (1/10) ... tallied 50
ing seven digs ... Paced the team to a .422 hitting clip at No. 7 USC (3/10) ... Tallied a career-high 61
assists and three blocks against Hawaii (1/11) ... had 41 assists against Ohio State (1/12) ... registered
assists against No. 11 Ohio State (3/21) ... Had five blocks vs. NJIT (3/28) ... Paced the team to a .520
43 assists against Lewis (1/18) ... paced the offense to a .494 hitting percentage with 36 assists vs.
hitting clip at GMU (4/4) ... Totaled 56 assists and nine digs vs. Harvard (4/10) ... Posted two aces and
Loyola (1/22) ... helped PSU to a .313 hitting percentage with 31 assists vs. Sacred Heart (1/25) ...
three blocks vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Paced the team to a .359 hitting clip at NJIT (4/18), passing out
posted 37 assists and three blocks vs. Harvard (1/26) ... had 36 assists vs. Pfeiffer (2/1) ... paced the
41 assists ... Directed the team to .333 hitting at Saint Francis (4/25) ... Led the team to .500 hitting in
offense to a .379 hitting percentage with 40 assists vs. Mount Olive (2/2) ... had 38 assists vs. Saint
the EIVA semis vs. Princeton (4/29) and in the EIVA finals against GMU (5/1) ... Dished out 54 assists
Francis (2/8) and helped Penn State hit .445 ... had 39 assists against Ohio State (2/9) ... led the team
in the NCAA play-in against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5), adding four digs and three total blocks ... Led the team
in digs with seven and tallied 32 assists vs. Sacred Heart (2/16) ... posted 47 assists against George
with eight digs and 38 assists in the NCAA national semifinals against No. 1 Lewis (5/7).
Mason (2/22) ... had a season-high 52 assists against Princeton (2/23) ... recorded 41 assists at NJIT (3/2) ... tallied a season-high 56 assists with seven digs at IPFW (3/9) ... had 44 assists and seven digs
2014 (Redshirt Sophomore):
at Ball State (3/10) ... tallied 29 assists and four digs at Ohio State (3/16) ... registered 36 assists and
First Team All-EIVA ... Paced the squad to a .307 hitting clip in 2014, which closed out the season
three blocks at Saint Francis (3/23) ... notched 48 assists and five digs at Princeton (3/29) ... paced the
ranked eighth nationally and first in the conference ... Dished out 54 assists against No. 7 UCLA (1/9),
offense with 49 assists and a team-high 11 digs at George Mason (3/30) ... had 30 assists and five digs
adding one kill, one ace and five blocks ... Paced the Nittany Lions to a .325 hitting clip against No.
against Lees-McRae (4/5) ... posted 38 assists at Concordia (4/12) ... paced the offense with a .435
14 Hawaii, distributing 52 assists and eight digs ... Posted four digs, one kill and one block against
hitting percentage vs. Rutgers-Newark (4/19) ... had 35 assists and four digs vs. NJIT (4/20) ... paced
No. 12 Ohio State (1/11), while also adding 44 assists ... Led the team to a .322 hitting clip against
the offense to a .398 hitting percentage and had 39 assists vs. Princeton (4/25) ... had 36 assists and
No. 14 IPFW (1/17), passing out 35 assists and five digs ... Had 40 assists, seven digs and two kills
helped Penn State hit .474 against Harvard (4/27).
against Ball State (1/18) ... Passed out 26 helpers against Mount Olive (1/31), adding two digs and one block ... Dished out 32 assists in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (2/1), adding one kill, four
2012 (Freshman): Redshirted.
digs and three blocks ... Contributed one kill, four digs, and one block against No. 14 Ohio State (2/5), while also adding 47 assists ... Distributed 11 assists against Erskine (2/7) ... Tallied 40 assists and
High School
six digs against Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Posted one kill, a team high 18 assists, one service ace, two digs, and
Three-year varsity letterwinner and team captain at Santa Margarita Catholic High in Rancho Santa
two blocks against NJIT (2/14) ... Contributed one kill, 14 assists, and two digs against Rutgers-New-
Margarita, Calif. ... guided his high school team to four straight Trinity League Championships and two
ark (2/15) ... Recorded one kill, 42 assists, four digs and one block against Sacred Heart (2/21) ...
Orange County Championships and the 2011 Karch Kiraly Tournament of Championship Championship
Registered four digs and 31 assists against Harvard (2/22) ... Dished out 50 assists while adding four
... team was a finality in the 2011 Best of the West tournament and the 2011 CIF-SS ... was a three-time
digs at Princeton (2/28) ... Distributed 49 assists to go along with five digs at George Mason (3/1) ...
All-Trinity League First Team selection and the 2011 Trinity League MVP ... named an Orange Country
Passed out 44 assists at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7), adding nine digs and two kills ... Had four digs and
Top 15 Sophomore and received the Coaches Award for Most Improved ... was a 2010 All-CIF Third
38 assists vs. CSUN (3/14) ... Totaled 36 assists and four digs at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Dished out
Team pick and a 2011 All-CIF First team honoree ... earned 2011 Second Team All-America laurels ...
41 assists and seven digs at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) ... Recorded 50 assists and 11 digs at No. 10 Lewis
was an all-tournament selection at the 2011 Best of the West and named the MVP at the Karch Kiraly
(3/22) for his first double-double of the season ... Collected one kill, five digs and 32 assists against
Tournament of Champions ... played for the Balboa Bay Volleyball Club in Newport Beach, Calif. ... was
Princeton (3/28) ... Tallied one four digs, one block, one kill and 34 assists against George Mason
a three-time gold medalist and two-time all-tournament team honoree at the Junior National Champi-
(3/29)....Recorded two kills, 38 assists, seven digs and one block at No. 15 Harvard (4/4)...Tallied one
onships ... 2011 "Fab 50" selection ... was the 2010 California Beach Volleyball Association Youth Tour
kill, 28 assists, four digs and two blocks at Sacred Heart ... Paced the team to a .388 hitting clip at
Points Champion ... was a 2010 CBVA State Champion.
HAMMOND’S CAREER STATS SEASON MP-SP K E TA PCT. ASSISTS ACES DIGS 2012 Redshirt season. 2013 31-107 23 13 48 .208 1,172 10 117 2014 32-108 28 10 64 .281 1,225 9 156 2015 31-112 16 15 44 .023 1,231 7 144 Career 98-342 67 38 158 .184 3,790 27 434
BS BA TB KPS APS
SAPS DPS
BPS
4 5 3 12
0.09 0.08 0.06 0.08
0.37 0.26 0.39 0.35
36 40 0.21 10.95 23 28 0.26 11.34 41 44 0.14 10.99 109 121 0.20 11.08
1.09 1.44 1.29 1.27
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL ZACK
PARIK
Senior Woodridge, Ill. • 6-4 • SETTER
Nittany Lion Career
2015 (Junior): Saw action in 28 of the team's 31 matches during the 2015 season ... Made his 2015 debut against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Posted seven assists and one dig at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Had one ace at Ball State (1/16) ... Posted one dig against Erskine (2/6) ... Recorded a season-high 12 assists and two digs at No. 1 Loyola (2/21) ... Had one ace against CSUN (3/13) ... Logged on ace against NJIT (3/28) ... Matched a career-high mark with two aces against Harvard (4/10) ... Recorded one ace against Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Logged a season-high 16 assists at Princeton (4/17), adding three digs and a solo stuff ... Had three assists at Saint Francis (4/25) ... Had one dig in the EIVA semifinals against Princeton (4/29) ... Had one dig in the NCAA play-in match against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Had one assist in the NCAA national semifinal match against No. 1 Lewis (5/7). 2014 (Sophomore): Saw action on the court against No. 7 UCLA (1/9) and at No. 14 Hawaii (1/10) ... Recorded one dig against No. 12 Ohio State (1/11) ... Played against No. 14 IPFW (1/17) and Ball State (1/18) ... Had three assists against Mount Olive (1/31) ... Talied eight assists in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (2/1) ... Played against No. 14 Ohio State (2/5) ... Dished out a career-high 22 assists against Erskine (2/7), adding three digs and one block ... Totaled one dig against Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Contributed 13 assists along with one block against NJIT (2/14) ... Recorded a team-high 17 assists and set a season high with one service ace and two blocks against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Posted one dig against Harvard (2/22) ... Tallied one kill at Princeton (2/28) ... Saw action on the court at George Mason (3/1) and No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Notched one dig vs. CSUN (3/14) ... Played at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Saw action on the court at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) ... Collected one dig at No. 10 Lewis (3/22) ... Contributed one ace against Princeton (3/28) ... Collected one dig against George Mason (3/29) ... Played at No. 15 Harvard (4/4) ... Saw action on the court in the EIVA semifinals against George Mason (4/24) ... Played in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29) ... Registered two digs in the NCAA national semifinal match at No. 1 Loyola Chicago (5/1).
Rutgers-Newark (3/1) ... tallied two digs at IPFW (3/9) ... posted five assists and one kill at Ohio State (3/16)... recorded an ace and a dig vs. Lees-McRae (4/5) ... had 10 assists and an ace vs. Rutgers-Newark (4/19) ... notched an ace vs. Harvard (4/27). High School Was a four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Downers Grove North in Downers Grove, Ill. ... led the Trojans to the 2010 and 2012 Regional Championship ... was a two-time All-Conference selection ... his senior year he was named a Chicago Tribune Top 10 Preseason Player to Watch, a second-team Mizuno All-American, a second-team All-State pick and was honored as a member of the Dupage County All-Area team ...was a 2012 All-Conference Academic honoree ... was a three-year letterwinner in soccer ... played for Sports Performance Volleyball Club in Aurora, Ill. ... led his team to a fourth place finish at the 2011 Junior Olympics 18 Open and a fifth place finish at the 2012 Junior Olympics 18 Open ... named the 2011 Palos Points Series Best Setter. Personal Born Zackary Gunnar Parik on April 27, 1994 in Woodridge, Ill. ... parents are Lembit and Carol Parik ... has two brothers, Kyle and Scott ... brother, Scott, was a First Team All-American in disc golf at Western Illinois ... majoring in broadcast journalism and telecommunication ... names skiing, disc golf and beach volleyball as favorite hobbies, O.A.R., Brad Paisley and Dave Matthews Band as favorite entertainers, history as favorite subject, the Chicago Bear and Chicago Blackhawks as favorite professional sports teams, Chicago-style hotdogs as favorite food, "The Things They Carried" as favorite book, "Chuck", "Survivor" and "Workaholics" as favorite TV shows, "Gladiator", "Apocalypto" and "Shawshank Redemption" as favorite movies, Russell Crowe, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell and Steve Carrell as favorite actors, Tina Fey as favorite actress and Alaska as favorite place to visit.
2013 (Freshman): Had an ace vs. Lewis (1/18) ... tallied an ace vs. Harvard (1/26) ... notched an ace vs. Pfeiffer (2/1) ... recorded an ace vs. Mount Olive (2/2) ... registered an ace vs. Saint Francis (2/8) ... registered 10 assists, two aces and three digs at
PARIK’S CAREER STATS SEASON MP-SP K E TA PCT. ASSISTS ACES DIGS BS BA TB KPS APS SAPS DPS BPS 2012 Redshirt season. 2013 29-83 1 0 1 1.00 26 11 6 0 0 0 0.01 0.31 0.13 0.07 0.00 2014 31-82 1 0 3 .333 85 3 12 0 3 3 0.01 1.04 0.04 0.15 0.04 2015 28-77 0 0 0 .000 41 7 11 1 0 1 0.00 0.53 0.09 0.14 0.01 Career 92-255 3 2 9 .111 168 21 34 1 5 6 0.01 0.66 0.08 0.13 0.02 PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
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SPENCER
2015 Mike Anderson Player of the Match (1/23, 4/19)
SAUTER
Redshirt-Junior Woodridge, Ill. • Naperville North 6-7 • OUTSIDE HITTER Nittany Lion Career 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore):Played in 10 matches during the 2015 season, making five starts ... Had one ace and three blocks against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Matched a career-high mark with seven kills on .462 hitting at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9), while also adding seven digs ... Had a career-high night with nine kills and 10 digs at Ball State (1/16) ... Recorded a career-high 14 kills against No. 1 Loyola (1/30), adding nine digs and a team-high five blocks ... Posted four kills and five digs at No. 2 Lewis (2/20) ... Notched five digs and three kills at No. 1 Loyola (2/21).
snowboarder ... father, Jim, player professional basketball ... majoring in business ... names swimming, golf and music as favorite hobbies, Taylor Swift as favorite entertainer, economics as favorite subject, the Cleveland Browns as favorite professional sports team, Michael Phelps as favorite professional athlete, the Chipotle burrito as favorite food, the Harry Potter series as favorite books, "That 70s Show" as favorite TV show, "The Dark Knight" as favorite movie, Seth Rogan and Scarlett Johanson as favorite actors and Italy as favorite place to visit.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Had one dig against No. 7 UCLA (1/9) .... Posted one kill and two digs at No. 14 Hawaii (1/10) ... Has seen action on the court in the last three consecutive matches against No. 12 Ohio State (1/11), No. 14 IPFW (1/17) and Ball State (1/18) ... Led the team with a career-high seven kills on .875 hitting against Mount Olive (1/31), adding one dig and three blocks ... Had one dig in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (2/1) ... Played against No. 14 Ohio State (2/5) ... Had one kill and one block against Erskine (2/7) ... Played against Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Tallied six kills on .556 hitting, one ace and two digs against NJIT (2/14) ... Totaled five kills, two digs and one block against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Saw action on the court at Princeton (2/28) and George Mason (3/1) ... Played at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) and at No. 10 Lewis (3/22) ... Saw action against George Mason (3/29)... Competed against Sacred Heart (4/5)...Posted four kills, one service ace, and two digs at Rutgers-Newark (4/18)...Tallied one kill and two digs at NJIT (4/19). 2013 (Freshman): Redshirt season. High School Was a three-year letterwinner and team captain at Naperville North High School in Naperville, Ill. ... led his team to the 2011 Sectional Championship and finished as State Runner-up ... named first-team All-Conference, All-Area and All-State his senior year .. was honored as the All-Area MVP ... selected an AVCA second-team All-American ... had more than 400 kills and 150 digs his senior year ... was a seven-time 4.0 award recipient, and was named to the Golden Honor Roll and was an Illinois State Scholar ... played for Ultimate Volleyball Club - 18 Gold in Frankfort, Ill. ...was a Palos Point Series MVP ... led his team to a fifth place finish at Nationals. Personal Born Spencer James Sauter on Aug. 18, 1994 in Woodridge, Ill. ... parents are Jim and Kristi Sauter ... had two sisters, Nikki Potts and Sidney ... sister, Sidney, played volleyball at West Virginia ... sister, Nikki, was a professional
SAUTER’S CAREER STATS SEASON MP-SP K E TA PCT. ASSISTS ACES DIGS BS BA TB KPS APS SAPS 2013 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 23-51 25 5 50 .400 2 2 14 0 5 5 0.49 0.04 0.04 2015 10-33 41 24 130 .131 3 3 47 1 14 15 1.24 0.09 0.09 Career 36-94 91 39 240 .217 6 6 80 2 24 26 0.97 0.06 0.06
DPS BPS 0 0 0.27 0.10 1.42 0.45 0.85 0.28
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL ANDREW
ROBERTS
Redshirt-Junior Grantville, Pa. • Lower Dauphin 6-4 • OPPOSITE Nittany Lion Career 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in 24 of the team's 31 matches this season ... Tied for first on the team with a career-high two aces against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Had one dig at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) and at No. 13 IPFW (1/13) ... Matched a career-high mark with two aces in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (1/31) ... Recorded one dig at No. 1 Loyola (2/21) ... Played in the NCAA national semifinal match against No. 1 Lewis (5/7). 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his collegiate debut against Mount Olive (1/31) ... Played against Saint Francis (2/1) and No. 14 Ohio State (2/5) ... Saw action on the court against Erskine (2/7) and Pfeiffer (2/8) ... Posted one ace, two digs and one kill against NJIT (2/14) ... Tallied a career-high three kills as well as one dig and one block against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Totaled one kill, one ace and one dig at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Recorded one ace vs. CSUN (3/14) ... Registered one dig at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Saw action against No. 10 Lewis (3/22) ... ... Contributed one ace against Princeton (3/28) ... Collected one dig against George Mason (3/29) ... Played at No. 15 Harvard (4/4) ... Saw action on the court in the EIVA semifinals against George Mason (4/24) ... Played in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29). 2013 (Freshman): Redshirt season. High School Was a four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, Pa. ... played for the Yorketowne Volleyball Club. Personal Born Andrew Scott Roberts on April 19, 1994 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... parents are William and Louann Roberts.
ROBERTS' CAREER STATS SEASON MP-SP K E TA PCT. ASSISTS ACES DIGS BS BA TB KPS APS SAPS 2013 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 17-31 5 4 11 .091 0 4 6 0 2 2 0.16 0.00 0.13 2015 24-53 0 1 1 -1.000 0 4 5 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.08 Career 45-100 9 6 19 .158 1 10 14 0 4 4 0.09 0.01 0.10
DPS BPS 0 0 0.19 0.06 0.09 0.00 0.14 0.04
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CALLAWAY
Redshirt-Junior Wheaton, Ill. • Wheaton Warrenville South 6-7 • MIDDLE HITTER/OPPOSITE Nittany Lion Career 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 31 matches for the Nittany Lions during the 2015 season ... Finished first on the team in blocks with 92 total blocks, averaging 0.81 per set ... Had three kills on .500 hitting and two blocks against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Totaled five kills and a team-high four blocks at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Finished tied for second on the team with two blocks at No. 13 IPFW (1/17) ... Ranked second on the team with four blocks against No. 1 Loyola (1/23) ... Had a career-high 11 kills on .562 hitting against No. 2 Lewis (1/24) ... Served up a career-high two aces against Mount Olive (1/30) ... Matched a season- high mark with four blocks against George Mason (2/14) ... Had five kills and three digs at No. 1 Loyola (2/21) ... Had five kills on .625 hitting and three blocks at No. 7 USC (3/10) ... Posted five kills and three blocks against CSUN (3/13) ... Matched a career-high mark with seven blocks at No. 7 LBSU (3/14) ... Put down seven kills and five digs against No. 11 OSU (3/21) ... Had seven blocks vs. NJIT (3/28) ... Notched five kills on seven perfect swings at GMU (4/4) ... Recorded five kills and five digs vs. Harvard (4/10) ... Posted a career-high 12 blocks vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Recorded a team-high seven blocks at Princeton (4/17) ... Had four kills on nine perfect swings at Saint Francis (4/25) ... Posted four kills on six perfect swings in the EIVA semis vs. Princeton (4/29) ... Totaled a match-high five blocks in the EIVA finals vs. GMU (5/1) ... Had three blocks in the NCAA playin against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Recorded three kilss, two digs and two total blocks in the NCAA national semifinals against No. 1 Lewis (5/7). 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in every single match during the 2014 season, finishing the season atop the team standings in blocks (90), averaging 0.80 per frame ... Recorded six kills on 11 errorless swings against No. 7 UCLA (1/9), adding four digs and one block ... Tallied eight kills, one dig and a team-high three blocks against No. 14 Hawaii(1/10) .... Notched five kills one dig and three total blocks, including one solo stuff against No. 12 Ohio State (1/11) ... Logged seven kills on .500 hitting against No. 14 IPFW (1/17), adding two blocks ... Registered four kills and five blocks against Ball State (1/18) ... Posted five kills on .500 hitting against Mount Olive (1/31), adding two digs and a team-high six blocks, including two solo stuffs ... Totaled three kills, one dig and three blocks in EIVA against Saint Francis (2/1) ... Contributed seven kills with a .417 hitting percentage and seven blocks against No. 14 Ohio State ... Tallied four kills, one dig and two blocks against Erskine (2/7) ... Recorded four kills on six errorless swings against Pfeiffer (2/8), adding one dig and two solo blocks ... Tied a career high with eight kills, adding six blocks against NJIT (2/14) ... Contributed two kills, two digs, and four blocks against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Recorded five kills and four blocks against Sacred Heart (2/21) ... Totaled five kills, two digs and three blocks against Harvard (2/22) ... Tallied six kills, one dig and one block at Princeton (2/28) ... Contributed five kills, two digs,
and two blocks at George Mason (3/1) ... Posted four kills and two blocks at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Recorded three kills and two blocks vs. CSUN (3/14) ... Registered seven kills and two digs at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Posted seven kills, two digs and two blocks at No. 1 Loyola (3/21) ... Tallied four kills, one block and recorded a .571 hitting percentage at No. 10 Lewis (3/22) ... Recorded two kills and two digs against Princeton (3/28) ... Tallied two kills against George Mason (3/29)...Recorded three kills and three blocks at No. 15 Harvard (4/4) ... Tallied three blocks at Sacred Heart (4/5) ... Notched six kills at Saint Francis (4/12) ... Contributed three kills, and two blocks at Rutgers-Newark (4/18) ... osted three kills, one service ace, and three blocks at NJIT (4/19) ... Notched three digs and a team-high four blocks in the EIVA semis against GMU (4/24) ... Posted three digs and two blocks in the EIVA championship against Princeton (4/26) ... Logged six kills and a team-high five blocks in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29) ... Registered two kills and one block in the NCAA national semifinal match at No. 1 Loyola (5/1). 2013 (Freshman): Redshirt season. High School Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Wheaton-Warrenville South in Wheaton, Ill. ... led his team to three DVC and Sectional titles, two Regional Championships, a state runner-up finish and the state championship ... named Most Improved in 2010 ... led the team in blocks as a junior and senior ... was a Sun Times-Top 50 Players, Chicago-Tribune Top 10 Players to Watch and Volleyball Magazine Top 50 Players selection ... named to the IHSVCA All-Star Team ... was a unanimous DVC All-Conference pick ... honored as a Daily Herald first-team All-Area, Chicago Sun Times first-team All-State, first-team AVCA All-American and first-team Mizuno All-American selection ... during his senior season, his team was honored as the ESPN PowerAde Fab 50 National Champs, the Mizuno National Team of the Year and its 42-0 record was the best single season record in the history of the state ... was a threetime Academic All-Conference honoree ... played for the Sports Performance Volleyball Club in West Aurora, Ill. Personal Born Matthew Thomas Callaway on April 6, 1994 in Wheaton, Ill. ... parents are Paul and Susan Callaway ... had two brothers, Adam and Jonathan, and one sister, Olivia ... majoring in business ... names disc golf as favorite hobby; Macklemore, Neon Trees, Young the Giant, Kid Cudi, Eminem, Dave Matthews Band, Brother Ali and Of Monsters and Men as favorite entertainers; reading and English as favorite subjects; the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bulls as favorite professional sports teams; Aaron Rodgers, Derrick Rose, Sean Rooney, Donald Driver, Clay Matthews and Brett Favre as favorite athletes; pizza, lasagna and pulled pork as favorite foods; "The Hobbit," "The Hunger Games" series, the "Eragon" series and "The Thief Lord" as favorite books; "That 70s Show," "Malcolm in the Middle," "Dexter", "Breaking Bad," "Weeds," "The Walking Dead" and "Game of Thrones" as favorite TV shows; "7 Pounds," "Good Will Hunting," "A Beautiful Mind," "Remember the Titans," "The Prestige," the Batman movies, "Memento," "Pursuit of Happiness," "Book of Eli," "Inception," "Warrior," "Se7en," the Star Wars movies, "Step Brothers," "Caddy Shack," "21 Jump Street," and "I Am Legend" as favorite movies; Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Tom hardy, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Mila Kunis, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston, Cameron Diaz and Ellen Page as favorite actors; and Rome, Hawaii and Australia as favorite places to visit.
CALLAWAY'S CAREER STATS SEASON MP-SP K E TA PCT. ASSISTS ACES DIGS BS BA TB KPS APS SAPS 2013 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 32-112 140 43 274 .354 8 2 36 21 69 90 1.25 0.07 0.02 2015 31-113 132 38 293 .321 10 4 42 9 83 92 1.17 0.09 0.04 Career 67-241 295 87 611 .340 20 6 80 31 171 202 1.22 0.08 0.02
DPS BPS 0 0 0.32 0.80 0.37 0.81 0.33 0.84
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CHRIS
AIDEN
Junior Fair Lawn, N.J. • Fair Lawn
Redshirt-Sophomore Old Bridge, N.J. • Old Bridge
NUGENT
ALBRECHT
6-4 • OUTSIDE HITTER
6-8 • OPPOSITE
Nittany Lion Career
Nittany Lion Career
2015 (Sophomore): Played in 29 of the team's 31 matches this season, making 26 starts ... Second Team All-EIVA ... 2015 EIVA Championship All-Tournament team ... Closed out the year ranked third on the team with 221 kills, averaging 2.40 per set ... Also finished second on the team in aces, totaling 26 ... Had two kills on .333 hitting against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Played at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Had a career-high five kills at No. 13 IPFW (1/17) ... Had a career-high performance against Mount Olive (1/30), leading the team with 16 kills, three aces, five digs and two blocks ... Set a career-high mark with seven aces in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (1/31) ... Tied for first on the team with 12 kills against Erskine (2/6), adding two aces and a career-high five blocks ... Had two kills and one dig at No. 1 Loyola (2/21) ... Tied for first on the team with 11 kills at Sacred Heart (2/27) ... Posted a teamhigh three aces and a career-high eight digs at Harvard (2/28) ... Had nine kills and eight digs at No. 7 USC (3/10) ... Logged 11 kills, four digs and three blocks at No. 8 LBSU (3/14) ... Totaled nine kills and seven digs against No. 11 Ohio State (3/21) ... Logged 10 kills, nine digs and three blocks against NJIT (3/28) ... Had 10 kills at GMU (4/4) ... Notched 12 kills and six digs vs. Harvard (4/10) ... Recorded eight kills on .545 hitting vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Had nine digs and six kills at Princeton (4/17) ... Tallied 10 kills on .389 hitting at NJIT (4/18), adding four digs ... Posted 14 kills on .623 hitting in the EIVA finals vs. GMU (5/1), adding six digs and two aces ... Finished third on the team with 15 kills in the NCAA play-in against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Had 12 kills and nine digs in the NCAA national finals vs. No. 1 Lewis (5/7).
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Started eight matches during the 2015 season ... Made his collegiate debut with two kills, two blocks and one dig in the 2015 EIVA opener against Saint Francis (1/31) ... Recorded his second consecutive start against Erskine (2/6), posted two kills and a season-high four blocks ... Posted a career-high five kills against George Mason (2/14) ... Matched a career-high mark with five kills and three blocks at No. 1 Loyola (2/21).
2014 (Freshman): Made his collegiate debut on the court against No. 7 UCLA (1/9) ... Had two kills against Mount Olive (1/31) ... Had one kill against NJIT (2/14) ... Recorded four kills against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Posted one kill and two digs at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Pounded three kills and two digs at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Posted seven kills, one service ace, one dig, and two blocks at Rutgers-Newark (4/18) ... Recorded two kills, two digs, and two blocks at NJIT (4/19) ... Played in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29).
2014 (Freshman): Redshirt season. High School A three-year letter winner at Old Bridge High School and team captain during his senior season ... Collected MVP honors both junior and senior year ... Earned Greater Middlesex Conference All-League Honors both junior and senior year ... Member of the 2012 Boys' Youth National Team and 2013 member of the Boys Youth National Training Team ... Earned N.J. First Team All-State honors in 2012 and 2013 ... Named the 2013 N.J. Player of the Year... Played club for Warren SixPak. Personal Born Aidan Thomas Albrecht on April 17, 1995 in New Brunswick, N.J. ... Parents are Todd and Kimberly Albrecht...has two brothers, Colin and Logan ... bother, Logan, is a student at Rutgers. Why Penn State? "I chose Penn State for multiple reasons. The first time I arrived at the campus I felt at home and knew this was where I belonged. Penn State offers great educational opportunities for me to succeed. The coaching staff here is phenomenal and I saw the opportunity to develop my volleyball skills."
High School A two-year team captain and 2013 MVP at Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, N.J. ... Earned First team All-League and All-State selections during his senior year... 2012 New Jersey state player of the year... Competed on the 2013 Boys Youth National Team ... Played club for Warren SixPak... Also earned two letters in soccer. Personal Born Christopher William Nugent on May 17, 1995 in Morristown, N.J. ... Parents are William and Catherine Nugent... Has one brother Dan (20)... Majoring in civil engineering.
2015 SEASON HIGHS
2015 SEASON HIGHS
Kills:.............................................................................16, vs. Mount Olive (1/30) Attacks:....................................................................... 22, vs. Mount Olive (1/30) Hitting Percentage:................................ .545 (8-2-11), vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) Assists:................................................................... 1 (7x) last vs. Harvard (4/10) Aces:............................................................................ 7, vs. Saint Francis (1/31) Digs:................................................................................8 (2x) last at USC (3/10) Blocks:.....................................................................................5, vs. Erskine (2/6)
Kills:...............................................................5, 2x last at Loyola (2/21) Attacks:..................................................................... 10, at Lewis (2/20) Hitting Percentage:.....................375, 2x (5-2-8), last at Loyola (2/20) Assists:............................................................... 1, at Ohio State (2/10) Aces:....................................................................... 2, at Harvard (2/28) Digs:................................................................3, at Sacred Heart (2/27) Blocks:.............................................. 4, 2x last, at Sacred Heart (2/27) PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
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KEVIN
PENROSE
GEAR
Redshirt-Sophomore Cambridge, Mass. • Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Redshirt-Sophomore Rochester, N.Y. • Gates-Chili
6-7 • OUTSIDE HITTER Nittany Lion Career 2015 (Redshirt freshman): Played in 25 of the team's 31 matches this season, making seven starts ... Finished fifth on the team with 128 kills, averaging 1.97 per set ... Had one kill in his collegiate debut vs. No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Had one dig at Ball State (1/16) and Three kills and one dig at No. 13 IPFW (1/17) ... Posted a then-career-high 10 kills at No. 10 Loyola (2/21), adding three digs and one block ... Had six kills and six digs against CSUN (3/13) ... Tallied a career-high four aces and eight digs to go along with nine kills at No. 8 LBSU (3/14 ... Logged 19 kills on .230 hitting against No. 11 Ohio State (3/21) ... Recorded 10 kills on .571 hitting against Princeton (3/27) ... Posted a career-high 21 kills on .308 hitting against NJIT (3/28), adding five digs and three blocks ... Finished second on the team with 13 kills on .450 hitting with two aces and four digs at GMU (4/4) ... Finished second on the team with 16 kills against Harvard (4/10) ... Had three blocks, including two solo stuffs vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Recorded seven kills on .500 hitting at Princeton (4/17), adding four digs ... Played in the NCAA play-in match against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Had two blocks in the NCAA national semifinal match against No. 1 Lewis (5/7). 2014 (Freshman): Redshirt season. High School A two-year team captain and MVP at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School in Cambridge, Mas ... Competed in the Dual County League as a three-time All-Star... Recipient of 2012 and 2013 Boston Globe & Boston Herald All Scholastics honors... Helped guide his team to the 2012 State Championship title ... Became a member of his school's 1,000 point club, finishing his interscholastic career with 1,422 total kills ... Played club for Beantown Volleyball... Helped the team to a 2013 NERVA Regional Championship title ... Also earned one letter in basketball
6-7 • MIDDLE BLOCKER Nittany Lion Career 2015 (Redshirt freshman): Did not play in any matches. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirt season. High School The two-time Gates-Chili High School MVP served as team captain his senior year ... Earned First Team All-League honors his junior and senior year and Second Team All-League accolades his sophomore year... A member of the Sectional All-Tournament Team both junior and senior year... An All-Greater Rochester (AGR) selection his senior year and an honorable mention in his junior year... Guided his team to the Division II Championship ... Earned the Scholar-Athlete his senior year... Played club for Victor Volleyball Club ... Earned two letters on the tennis team, garnering MVP honors his senior year. Personal Born Kevin Robert Gear on December 6, 1994 in Rochester, NY. ... Parents are Steven and Christine Gear ... Has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Shelby... Majoring in engineering.... Sister, Shelby, plays volleyball at Lycoming College. Why Penn State? "I chose Penn State because of its renowned engineering program and for its elite volleyball background, both of which will help me to have a successful future. The great sense of community on campus makes it feel like home."
Personal Born Jalen Penrose on December 9, 1994 in Boston, Mass. ... Parents are Corey Penrose and Kelley Leary. Why Penn State? "I chose Penn State because of the phenomenal academic staff. They are always ready to help when a student asks, and will work with you until you understand the concept. The coaching staff is awesome too, because they are very inspirational and clearly love what they do."
2015 SEASON HIGHS Kills:..........................................................................................21, vs. NJIT (3/28) Attacks:......................................................................39, (2x) last vs. NJIT (3/28) Hitting Percentage:................................................571 (10-2-14) vs. NJIT (3/28) Assists:............................................................... 1, 2x last, vs. Ohio State (3/21) Aces:.......................................................................................... 4, at LBSU (3/14) Digs:........................................................................................... 8, at LBSU (3/14) Blocks:........................................................... 3 (4x) last vs. Sacred Heart (4/11)
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ROYCE
Redshirt-Freshman Aurora, Colo. • Cherokee Trail
Redshirt-Freshman York, PA. • Central York
MCLAREN 6-4 • OUTSIDE HITTER
CLEMENS 6-1 • LIBERO
2015 (Freshman): Did not play in any matches.
2015 (Freshman): Did not play in any matches.
HIGH SCHOOL Led his high school team, Cherokee Trail, to a state title in 2014 ... Picked up 5A Colorado All-State honors during junior and senior season ... Played with Front Range Volleyball Club.
HIGH SCHOOL Earned Pennsylvania District 3-AAA and PIAA all-star honors in 2012 ... Led York Central to a PIAA championship in 2012 ... Earned District 3-AAA Pennsylvania All-State honors in 2013-14 ... Played club with First Capital ... Four-year Distinguished Honor Roll student and member of the National Latin Honor Society.
PERSONAL Born Matthew John McLaren March 24, 1996 in Centennial, Colo. ... Parents are Greta and Scott McLaren ... Has two sisters, Haley and Winter. WHY PENN STATE? "I chose Penn State because of the exceptional mixture between academics, athletics and education."
PERSONAL Born Royce Matthew Clemens November 20, 1995 in York, Pa. ... Parents are Chris and Matthew Clemens ... Has one brother and one sister ... Chris played volleyball at Shippensburg University (Pa.), Matthew played baseball at York College (Pa.). WHY PENN STATE? "I chose Penn State because of the rich academic tradition, the athletic opportunities available to me and the overall atmosphere in State College."
LEE
SMITH
Redshirt-Freshman Sewickley, PA• Ambridge
6-7 • MIDDLE BLOCKER
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MEET THE NEWCOMERS LUKE
Jason
Freshman Manchester, Pa. • Northeastern School District
Freshman Lockport, NY. • Lockport
BRASWELL 6-4 • SETTER
HIGH SCHOOL Was homeschooled, while playing volleyball for the Northeastern School District in Manchester, Pa. where he was a three-year letter winner … Was a three-time first team all-county, first team all-district and first team all-state honoree … Garnered 2013 York Country Player of the Year honors and was a Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Player to Watch … Led his team to a league, county and district championship in 2013 before earning back-to-back state championships in the 2013-14 campaigns … Named team captain for three seasons.
CALVIN
MENDE
Freshman Redlands, Ca. • Redlands 6-11 • OPPOSITE HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Redlands High School where he was a two-sport athlete, lettering in both volleyball and water polo … Earned all-conference accolades three times and garnered San Bernadino Sun All-County First Team twice … Notched team MVP honors as well as Citrus Belt League MVP team accolades in his senior season … Capped off his senior campaign being named First Team All-CIF and Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Recruits in the Country … Was a two-time captain in volleyball and water polo … Named Inland Empire Player of Year for water polo in 2014 … Was a four-year honor roll member … Grabbed CBAADA Athlete of the Year honors in his season year … Is an Eagle Scout and a member of student government. Personal Born Calvin Mende on February 2, 1997 in Redlands, Calif. … Parents are Doug and Crystal Mende … Has two sisters, Beth and Katie. Why Penn State? “I chose Penn State for the obvious reasons of excellent academic opportunity and an outstanding athletic department, but what stood out to me was the sense of community and brotherhood felt throughout town and campus.”
DONOROVICH 6-9 • OUTSIDE HITTER HIGH SCHOOL Prepped at Lockport High School where he was a three-year letter winner under head coach Joseph Whalen … Was a two-time First Team All-Western New York honoree, while earning first team all-conference honors as a junior and conference MVP accolades in his senior campaign … Helped guide his team to back-to-back conference championships in 2014 and 2015 … Led his team to Lockport’s first Section VI Championships … Voted team captain and team MVP in his senior season … Played club volleyball for Eden Mizuno Volleyball Club where he helped the team to an East Coast Championship runner-up finish … Named Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Recruits in the Country … Was a member of National Honor Society and was senior class treasurer.
FRANK
MELVIN
Freshman Mohrsville, Pa. • Schuylkill Valley 6-5 • OUTSIDE HITTER HIGH SCHOOL Attended Schuylkill Valley High School where he was a two-year sport athlete, participating in both volleyball and soccer … Lettered all four years in both volleyball and soccer and was a captain for both sports … Notched all-county, all-district and all-state accolades … Earned AVCA High School All-American Second Team honors and was the Berks County Player of the Year … Holds the Schuylkill school record in kills … Led his team to a county championship and qualified for states on three occasions … Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 Player to Watch … Was class president and a member of National Honor Society, Student Council and Future Business Leaders of America. Personal Born Frank Paul Melvin on April 14, 1997 in Reading, Pa. … Parents are Jay and Tess Melvin. Why Penn State? “I chose Penn State because of the world-renowned academics and alumni network along with the phenomenal coaching staff and team.”
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2015 IN REVIEW NO. 5 MEN’S VOLLEYBALL FALLS SHORT IN NCAA NATIONAL SEMIFINAL The 2015 Penn State men’s volleyball season came to a close in the NCAA national semifinals, as the fifth-seeded No. 6 Nittany Lions (21-10) came up just short in a close 3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 11-15) loss to No. 2 Lewis (27-3) on the road at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. Despite the outcome, three Nittany Lions fueled the offense with a trio of double kill totals. 2015 EIVA Player of the Year Aaron Russell led the way with 15 kills, adding five digs and two assist. Second-team All-EIVA honoree Nick Goodell followed close behind with 11 kills to go along with seven digs. Chris Nugent rounded out the group of standout performers with 12 kills and nine digs. PSU KNOCKS OFF NO. 4 HAWAI'I IN FOUR, ADVANCES TO NCAA FINAL FOUR Fifth-seeded No. 6 Penn State men's volleyball (21-9) knocked off fourth-seeded Hawaii (24-7) in four sets (25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 27-25) Tuesday evening at Maples Pavilion. With the victory, the Nittany Lions have earned a spot in the NCAA national semifinals for the 17th consecutive season. Three Nittany Lions recorded double figure kills in the win, led by senior Aaron Russell, who tallied 20 kills, seven digs and four blocks. Redshirt senior Nick Goodell followed close behind with 19 kills on .378 hitting. Sophomore Chris Nugent rounded out the group with 15 kills, five digs and two blocks. Senior Connor Curry anchored the defense with nine digs, while redshirt junior Matt Seifert added four blocks. PSU CLINCHES 31ST EIVA/ECVL TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY The Penn State victory against Sacred Heart marked Penn State’s 31st EIVA/ECVL regular season title in program history, marking the 20th time that head coach Mark Pavlik has guided his team to a regular-season title. Since joining the EIVA in 1986, Penn State has surrendered just 11 matches to a conference opponent during the regular season. NITTANY LIONS IN THE AVCA COACHES POLL Having moved around the the coaches poll throughout the season, Penn State closed out the 2015 season with its highest ranking of the year at No. 6. The top 10 positioning marked the 24rd time in program history the Nittany Lions wrapped up a year in the top 10. RUSSELL AND GOODELL EARN EIVA ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS Redshirt senior Nick Goodell, senior Aaron Russell, and sophomore Chris Nugent earned spots on the EIVA Championship All-Tournament team after helping Penn State to its 17th consecutive conference title. While all three notched double-digit kill performances, Russell was tabbed the 2015 Most Outstanding Player. RUSSELL EARNS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS After helping the team to a 2-0 weekend at home against Mount Olive and Saint Francis, senior Aaron Russell picked up his fifth EIVA Offensive Player of the Week. The award is the first of the season for Russell, who previously earned EIVA Offensive Player of the Week accolades four times in 2014. Russell led the team with 4.17 kills per set last weekend, averaging a squad-best .513 hitting percentage. Defensively, he finished second on the team in blocks per set (0.83), while also tying for second on the team in digs per set (1.83). Against Mount Olive, he tallied eight kills, eight digs and two aces in the 3-0 victory, before highlighting the weekend with a match-high 17 kills on .625 hitting in the 2015 EIVA opener against Saint Francis. NITTANY LIONS SWEEP EIVA WEEKLY AWARDS Following a 3-0 week on the road that featured a pair of wins against two top-10 teams, No. 10 Penn State men's volleyball swept the EIVA Weekly Awards. Senior Aaron Russell was selected as the conference's Offensive Player of the Week, while redshirt sophomore Matt Callaway was named the Defensive Player of the Week. Penn State went undefeated on the road during its annual spring break trip, sweeping all three opponents to stretch its winning streak to five consecutive matches. The Nittany Lions have also won their last 12 consecutive sets since dropping the opening frame on the road in a 3-1 win at Harvard.
Russell guided PSU to a 3-0 victory at No. 7 USC with 20 kills, hitting .720 with two errors on 25 swings. Against Cal State Northridge, he recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs. He capped off the week with 19 kills in a straight set win against No. 8 LBSU with a team-high 19 kills to go along with Asics Invitational MVP honors. Russell's award marks the second time he's earned EIVA Offensive Player of the Week honors this year. Callaway led the team with 1.44 blocks per set during the week, totaling 13 blocks in the trio of wins. He highlighted the weekend with a career-high seven blocks in the win against the eighth-ranked 49ers. Offensively, he put down 13 kills on .458 hitting on the week. Callaway was also selected to the Asics Invitational All-Tournament team. The award is the first EIVA Defensive Player of the Week selection for Callaway this season. RUSSELL NAMED AVCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Senior Aaron Russell has earned AVCA Sports Imports DI-II National Player of the Week honors, as announced by the organization this afternoon. The honor is the first of Russell's career and the 15th time a Nittany Lion has been selected for the weekly award. Russell helped Penn State to a 3-0 week on the road during the Nittany Lions' annual spring break trip. He opened the week guiding PSU to a 3-0 victory at No. 7 USC with 20 kills, hitting .720 with two errors on 25 swings. Against Cal State Northridge, he recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 kills and 10 digs, while also adding a match-high five aces. He capped off the week with 19 kills in a straight set win against No. 8 LBSU with a team-high 19 kills to go along with Asics Invitational MVP honors. Russell is the first Nittany Lion to earn the award since Joe Sunder was tabbed Player of the Week in 2011. RUSSELL TABBED EIVA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK After guiding Penn State men's volleyball to its sixth consecutive win, senior Aaron Russell has been named the EIVA Offensive Player of the Week, The honor is the second consecutive for Russell, who has collected the award a total of three times this season. Russell helped then-No. 10 Penn State to a thrilling five-set victory against No. 11 Ohio State at home in Rec Hall. He led the team with his second 30-kill performance of the season against the Buckeyes, totaling a match-high 30 kills on .458 hitting. He added 14 digs for his second double-double of the season to go along with three blocks and two aces. EIVA SEASON SWEEP Following wins against Princeton and George Mason April 29 and May 1, the Nittany Lions moved to 12-0 on the year in the EIVA. PSU has been unbeaten in EIVA play during the regular season in 14 of the last 20 years, registering consecutive unblemished EIVA slates in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Penn State surrendered just seven matches to an opponent in the EIVA in that 20-year span. GOODELL TABBED EIVA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Redshirt senior Nick Goodell highlighted the first EIVA Weekly Awards release of the season with EIVA Defensive Player of the week honors for his performances in the first two weeks of the 2015 slate. The award is the first of the season for Goodell, who earned weekly conference recognition three times last year. Goodell recorded at least seven digs in three of the first four matches of the season, while also posting double figure kills in each match. Through four matches, he's tied for second on the team in blocks per set (0.53) and second on the squad in digs per set (1.76). In the Outrigger Invitational, he kicked off the season with 10 kills and seven digs against No. 8 UC Irvine, before returning the next night to lead the team with 14 kills against No. 10 Hawaii. Goodell highlighted last weekend with his first double-double of the season, posting 15 kills and 14 digs at Ball State. Facing the squad's third ranked team of the season, he put down 10 kills at No. 13 IPFW, while also adding two aces and three blocks. A CLEAN SWEEP Penn State earned 14 of its victories in straight-sets in 2015, putting together a PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L 14-2 record in three-set matches. 2014 DOUBLE-DOUBLES AARON RUSSELL 1/17 vs. IPFW 2/1 vs. Saint Francis 2/28 at Princeton 3/1 at George Mason 5/1 vs. Loyola
12 kills, 10 digs 16 kills, 11 digs 17 kills, 10 digs 13 kills, 13 digs 15 kills, 10 digs
NICK GOODELL 2/22 vs. Harvard 3/1 at George Mason 3/14 vs. CSUN 3/22 at Lewis 5./1 vs. Loyola
11 kills, 10 digs 16 kills, 11 digs 15 kills, 11 digs 19 kills, 11 digs 18 kills, 10 digs
PETER RUSSELL 5/1 vs. Loyola
17 kills, 11 digs
TAYLOR HAMMOND 3/22 at Lewis
50 assists, 11 digs
RUSSELL RECEIVES AVCA ALL-AMERICA HONORS Senior Aaron Russell earned first team AVCA All-America honors, as announced the America Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The honor marks the second consecutive season Russell has been selected to the first team. Russell is one of 10 student-athletes from around the nation to earn first team distinction, which improves Penn State's total number of AVCA All-Americans to 82 since 1971. He's also the seventh multi-year first team All-American in Penn State program history and the first Nittany Lion to earn backto-back first team selections since Max Lipsitz (2009-10). FOUR EARN ALL-EIVA HONORS Four Nittany Lions earned EIVA postseason honors this season highlighted by Senior Aaron Russell highlights the group with his third consecutive Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Player of the Year honor, making him just the second Nittany Lion in program history to earn the award three times. Additionally, head coach Mark Pavlik earned Bob Sweeney EIVA Coach of the Year honors. Redshirt senior Connor Curry and Russell each earned First Team All-EIVA honors, while redshirt senior Nick Goodell and redshirt junior Taylor Hammond earned second team accolades. Russell joins José Quiñones (2000-02) as the only Penn State men's volleyball student-athletes to repeat as EIVA Player of the Year in three consecutive seasons. Russell's award is also the 16th time a Nittany Lion has been honored as the league's Player of the Year. The four All-EIVA honors brings Penn State's all-time number of conference selections to 198 since 1972. Pavlik's Coach of the Year laurel marks the fifth time he's been selected for the award, as was previously honored in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013.
SERVING THEIR WAY UP THE RECORD BOOK SINGLE SEASON Aces ## Name
Year
79 71 55 51 49 48 47 46
2009 2014 2007 2009 2010 2008 1989 2012
Max Holt AARON RUSSELL Max Holt Will Price Will Prince Max Holt Robert Pierce Nick Turko
ALL-TIME Aces ## Name 207 136 130 126 108 107 100 99 88 87 85 83 82 76 76 71
Max Holt AARON RUSSELL Zeljko Kolijesar Carlos Guerra Matt Proper Joe Sunder Will Prince Jose Quinones Jason Kepner Alex Gutaor Nick Turko Eric Houston Edgardo Goas Matt Anderson Zach Slenker NICK GOODELL Ramon Hernandez
Year 2006-09 2011-PRES. 2000-03 2000-03 2003-06 2009-12 2006-08 2000-03 1994-97 2004-07 2009-13 1998-00 2009-12 2006-08 2000-03 2010-PRES. 1991-94
The four All-EIVA honors brings Penn State’s all-time number of conference selections to 198 since 1972. Aaron’s individual award marks the 16th time a Nittany Lion has been honored as the Player of the Year. CURRY TABBED ACADEMIC ALL-EIVA Redshirt senior Connor Curry has earned his fourth consecutive spot on the Academic All-EIVA team, as announced by the conference. Curry joins 14 other student athletes from the other conference schools on the squad. Marking his fourth career Academic All-EIVA honor, Curry has established himself as Penn State's starting libero for the past four seasons, picking up All-EIVA awards in each year. Most recently, he was honored as the only libero on the 2015 First Team All-EIVA squad. Having played in 119 career matches, his collection of appearances on the court ranks first all-time in the NCAA active DI record list. This year, his 2.54 digs per set currently ranks seventh nationally and has been slotted within the nation's top 10 all season. Curry also surpassed the 1,000 career digs mark this season to become one of two Nittany Lions in program history to reach the milestone. To be eligible for Academic All-EIVA honors, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher and have participated in at least 60 percent of the matches played by their team. PENN STATE VOTED EIVA PRESEASON FAVORITE The Penn State men's volleyball team, 17-time defending Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) champions, were selected as the preseason favorite to repeat as champions, as voted by the league's eight head coaches. The Nittany Lions, who finished the 2015 season 21-10 advancing to the NCAA National Semifinals, received 62 points and six of the eight first-place votes. George Mason, led by former Nittany Lion assistant coach Jay Hosack, received 58 points and the final two first-place votes, while Princeton (38 points) was picked to finish third followed by NJIT and Saint Francis (Pa.) tied for fourth at 35 points. Rounding out the preseason poll is Harvard (33 points) in sixth, Sacred Heart (19 points) in seventh, and the EIVA's newest member, Charleston (W. Va.), who is eighth with eight points. NITTANY LIONS PICKED 10TH IN PRESEASON POLL The Penn State men's volleyball team debuts in the 2016 AVCA Division I-II Preseason Coaches Poll at No. 10. The Nittany Lions face eight teams in 2016 that are ranked in this year's preseason poll. PSU TO HOST 2016 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP University Park will be the site of the 2016 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, marking the sixth time in school history that Rec Hall has hosted the event. Penn State will serve as the host PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL of the vaunted event May 5-7, 2016. Penn State men’s volleyball was selected as one of two Nittany Lion programs to host an NCAA national championship. The announcement came during the NCAA announcement of its host sites through the 2017-18 season.
2014 HONORS AARON RUSSELL AVCA First Team All-American EIVA All-Tournament Team Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year First Team All-EIVA Off the Block Preseason All-American EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (1/21, 2/3, 3/24, 3/31) Mike Anderson Player of the Game (1/17, 2/7, 2/21, 3/21) MATT CALLAWAY Mike Anderson Player of the Game (2/5, 2/14, 2/22) Off the Block Blog National Freshman of the Week (2/17) Active Ankle All-Tournament (3/15)
HAMMOND, NUGENT, PENROSE RECEIVED VOTES IN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN POLL Taylor Hammond, Chris Nugent, and Jalen Penrose received votes in the 2016 Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams as announced on December 10, 2015. The annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. Players eligible for the Preseason All-American Teams had to be on an active roster of a Division I-II men’s volleyball team. The 18-member voting committee for these teams was comprised of men’s volleyball head coaches and volleyball reporters from around the nation. The 10 players receiving the most votes were named Preseason First-Team All-Americans, while the next top 10 vote-getters were selected as Preseason Second-Team All-Americans. However, a tie for the final spot resulted in the second-team having an additional member.
PETER RUSSELL Second Team All-EIVA Mike Anderson Player of the Game (1/18, 3/22) EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (4/7)
This is the fifth consecutive season that Off the Block has presented the men’s volleyball Division I-II Preseason All-American Teams. Off the Block is also the only volleyball organization to present men’s volleyball Preseason All-American Teams.
SPENCER SAUTER Mike Anderson Player of the Game (1/31) NICK GOODELL AVCA All-American Honorable Mention EIVA Championship Most Outstanding Player First Team All-EIVA Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament (1/31) Mike Anderson Player of the Game (2/21, 2/8) EIVA Offensive Player of the Week (2/10, 4/21, 4/21) EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (3/31)
Springbak, Inc. is the official sponsor of the 2016 Preseason All-American Teams. Springbak, Inc. produces high performance footwear used by professional athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB, U.S. Olympic teams and the top college teams in the nation. LEADING LIONS Redshirt senior Matt Seifert and redshirt junior Matt Callaway have been voted as the two team captains for the 2016 season. Seifert is no stranger to the leadership role, having served as one of two team captains during the 2014 & 2015 seasons.
MATT SEIFERT Second Team All-EIVA EIVA Defensive Player of the Week (3/3) Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament (3/15) CONNOR CURRY Second Team All-EIVA Academic All-EIVA Academic All-Big Ten TAYLOR HAMMOND First Team All-EIVA PSU IN THE NATIONAL STANDINGS TEAM Rank Category 2 3 5 5 5 9
Match W-L Percentage Kills Per Set Assists Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Hitting Percentage
INDIVIDUAL Category Assists Per Set Digs Per Set Kills Per Set Hitting % Aces Per Set Points Per Set
Rank Name 5 10 8 14 26 1 25 3 12
Taylor Hammond Connor Curry Aaron Russell Nick Goodell Aaron Russell Aaron Russell Nick Goodell Aaron Russell Nick Goodell
Stat 781 13.58 12.76 1.53 9.88 .305 Stat 11.34 2.50 4.00 3.79 .342 0.65 0.32 4.89 4.34
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
2015 INDIVIDUAL CAREER HIGH TAYLOR HAMMOND (RS-JR., S) Kills:...................... 3, 3x last vs. Lewis (1/24/15) Attacks:.............................. 6 vs. Lewis (1/18/13) Hitting Pct:..... 1.000 (2-0-2), at LBSU (3/14/15) Assists:.....................61 vs. Ohio State (3/21/15) Aces:.......2 (2x), last vs. Sacred Heart (4/11/15) Digs:.............................. 14, vs. Loyola (1/23/15) Blocks:..................5 (2x), last vs. NJIT (3/28/15)
AIDAN ALBRECHT (RS-FR., OPP) Kills:............................ 5, 2x last at Loyola (2/21) Attacks:...................................10, at Lewis (2/20) Hitting Pct:..375, 2x (5-2-8), last at Loyola (2/20) Assists:..............................1, at Ohio State (2/10) Aces:......................................2, at Harvard (2/28) Digs:............................. 3, at Sacred Heart (2/27) Blocks:............4, 2x last, at Sacred Heart (2/27)
ZACK PARIK (JR., S) Kills:................1, 2x, last at Princeton (2/28/14) Attacks:............1, 3x last at Princeton (2/28/14) Hitting Pct:....................................................... N/A Assists:............................22 vs. Erskine (2/7/14) Aces:................2 (2x), last vs. Harvard (4/10/15) Digs:.................3, 3x last at Princeton (4/17/15) Blocks:..............2 vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/15/14)
MATT SEIFERT (RS-JR., MH) Kills:..................... 12 at George Mason (3/1/14) Attacks:...............................20 vs. UCLA (1/9/14) Hitting Pct:......... ..833 (8-3-12) vs. Sacred Heart Assists:.........1, 3x, last vs. Ohio State (1/11/14) Aces:....................... 6 at George Mason (3/1/14) Digs:......................3, 3x last vs. CSUN (3/14/15) Blocks:........................ 8 vs. Princeton (2/23/13)
JALEN PENROSE (RS-FR., OH) Kills:.......................................... 21, vs. NJIT (3/28) Attacks:.......................39, (2x) last vs. NJIT (3/28) Hitting Pct:...............571 (10-2-14) vs. NJIT (3/28) Assists:................. 1, 2x last, vs. Ohio State (3/21) Aces:............................................4, at LBSU (3/14) Digs:............................................8, at LBSU (3/14) Blocks:............3 (4x) last vs. Sacred Heart (4/11)
MATT CALLAWAY (RS-SO., MH/OPP) Kills:................................11, vs. Lewis (1/24/15) Attacks:............................17 at Hawaii (1/10/15) Hitting Pct:..625 (6-1-8 ) at Princeton (2/28/14) Assists:.................. 2, 3x last vs. Lewis (1/24/15) Aces:.......................................1 at NJIT (4/19/14) Digs:.......5 (2x), last vs. Sacred Heart (4/11/15) Blocks:................11 vs. Sacred Heart (4/11/15)
CHRIS NUGENT (SO., OH) Kills:.......................16, vs. Mount Olive (1/30/15) Attacks:.............................23, vs. Lewis (5/07/15) Hitting Pct:..500 (16-5-22), vs. Mt Olive (1/30/15) Assists:............. 1, (7x) last vs. Harvard (4/10/15) Aces:....................... 7, vs. Saint Francis (1/31/15) Digs:.................................... 9, vs. Lewis (5/07/15) Blocks:...............................5, vs. Erskine (2/6/15)
ANDREW ROBERTS (RS-SO., OPP) Kills:..................3 vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/15/14) Attacks:.............5 vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/15/14) Hitting Pct:........ .200 (3-2-5) vs. Rutgers-Newark Assists:............. 1, 2x last at Ohio State (3/7/14) Aces:..........2, 2x last vs. Saint Francis (1/31/15) Digs:......................................2 vs. NJIT (2/14/14) Blocks:....... 1, 2x, last vs. Rutgers-Newark(2/15)
SPENCER SAUTER (RS-JR., OH) Kills:.............................. 9, at Ball State (1/16/15) Attacks:........................... 36, vs. Loyola (1/23/15) Hitting Pct:....... .294 (7-2-17), at Hawaii (1/9/15) Assists:.................. 1, 4x last vs. Loyola (1/23/15) Aces:...................... 1, 3x last vs. Loyola (1/23/15) Digs:............................ 10, at Ball State (1/16/15) Blocks:.............................. 5, vs. Loyola (1/23/15)
* Minimum five kills required for hitting percentage
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
2015 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (21-10, 12-0 EIVA) DATE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
SET SCORES
SITE
ATT.
RECORD
TIME
1/8
UC Irvine@
L
3-2
17-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-22, 7-15
Honolulu, Hawaii
---
0-1
2:00
1/9
Hawaii@
L
3-0
24-26, 19-25, 18-25
Honolulu, Hawaii
2,893
0-2
1:41
1/16
Ball State
L
3-2
31-29, 25-22, 24-26, 19-25, 12-15
Muncie, Ind.
1,513
0-3
2:31
1/17
IPFW
L
3-1
26-24, 20-25, 21-25, 19-25
Fort Wayne, Ind.
1,316
0-4
2:00
1/23
Loyola
L
3-1
26-28, 24-26, 25-23, 21-25
University Park, Pa.
902
0-5
2:07
1/24
Lewis
L
3-1
18-25, 25-18, 22-25, 20-25
University Park, Pa.
650
0-6
1:54
1/30
Mount Olive
W
3-0
25-18, 25-11, 25-10
University Park, Pa.
761
1-6
1:11
1/31
Saint Francis
W
3-0
25-18, 25-18, 25-18
University Park, Pa.
1,721
2-6
1:14
2/6
Erskine
W
3-0
25-17, 25-14, 25-19
University Park, Pa.
650
3-6
1:10
2/10
Ohio State
L
0-3
24-26, 22-25, 23-25
Columbus, Ohio
448
3-7
1:30
2/14
George Mason
W
3-0
26-24, 26-24, 25-18
University Park, Pa.
520
4-7
1:26
2/20
Lewis
L
3-1
15-25, 28-26, 18-25, 20-25
Romeroville, Ill.
1,122
4-8
2:04
2/21
Loyola
L
3-1
16-25, 19-25, 25-20, 19-25
Chicago, Ill.
1,803
4-9
1:34
2/27
Sacred Heart
W
3-0
25-16, 25-11, 25-21
Fairfield, Conn.
105
5-9
1:12
2/28
Harvard
W
3-1
21-25, 25-14, 25-23, 25-22
Cambridge, Mass.
467
6-9
1:35
3/10
USC
W
3-0
25-18, 25-19, 25-21
Los Angeles, California
450
7-9
1:28
3/13
CSUN!
W
3-0
25-20, 25-21, 25-16
Long Beach, Calif.
768
8-9
1:25
3/14
Long Beach State!
W
3-0
25-22, 25-15, 25-19
Long Beach, Calif.
873
9-9
1:20
3/21
Ohio State
W
3-2
22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 22-25, 15-9
University Park, Pa.
1,025
10-9
2:12
3/27
Princeton
W
3-0
25-19, 25-21, 25-23
University Park, Pa.
621
11-9
1:24
3/28
NJIT
W
3-2
27-29, 25-15, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13
University Park, Pa.
671
12-9
2:07
4/4
George Mason
W
3-0
25-19, 25-22, 25-13
Fairfax, Va.
652
13-9
1:10
4/10
Harvard
W
3-2
25-20, 20-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-10
University Park, Pa.
842
14-9
2:07
4/11
Sacred Heart
W
3-1
25-15, 20-25, 25-17, 25-18
University Park, Pa.
921
15-9
1:48
4/17
Princeton
W
3-1
25-27, 25-19, 25-21, 25-15
Princeton, N.J.
1,745
16-9
1:49
4/18
NJIT
W
3-0
30-28, 25-21, 25-21
Newark, N.J.
299
17-9
1:27
4/25
Saint Francis
W
3-0
25-21, 25-19, 25-22
Loretto, Pa.
969
18-9
1:26
4/29
Princeton
W
3-0
25-20, 25-17, 25-10
University Park, Pa.
616
19-9
1:07
5/1
George Mason
W
3-1
25-16, 25-17, 25-17
University Park, Pa.
721
20-9
1:12
5/5
Hawaii
W
3-1
25-22, 25-20, 17-25, 27-25
Stanford, Calif.
539
21-9
2:03
5/7
Lewis
L
3-1
20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 20-25
Stanford, Calif.
1,685
21-10
1:58
@ - indicates match played at the Outrigger Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii ! - indicates match played at the Active Ankle Classic in Long Beach, Calif.
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L Penn State Combined Team Statistics (as of May 08, 2015) All matches RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
##
8 3 17 18 10 4 15 14 11 1 5 2 7
Player
Russell, Aaron Curry, Connor Callaway, Matt Seifert, Matt Nugent, Chris Goodell, Nick Albrecht, Aiden Penrose, Jalen Sauter, Spencer Hammond, Taylor Thompson, Parker Parik, Zack Roberts, Andrew TM PENN STATE Opponents
Team Statistics ATTACK Ki l l s Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET As s i s t s Attempts Assist Pct Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors Ball handling errors ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date Neutral site #/Avg Current win streak Home win streak
sp
113 113 113 86 92 95 27 65 33 112 1 77 53 113 113
k
OVERALL 21-10 12-0 9-10
k/s
Attack e
529 4.68 153 1 0.01 0 132 1.17 38 86 1.00 31 221 2.40 102 295 3.11 133 21 0.78 13 128 1.97 85 41 1.24 24 16 0.14 15 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 0 0 0.00 1 1470 13.01 595 1263 11.18 500
PSU 1470 595 3088 .283 13.0
OPP 1263 500 3004 .254 11.2
1390 3029 .459 12.3
1196 2997 .399 10.6
163 380 2603 .854 1.4
113 441 2381 .815 1.0
113 1.0 1939 .942
163 1.4 2223 .927
1062 9.4
842 7.5
56 339 225.5 2.0 40 11
48 472 284.0 2.5 48 19
10621 13/817 4/748 0 11
14655 14/1047
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987 .381 18 0.16 62 84 3 .333 63 0.56 0 0 293 .321 10 0.09 4 23 173 .318 5 0.06 10 51 451 .264 6 0.07 26 36 695 .233 8 0.08 24 65 46 .174 2 0.07 3 24 265 .162 3 0.05 13 43 130 .131 3 0.09 3 11 44 .023 1231 10.99 7 19 0 .000 0 0.00 0 0 0 .000 41 0.53 7 6 1 -1.000 0 0.00 4 18 3088 .283 1390 12.30 163 380 3004 .254 1196 10.58 113 441 Date Jan 08 Jan 09 Jan 16 Jan 17 Jan 23 Jan 24 Jan 30 *Jan 31 Feb 06 Feb 10 *Feb 14 Feb 20 Feb 21 *Feb 27 *Feb 28 Mar 10 Mar 13 Mar 14 Mar 21 *Mar 27 *Mar 28 *Apr 04 *Apr 10 *Apr 11 *Apr 17 *Apr 18 *Apr 25 Apr 29 May 01 May 05 May 07
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0.55 28 197 0.00 40 277 0.04 1 42 0.12 2 22 0.28 24 120 0.25 2 141 0.11 0 6 0.20 1 50 0.09 10 47 0.06 2 144 0.00 0 0 0.09 0 11 0.08 0 5 3 1.44 113 1062 1.00 163 842
Opponent vs #8 UC Irvine at #10 Hawai'i at Ball State at #13 IPFW #1 LOYOLA #2 LEWIS MOUNT OLIVE SAINT FRANCIS ERSKINE at #12 Ohio State GEORGE MASON at #2 Lewis at #1 Loyola at Sacred Heart at Harvard at #7 USC vs CSUN at #8 Long Beach State #11 OHIO STATE PRINCETON NJIT at George Mason HARVARD SACRED HEART at Princeton at NJIT at Saint Francis PRINCETON GEORGE MASON vs #5 Hawai'i vs #2 Lewis
NEUTRAL 2-2 0-0 2-2
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Blocking ba total blk/s be bhe
1.74 2.45 0.37 0.26 1.30 1.48 0.22 0.77 1.42 1.29 0.00 0.14 0.09 9.40 7.45
19 48 67 0 0 0 9 83 92 6 52 58 5 31 36 6 31 37 3 19 22 3 20 23 1 14 15 3 41 44 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 56 339 225.5 48 472 284.0
0.59 4 0.00 0 0.81 9 0.67 1 0.39 6 0.39 2 0.81 2 0.35 8 0.45 2 0.39 6 0.00 0 0.01 0 0.00 0 - 2.00 40 2.51 48
Score 2-3 0-3 2-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 3-0 3-0 3-0 0-3 3-0 1-3 1-3 3-0 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-0 3-2 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-1 1-3
Score by set 17-25,18-25,25-18,25-22,7-15 24-26,19-25,18-25 31-29,25-22,24-26,19-25,12-15 26-24,20-25,21-25,19-25 26-28,24-26,25-23,21-25 18-25,25-18,22-25,20-25 25-18,25-11,25-10 25-18,25-18,25-18 25-17,25-14,25-19 24-26,22-25,23-25 26-24,26-24,25-18 15-25,28-26,18-25,20-25 16-25,19-25,25-20,19-25 25-16,25-11,25-21 21-25,25-14,25-23,25-22 25-18,25-19,25-21 25-20,25-21,25-16 25-22,25-15,25-19 22-25,25-22,25-20,22-25,15-9 25-19,25-21,25-23 27-29,25-15,23-25,25-16,15-13 25-19,25-22,25-13 25-20,20-25,24-26,25-21,15-10 25-15,20-25,25-17,25-18 25-27,25-19,25-21,25-15 30-28,25-21,25-21 25-21,25-19,25-22 25-20,25-17,25-10 25-16,25-17,25-17 25-22,25-20,17-25,27-25 20-25,25-22,16-25,20-25
points
2 634.0 3 1.0 0 186.5 0 128.0 0 267.5 1 340.5 1 36.5 0 154.0 0 52.0 3 46.5 0 0.0 0 8.0 1 4.0 11 1858.5 19 1660.0 Att. 0 2893 1513 1316 902 650 761 1721 650 448 520 1122 1803 105 467 450 768 873 1025 621 671 652 842 921 1745 299 969 616 721 539 1685
Record in 3-set matches: 14-2 Record in 4-set matches: 4-6 Record in 5-set matches: 3-2
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL 2015 PENN STATE SUPERLATIVES THREE SETS............................... INDIVIDUAL...................................................................................................................................................................................TEAM Kills:..............................................20 - Aaron Russell at USC (3/10).................................................................................................. 48, 3x last - vs. George Mason (5/1) Attacks:.........................................33 - Nick Goodell vs. George Mason (2/14).................................................................................................... 98 - at Ohio State (2/10) Attack Percentage*:......................750 (20-2-25) - Aaron Russell at USC (3/10)....................................................................... .520 (47-8-75) - at George Mason (4/4) Assists:..........................................41, 3x last - Taylor Hammond vs. George Mason (5/1).............................................................................................46 - at USC (3/10) Aces:..............................................7 - Chris Nugent vs. Saint Francis (1/31)................................................................................................................12 - vs. CSUN (3/13) Digs:..............................................13 - Connor Curry vs. George Mason (2/14)................................................................................................ 39 - vs. Mount Olive (1/30) Solo Blocks:..................................2, 2x last - Aaron Russell at Sacred Heart (2/27)............................................................................3, 3x last - at George Mason (4/4) Block Assists:................................6 - Matt Callaway at LBSU (3/14)............................................................................................................................ 16 - vs. CSUN (3/13) Total Blocks:.................................7 - Matt Callaway at LBSU (3/14)........................................................................................................................ 11.0 - vs. Erskine (2/6) FOUR SETS................................. INDIVIDUAL...................................................................................................................................................................................TEAM Kills:..............................................25 - Nick Goodell at Harvard (2/28)........................................................................................................................ 62 - vs. Lewis (1/24) Attacks:.........................................46 - Aaron Russell vs. Hawaii (5/5)......................................................................................................................155 - vs. Loyola (1/23) Attack Percentage*:......................562 (11-2-16) Matt Callaway vs. Lewis (1/24).................................................................................375 (51-31-120) vs. Lewis (2/20) Assists:..........................................54 - Taylor Hammond vs. Hawaii (5/5).................................................................................................................... 60 - vs. Lewis (1/23) Aces:..............................................4 - Aaron Russell at Princeton (4/17)............................................................................................ 10, 2x last - vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) Digs:..............................................12, 2x last - Connor Curry at Harvard (2/28).........................................................................................................54 - vs. Loyola (1/23) Solo Blocks:.................................. 2 - Aaron Russell, at Harvard (2/28)............................................................................................................5 - vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) Block Assists:................................11 - Matt Callaway vs. Sacred Heart (4/11)...............................................................................................31 - vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) Total Blocks:.................................12 - Matt Callaway vs. Sacred Heart (4/11)........................................................................................... 20.5 - vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) FIVE SETS................................... INDIVIDUAL...................................................................................................................................................................................TEAM Kills:..............................................32 - Aaron Russell at Ball State (1/16)..............................................................................................................68 - at Ball State (1/16) Attacks:.........................................57 - Aaron Russell at Ball State (1/16)............................................................................................................. 163 - vs. Harvard (4/10) Attack Percentage*:......................458 (30-8-48) - Aaron Russell vs. Ohio State (3/21)............................................................. .313 (67-26-131) vs. Ohio State (3/21) Assists:..........................................61 - Taylor Hammond - vs. Ohio State (3/21)....................................................................................65, 2x last - vs. Ohio State (3/21) Aces:..............................................3, 2x last - Aaron Russell vs. Harvard (4/10).........................................................................................................7 - vs. Harvard (4/10) Digs:..............................................19 - Connor Curry vs. Harvard (4/10).................................................................................................................. 55 - vs. Harvard (4/10) Solo Blocks:..................................2 - Matt Seifert vs. Harvard (4/10)..................................................................................................................3, 2x last - vs. NJIT (4/10) Block Assists:................................6 - Matt Callaway vs. NJIT (3/28).................................................................................................................................21 - vs. NJIT(3/28) Total Blocks:.................................7 - Matt Callaway vs. NJIT (3/28)............................................................................................................................ 13.5 - vs. NJIT (3/28)
2015 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES
THREE SETS............................... INDIVIDUAL...................................................................................................................................................................................TEAM Kills:..............................................16 - Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State (2/14)..............................................................................................................44 - Ohio State (2/10) Attacks:.........................................34, 2x last - Sinisa Zarkovic, Hawaii (4/9)............................................................................................................98 - Ohio State (2/10) Attack Percentage*:......................714 (6-1-7) - Brian Negron, George Mason (2/14)........................................................................... .427 (40-8-75) - Princeton (3/27) Assists:..........................................37 - Christy Blough, Ohio State (2/10).......................................................................................................................... 39 - Hawaii (1/9) Aces:..............................................2, 3x last - Jack Wilson, George Mason (5/1).............................................................................................4, 3x last - Princeton (3/27) Digs:..............................................12 - Kolby Kanetake, Hawaii (1/9)........................................................................................................................36 - Ohio State (2/10) Solo Blocks:..................................2 - Sinisa Zarkovic, Hawaii (1/9)......................................................................................................................... 2, 3x last - LBSU (3/14) Block Assists:................................6, 2x last - Taylor Gregory, LBSU (3/14)........................................................................................................................ 21 - LBSU (3/14) Total Blocks:.................................6, 2x last - Taylor Gregory, LBSU (3/14).....................................................................................................................12.5 - LBSU (3/14) FOUR SETS................................. INDIVIDUAL...................................................................................................................................................................................TEAM Kills:..............................................21 - Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola (1/23)......................................................................................................................... 62 - Loyola (1/23) Attacks:.........................................53 - Thomas Jaeschke, Loyola (1/23) ...................................................................................................................... 143 - Loyola (1/23) Attack Percentage*:......................667 (9-1-12) - Jeff Jendryk, Loyola (2/21)............................................................................................ .430 (51-11-93) - IPFW (1/17) Assists:..........................................51 - Peter Hutz, Loyola (1/23).......................................................................................................................................57 - Loyola (1/23) Aces:..............................................4 - Cody Kessel, Princeton (4/17)..................................................................................................................................... 8 - IPFW (1/17) Digs:..............................................14 - Cody Caldwell, Loyola (1/23)................................................................................................................................ 58 - Loyola (1/23) Solo Blocks:..................................3 - David Stearns, Princeton (4/17)...........................................................................................................................7 - Princeton (4/17) Block Assists:................................10 - Bobby Walsh vs. Lewis (5/7).................................................................................................................................. 37 - Lewis (2/20) Total Blocks:.................................11 - Bobby Walsh vs. Lewis (5/7).............................................................................................................................. 20.5 - Lewis (2/20) FIVE SETS................................... INDIVIDUAL...................................................................................................................................................................................TEAM Kills:..............................................22 - TJ Jurko, NJIT (3/28)........................................................................................................................................ 66 - Ball State (1/16) Attacks:.........................................47 - TJ Jurko, NJIT (3/28).......................................................................................................................................145 - Ball State (1/16) Attack Percentage*:......................545 (7-1-11) Matt Walsh, Ball State (1/16)......................................................................................................... .352 - UC Irvine (1/8) Assists:..........................................56 - Hiago Garchet, Ball State (1/16)..................................................................................................................... 60 - Ball State (1/16) Aces:..............................................6 - Brendan Surane, Ball State (1/16).........................................................................................................................9 - UC Irvine (1/8) Digs:..............................................17- David Vander Meer, Ball State (1/16).............................................................................................................. 52 - Ball State (1/16) Solo Blocks:..................................1, 6x - Chris Kaepernick, NJIT (3/28)...................................................................................................................... 4 - Ohio State (3/21) Block Assists:................................8, 2x last - Matt Walsh, Ball State (1/16)............................................................................................................... 24 - Ball State (1/16) Total Blocks:.................................8, 2x last - Matt Walsh, Ball State (1/16)...........................................................................................................14.5 - Ohio State (3/21)
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L SINGLE-SEASON TEAM RECORDS
Nate Matthews sets Norm Keil
Kills 2,677........................................... 1999 2,616............................................ 1990 2,559........................................... 1998 2,479............................................ 1991 2,441............................................ 2000 2,420........................................... 1997 2,290........................................... 1992 2,225........................................... 1995 Hitting Percentage .399............................................2008* .397............................................2009* .384.............................................. 1994 .384............................................2002* .381.............................................. 1997 .363............................................2005* .362............................................2003* .362.............................................. 1995 .361.............................................. 1999 Total Blocks 473.............................................2005* 422............................................... 1991 406.5........................................... 1999 404............................................... 2000 390............................................... 1995 389............................................... 1994 380............................................... 1992 374............................................... 1998 357.............................................2004* Service Aces 230.............................................2009* 193............................................... 2000 191.............................................2007* 176.............................................2001* 173.......................1991, 2012, 2013* 171...............................1999 & 2008* 163.............................................2015* 159.............................................2011* 158.............................................2005* 157.............................................2013* 154.............................................2002* Digs 1,531............................................ 1990 1,482........................................... 1991 1,455........................................... 1992 1,328........................................... 1988 1,328........................................... 1999 1,274.......................................... 2010* 1,272............................................ 1993 Assists 2,491............................................ 1999 2,483........................................... 1990 2,357............................................ 1998 2,256........................................... 2000 2,232........................................... 1991 2,230........................................... 1997 2,130............................................ 1992 2,027............................................ 1995
ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS TRADITIONAL SCORING Kills - 51 Ivan Contreras vs. Princeton April 19, 1997 Attacks - 89 Ivan Contreras vs. Princeton April 19, 1997 Hitting Percentage: .929 (13-0-14) Ivan Contreras vs. East Stroudsburg Feb. 13, 1997 Digs - 23 Tom Gingrich vs. Cal State Northridge March 9, 1991 Assists - 115 Dan Pollock vs. Princeton April 19, 1997 Blocks - 13 Kevin Hourican vs. Rutgers-Newark Feb. 25, 1995 Service Aces - 9 John Wasielewski 1990
RALLY SCORING
Kills - 35 Matt Anderson at UC Santa Barbara March 12, 2007 Attacks - 62 Matt Anderson at UC Santa Barbara March 12, 2007 Will Price at UC Irvine March 10, 2010 Hitting Percentage (Min. 10 Kills) - 1.000 (10-0-10) - Norm Keil vs. Rutgers-Newark Feb. 16, 2002 (11-0-11) - Zeljko Koljesar vs. Springfield April 20, 2002 (12-0-12) - Max Holt vs. Harvard Feb. 13 2009 Digs - 25 Dennis Del Valle at UC Irvine March 10, 2010 Assists - 81 Edgardo Goas at UC Irvine March 10, 2010 Blocks - 13 Keith Kowal at Princeton March 27, 2005 Nate Meerstein vs. UC Irvine May 4, 2006 Service Aces - 7 Max Holt vs. USC Jan. 8, 2009 Chris Nugent vs. St. Francis Jan. 31, 2015
* - Rally-scoring era
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Kills
713 635 599 583 568 567 563 559 546 537 529 499
Guillo Silva Ivan Contreras Tony Mazzullo Chris Chase Jorge Perez Matt Anderson Ivan Contreras David Muir Ivan Contreras Carlos Guerra Aaron Russell Tony Mazzullo Will Price
Hitting Percentage .574 .562 .548 .524 .515 .514 .504 .499 .490 .486 .480 .478 .477 .474 .470 .469 .454 .447 ,442 .440
Attacks
1,287 1,158 1,121 1,098 1,075 1,068 1,064 1,064 1,003 1,002
Keith Kowal Max Holt Max Holt Max Lipsitz Nate Meerstein Nate Meerstein Keith Kowal Max Lipsitz Max Lipsitz Chris Chase Sergio Pampena John Mills Keith Kowal Nate Meerstein Max Lipsitz Zach Slenker Edgardo Goas Norm Keil Norm Keil Max Holt Ivan Contreras Kevin Hourican
2004* 2009* 2008* 2010* 2004* 2005* 2003* 2008* 2009* 1988 1999 2001* 2005* 2006* 2007* 2002* 2010* 2002* 2003* 2 0 07 * 1994 1994
Guillo Silva Ivan Contreras David Muir Jorge Perez Will Price Chris Chase Tony Mazzullo Carlos Guerra Ivan Contreras Matt Anderson
1990 1997 1992 1991 2010* 1989 1998 2000 1995 2008*
Block Solos
44 42 41 38 29
1990 1997 1998 1989 1991 2008* 1995 1992 1996 2000 2015 1999 2010*
Chris Chase Ivan Contreras Ramon Hernandez Kevin Hourican Kevin Hourican
1989 1995 1992 1995 1996
Block Assists 182 156 151 138 134 133 132 123 121 119 116 114 113 112 111 110 109 108 107 106 104
Keith Kowal Keith Kowal Nate Meerstein Keith Kowal Max Lipsitz Nate Meerstein Adam Whitescarver Matt Proper Ivan Contreras Kevin Hourican Max Holt Max Holt Max Holt Norm Keil Max Lipsitz Sergio Pampena Kevin Hourican Nate Meerstein Max Lipsitz Norm Keil Matt Proper Ramon Hernandez Brad Miller
Total Blocks 194 166 163 159 156 150 147 146 145 141 140 137 134 130 129 127 122 121 120
2005* 2003* 2005* 2004* 2010* 2004* 2000 2005* 1994 1995 2007* 2008* 2006* 2002* 2008* 1999 1994 2006* 2009* 2003* 2004* 1992 1998
Keith Kowal 2005* Nate Meerstein 2005* Keith Kowal 2003* Kevin Hourican 1995 Max Lipsitz 2010* Adam Whitescarver 2000 Ramon Hernandez 1992 Matt Proper 2005* Keith Kowal 2004* Nate Meerstein 2004* Ivan Contreras 1994 Chris Chase 1989 Sergio Pampena 1999 Max Holt 2008* Ramon Hernandez 1991 Kevin Hourican 1996 Max Holt 2006* & 2007* Nate Meerstein 2006* Ramon Hernandez 1993 Max Lipsitz 2008* Kevin Hourican 1994 Brad Miller 1998
Service Aces 79 71 62 55 51 49 48 47 46 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33
Digs
386 310 300 297 282 278 277 271 269 267 265 264 250 249 247 239 235
Assists
2,126 2,063 1,877 1,769 1,714 1,677 1,586 1,477 1,455 1,440 1,377 1,367 1,368
Max Holt 2009* Aaron Russell 2014* Aaron Russell 2015* Max Holt 2007* Will Price 2009* Will Price 2010* Max Holt 2008* Robert Pierce 1989 Nick Turko 2012* Zeljko Koljesar 2001* Jason Kepner 1997 Aaron Russell 2013 Carlos Guerra 2000 Eric Houston 1999 & 2000 Ryan Sweitzer 2008* Carlos Guerra 2003* Zeljko Koljesar 2003* Tony Mazzullo 1998 Matt Proper 2006* Matt Anderson 2008* John Wasielewski 1990 Matt Proper 2005* Matt Anderson 2007* Dennis Del Valle Dennis Del Valle Dennis Del Valle Robert Pierce Connor Curry Gary Vogel Ricky Mattei Connor Curry Tony Mazzullo Carlos Bertran Tony Mazzullo Jim Schall Dennis Del Valle Robert Pierce Ricky Mattei Ryan Walthall Tony Mazzullo Charlie Bertran Jason Kepner
2010* 2009* 2011* 1988 2014 2005* 2003* 2015* 1999 1991 1998 1992 2008* 1989 2004* 2007* 1997 1990 1995
Dan Pollock José Quiñones Jim Schall Dan Pollock Jose Quiñones Carlos Ortiz Scott Miller Carlos Ortiz Carlos Ortiz Dan O’Dell Dan O’Dell Edgardo Goas José Quiñones
1998 2000 1992 1997 1999 1995 1991 1993 1994 2004* 2005* 2009* 2001*
* indicates total set during rally-scoring era
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
ALL-TIME CAREER RECORDS Kills
2,089 1,839 1,693 1,534 1,483 1,457 1,362 1,336 1,322 1,274 1,271 1,260 1,249 1,236 1,212 1,158 1,112 1,109 1,104 1,055 1,036
Ivan Contreras Carlos Guerra Ramon Hernandez Aaron Russell Joe Sunder Zeljko Koljesar Tony Mazzullo Matt Proper David Muir Brad Miller Sergio Pampena Jorge Perez Jason Kepner Guillo Silva Matt Anderson Max Lipsitz Max Holt Alex Gutor Ed Josefoski Keith Kowal Carlos Bertran
Hitting Percentage .523 .501 .499 .494 .462 .442 .415 .410 .402 .383 .367 .363 .355 .346 .338 .332 .331 .330
Attacks
3,737 3,617 3,187 2,947 2,705 2,625 2,613 2,482 2,443 2,420 2,392 2,378 2,237 2,229 2,155 2,102
1994-97 2000-03^ 1991-94 2012-2015 2009-12* 2000-03^ 1997-99 2003-06* 1991-93 1996-99 1996-99 1989-91 1994-97 1988-90 2006-08* 2007-10* 2006-09* 2004-07* 1991-95 2002-05* 1988-91
Keith Kowal Max Lipsitz Nate Meerstein Max Holt Norm Keil Sergio Pampena Brad Miller Zach Slenker Ivan Contreras Kevin Hourican Ramon Hernandez Ed Josefoski Tony Mazzullo Aaron Russell Byron Schneider Guillo Silva Zeljko Koljesar Carlos Guerra Jorge Perez Joe Sunder
2002-05* 2007-10* 2003-06* 2006-09* 2001-03* 1996-99 1996-99 2000-03^ 1994-97 1993-96 1991-94 1991-95 1997-99 2012-2015 1992-94 1988-91 2000-03^ 2000-03^ 1988-90 2009-12*
Ivan Contreras Carlos Guerra Ramon Hernandez Joe Sunder Zeljko Koljesar Matt Proper David Muir Tony Mazzullo Jason Kepner Jorge Perez Guillo Silva Matt Anderson Brad Miller Alex Gutor Sergio Pampena Ed Josefoski
1994-97 2000-03^ 1991-94 2009-12* 2000-03^ 2003-06* 1991-93 1997-99 1994-97 1989-91 1988-90 2006-08* 1996-99 2004-07* 1996-99 1991-95
Block Solos (Since 1989) 107 90 81 60 52 48 46 45
Ramon Hernandez Ivan Contreras Sergio Pampena Kevin Hourican Winfield Evens Brad Miller Max Holt Max Lipsitz Jason Kepner
Block Assists (Since 1989) 499 459 444 413 390 363 322 301 297 291 259 256 254 249 248 244 243 241
Keith Kowal Max Lipsitz Max Holt Nate Meerstein Ramon Hernandez Sergio Pampena Matt Proper Ivan Contreras Dan O’Dell Brad Miller José Quiñones Carlos Guerra Zach Slenker Kevin Hourican Ed Josefoski Edgardo Goas Norman Keil Zeljko Koljesar Tony Mazzullo
Total Blocks
527 504 497 492 456 444 391 356 349 342 328 314 298 292 287 283 272 265 264 249
Keith Kowal Max Lipsitz Ramon Hernandez Max Holt Nate Meerstein Sergio Pampena Ivan Contreras Matt Proper Brad Miller Dan O’Dell José Quiñones Kevin Hourican Carlos Guerra Ed Josefoski Edgardo Goas Tony Mazzullo Zach Slenker Zeljko Koljesar Norm Keil Winfield Evens
1991-94 1994-97 1996-99 1993-96 1989-92 1996-99 2006-09* 2007-10* 1994-97 2002-05* 2007-10* 2006-09* 2003-06* 1991-94 1996-99 2003-06* 1994-97 2003-06* 1996-99 1999-02 2000-03^ 2000-03^ 1993-96 1991-95 2009-12* 2000-03^ 2000-03^ 1997-99 2002-05* 2007-10* 1991-94 2006-09* 2003-06* 1996-99 1994-97 2003-06* 1996-99 2003-06* 1999-02 1993-96 2000-03^ 1991-95 2009-12* 1997-99 2000-03^ 2000-03^ 2000-03^ 1989-92
Digs
1,260 1,043 909 820 777 699 693 647 631 591 590 567 542 533 506 499 498
Dennis Del Valle Connor Curry Ricky Mattei Ramon Hernandez Tony Mazzullo Ivan Contreras Jason Kepner Carlos Bertran José Quiñones Jim Schall Carlos Guerra Joe Sunder Carlos Ortiz Zeljko Koljesar Tom Gingrich Ed Josefoski Aaron Smith Sergio Pampena
Service Aces 207 198 130 126 108 107 100 99 88 87 85 83 82 76 71 68 67 66 58 57 55 53
Assists
6,364 5,205 4,993 4,760 4,609 3,562 3,191 2,552
Max Holt Aaron Russell Zeljko Koljesar Carlos Guerra Matt Proper Joe Sunder Will Price José Quiñones Jason Kepner Alex Gutor Nick Turko Eric Houston Edgardo Goas Matt Anderson Zach Slenker Ramon Hernandez Tony Mazzullo Max Lipsitz Ed Josefoski Carlos Ortiz Kevin Wentzel Aaron Smith Ivan Contreras Sergio Pampena Tom Gingrich Brad Miller José Quiñones Edgardo Goas Dan O’Dell Dan Pollock Carlos Ortiz Jim Schall Luke Murray Scott Miller
2008-11* 2012-2015 2001-04* 1991-94 1997-99 1994-97 1994-97 1988-91 1999-02 1989-92 2000-03^ 2009-12* 1993-95 2000-03^ 1989-92 1991-95 2004-07* 1996-99 2006-09* 2012-2015 2000-03^ 2000-03^ 2003-06* 2009-12* 2008-10* 1999-02 1994-97 2004-07* 2009-2013 1998-00 2009-12* 2006-08* 2000-03* 1991-94 1997-99 2007-10* 1991-95 1993-95 2003-06* 2004-07* 1994-97 1996-99 1989-92 1996-99 1999-02^ 2009-12* 2003-06* 1996-99 1993-95 1989-92 2005-08* 1989-92
* indicates total set during rally-scoring era ^ indicates total set during both traditional and rally-scoring eras
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
EIVA/ECVL TOURNAMENT RESULTS (69-3)* 1978: Third Delaware W E. Stroudsburg L Springfield W Rutgers L 1979: West Point, N.Y. Princeton W George Mason W Rutgers-Newark W Rutgers-Newark L E. Stroudsburg W Rutgers-Newark L
2-0 1-2 2-0 0-2 15-5, 15-2 15-8, 15-6 15-11, 13-15, 15-1 7-15, 11-15 15-4, 16-14 15-13, 10-15, 8-15
1981: First (Host: Penn State) Springfield W 15-6, 15-10 Pittsburgh W 15-6, 15-10 Rutgers-Newark W 16-14, 15-9 E. Stroudsburg W 15-3, 15-0 Rutgers-Newark L 14-16, 11-15, 13-15 Rutgers-Newark W 15-17, 15-8, 15-9 1984: First (Host: George Mason) Princeton W 11-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-8 George Mason L 10-15, 7-15, 6-15 1985: First (Host: Penn State) Rutgers-Newark W 15-8, 15-11, 15-4 George Mason W 15-10, 15-11, 15-7 1986: First (Host: George Mason) Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-6, 15-7 G. Mason W 15-12, 15-8, 15-5 1987: First (Host: Penn State) Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-13, 15-3 G. Mason W 15-9, 15-11, 15-13 1988: Second (Host: George Mason) E. Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-5, 15-10 G. Mason L 15-7, 15-7, 12-15, 8-15, 12-15 1989: First (Host: Navy) Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-4, 16-14 G. Mason W 11-15, 13-15, 15-12, 15-9, 15-5 1990: Second (Host: George Mason) Navy W 15-8, 15-10, 16-17, 15-11 Rutgers-Newark L 15-10, 8-15, 15-11, 13-15, 16-17 1991: First (Host: Rutgers-Newark) Navy W 15-5, 15-8, 15-2 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-11, 15-9 1992: First (Host: Penn State) G. Mason W 15-11, 15-2, 15-6 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-8, 13-15, 15-13 1993: First (Host: Penn State) Springfield W 15-8, 15-3, 15-5 Navy W 15-2, 15-7, 15-3 G.Mason W 16-14, 15-7, 15-7 1994: First (Host: George Mason) NJIT W 15-6, 15-5, 15-9 Princeton W 17-15, 15-2, 15-10 Rutgers-Newark W 15-17, 15-9, 15-6
1995: First (Host: Penn State) Vassar W 15-6, 15-2, 15-7 E. Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-1, 15-13 G. Mason W 15-4, 12-15, 15-9, 15-4
2009: First (Host: Penn State) Quarterfinals Bye G. Mason W 30-19, 30-22, 30-21 Juniata W 30-25, 30-19, 30-21
1996: First (Host: St. Francis) G. Mason W 16-14, 15-10, 15-12 E. Stroudsburg W 15-3, 15-13, 15-7 Princeton W 17-15, 15-6, 15-8
2010: First (Host: Penn State) Quarterfinals Bye Springfield W 30-21 30-27, 30-27 Princeton W 30-28, 30-27, 30-13
1997: First (Host: Rutgers-Newark) Queens W 15-0, 15-0, 15-8 LIU-South. W 15-12, 15-10, 15-3 Princeton W 13-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-12
2011: First (Host: Penn State) Rutgers-Newark W 25-14, 16-25, 25-16, 25-19 Springfield W 25-20, 25-14, 26-24
1998: Third (Host: Rutgers-Newark) Juniata W 15-6, 11-15, 15-10, 15-7 Princeton L 7-15, 13-15, 14-16 1999: First (Host: Penn State) Concordia W 15-4, 15-9, 13-15, 15-12 Juniata W 15-4, 15-5, 15-8 NJIT W 10-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-9, 15-13 2000: First (Host: Penn State) Harvard W 15-5, 15-6, 15-2 NJIT W 15-8, 15-9, 9-15, 16-14 Concordia W 15-7, 15-7, 15-7 2001: First (Host: Penn State) New York W 30-19, 33-31, 30-22 Rutgers-Newark W 30-16, 30-26, 30-20 Concordia W 30-27, 30-22, 30-19 2002: First (Host: Penn State) Springfield W 30-17, 30-15, 30-18 Concordia W 30-18, 30-28, 30-23 Rutgers-Newark W 30-23, 19-30, 30-26, 26-30, 15-9
2012: First (Host: Penn State) Princeton W 25-20, 25-12, 25-22 George Mason W 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22 2013: First (Host: Penn State) Princeton W 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 Harvard W 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 2014: First (Host: Penn State) George Mason W 25-27, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22 Princeton W 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 2015: First (Host: Penn State) Princeton W 25-20, 25-17, 25-10 George Mason W 25-16, 25-17, 25-17
Only partial results for some EIVA/ECVL Championships before 1985 are available. Record reflects from 1986 to the present. Please direct updates and corrections to Jeff Smith in the Athletic Communications Office, 101 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa. 16802.
2003: First (Host: Penn State) Vassar W 30-21, 30-20, 30-22 Princeton W 30-28, 30-27, 30-22 G. Mason W 27-30, 30-23, 30-24, 34-32 2004: First (Host: Penn State) Sacred Heart W 30-23, 30-28, 30-25 G. Mason W 30-19, 30-21, 30-17 Rutgers-Newark W 32-30, 30-28, 30-25 2005: First (Host: Penn State) Harvard W 30-17, 30-23, 30-15 Rutgers-Newark W 30-24, 30-21, 30-16 G. Mason W 30-20, 30-19, 30-32, 30-24 2006: First (Host: Penn State) Quarterfinals Bye Rutgers-Newark W 30-17, 30-19, 30-22 Saint Francis W 30-27, 30-21, 30-25 2007: First (Host: Penn State) Quarterfinals Bye Princeton W 30-16, 30-22, 30-22 Saint Francis W 30-28, 30-16, 30-27 2008: First (Host: Penn State) Quarterfinals Bye NYU W 30-22, 30-21, 30-20 G. Mason W 30-24, 33-31, 30-23 PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
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ALL-TIME NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1981 (Host: Santa Barbara) USC L 2-15, 6-15, 8-15 Ohio State W 17-15, 10-15, 15-7, 15-8 1982 (Host: Penn State) USC W 15-13, 4-15, 15-13, 6-15, 15-11 UCLA L 4-15, 9-15, 7-15 1983 (Host: Ohio State) Pepperdine L 12-15, 7-15, 9-15 Ohio State L 13-15, 12-15, 15-13, 10-15 1986 (Host: Penn State) Pepperdine L 11-15, 15-13, 11-15, 12-15 Ohio Sate W 15-9, 15-1, 15-11 1987 (Host: UCLA) USC L 12-15, 15-9, 15-5, 5-15, 9-15 Ohio State W 15-3, 15-6, 15-5 1989 (Host: UCLA) UCLA L Ball State W
6-15, 4-15, 9-15 15-13, 15-11, 15-6
1991 (Host: Hawaii) LBSU L IPFW L
6-15, 3-15, 16-17 15-9, 6-15, 13-15, 3-15
1992 (Host: Ball State) Pepperdine L IPFW W
Penn State most recently played host to the 2006 national championship and will host again in 2016.
2005 Semifinalist (Host: UCLA) UCLA L 20-30, 24-30, 27-30 2006 Semifinalist (Host: Penn State) UC Irvine W 32-30, 30-23, 31-33, 27-30, 15-13 UCLA L 27-30, 27-30, 27-30 2007 Semifinalist (Host: Ohio State) UC Irvine L 25-30, 22-30, 26-30, 23-30
16-17, 4-15, 9-15 15-4, 15-5, 15-6
2008 NCAA Champion (Host: UC Irvine) Ohio State W 30-21, 26-30, 30-22, 30-17 Pepperdine W 27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23
2-15, 5-15, 11-15 7-15, 8-15, 15-10, 16-14, 15-10
2009 Semfinalist (Host: BYU) USC L 30-27, 26-30, 26-30, 24-30
1994 NCAA Champion (Host: IPFW) Ball State W 9-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-6 UCLA W 9-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-12, 15-12
2010 NCAA Runner-Up (Host: Stanford) CSUN W 30-21, 30-23, 30-28 Stanford L 25-30, 20-30, 18-30
1995 NCAA Runner-Up (Host: Springfield) Hawaii W 7-15, 15-13, 16-14, 6-15, 15-12 UCLA L 13-15, 10-15, 10-15
2011 Semifinalist (Host: Penn State) Ohio State L 25-18, 24-26, 22-25, 23-25
1993 (Host: UCLA) CSUN L Ohio State W
1996: Semifinalist (Host: UCLA) Hawaii L 9-15, 3-15, 15-13, 7-15 1997 Semifinalist (Host: Ohio State) UCLA L 13-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-10, 10-15 1999 Semifinalist (Host: UCLA) BYU L 15-10, 4-15, 11-15, 5-15 2000 Semifinalist (Host: IPFW) UCLA L 15-11, 15-8, 15-10
2012 Semifinalist (Host USC) UC Irvine L 25-18, 18-25, 15-25, 19-25 2013 Semifinalist (Host UCLA) BYU L 21-25, 16-25, 22-25 2014 Semifinalist (Host Loyola-Chicago) Loyola L 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 11-15 2015 Semifinalist (Host Stanford) Lewis L 20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 20-25
2001 Semifinalist (Host: Long Beach State) BYU L 28-30, 30-28, 28-30, 26-20 2002 Semifinalist (Host: Penn State) Hawaii L 26-30, 30-27, 33-35, 27-30 2003 Semifinalist (Host: Long Beach State) BYU L 34-36, 25-30, 30-28, 26-30 2004 Semifinalist (Host: Hawaii) LBSU L 26-30, 26-30, 26-30 PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
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ALL-TIME HONORS & AWARDS All-East/All-EIVA 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996:
Jeff Keller, Ron Smith Jeff Keller, Don Weyel Gary Strawbridge Dave Evans, Dan Harslem Dave Evans, Tom Hahn, John Phillips, Larry Wile Dave Evans, Jeff Seavy Dave Mull, Carey Seavy Chuck Kegerreis, Dave Mull, Carey Seavy Chuck Kegerreis, Dave Mull Mike Gordon, Steve Hunkins, Chuck Kegerreis, Mark Kraynik, Ahmet Ozcam Mike Guyon, Steve Hunkins, Jeff Johnson, Mark Kraynik, Bruce Van Horn Mike Guyon, Steve Hunkins, Jeff Johnson, Boris Kaz, Mark Kraynik, Bruce Van Horn Steve Hunkins, Boris Kaz, Bob Palka Javier Gaspar, Bob Palka, Stew Russell, Todd Stehman Dave Bittner, Chris Chase, Javier Gaspar, Jose Rubayo, Stew Russell Dave Bittner, Chris Chase, Javier Gaspar, Mike Hogan, Robert Pierce, Stew Russell Chris Chase, Javier Gaspar Chris Chase, Scott Miller, Robert Pierce, Guillo Silva Charlie Bertran, Jorge Perez, Guillo Silva First Team Charlie Bertran, Scott Miller, Jorge Perez Second Team Ramon Hernandez, David Muir First Team Ramon Hernandez, Jim Schall Second Team Tom Gingrich, David Muir First Team Ramon Hernandez, David Muir Second Team Carlos Ortiz First Team Ivan Contreras, Ramon Hernandez, Ed Josefoski, Carlos Ortiz Second Team Kevin Hourican, Byron Schneider First Team Ivan Contreras, Ed Josefoski, Kevin Hourican, Carlos Ortiz Second Team Jason Kepner First Team Ivan Contreras, Kevin Hourican, Jason Kepner
1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006:
MVP - Ivan Contreras First Team Jason Kepner, Brad Miller Second Team Tony Mazzullo, Sergio Pampena, Dan Pollock MVP - Tony Mazzullo First Team Dan Pollock, Brad Miller Second Team Dan Hoechst MVP - Sergio Pampena First Team Tony Mazzullo, Brad Miller, José Quiñones (Newcomer of the Year) Second Team Eric Houston MVP - José Quiñones First Team Carlos Guerra, Zeljko Koljesar (Newcomer of the Year) Second Team Dan Hoechst, Adam Whitescarver MVP - José Quiñones First Team Carlos Guerra, Zeljko Koljesar, John Mills Second Team Zach Slenker MVP - José Quiñones First Team Carlos Guerra, Norm Keil, Zach Slenker, Ricky Mattei, Zeljko Koljesar Second Team Jason Hawkins MVP - Carlos Guerra First Team Norm Keil, Keith Kowal, Ricky Mattei, Zeljko Koljesar Second Team Zach Slenker, Dan O’Dell MVP - Keith Kowal First Team Ricky Mattei, Dan O’Dell, Matt Proper, Kevin Wentzel, Nate Meerstein Second Team Alex Gutor (Newcomer of the Year) MVP - Matt Proper First Team Keith Kowal, Nate Meerstein, Dan O’Dell, Gary Vogel Second Team Alex Gutor, Aaron Smith First Team Nate Meerstein, Dan O’Dell, Matt Proper, Max Holt Second Team Matt Anderson
2007: First Team Matt Anderson, Alex Gutor, Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Luke Murray 2008: MVP - Matt Anderson First Team Dennis Del Valle, Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Luke Murray, Ryan Sweitzer 2009: MVP - Max Holt First Team Dennis Del Valle, Max Liptsitz, Will Price Edgardo Goas (Newcomer of the Year) Second Team Joe Sunder, Ryan Sweitzer 2010: MVP - Max Lipsitz First Team Dennis Del Valle, Edgardo Goas Second Team Joe Sunder 2011: MVP - Joe Sunder First Team Joe Sunder, Edgardo Goas Dennis Del Valle, Nick Turko Second Team Tom Comfort, Jace Olsen 2012: MVP - Joe Sunder First Team Joe Sunder, Edgardo Goas Aaron Russell, Connor Curry Second Team Nick Turko, Nick Goodel 2013: MVP (co) - Aaron Russell First Team Aaron Russell Second Team Connor Curry, Taylor Hammond (Newcomer of the Year), Peter Russell, Matt Seifert 2014: MVP- Aaron Russell First Team Aaron Russel, Nick Goodell, Taylor Hammond Second Team Connor Curry, Matt Seifert, Peter Russell 2015: MVP- Aaron Russell First Team Aaron Russel, Nick Goodell, Taylor Hammond Second Team Connor Curry, Matt Seifert, Peter Russell
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ALL-TIME HONORS & AWARDS AVCA All-America First Team 1976: 1981: 1982: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 2001: 2002: 2004: 2005: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2014: 2015: Second Team 1986: 1991: 1992: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: Third Team 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 2000:
Tom Hahn, John Phillips Ahmet Ozcam Steve Hunkins, Jeff Johnson Chris Chase Chris Chase, Javier Gaspar Chris Chase, Javier Gaspar Ramon Hernandez Ivan Contreras, Carlos Ortiz Ivan Contreras Ivan Contreras José Quiñones José Quiñones Keith Kowal Nate Meerstein Matt Anderson, Max Holt Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Will Price Max Lipsitz Joe Sunder Aaron Russell Aaron Russell Javier Gaspar Jorge Perez David Muir Ivan Contreras Ed Josefoski Kevin Hourican Jason Kepner Zeljko Koljesar, Ricky Mattei, Zach Slenker Carlos Guerra, Keith Kowal Ricky Mattei Keith Kowal, Matt Proper Matt Proper Matt Anderson Dennis Del Valle, Max Lipsitz, Luke Murray Dennis Del Valle, Edgardo Goas Dennis Del Valle Dennis Del Valle, Edgardo Goas Joe Sunder Chris Chase, Robert Pierce Guillo Silva Scott Miller Ramon Hernandez Ramon Hernandez José Quiñones
Honorable Mention 1971: Trevor Zahniser 1976: Dave Dicker, Larry Wile 1982: Mike Guyon, Chuck Kegerreis, Bruce Van Horn 1983: Bruce Van Horn 1985: Javier Gaspar, Bob Palka 1986: Stew Russell 1988: Dave Bittner, Robert Pierce 1989: Guillo Silva 1991: Charlie Bertran 1992: Jim Schall 1994: Carlos Ortiz, Ed Josefoski 1995: Kevin Hourican 2001: Carlos Guerra, Zeljko Koljesar 2014: Nick Goodell
AVCA National Player of the Year
1997: 2008:
Ivan Contreras Matt Anderson (co)
AVCA Coach of the Year
1994: 2008:
Tom Peterson Mark Pavlik
VBall Magazine Libero of the Year
2001:
Ricky Mattei
Volleyball Magazine All-America 2006:
Matt Proper (First Team) Nate Meerstein (Second Team)
VBall Magazine Coach of the Year
2008:
VBall Magazine All-America 2003: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2014:
Carlos Guerra (Second Team) Keith Kowal (Second Team) Keith Kowal (First Team) Matt Proper (Second Team) Nate Meerstein (Third Team) Matt Proper (First Team) Nate Meerstein (First Team) Dan O’Dell (Second Team) Alex Gutor (Third Team) Max Holt (Third Team) Max Holt (First Team) Dennis Del Valle (Second Team) Luke Murray (Third Team) Max Lipsitz (Third Team) Max Holt (First Team) Max Lipsitz (First Team) Will Price (Second Team) Dennis Del Valle (Third Team) Edgardo Goas (HM) Dennis Del Valle (First Team) Max Lipsitz (First Team) Edgardo Goas (Second Team) Joe Sunder (First Team) Dennis Del Valle (Second Team) Edgardo Goas (Third Team) Joe Sunder (Second Team) Edgardo Goas (Third Team) Aaron Russell (Third Team) Aaron Russell (Third Team)
Mark Pavlik
VBall Magazine Freshman of the Year
2006:
Max Holt
Volleyball Monthly All-Freshman Team
1990: 1993: 1994: 2000: 2001:
Ramon Hernandez Carlos Ortiz Ivan Contreras Carlos Guerra, Zeljko Koljesar Ricky Mattei
VBall Magazine Player of the Year
2008:
Matt Anderson
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ALL-TIME HONORS & AWARDS AVCA/Sport Imports National Player of the Week
• Keith Kowal (3/23/04; 2/22 & 3/7/05) • Matt Proper (2/8/05, 2/6/06) • Matt Anderson (2/11/08) • Luke Murray (3/27/08) • Max Holt (2/26/09) • Joe Sunder (1/19/11)
CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America
1994: 1996: 1997: 1999: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2008: 2010:
Byron Schneider Ivan Contreras Ivan Contreras Tony Mazzullo Zeljko Koljesar (Third Team) Keith Kowal (First Team) Keith Kowal (First Team) Max Lipsitz (Second Team) Max Lipsitz (Second Team))
U.S. National Team
1983: 1989: 2008: 2011:
Jeff Johnson Javier Gaspar Matt Anderson Max Holt
U.S. Junior National Team 1981: 1984: 1996: 1998: 1999: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2011:
Jeff Johnson, Mark Kraynik Bruce Van Horn Jeff Johnson, Todd Stehman Eric Houston John Mills Zach Slenker, John Mills Matt Anderson, Max Holt Matt Anderson, Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Will Price Joe Sunder Joe Sunder Aaron Russell
U.S. Youth National Team
1999: Richard Schneider 2005: Matt Anderson, Max Holt 2010-13: Aaron Russell
Olympics
2012:
Matt Anderson
AVCA Hall of Fame
Tom Tait: Inducted in 2003
USAV All-Time Great Coach
Tom Tait: Inducted in 2007 (Pioneer Div.)
NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
1994: 2008:
Ramon Hernandez Matt Anderson
NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team
1981: Ahmet Ozcam 1982: Steve Hunkins, Jeff Johnson 1986: Chris Chase 1987: Chris Chase, Javier Gaspar 1989: Chris Chase 1992: David Muir 1994: Ramon Hernandez, Byron Schneider, Ed Josefoski 1995: Ivan Contreras 1996: Kevin Hourican 1997: Ivan Contreras 1999: Jose Quinones 2001: Jose Quinones 2002: Carlos Guerra 2003: Carlos Guerra 2004: Keith Kowal 2005: Alex Gutor 2006: Dan O’Dell, Matt Proper, Nate Meerstein 2008: Matt Anderson, Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Luke Murray 2009: Will Price 2010: Will Price, Joe Sunder, Max Lipsitz 2011: Joe Sunder 2012: Joe Sunder
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational All-Tournament Team 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2013: 2014:
Ed Josofoski, Ivan Contreras Ivan Contreras Ivan Contreras, Jason Kepner Dan Pollock Sergio Pampena José Quiñones Zeljko Koljesar Zeljko Koljesar Keith Kowal, Ricky Mattei Nate Meerstein Matt Proper Max Holt Max Holt, Luke Murray, Matt Anderson (MVP) Max Holt, Max Lipsitz, Edgardo Goas, Dennis Del Valle Max Lipsitz, Joe Sunder Joe Sunder (MVP), Dennis Del Valle, Edgado Goas Aaron Russell, Taylor Hammond Nick Goodelll
World University Games Team
1983: 1987: 1993: 1995: 1997: 2001: 2005:
Jeff Johnson Javier Gaspar David Muir Ed Josefoski, Kevin Hourican Jason Kepner Carlos Guerra (Mexico) Nate Meerstein
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NITTANY LIONS IN THE PROS Numerous Penn State men’s volleyball alumni have played professionally after successful careers as Nittany Lions. Their names and clubs are listed below. Name
Team
• Matt Anderson • Chris Chase • Ivan Contreras • Carlos Guerra
Hyundai Capital Skywalkers (S. Korea) Casa Modena (Italy) Zenit Kazan (Russia) Leysin Nationaliga A (Switzerland) Concordia MTV Nafels Nationaliga A (Switzerland) Knack Rondstad Roeselare (Belgium) Ziraat Bankasi (Turkey) Ponce (Puerto Rico) A.E.K. Volley (Greece) Concordi MTV Nafels (Switzerland) SEAT Volley Nafels (Switzerland) Leones de Ponce (Puerto Rico) Numancia Soria (Spain)
2009-10 2011-12 2012-13 N/A 1997-00 2000-08, 09-10 2008-09 2011-12 2004 2004-05 2005-06 2006 2006-07
Years
• Alex Gutor • Max Holt • Zelimir Koljesar • Max Lipsitz • Damien Martorana • Kyle Masterson • Nate Meerstein • Scott Miller • Luke Murray • Dan O’Dell • Robert Pierce • Will Price • Matt Proper • Guillermo Silva • Aaron Smith • Ryan Sweitzer • Joe Sunder • Edgardo Goas • Dennis Del Valle • AAron Russell
SWIVA Volley Munsingen (Switzerland) Lausanne University Club Volley (Switzerland) Chenois Geneve Volley (Switzerland) Belagorie (Russia) Copra Elior Piacenza (Italy) Vitoria (Portugal) Volley Amriswil (Switzerland) Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) Holland VBC Waremme (Belgium) Boldklubben Marienlyst (Denmark) BNI Taplus (Indonesia) Castelo Da Maia (Portugal) Tarrangana (Spani) Amriswil (Switzerland) Tramelon Groupement (Switzerland) Enosis Neon Volley (Cyprus) Ponce (Puerto Rico) GC Vilacondense (Portugal) Concordia MTV Nafels Nationaliga A (Switzerland) G.C. Lamia (Greece) GFCOA (France) Luigi Bacchi Perugia Volley (Italy) SGK (Turkey) Anorthosis Volley (Cyprus) Naranjito (Puerto Rico) Corozal Plataneros (Puerto Rico) Caguas Criollos (Puerto Rico) Tonno Callipo (Italy) Casa Modena (Italy) Club Tarragan St. Pete y St. Pau Falkenberg Volleyball Klubb (Sweden) Volley Team Bratislava (Slovakia) Capitanes de Arecibo (Puerto Rico) Guaynabo Mets (Puerto Rico) Sir Safety Perugia (Italy)
2007-09 2009-11 2011-13 2011-12 2011-12 2003-04 2010-11 2011-12 N/A 2011-12 2012-13 2007 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 1993-94 2009-10 2011-12 N/A 1990-95 2010-11 2011-12 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2011-12 1989-94 1994-1996 2010-11 2011-12 2007-08 2009-10 2012-13 2012-13 2012-13 2015-2016
* Additional information can be submitted to Arielle Sargent at ans26@psu.edu for inclusion in the 2016 media guide.
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PENN STATE ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES TOM
TAIT
Head Coach (1977-88) 255-88-9 (.795)
The father of the Penn State men’s and women’s volleyball programs. After leading one of the best club teams in the country, he turned Penn State to Division I status in 1977. Was also the first coach in Penn State women’s volleyball history from 1976-78, with a record of 51-43-4. He led the Nittany Lions to four NCAA Championships and coached 20 All-Americans during his tenure.
TOM
PETERSON Head Coach (1989-94) 128-50 (.719)
Led Penn State to a shocking national title in 1994, becoming the only non-California school to take the NCAA crown. Named the AVCA Coach-of-the-Year in 1994, he coached his players to 19 All-America awards during his tenure.
NITTANY LION ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT Head coach Mark Pavlik, as well as his predecessors Tom Tait and Tom Peterson, have produced many of the nation’s top players during their time at the helm of the Penn State program. However, the successes of the Penn State players and staff don’t stop once they graduate or move away. A great number not only have successful professional volleyball careers, but also pursue coaching careers at high schools, clubs and universities across the country and around the world. Below are the names of former staff and players who have entered the coaching ranks after time at Penn State. Steve Aird Chris Birch Larry Bock Neal Brown Javier Gaspar Dan Gwitt John Hartranft Jason Hawkins Brian Heffernan Ramon Hernandez
Kevin Hodge Mike Hogan Scott Horning Jason Kepner Dan O’Dell Sylvester Owusu Jon Penn Robert Pierce Stew Russell Dan Schall
Jim Schall Mike Schall Scott Shirley Aaron Smith Ryan Sweitzer Gary Vogel Ryan Walthall John Wasielewski Kevin Wentzel * Additional names can be submitted to Arielle Sargent ans26@psu.edu for inclusion in the 2014 media guide.
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2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
IRVINE, Calif., May 3, 2008 - Behind a career night from senior setter Luke Murray, the top-ranked Penn State men’s volleyball team captured its second National Championship title in school history with a four-game win over No. 2 Pepperdine (27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23). Junior outside hitter Matt Anderson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship and joined Murray, junior middle hitter Max Holt and sophomore middle hitter Max Lipsitz along with Pepperdine’s Paul Carroll, J.D. Schleppenbach and Jonathan Winder on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team. Anderson became Penn State’s second NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player, joining Ramon Hernandez, who earned the honor in 1994. In the final match of his career, Murray was nothing short of outstanding. The 6-foot setter recorded his first collegiate triple-double with a season-high 63 assists, a career-high 12 digs and a career-high 11 blocks while leading the Nittany Lions to a team hitting percentage of .407. For the NCAA Championship, Murray directed the Nittany Lions to a combined .409 hitting percentage and for the season, Penn State shattered the previous team hitting percentage record of .384 set by the 1994 National Champions, attacking at a .399 clip for the 2008 campaign. Anderson led the Nittany Lions with 29 kills on .451 hitting against Pepperdine while Lipsitz set a career high with 17 kills on .500 hitting. Holt added in 12 kills on .417 hitting while junior opposite Ryan Sweitzer contributed 10 kills. The unsung hero of the match, freshman libero Dennis Del Valle recorded a match-high and career-high-tying 16 digs and for the NCAA Championship, Del Valle racked up 30 total digs. Penn State is the only school outside of California to have its men’s and women’s programs both capture a national championship. The Nittany Lion women’s squad won the title in 1999 and then outlasted Stanford in five games at Arco Arena in Sacramento on Dec. 15, 2007. The Nittany Lions join Stanford, Long Beach State, UCLA and USC as the only programs to accomplish the feat. PENN STATE VS. PEPPERDINE I MAY 3, 2008 I IRVINE CALIF. (PAULEY PAVILION) PSU 3, PEPPERDINE 1 (27-30,33-31, 30-25, 30-23) PEPPERDINE PLAYER GP K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Jaynes 4 2 1 5 .200 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 0 Riecks 4 9 6 18 .167 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 Schleppenbach 4 15 4 34 .324 2 2 2 1 7 0 4 1 0 Carroll 4 35 15 74 .270 0 3 5 0 8 1 3 0 0 Winder 4 2 1 6 .167 60 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 Hulse 4 2 1 7 .143 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 McKee 4 5 0 10 .500 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 Grubbs 4 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 4 70 28 154 .273 67 7 14 4 37 1 19 2 0 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.5 PENN STATE PLAYER GP K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Lipsitz 4 17 3 28 .500 1 1 2 0 1 0 6 1 0 Holt 4 12 2 24 .417 1 2 5 0 2 0 9 1 0 Sweitzer 4 10 7 24 .125 0 1 1 0 6 0 2 1 0 Anderson 4 29 6 51 .451 0 0 2 3 3 0 3 1 0 Stauffer 4 2 0 3 .667 1 0 0 1 9 0 4 0 0 Murray 4 4 1 5 .600 63 0 2 0 12 2 9 0 0 Foltz 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Del Valle 4 0 0 0 .000 5 0 0 3 16 0 0 0 0 Sherrick 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 4 74 19 135 .407 71 4 12 7 49 2 34 4 0 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 19.0 TEAM ATTACK BY SET SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SET 4 PEPPERDINE 14-6-31 (.258) 23-7-43 (.372) 17-9-43 (.186) 16-6-37 (.270) PENN STATE 16-9-32 (.219) 23-4-39 (.487) 17-4-34 (.382) 18-2-30 (.533)
RESULTS (30-1, 11-1 EIVA) Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii 1/3 at Hawaii W 21-30, 30-24, 30-20, 30-18 1/4 vs. UCLA W 30-19, 30-26, 38-36 1/5 vs. Ball State W 30-20, 30-17, 30-19 1/11 Lewis W 30-28, 28-30, 30-26, 30-22 1/18 at Ball State W 30-23, 28-30, 30-27, 34-32 1/19 at Ohio State W 30-22, 37-35, 30-24 1/25 at Saint Francis W 30-19, 30-16, 30-23 1/28 Mount Olive W 30-22, 30-25, 30-22 2/2 at NJIT W 30-27, 30-23, 30-25 2/5 Juniata W 30-21, 30-22, 30-20 2/8 Loyola W 30-26, 30-19, 30-22 2/9 IPFW W 30-20, 30-22, 30-20 2/15 George Mason W 30-20, 30-19, 30-24 2/16 Princeton W 30-19, 30-16, 33-31 2/20 at E. Stroudsburg W 30-21, 30-19, 30-20 2/23 Saint Francis W 30-21, 30-13, 30-17 2/29 E. Stroudsburg W 30-13, 30-22, 30-20 3/1 NJIT W 30-20, 30-24, 30-22 3/7 at GMU L 23-30, 22-30, 30-17, 31-33 3/8 at Princeton W 30-24, 30-17, 26-30, 30-25 Active Ankle/Guesthouse Classic at Long Beach, Calif. 3/14 vs. Cal Baptist W 30-21, 30-27, 30-26 3/15 at LBSU W 30-18, 27-30, 30-28, 29-31, 15-12 3/25 at Juniata W 30-16, 30-17, 30-20 3/28 Ohio State W 30-23, 27-30, 30-20, 30-19 3/29 Ball State W 30-26, 30-22, 30-17 4/11 at Loyola W 30-21, 30-18, 30-28 4/12 at IPFW W 30-20, 30-27, 32-30 EIVA Championship at Penn State 4/24 NYU W 30-22, 30-21, 30-20 4/26 George Mason W 30-24, 33-31, 30-23 NCAA National Collegiate Championship at UC Irvine 5/1 vs. Ohio State W 30-21, 26-30, 30-22, 30-17 5/3 vs. Pepperdine W 27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23
ROSTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Brad McCoy Travis Foltz Jesse Wagner Thomas Pereira Jason Ambrose Dennis Del Valle Edgardo Gonzalez Alan Mars Max Lipstz Jon Sherrick Will Price Max Holt Ryan Sweitzer
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Matt Anderson Jay Stauffer Luke Murray Joe Sunder
COACHES HC: Mark Pavlik AC: Craig Dyer AC: Colin McMillan
Matt Anderson NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player
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A VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE As another perk to winning their respective NCAA National Championships, the 2008 Penn State men’s volleyball team and the 2007 Penn State women’s volleyball team and were invited to the White House to meet with President George W. Bush on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Both squads enjoyed a tour of the East Wing of the White House before individually meeting with the President. He chatted with each group, asking about the season and their championship, where the student-athletes were from and what they planned to do in the future. The team captains then presented the President with a gift - a jointly-signed Penn State No. 1 volleyball jersey and a red, white and blue volleyball - before taking a group photo. The teams were then escorted to the Blue Room of the White House before being formally announced to the South Lawn, where they descended the stairs to a reserved seating area. The captains of each of the 18 National Championship teams in attendance were then escorted to a stage in front of the group and the President joined them, speaking to the crowd and recognizing each team for their feats.
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1994 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. May 7, 2008 - Penn State men’s volleyball accomplished what many thought would be impossible in 1994 when it became the first team from anywhere other than California to win a national title. Teams from the Golden State had claimed the previous 24 NCAA titles. Not only was Penn State the only program in men’s volleyball from the East to win a national title, no women’s team east of the Mississippi River had ever won a national title. After qualifying for nine NCAA Tournaments since 1981, Penn State had proven themselves as the top team in the East but defeating a California team to win the title still seemed like a dream. The dream became a reality on April 3, 1994 when the Nittany Lions outlasted perennial powerhouse and 14-time NCAA champion UCLA 9-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-12, 15-12 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Ind. A record-setting crowd of 7,908 witnessed Penn State come back from an 11-4 deficit in the fourth game to outscore the Bruins 11-1 down the stretch to force a fifth game and seize the momentum. Penn State then jumped out to a 8-4 lead in the final frame, saw UCLA rally to tie at 12-12, but didn’t wilt, scoring the final three points. Senior co-captain Byron Schneider posted the match winning kill and the Lions had made history. Ramon Hernandez recorded one of the most clutch performances in NCAA Tournament history in the championship match by recording 38 kills, a .444 hitting percentage and 10 digs. Ed Josefoski and Schneider each chipped in 18 kills, while Josefoski posted a team-high 12 digs. Both were named to the All-Tournament team. Just a freshman, Ivan Contreras added seven blocks and 14 kills while Kevin Hourican led the team with 11 blocks. Setter Carlos Ortiz recorded 87 assists, seven kills and 10 digs. The NCAA title capped off a 25-3 season that also saw the Lions take the EIVA crown. Penn State recorded victories over some of the top programs that season, defeating Stanford twice, Ball State, Brigham Young and Ohio State three times. The Lions had four players finish the season with over 300 kills, led by Hernandez with 440. Hernandez, Contreras, Josefoski and Ortiz were named All-Americans. PENN STATE VS. UCLA I MAY 7, 1994 I FORT WAYNE, IND. (ALLEN COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL) PSU 3, UCLA 2 (9-15, 15-13, 15-4, 15-12, 15-12) UCLA PLAYER GP K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Wong 5 11 6 30 .167 2 3 7 0 9 1 4 2 0 Nygaard 5 37 18 83 .229 0 1 4 0 6 2 10 1 0 Nihipali 5 20 7 42 .310 1 1 3 0 5 1 7 0 1 Metzger 5 7 2 11 .455 95 1 3 0 9 1 2 0 0 Sullivan 5 17 5 28 .429 4 1 1 1 13 0 2 0 0 Kelly 5 23 2 30 .700 1 0 1 0 4 0 8 2 0 Pier 5 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Nguyen 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wells 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 5 115 40 224 .335 104 7 23 1 48 5 33 5 1 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 21.0 PENN STATE PLAYER GP K E TA PCT AST SA SE RE DIG BS BA BE BHE Contreras 5 14 7 27 .259 0 0 2 1 3 0 7 1 0 Ortiz 5 7 2 15 .333 87 1 1 0 10 1 1 1 3 Hernandez 5 38 6 72 .444 4 0 1 1 6 0 7 2 0 Hourican 5 7 3 17 .235 1 0 5 0 6 2 9 4 0 Schneider 5 18 9 33 .273 5 0 2 0 10 0 5 0 0 Josefoski 5 18 6 37 .324 2 0 5 5 12 0 4 1 0 Kepner 5 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Miller 4 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 5 102 33 201 .343 99 1 16 7 48 3 33 9 3 TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 19.0 TM ATTACK BY SET SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SET 4 SET 5 UCLA 28-9-46 (.413) 27-13-60 (.233) 19-3-29 (.552) 33-11-67 (.328) 8-4-22 (.182) PENN STATE 25-9-48 (.333) 26-8-51 (.353) 12-6-30 (.200) 31-8-59 (.390) 8-2-13 (.462)
RESULTS (25-3, 9-0 EIVA) 1/20 Stanford W 15-13, 15-4, 15-6 1/21 Stanford (1) L 8-15, 18-16, 15-12, 5-15, 14-16 1/22 Stanford (2) W 15-12, 15-9, 18-16 Mizuno Nittany Lion Invitational 1/28 Ohio State W 15-13, 15-7, 15-8 1/29 Ball State W 15-5, 15-8, 16-14 1/29 IPFW W 15-9, 15-3, 15-12 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. 2/5 Springfield W 15-8, 15-10, 15-2 2/6 Ohio State W 15-14, 13-15, 15-7, 15-10 University of Manitoba Tournament 2/11 Winnipeg W 15-8, 15-10, 17-16 2/11 British Columbia W 17-16, 16-14, 15-11 2/12 Manitoba L 5-15, 15-10, 10-15, 10-15 2/13 Manitoba W 15-11, 15-8, 17-15 2/17 New Jersey Tech W 15-4, 15-7, 15-4 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark 2/18 Cal-Berkeley (Club) W 15-10, 15-7, 15-6 2/18 Rutgers-Newark W 15-0, 15-5, 8-15, 16-14 2/26 at George Mason W 15-11, 6-15, 15-6, 15-7 3/1 at Juniata W 15-4, 15-2, 15-11 3/18 Eastern Mennonite W 15-0, 15-3, 15-2 3/19 at St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-8, 15-10, 15-11 3/25 Ohio State W 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 3/31 at Ohio State W 15-9, 15-10, 11-15, 16-14 Ball State Invitational 4/1 Ball State L 15-10, 12-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-17 4/2 IPFW L 10-15, 15-17, 13-15 4/8 Brigham Young (3) W 15-8, 11-15, 15-11, 15-8 4/14 George Mason W 15-8, 15-9, 15-8 4/16 Lewis W 15-9, 15-5, 16-14 4/19 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-10, 8-15, 15-12 4/20 Rutgers-Newark W 11-15, 15-4, 15-2, 15-5 EIVA Championship at George Mason 4/23 New Jersey Tech W 15-6, 15-5, 15-9 4/30 Princeton W 17-15, 15-2, 15-10 4/30 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-9, 15-6 NCAA Tournament at Fort Wayne, Ind. 5/6 Ball State W 9-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-6 5/7 UCLA W 9-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-12, 15-12 (1) at Newtown, Pa.; (2) at Elizabethtown, Pa. (3) at Warminster, Pa.
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Ivan Contreas Carlos Ortiz Ramon Hernandez Kevin Hourican Byron Schneider Ed Josefoski Adam Fernsler Jason Kepner
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COACHES
Scott Irwin Kristian Hahn Brian Miller Fred Matheis
HC: Tom Peterson AC: Mark Pavlik
Ramón Hernandez
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Only partial results for some seasons before 1985 are available. Please direct updates and corrections to the Athletic Communications Office, 101 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa. 16802.
1977
Head Coach: Tom Tait
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E. Stroudsburg Princeton Rutgers-Newark Princeton Springfield Nyack ESSC Delaware West Point Albany State E. Strodsburg Cornell Michgian Princeton Springfield NJIT NJIT E. Stroudsburg Indiana (Pa.) Villanova West Chester Rutgers E. Stroudsburg George Mason E. Stroudsburgh Ball State Tennessee Rutgers
W 15-13, 10-15, 15-12 W 15-1, 16-14 W 15-6, 12-15, 15-10 W 15-13, 10-15, 15-12 W 15-2, 15-9, 15-11 W 15-5, 11-15, 17-15, 15-2 W 15-6, 15-7 W 4-15, 15-12, 16-14 W 15-7, 15-6 W 15-6, 15-11 L 15-10, 10-15, 11-15, 15-17 W 15-5, 15-5, 5-15, 15-4 W W W 15-1, 15-7 W 15-5, forfeit W 15-8, 15-7 W 15-7, 15-11 W 15-1, 15-12 W 15-4, 15-11 W 15-0, 15-7 W 15-3, 15-7 W 15-3, 15-7, 15-9 W 15-11, 15-7 W 14-16, 15-4, 15-12 L 6-15, 12-15 L 10-4, 14-16 L
1978
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 30-10
J22 Nittany Lion Invitational 1st Place def. Cortland (2-0), def. Maryland (2-0), def. Pitt (2-0), def. GMU (2-0), def. W. Ontario (2-0) F4 Nyack W 15-5, 15-7, 15-5 F11 Cornell W 15-8, 15-3, 15-12 F18 at Princeton W 15-2, 15-8, 15-13 F25 Rochester Postponed M4 at Ohio State Invitational 5th Place lost to Ohio State (0-2), lost to Ball State (1-2), lost to Delaware (1-2), def. Michigan (2-1) M8 at Nyack W 15-1, 15-4, 15-3 M8 New Jersey Tech W 15-4, 15-10, 15-8 M11 ECVL Open 2nd Place def. Princeton (2-0), def. Yale (2-0), def. G. Mason (2-0), def. Army (2-0), def. Delaware (2-1), lost to Rutgers (1-2) M15 at E. Stroudsburg L 9-15, 15-12, 12-15, 3-15 M18 Pennsylvania Tournament 2nd Place def. Lebanon Valley (2-0), def. Elizabethtown (2-0), def. Juniata (2-0), def. Penn (2-0), def. Drexel (2-0), lost to East Stroudsburg (0-2) M25 Ohio State L 9-15, 10-15, 10-15 A1 Princeton W 15-6, 15-12, 15-3 A8 at George Mason Invitational 1st Place def. N.C. State (2-0), def. Madison (2-0), def. Navy (2-0), def. Virginia Tech (2-0), def. George Mason (2-1), def. East Stroudsburg (2-1) A14 East Stroudsburg L 13-15, 11-15, 13-15 A21-22 ECVL Playoffs 3rd Place def. Delaware (2-0), lost to East Stroudsburg (1-2), def. Springfield (2-0), lost to Rutgers (0-2)
1979
1981
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 34-6-3
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 32-4
Nittany Lion Invitational at University Park, Pa. J27 Queens W 13-15, 16-14, 15-9 J27 New Jersey Tech W 15-8, 15-10 J27 Pennsylvania W 15-10, 15-6 J27 George Mason W 15-10, 15-6 J27 Western Ontario W 15-12, 15-8 Pittsburgh Invitational at Pittsburgh, Pa. F3 Ball State W 15-6, 16-14 F3 Western Ontario W 15-3, 15-4 F3 Pittsburgh W 15-13, 15-9 F3 Ball State W 12-15, 17-15, 15-11 F10 Rutgers-Newark L 14-16, 15-13, 15-13, 4-15, 13-15 F16 at Army W 10-15, 17-15, 15-10, 15-4 F17 at Springfield W 15-5, 15-5, 16-14 F17 New Jersey Tech W 15-4, 15-10 Meadville Invitational at Meadville, Pa. M3 Nova T 9-15, 15-12 M3 Hochelege (Can) T 15-6, 13-15 M3 Cheika (D.C.) W 15-10, 15-11 M3 Keiderling (Ohio) T 13-15, 15-9 M3 Meadville W 12-15, 15-13, 15-8 M3 Baca (Phil.) W 15-9, 15-7 M9 Pittsburgh W 15-7, 15-13, 11-15, 15-1 M10 Army W 15-3, 15-13, 15-0 ECVL Open at Albany, N.Y. M17 Pennsylvania W 15-7, 15-6 M17 Albany W 15-4, 15-5 M17 Rochester I.T. W 15-2, 15-6 M17 New Jersey Tech W 15-2, 15-4 M17 Army W 15-9, 15-9 M17 Rutgers-Newark L 6-15, 8-15 M22 at Ohio State W 15-13, 10-15, 15-13, 15-13 M31 at Rutgers-Newark L 7-15, 8-15, 15-12, 11-15 George Mason Invitational at Fairfax, Va. A8 Pittsburgh W 15-7, 15-10 A8 N.C. State W 15-9, 15-9 A8 James Madison W 15-7, 15-5 A8 Pennsylvania L 13-15, 13-15 A8 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-5 A8 George Mason W 15-7, 15-4 A12 East Stroudsburg W 15-8, 15-13, 15-6 A14 Springfield W 15-11, 15-4, 15-4 ECVL Championships at West Point, N.Y. (April 20-21) A20 Princeton W 15-5, 15-2 A20 George Mason W 15-8, 15-6 A20 Rutgers-Newark W 15-11, 13-15, 15-1 A21 Rutgers-Newark L 7-15, 11-15 A21 East Stroudsburg W 15-4, 16-14 A21 Rutgers-Newark L 15-13, 10-15, 8-15
Excalibur Invitational at Toronto, Canada (Jan. 2-4) J2 Winnipeg W 15-11, 15-7 J2 Guelph W 15-2, 16-14 J3 Western Ontario W 15-4, 15-2 J3 Alberta W 15-9, 7-15, 15-10, 15-12 J4 York W 15-13, 10-15, 15-10, 15-13 Nittany Lion Invitational at University Park, Pa. J25 Western Ontario W 15-12, 15-6 J25 Michigan W 15-7, 15-5 J25 Wilfred Laurier W 15-5, 15-6 J25 George Mason W 15-10, 15-7 J25 Pittsburgh W 15-4, 15-4 J25 Western Ontario W 15-13, 15-11 F7 at Army W 15-3, 15-5, 15-6 Pittsburgh Invitational at Pittsburgh, Pa. (Feb. 13-14) F13 Penn W 15-3, 15-6 F13 Kellogg W 15-4, 15-3 F13 Ohio State W 15-3, 15-13 F14 Ball State W 15-4, 15-7 F14 Queens W 15-6, 15-5 F14 Wisconsin W 17-15, 15-9, 15-9 F28 Ohio State L 12-15, 10-15, 8-15 M10 East Stroudsburg W 15-1, 15-1, 13-15, 15-4 Ball State Classic at Muncie, Ind. (March 13-14) M13 Ohio State L 16-18, 7-15, 15-5, 7-15 M14 Wisconsin W 15-12, 15-10, 15-7 M23 Pittsburgh W 15-4, 15-3, 16-18, 15-9 M27 Army W 15-2, 15-7, 15-9 M28 Rutgers-Newark W 15-13, 15-8, 15-7 A9 East Stroudsburg W 15-3, 15-8, 13-15, 15-6 A11 Rutgers-Newark L 6-15, 6-15, 12-15 A14 Pittsburgh W 15-8, 16-14, 15-8 A17 George Mason W 15-9, 15-12, 15-9 ECVL Championships at Penn State (April 24-25) A24 Springfield W 15-6, 15-10 A24 Pittsburgh W 15-6, 15-10 A24 Rutgers-Newark W 16-14, 15-9 A25 East Stroudsburg W 15-3, 15-0 A25 Rutgers-Newark L 14-16, 11-15, 13-15 A25 Rutgers-Newark W 15-17, 15-8, 15-9 NCAA Championship at Santa Barbara (May 8-9) M8 USC L 2-15, 6-15, 8-15 M9 Ohio State W 17-15, 10-15, 15-7, 15-8
1980
Head Coach: Tom Tait
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Ohio State Army Rutgers-Newark Springfield USC Rutgers-Newark E. Stroudsburgh Army Ball State Pittsburgh Rutgers-Newark Pittsburgh Springfield Ohio State E. Stroudsburg Rutgers-Newark
W 15-7, 15-7 W 15-8, 15-10, 15-8 L 11-15, 12-15, 7-15 W 15-4, 15-7, 15-13 L 4-15, 4-15, 10-15 L 6-15, 14-16, 15-11, 10-15 W 15-3, 13-15, 15-12, 15-5 W 15-6, 15-11, 15-10 W 5-15, 15-11, 16-14 W 15-13, 15-7, 15-3 W 15-4, 11-15, 15-4, 15-10 W 15-9, 15-9, 15-8 W 15-7, 15-6, 15-10 L 7-15, 7-15, 3-15 W 15-11, 15-9, 15-8 L 15-12, 13-15, 15-9
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1984
Dalhousie Classic at Nova Scotia (Jan. 22-24) J22 Dalhousie W 10-15, 15-3, 7-15, 15-1, 15-6 J22 LaVal W 13-15, 15-9, 15-5, 15-6 J23 Memorial W 15-7, 12-15, 16-18, 15-3, 15-6 J23 Waterloo W 15-6, 15-5, 15-9 J24 Dalhousie W 12-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-2 J30 Army W 15-1, 15-7, 15-4 Nittany Lion Invitational at University Park, Pa. J31 George Mason W 15-6, 15-8 J31 Pennsylvania W 15-6, 15-6 J31 Cornell W 15-2, 15-6 J31 Western Ontario W 15-7, 15-13 J31 Pittsburgh W 15-9, 15-10 F11 Cal St. Northridge W 10-15, 15-12, 16-14 Pittsburgh Invitational at Pittsburgh, Pa. F12 Grove City W 15-2, 15-4 F12 Winnipeg W 15-8, 11-15, 15-4 F12 Army W 15-10, 15-2 F13 Cal St. Northridge W 15-9, 12-15, 15-6 F13 Manitoba W 15-3, 15-10 F13 Ball State W 15-8, 15-13 Golden Dome Classic at Newark, N.J. (Feb. 19-20) F19 UCLA L 9-15, 14-16 F20 Rutgers-Newark W 15-13, 9-15, 9-15, 15-3, 15-2 F21 at Army W 15-5, 15-8, 15-8 M9 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-2, 15-5, 15-3 Ball State Classic at Munice, Ind. (March 12-13) M12 Ball State W 15-12, 5-15, 15-9, 11-15, 15-12 M12 Ohio State L 9-15, 15-4, 13-15, 7-15 M13 Graceland W 15-7, 15-10, 15-17, 15-9 M21 George Mason W 15-2, 15-3, 15-13 M27 Ohio State W 6-15, 15-6, 15-11, 16-14 M31 Pittsburgh W 15-3, 15-12, 15-9 A3 Rutgers-Newark W 15-12, 15-13, 16-14 A7 at Pittsburgh W 17-15, 15-12, 15-5 A13 East Stroudsburg W 15-3, 15-8, 15-9 A15 at George Mason W 15-4, 12-15, 15-11, 15-3 Dos Equis Classic at Los Angeles, Calif. (April 23-24) A23 UCLA L 12-15, 7-15, 11-15 A24 UC Santa Barbara L 10-15, 9-15 NCAA Tournament M USC W 15-13, 4-15, 15-13, 6-15, 15-11 M UCLA L 4-15, 9-15, 7-15
Ford-Westchester Classic J14 UCLA L 4-15, 11-15, 3-15 Dalhousie Classic J21 vs. Sherbrooke W 16-14, 15-7, 9-15, 15-11 J21 at. Dalhousie W 11-15, 15-9, 15-12, 9-15, 15-7 J21 vs. de Moneton W 15-9, 15-4, 16-14 J21 vs. Laval W 15-9, 14-8, 15-10 J22 vs. Manitoba L 15-3, 15-3, 15-6 Nittany Lion Invitational J27 Ball State W 10-15, 13-15, 16-14, 15-10, 15-6 J28 Winnipeg L 13-15, 14-16, 8-15 F11 Ball State W 13-16, 15-6, 15-9, 15-7 F25 at Ohio State L 12-15, 15-8, 12-15, 12-15 M10 at Rut.-Newark W 15-9, 15-3, 15-5 M17 Pittsburgh W 15-9, 15-6, 15-12, 15-11, 15-12 M24 at George Mason L 15-5, 14-16, 11-15, 15-12, 15-3 Ball State Classic M30 at Ball State L 7-15, 6-15, 13-15 M31 vs. George Mason L 11-15, 15-9, 15-10, 12-15, 18-16 M31 vs. Ohio State W 16-14, 15-11, 15-0 A3 Indiana-Purdue W 15-4, 15-9, 15-4 A7 Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-0, 15-7 A9 at Pittsburgh W 15-6, 15-4, 17-19, 15-12 ECVL Championship at George Mason A20 vs. Princeton W 11-15, 15-11, 15-8, 15-8 A21 at George Mason L 10-15, 7-15, 6-15
Head Coach: Tom Tait
1983
Head Coach: Tom Tait
Dalhousie Classic (Jan. 21-23) J vs. Sherbrooke W 15-3, 15-3, 15-3 J vs. Winnipeg W 15-2, 15-11, 15-11 J vs. Manitoba W 13-15, 16-14, 15-13, 15-4 J vs. B.C. W 10-15, 7-15, 15-13, 16-14, 15-11 Nittany Lion Invitational J29 Ball State W 15-10, 12-15, 10-15, 15-8, 15-11 F11 Ball State L 10-15, 10-15, 15-11, 3-15 M18 George Mason W 15-4, 8-15, 15-7, 15-4 M19 Rutgers-Newark W 15-6, 15-8, 16-14 M22 Pittsburgh W 15-4, 15-3, 17-15 M26 George Mason W 15-6, 15-7, 15-12 A2 Ball State W 15-5, 15-10, 15-10 A4 Japan L 10-15, 15-13, 6-15, 11-15 A9 Ohio State L 15-11, 16-14, 13-15, 15-17, 8-15 A12 at Pittsburgh W 15-11, 15-8, 15-11 A13 Rutgers-Newark W 14-16, 15-6, 15-2, 15-5 Miller High Life Classic at UCLA A15 vs. Pepperdine L 16-14, 15-3, 15-9, 15-11 A30 Mt. Gretna W 15-4, 15-6 A30 NEBA W 15-10, 15-4
Head Coach: Tom Tait
1985
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 16-14
1986
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 28-7
Excalibur Invitational at York, Canada J2 Waterloo L 6-15, 10-15, 12-15 J2 Toronto W 15-10, 15-13, 10-15, 15-9 J3 Ball State W 15-7, 15-12, 15-8 J3 at York W 15-9, 15-7, 15-7 J4 Waterloo W 15-1, 15-9, 15-3 J9 Winnipeg W 50-43 Winnipeg Invitational J10 Saskatchewan L 41-62 J11 Manitoba W 58-47 J11 Dalhousie W 71-33 Collegiate Preview at Kansas City, Mo. J17 Pepperdine L 3-15, 15-4, 10-15, 8-15 J18 Ball State W 15-8, 15-9, 15-13 Nittany Lion Invitational J25 IPFW W 15-8, 15-9, 15-9 J25 Ohio State W 14-16, 15-7, 16-14, 15-10 J26 Rutgers-Newark W 15-8, 15-4, 15-6 J26 Ball State L 15-9, 12-15, 15-8, 16-18, 13-15 F1 Southern Cal (1) L 6-15, 8-15, 8-15 F4 Southern Cal L 13-15, 16-18, 9-15 F6 Ball State W 14-16, 7-15, 15-8, 15-12, 15-5 F14 George Mason W 15-13, 8-15, 12-15, 15-11, 15-4 F19 Ohio State (2) W 15-7, 12-15, 15-10, 15-8 F21 at New Jersey Tech W 15-3, 15-4, 15-7 F22 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-9, 17-15, 15-7 F26 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-11, 15-5 F28 at Cal-San Diego W 15-8, 15-4, 15-7 M1 at Chapman W 15-12, 15-2, 15-13 M3 at San Diego State W 15-9, 15-9, 15-9 M5 at UCLA W 15-10, 15-6, 15-9 Long Beach Classic M7 at LBSU L 15-6, 10-15, 6-15, 14-16 M8 San Diego State W 15-8, 15-8, 15-1 M14 Rutgers-Newark W 15-2, 15-5, 15-5 M15 Navy W 15-7, 15-8, 15-7 M22 at George Mason W 8-15, 15-8, 15-9, 16-14 M23 at Maryland W 15-6, 15-6, 14-16, 15-3 M23 Navy (at Maryland) W 15-7, 15-12, 15-6 Ball State Classic M28 at Ball State W 15-9, 15-10, 15-12 M28 Ohio State W 15-4, 15-11, 15-8 M29 George Mason L 12-15, 7-15, 15-7, 10-15 A3 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-12, 15-9, 15-10 EIVA Championship at George Mason A18 Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-6, 15-7 A19 at George Mason W 15-12, 15-8, 15-5 NCAA Championship at Penn State M2 Pepperdine L 11-15, 15-13, 11-15, 12-15 M3 Ohio State W 15-9, 15-1, 15-11
Excalibur Invitational at Toronto, Canada J4 Waterloo L 11-15, 13-15 14-16 J4 York L 4-15, 12-15, 16-14, 8-15 J5 Dalhousie W 15-11, 16-18, 15-7, 6-15, 15-6 J5 Western Ontario L 13-15, 12-15, 15-7, 6-15 J6 Dalhousie L 17-19, 6-15, 10-15 Nittany Lion Invitational J26 Western Ontario L 9-15, 7-15, 5-15 J26 Ohio State W 15-8, 5-15, 15-11, 15-7 J27 Rutgers-Newark W 13-15, 6-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-9 J27 Winnipeg L 11-15, 15-7, 15-10, 7-15, 8-15 F2 UCLA (1) L 7-15, 9-15, 7-15 F8 Rutgers-Newark W 15-2, 15-7, 15-6 F9 Ball State W 15-5, 15-10, 12-15, 16-14 F15 at George Mason L 15-13, 5-15, 12-15, 15-8, 7-15 F16 at Navy W 15-11, 15-12, 15-5 F21 Pittsburgh W 15-7, 15-8, 15-3 F24 at Rut.-Newark W 9-15, 15-3, 15-8, 15-11 F27 at E. Stroudsburg L 7-15, 10-15, 15-11, 9-15 M1 at Cal-San Diego L 7-15, 11-15, 15-11, 10-15 (1) at Westchester, N.Y.; (2) at North Allegheny High School M4 at Cal-S. Barbara L 2-15, 15-10, 15-17, 5-15 M6 at SDSU L 15-13, 12-15, 8-15, 9-15 Long Beach Invitational M7 LBSU L 15-13, 10-15, 7-15, 8-15 M8 Cal-Santa Barbara L 10-15, 10-15, 15-12, 6-15 M22 George Mason W 15-13, 15-6, 10-15, 15-7 Ball State Classic M29 at Ball State W 15-7, 15-7, 14-16, 15-7 M29 George Mason W 9-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-6 M30 Ohio State W 15-11, 15-9, 15-6 A3 IPFW W 16-14, 15-6, 13-15, 15-11 A4 East Stroudsburg W 8-15, 15-11, 15-10, 17-15 ECVL Championship at Penn State A19 Rutgers-Newark W 15-8, 15-11, 15-4 A20 George Mason W 10-15, 11-15, 7-15
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1987
1988
1989
Excalibur Tournament at Toronto, Canada J4 Ball State (1) W 15-12, 15-13, 13-15, 15-11 Nittany Lion Invitational J24 IPFW W 15-10, 15-5, 15-3 J24 Navy W 15-2, 15-4, 15-1 J25 Ohio State W 15-9, 15-5, 15-13 J25 George Mason W 16-14, 15-10, 15-6 Collegiate Preview at Colorado State J31 Cal-Santa Barbara W 12-15, 15-6, 15-7, 15-11 F1 Pepperdine W 15-11, 6-15, 15-13, 15-11 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F13 at Rut.-Newark W 15-1, 15-1, 15-10 F14 George Mason W 15-9, 15-3, 15-7 F18 Ohio State W 15-11, 15-7, 15-11 F20 at George Mason W 15-8, 15-8, 15-8 F21 at Navy W 15-8, 15-6, 15-5 F24 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-2, 15-5 F28 at UCLA L 6-15, 7-15, 10-15 M2 UC Santa Barbara W 15-17, 15-11 , 15-7, 8-15, 15-11 M4 Southern Cal L 9-15, 14-16, 7-15 Long Beach Classic M6 Long Beach State W 15-6, 15-8, 15-1 M13 Rutgers-Newark W 15-4, 12-15, 15-7, 15-10 M14 Navy W 15-4, 15-9, 15-8 M20 George Mason W 15-9, 15-8, 15-10 Ball State Classic M27 Ohio State W 15-4, 15-5, 15-8 M28 at Ball State W 15-5, 16-14, 15-6 A1 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-8, 15-5 Santa Barbara Classic A3 at UCSB W 5-15, 15-3, 15-5, 15-11 A4 UCLA L 6-15, 9-15, 15-12, 10-15 A10 Ohio State (2) W 15-12, 15-5, 15-7 EIVA Championship at Penn State A17 Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-13, 15-3 A18 George Mason W 15-9, 15-11, 15-13 NCAA Championships at UCLA M1 Southern Cal L 12-15, 15-9, 15-5, 5-15, 9-15 M2 Ohio State W 15-3, 15-6, 15-5
Excalibur Classic at Toronto J8 Victoria W 15-9, 15-7, 15-8 J8 York W 15-7, 15-7, 15-5 J9 Laval W 15-8, 17-15, 15-4 J9 George Mason W 15-4, 15-12, 15-3 J10 Laval W 15-8, 15-12, 10-15, 15-9 Nittany Lion Invitational J30 IPFW W 15-7, 16-14, 15-11 J31 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-12, 15-12 J31 George Mason W 15-3, 15-5, 15-2 J31 Ball State W 15-12, 15-5, 15-9 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F12 George Mason W 15-12, 15-7, 15-8 F13 at Rut.-Newark L 7-15, 15-7, 15-17, 8-15 F14 at Rut.-Newark W 15-7, 5-15, 15-8, 15-17, 15-8 F20 Ohio State (1) W 12-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-12 F24 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-7, 15-13 Reebok Classic at UCLA F26 Southern Cal L 7-15, 10-15, 13-15 F27 Pepperdine L 10-15, 15-17, 9-15 F29 at SDSU W 15-12, 15-11, 15-7 M2 at Pepperdine W 15-4, 7-15, 15-7, 15-6 Long Beach Classic M4 Ball State W 15-10, 15-7, 16-14 M5 at Long Beach St. W 15-11, 15-3, 15-6 M13 Southern Cal (2) W 7-15, 15-11, 17-15, 15-3 M25 at Navy W 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 M26 at George Mason W 15-12, 15-7, 15-8 M29 Rutgers-Newark W 15-10, 15-12, 15-3 Santa Barbara Classic A1 at UCSB W 15-4, 15-12, 15-3 A2 Southern Cal L 9-15, 9-15, 15-9, 10-15 Ball State Invitational A8 George Mason W 9-15, 15-9, 15-7, 15-12 A9 CS Northridge W 15-3, 15-3, 15-4 A9 at Ball State W 15-13, 15-11, 15-3 A15 George Mason W 15-7, 15-7, 15-13 A16 Navy W 15-5, 15-7, 15-1 A19 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-2, 15-11 EIVA Championship at George Mason A29 East Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-5, 15-10 A30 at George Mason L 15-7, 15-7, 12-15, 8-15, 12-15
Excalibur Classic at Toronto J6 British Columbia W 15-12, 15-11, 15-17, 15-11 J6 York L 15-8, 8-15, 13-15, 10-15 J7 at Toronto L 7-15, 15-7, 10-15, 13-15 J7 Dalhousie L 15-6, 10-15, 12-15, 3-15 J8 Waterloo W 16-14, 15-13, 15-11 Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne Invitational J20 at IPFW W 15-10, 18-20, 11-15, 15-2, 15-12 J21 Southern Cal L 10-15, 15-5, 12-15, 9-15 Nittany Lion Invitational J28 Western Ontario W 12-15, 15-8, 11-15, 15-9 J28 Ohio State W 15-4, 16-14, 15-11 J29 George Mason W 15-10, 10-15, 15-17, 15-9, 15-10 J29 IPFW W 15-17, 15-10, 15-10, 15-6 F4 Ball State (1) W 15-10, 4-15, 15-6, 15-10 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F10 George Mason W 15-13, 15-8, 11-15, 15-9 F11 Ball State L 9-15, 16-14, 10-15, 15-10, 16-18 F17 Rutgers-Newark W 15-13, 12-15, 5-15, 15-4, 15-12 F18 at George Mason L 14-16, 15-12, 10-15, 15-5, 10-15 F19 at Navy W 15-11, 6-15, 15-4, 15-10 F24 at Long Beach St. L 7-15, 15-1, 7-15, 8-15 F27 at UCSB L 5-15, 4-15, 13-15 M1 at San Diego State L 11-15, 13-15, 12-15 Reebok Classic at UCLA M4 at UCLA L 15-11, 7-15, 9-15, 15-13, 7-15 M5 UCSB* L 11-15, 7-15 M10 at E. Stroudsburg W 16-14, 15-8, 14-16, 15-7 M19 P.R. Nat’l (2) L 3-15, 15-8, 10-15, 17-19 M23 Graceland W 12-15, 16-14, 15-11, 15-3 M24 Navy W 15-8, 15-7, 15-6 M2 George Mason W 19-17, 7-15, 15-13, 15-11 Dutch Country Classic at Elizabethtown College A1 Rutgers-Newark W 15-12, 15-9, 15-7 A2 Southern Cal L 11-15, 14-16, 18-16, 3-15 Hall of Fame Classic at Holyoke, Mass. A7 Ohio State W 15-8, 15-6, 15-8 A11 East Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-3, 15-6 EIVA Tournament at Navy A21 Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-4, 16-14 A22 George Mason W 11-15, 13-15, 15-12, 15-9, 15-5 NCAA Championships at UCLA M5 at UCLA L 6-15, 4-15, 9-15 M6 Ball State W 15-13,, 15-11, 15-6 (1) at Latrobe, Pa.; (2) at University of Buffalo
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 26-4
(1) at Excalibur Tournament, Toronto, Canada; (2) at Meadville, Pa.
Head Coach: Tom Tait Record: 25-5, 8-0 EIVA
(1) at North Allegheny High School; (2) at Buffalo, N.Y.
Head Coach: Tom Peterson Record: 17-11, 6-2 EIVA
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1990
1991
1992
Mizuno - Nittany Lion Invitational J19 Navy W 15-9, 11-15, 15-13, 15-7 J19 Rutgers-Newark W 17-15, 15-10, 15-9 J19 IPFW W 18-16, 12-15, 15-13, 15-13 J20 George Mason W 6-15, 15-3, 15-9, 2-15, 15-10 J20 Ball State L 13-15, 15-6, 11-15, 10-15 Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne Invitational J26 at IPFW W 15-13, 15-13, 15-11 J27 at Southern Cal L 4-15, 8-15, 15-12, 13-15 F2 Pepperdine L 8-15, 10-15, 15-12, 5-15 F3 Pepperdine (1) L 5-15, 13-15, 15-13, 11-15 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F9 at IPFW L 15-10, 15-8, 13-15, 10-15, 10-15 F10 at Ohio State W 15-13, 15-6, 15-11 F14 George Mason W 15-4, 15-5, 15-12 F15 Manitoba (2) L 10-15, 13-15, 15-11, 7-15 F16 Manitoba L 12-15, 9-15, 15-6, 15-12, 9-15 F17 Manitoba (1) L 7-15, 15-3, 15-4, 12-15, 13-15 F19 Navy W 15-2, 15-10, 15-5 F21 Rut.-Newark L 12-15, 15-1, 15-13, 8-15, 12-15 F23 at BYU W 13-15, 15-6, 15-12, 15-12 F24 at BYU W 16-17, 15-7, 11-15, 15-9, 15-13 F26 at Cal-Irvine L 6-15, 10-15, 15-12, 10-15 F28 at SDSU L 15-11, 11-15, 15-17, 14-16 M1 at LBSU L 5-15, 5-15, 15-11, 15-11, 10-15 M3 at Pepperdine W 15-7, 15-13, 15-10 M9 E. Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-8, 15-4 M23 at Navy W 15-13, 15-11, 15-11 M24 at GMU W 14-16, 6-15, 16-14, 15-12, 16-14 M30 BYU(3) W 13-15, 15-7, 15-12, 16-14 M31 Ball State (4) L 12-15, 9-15, 8-15 A1 Ohio State (1) W 15-9, 17-15, 10-15, 16-14 A3 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-8, 15-7, 15-9 Ball State Classic A6 IPFW W 15-11, 9-15, 15-5, 9-15, 15-7 A7 at Ball State L 9-15, 10-15, 5-15 A10 at Rut.-Newark W 6-15, 15-4, 7-15, 15-4, 15-10 EIVA Championship at George Mason A20 Navy W 15-8, 15-10, 16-17, 15-11 A21 Rut.-Newark L 15-10, 8-15, 15-11, 13-15, 16-17
Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne Invitational J25 Southern Cal L 6-15, 12-15, 8-15 J26 Ohio State W 15-10, 15-6, 12-15, 5-15, 15-10 J31 BYU(1) W 15-13, 15-1, 15-10 Nittany Lion Invitational F1 Rutgers-Newark W 17-15, 15-11, 15-9 F1 Ball State W 8-15, 15-4, 15-10, 15-10 F2 George Mason W 15-13, 5-15, 15-1, 15-10 F2 Ball State W 12-15, 15-8, 15-6, 16-14 F7 UCLA (2) W 15-8, 15-10, 14-16, 15-10 Dutch Country Classic at Elizabethtown, Pa. F8 George Mason W 15-10, 15-7, 6-15, 15-5 F9 UCLA W 15-5, 16-14, 15-12 F15 Navy (3) W 15-5, 16-14, 15-8 F19 at George Mason W 15-6, 15-2, 15-11 F20 at Navy W 12-15, 5-15, 15-8, 15-3, 15-11 F23 Ohio State (2) W 9-15, 16-14, 15-8, 11-15, 15-11 M1 E. Mont. (at BYU) W 15-9, 15-4, 15-5 M1 at Brigham Young W 7-15, 15-9, 5-15, 15-2, 17-15 M2 at Brigham Young W 15-6, 12-15, 11-15, 15-12, 15-8 M4 at S L 5-15, 13-15, 15-9, 16-14, 11-15 M5 at Long Beach St. L 11-15, 3-15, 11-15 M9 at CS-Northridge L 11-15, 15-17, 15-0, 15-5, 14-16 M14 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-4, 15-8, 15-13 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark M15 Ball State W 16-14, 15-1, 9-15, 17-15 M16 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-10, 15-12, 15-13 M23 George Mason W 15-10, 15-11, 11-15, 17-15 M24 Navy (4) W 15-12, 15-12, 15-10 M27 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-12, 15-5, 15-10 A2 East Stroudsburg W 15-8, 15-11, 15-11 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. A5 Springfield W 15-7, 13-15, 15-3, 15-6 A6 San Diego State W 15-8, 15-9, 9-15, 15-11 A16 Rutgers-Newark W 15-13, 15-6, 15-8 EIVA Championship at Rutgers-Newark A26 Navy W 15-5, 15-8, 15-2 A27 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-11, 15-9 NCAA Tournament at Hawai’i M3 Long Beach State L 6-15, 3-15, 16-17 M4 IPFW L 15-9, 6-15, 13-15, 3-15
Nittany Lion Invitational J24 Ohio State W 15-12, 9-15, 14-16, 15-11, 15-13 J24 Ball State W 15-9, 15-10, 15-9 J25 IPFW L 16-17, 12-15, 15-13, 10-15 J25 George Mason L 8-15, 14-16, 15-12, 10-15 J30 at Ohio State L 13-15, 15-10, 15-6, 9-15, 9-15 Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne Invitational J31 at IPFW L 15-9, 10-15, 4-15, 11-15 F1 Ohio State W 14-16, 15-8, 8-15, 15-12, 17-16 F5 CSUN L 15-4, 3-15, 15-12, 11-15, 12-15 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. F7 Springfield W 15-10, 15-9, 15-8 F8 CSUN W 15-11, 15-7, 10-15, 8-15, 15-11 F13 Pepperdine L 10-15, 13-15, 11-15 Fieldhouse Classic at Buffalo, N.Y. F14 Ohio State W 16-14, 14-16, 15-5, 15-10 F15 Pepperdine L 10-15, 9-15, 10-15 F28 George Mason W 13-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-2 F29 Navy W 15-7, 15-13, 12-15, 9-15, 15-11 M2 E. Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-7, 15-4 M20 at GMU W 15-10, 15-11, 15-12 M21 at Navy W 15-2, 15-8, 15-7 M26 Stanford L 15-6, 9-15, 10-15, 10-15 Dutch Country Classic at Lancaster, Pa. M27 George Mason W 8-15, 15-12, 10-15, 15-7, 15-12 M28 Stanford L 10-15, 9-15, 7-15 M30 Rutgers-Newark L 6-15, 17-15, 15-10, 7-15, 13-15 A3 IPFW (at Ball St.) L 11-15, 10-15, 16-14, 10-15 A4 at Ball State W 15-6, 9-15, 9-15, 15-13, 16-17 A6 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-10, 15-17, 15-8 A7 at Rut.-Newark L 14-16, 15-10, 9-15, 15-13, 16-17 EIVA Championship at Penn State A17 GMU W 15-11, 15-2, 15-6 A18 Rut.-Newark W 15-7, 15-8, 13-15, 15-13 NCAA Tournament A24 Pepperdine L 16-17, 4-15, 9-15 A25 IPFW W 15-4, 15-5, 15-6
Head Coach: Tom Peterson Record: 20-12, 7-1 EIVA
(1) at Lancaster, Pa. (2) at IUP
Head Coach: Tom Peterson Record: 28-6, 8-0 EIVA
(3) at University of Scranton, Pa. (4) at Elizabethtown College, Pa
Head Coach: Tom Peterson Record: 17-13, 6-2 EIVA
(1) at Harrisburg, Pa.; (2) at Buffalo, N.Y. (3) at Coatesville, Pa.; (4) at Lancaster, Pa.
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1993
Head Coach: Tom Peterson Record: 21-5, 9-1 EIVA
Nittany Lion Invitational J22 Juniata W 15-3, 15-8, 15-9 J22 Ball State L 15-5, 13-15, 8-15, 15-5, 11-15 J23 P.R.-Mayaguez W 15-9, 15-6, 14-16, 15-10 J23 George Mason W 15-2, 15-6, 14-16, 15-10 J23 Rutgers-Newark W 15-3, 15-4, 16-14 J28 Ohio State W 15-4, 15-5, 3-15, 8-15, 15-11 J29 IPFW L 15-10, 15-8, 5-15, 6-15, 12-15 J30 Ohio St. (at IPFW) W 15-6, 15-12, 15-6 F5 Princeton W 15-9, 13-15, 15-10, 15-11 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F19 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-11, 15-11, 15-17, 9-15, 15-12 F20 Ball State L 15-6, 5-15, 16-14, 11-15, 10-15 F27 Ohio State W 15-4, 12-15, 15-10, 15-7 M1 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-6, 1-5 M17 Graceland W 15-9, 15-13, 15-5 M19 Navy W 15-7, 15-4, 15-9 M20 George Mason W 15-9, 15-1, 15-7 A2 Rutgers-Newark W 15-8, 9-15, 15-6, 16-14 A3 Rutgers-Newark (1) W 15-9, 7-15, 15-9, 9-15, 15-12 A9 at George Mason W 16-14, 15-11, 15-7 A10 at Navy L 14-16, 14-16, 15-13, 15-10, 13-15 A13 at Princeton W 15-1, 15-5, 15-10 A14 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-8, 14-16, 15-10 EIVA Championship at Penn State A17 Springfield W 15-8, 15-3, 15-5 A23 Navy W 15-12, 15-7, 15-3 A24 George Mason W 16-14, 15-7, 15-7 NCAA Tournament at UCLA M7 CS-Northridge L 2-15, 5-15, 11-15 M8 Ohio State W 7-15, 8-15, 15-10, 16-14, 15-10 (1) at Coatesville, Pa.
1994
NCAA National Champions Head Coach: Tom Peterson Record: 25-3, 9-0 EIVA
J20 Stanford W 15-13, 15-4, 15-6 J21 Stanford (1) L 8-15, 18-16, 15-12, 5-15, 14-16 J22 Stanford (2) W 15-12, 15-9, 18-16 Mizuno Nittany Lion Invitational J28 Ohio State W 15-13, 15-7, 15-8 J29 Ball State W 15-5, 15-8, 16-14 J29 IPFW W 15-9, 15-3, 15-12 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. F5 Springfield W 15-8, 15-10, 15-2 F6 Ohio State W 15-14, 13-15, 15-7, 15-10 University of Manitoba Tournament F11 Winnipeg W 15-8, 15-10, 17-16 F11 British Columbia W 17-16, 16-14, 15-11 F12 Manitoba L 5-15, 15-10, 10-15, 10-15 F13 Manitoba W 15-11, 15-8, 17-15 F17 New Jersey Tech W 15-4, 15-7, 15-4 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F18 Cal-Berk. (Club) W 15-10, 15-7, 15-6 F18 Rutgers-Newark W 15-0, 15-5, 8-15, 16-14 F26 at George Mason W 15-11, 6-15, 15-6, 15-7 M1 at Juniata W 15-4, 15-2, 15-11 M18 E. Mennonite W 15-0, 15-3, 15-2 M19 at St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-8, 15-10, 15-11 M25 Ohio State W 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 M31 at Ohio State W 15-9, 15-10, 11-15, 16-14 Ball State Invitational A1 Ball State L 15-10, 12-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-17 A2 IPFW L 10-15, 15-17, 13-15 A8 BYU (3) W 15-8, 11-15, 15-11, 15-8 A14 George Mason W 15-8, 15-9, 15-8 A16 Lewis W 15-9, 15-5, 16-14 A19 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-10, 8-15, 15-12 A20 Rutgers-Newark W 11-15, 15-4, 15-2, 15-5 EIVA Championship at George Mason A23 New Jersey Tech W 15-6, 15-5, 15-9 A30 Princeton W 17-15, 15-2, 15-10 A30 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-9, 15-6 NCAA Tournament at Fort Wayne, Ind. M6 Ball State W 9-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-6 M7 UCLA W 9-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-12, 15-12
1995
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 26-3, 9-0 EIVA
at Hawaii Collegiate Classic J25 UCLA L 9-15, 11-15, 10-15 J26 Loyola W 6-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-10 Mizuno Nittany Lion Invitational F3 IPFW W 12-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-8 F4 Wis.-Milwaukee W 15-10, 15-6, 15-10 F4 Ohio State W 15-12, 15-6, 15-10 EIVA/MIVA Challenge at Lewis University F17 Lewis W 15-1, 15-9, 14-16, 15-3 F18 IPFW W 15-8, 3-15, 15-8, 15-9 F18 Ball State W 15-6, 13-15, 15-13, 13-15, 15-8 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F24 Lewis W 15-1, 15-9, 14-16, 15-3 F25 Rutgers-Newark W 9-15, 15-12, 15-4, 15-9 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. M3 Springfield W 17-15, 15-5, 15-3 M4 Ball State L 8-15, 15-8, 13-15, 15-12, 16-18 M15 St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-4, 15-5, 17-15 Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne Invitational M24 IPFW W 15-6, 17-15, 15-12 M25 Ball State W 11-15, 15-12, 15-4, 15-10 M26 at Ohio State W 15-7, 15-8, 15-9 M29 Juniata W 15-7, 15-10, 15-1 M31 New Jersey Tech W 15-5, 15-10, 15-12 A1 St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-6, 15-4, 15-8 A1 at E.Mennonite W 15-6, 15-4, 15-5 Cherry Blossom Classic at George Mason A7 George Mason W 12-15, 15-10, 15-13, 15-4 A8 Ohio State W 15-9, 15-13, 17-15 A10 Rutgers-Newark W 15-9, 15-8, 15-8 A11 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-2, 15-13 EIVA Championship at Penn State A15 Vassar W 15-6, 15-2, 15-7 A21 East Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-1, 15-13 A22 George Mason W 15-4, 12-15, 15-9, 15-4 NCAA Tournament at Springfield, Mass. M5 Hawai’i W 7-15, 15-13, 16-14, 6-15, 15-12 M6 UCLA L 3-15, 10-15, 10-15
(1) at Newtown, Pa.; (2) at Elizabethtown, Pa. (3) at Warminster, Pa.
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1996
1997
1998
J20 Ohio State W 15-7, 15-9, 15-7 Hawai’i Outrigger Invitational J25 UCLA L 5-15, 15-10, 4-15, 12-15 J26 Hawai’i L 3-15, 11-15, 9-15 J27 Ball State L 7-15, 2-15, 5-15
Nittany Lion Invitational J11 Mercyhurst W 15-0, 15-7, 15-4 J11 Juniata W 15-2, 15-12, 15-11 J11 Rutgers-Newark W 15-4, 15-13, 17-15 J17 George Mason W 15-8, 15-6, 15-9 Outrigger Hotels Invitational at Honolulu, Hawai’i J23 UCLA W 15-11, 15-11, 14-16, 15-5 J24 at Hawai’i L 6-15, 12-15, 15-5, 10-15 J31 Juniata W 16-14, 15-13, 8-15, 15-8 F1 Rutgers-Newark W 10-15, 13-15, 15-7, 15-8, 15-11 F4 Concordia W 15-6, 15-2, 15-11 F7 at George Mason W 15-10, 15-7, 15-7 F8 New Jersey Tech W 15-2, 15-10, 15-10 F13 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-7, 15-2, 8-15, 15-8 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F14 Ball State W 16-14, 15-7, 11-15, 9-15, 15-13 F15 Lewis W 15-5, 15-13, 15-7 F19 at Juniata W 8-15, 15-10, 15-3, 15-12 F22 LIU-Southampton W 15-9, 15-1, 10-15, 15-2 F25 at E.Mennonite W 15-8, 15-4, 15-4 Volleyball Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. F28 Ball State W 15-11, 15-4, 9-15, 15-17, 16-14 M13 at Am. Univ. of P.R. W 13-15, 15-6, 15-3, 15-12 M14 IPFW (at P.R.) W 15-6, 15-10, 15-11 M19 St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-4, 15-2, 15-5 M21 at IPFW W 9-15, 15-13, 15-11, 15-8 M22 Ball State (at IPFW)W 15-10, 16-14, 15-4 Flyer Festival at Lewis University M28 at Lewis W 15-10, 8-15, 15-13, 15-13 M29 LaVerne W 17-15, 15-1, 9-15, 15-5 A2 East Stroudsburg W 15-4, 15-11, 15-13 A5 Rutgers-Newark W 15-5, 15-6, 15-8 EIVA Championship at Rutgers-Newark A12 Queens (at PSU) W 15-0, 15-0, 15-8 A17 LIU-Southampton W 15-12, 15-10, 15-3 A19 Princeton W 13-15, 15-13, 15-9, 15-12 NCAA Championship at Ohio State M1 UCLA L 13-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-10, 10-15
Hawaii Outrigger Classic J7 at Hawai’i L 14-16, 15-13, 15-10, 10-15, 15-17 J8 UCLA L 3-15, 5-15, 8-15 J9 Ball State W 15-13, 15-4, 15-10 Nittany Lion Invitational J16 Windsor W 15-5, 15-6, 15-11 J16 McMaster W 15-10, 15-6, 15-13 J17 Montreal W 15-5, 17-15, 15-8 J17 Guelph W 15-2, 15-5, 15-9 J22 Long Beach St. L 11-15, 14-16, 15-9, 15-10, 11-15 J23 Long Beach St. (1) L 15-8, 8-15, 15-17, 13-15 J24 Long Beach St. (2) L 13-15, 5-15, 15-13, 4-15 J30 Juniata W 15-8, 15-4, 15-12 J31 IPFW L 15-9, 8-15, 3-15, 15-10, 14-16 F6 Princeton W 12-15, 15-12, 15-8, 15-11 F7 Ohio State L 15-7, 9-15, 7-15, 10-15 F10 E. Mennonite W 15-6, 15-3, 15-10 F13 Ball State W 11-15, 15-10, 15-4, 15-10 F14 Rutgers-Newark L 8-15, 12-15, 15-9, 15-12, 19-21 F19 at New Jersey Tech L 17-15, 6-15, 12-15, 10-15 F20 Loyola-Chicago L 7-15, 7-15, 8-15 F21 Lewis L 6-15, 15-8, 15-17, 12-15 F26 George Mason W 15-8, 15-8, 15-5 F28 at Ohio State L 7-15, 4-15, 15-9, 6-15 M3 East Stroudsburg W 15-10, 15-9, 15-12 M7 at UC Santa Cruz W 15-7, 15-11, 15-11 M9 at Stanford W 15-8, 16-14, 13-15, 16-14 M10 at Pacific W 15-9, 9-15, 11-15, 15-11, 15-10 M13 at Pepperdine L 6-15, 10-15, 9-15 M14 at CS Northridge W 15-11, 16-14, 16-14 M19 at St. Francis W 15-2, 15-5, 13-15, 15-6 M24 at Juniata W 15-2, 5-15, 16-17, 15-5, 15-11 M27 at Princeton L 13-15, 13-15, 14-16 M28 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-12, 15-4, 15-11 A3 at Ball State W 16-17, 2-15, 15-5, 15-2, 16-14 A4 at IPFW W 15-12, 12-15, 15-1, 15-10 EIVA Championship at Penn State A11 Juniata W 15-6, 11-15, 15-10, 15-7 A16 Princeton L 7-15, 13-15, 14-16
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 24-6, 9-0 EIVA
Nittany Lion Invitational F2 East Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-6, 16-14 F3 St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-11, 15-4, 15-5 F3 Juniata W 15-9, 17-15, 15-5 F3 George Mason W 15-5, 15-4, 15-7 F10 Ball State L 10-15, 10-15, 12-15 F14 East Stroudsburg W 15-5, 15-13, 5-15, 15-4 F17 at George Mason W 14-16, 15-11, 15-5, 15-10 F23 at NJIT W 15-3, 15-2, 15-3 F24 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-8, 15-8, 15-7 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. M1 Springfield W 32-40, 40-19, 40-23, 40-24 M2 Ball State W 40-30, 40-30, 37-40, 40-31 M13 at St. Francis (Pa.) W 15-12, 17-15, 15-5 M16 IPFW W 15-12, 17-15, 15-5 M22 Rutgers-Newark W 15-7, 15-7, 5-15, 15-13 M23 George Mason W 5-15, 16-14, 15-13, 15-4 M25 at Juniata W 15-5, 15-13, 15-9 M27 Loyola (Ill.) W 16-14, 15-7, 15-8 M29 E. Mennonite W 15-7, 15-4, 15-10 A1 Lewis W 4-15, 15-13, 15-4, 15-10 A5 IPFW W 17-15, 15-9, 15-7 A6 at Ball State L 8-15, 7-15, 15-13, 10-15 A10 at Ohio State W 15-12, 11-15, 15-12, 15-3 EIVA Championship at Saint Francis A14 George Mason W 16-14, 15-10, 15-12 A18 East Stroudsburg W 16-14, 15-10, 15-12 A19 at Princeton W 17-15, 15-6, 15-8 NCAA Tournament M2 Hawai’i L 9-15, 3-15, 15-13, 7-15
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 26-2, 9-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 17-15, 5-1 EIVA
(1)King of Prussia, Pa.; (2) Newtown, Pa.
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PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1999
2000
2001
J8 Niagara (Exh.) W 15-2, 15-7, 15-2 J8 Windsor (Exh.) W 15-5, 15-6, 15-7 J9 Laurier (Exh.) W 15-5, 15-7, 15-9 J9 Sherbrooke (Exh.) W 15-5, 15-12, 15-4 J12 Ohio State L 8-15, 12-15, 8-15 J14 Pepperdine L 8-15, 15-10, 4-15, 9-15 J15 vs. Pepperdine (N) L 8-15, 10-15, 15-12, 9-15 J16 vs. Pepperdine (N) L 10-15, 10-15, 5-15 Hawai’i Outrigger Invitational J20 vs. UCLA L 3-15, 3-15, 10-15 J21 vs. Hawai’i L 9-15, 15-8, 14-16, 17-16, 10-15 J22 vs. Lewis L 15-7, 6-15, 8-15, 9-15 J29 Rutgers-Newark W 15-13, 15-3, 14-16, 15-11 F5 Juniata W 15-8, 15-7, 14-16, 15-8 F6 IPFW L 13-15, 13-15, 8-15 F7 Princeton W 15-6, 15-10, 15-11 F11 at E. Stroudsburg W 15-6, 15-4, 15-6 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers-Newark F12 vs. Loyola-Chic. W 17-15, 15-9, 15-12 F13 vs. Ohio State L 11-15, 13-15, 15-12, 13-15 F19 at IPFW W 12-15, 5-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-9 F20 at Ball State W 8-15, 12-15, 15-7, 15-13, 15-10 F21 at Ohio State L 11-15, 15-6, 6-15, 5-15 F24 Am. Univ. of P.R. W 15-0, 15-0, 15-1 F26 at Rutgers-Newark W 15-12, 15-7, 16-14 M5 at Princeton W 15-4, 15-3, 15-10 M17 St. Francis W 15-2, 15-6, 15-8 M19 at George Mason W 15-10, 16-14, 15-4 M20 at E. Mennonite W 15-7, 15-7, 15-6 M21 Vassar W 15-3, 15-1, 15-4 M26 New Jersey Tech W 15-9, 15-9, 15-6 M27 Lewis L 4-15, 6-15, 15-12, 11-15 A2 Springfield W 15-4, 16-14, 10-15, 15-5 A3 Ball State L 15-10, 14-16, 12-15, 7-15 A6 at Juniata W 15-6, 15-6, 15-5 A9 Concordia W 15-9, 15-10, 15-10 A10 George Mason W 15-12, 14-16, 6-15, 15-7, 18-16 EIVA Championship at Penn State A17 Concordia W 15-4, 15-9, 13-15, 15-12 A29 Juniata W 15-4, 15-5, 15-8 M1 New Jersey Tech W 10-15, 14-16, 15-7, 15-9, 15-13 NCAA Championship at UCLA M6 #1 BYU L 15-11, 4-15, 11-15, 5-15
J7 Niagara (Exh.) W 15-5, 15-10, 15-7 J7 Waterloo (Exh.) W 15-10, 15-5, 15-12 J8 Guelph (Exh.) W 15-12, 15-10, 6-15, 15-3 J8 Montreal (Exh.) W 15-10, 15-6, 15-4 J14 vs. Southern Cal L 15-10, 15-7, 17-15 J15 vs. Southern Cal L 15-10, 15-10, 10-15, 15-10 J21 Rutgers-Newark W 8-15, 15-4, 15-1, 15-10 Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J26 vs. UCLA L 15-4, 15-3, 11-15, 15-2 J27 at Hawaii L 15-4, 15-4, 15-9 J28 vs. IPFW W 11-15, 16-14, 15-10, 15-12 F4 Juniata W 9-15, 15-9, 15-5, 15-11 F5 IPFW L 15-10, 15-6, 15-13 F11 Princeton W 16-14, 15-13, 15-5 F12 George Mason W 15-3, 15-9, 15-8 F13 Concordia W 15-10, 15-4, 15-11 F17 at NJIT W 15-6, 15-8, 15-8 Golden Dome Classic at Newark, N.J. F18 vs. Ohio State L 15-8, 17-15, 15-10 F19 vs. Ball State W 15-10, 6-15, 15-13, 7-15, 15-13 F25 at Loyola (Chi.) L 7-15, 13-15, 15-11, 15-10, 16-14 F26 at Lewis L 15-11, 15-8, 15-5 M7 at Pepperdine L 15-4, 15-4, 15-13 Long Beach State Classic at Long Beach Calif. M9 at Long Beach St. L 15-6, 15-12, 15-2 M10 vs.Loyola Mary. L 9-15, 15-9, 15-12, 15-4 IPFW Spring Fling at Fort Wayne, Ind. M17 vs. Ball State L 15-11, 15-5, 15-12 M18 at IPFW L 15-9, 15-11, 15-7 M24 New York Univ. W 9-15, 15-9, 15-11, 15-11 M25 at Rut.-Newark W 9-15, 9-15, 15-13, 16-14, 15-13 M31 New Jersey Tech W 15-7, 14-16, 15-6, 15-5 A1 Southampton W 15-7, 15-6, 15-8 A4 at Juniata W 15-8, 15-13, 15-9 A8 at Southampton W 15-3, 15-11, 17-15 A9 at Concordia W 15-7, 15-13, 13-15, 16-14 A14 at George Mason W 12-15, 15-2, 15-1, 15-11 A15 at Princeton W 11-15, 15-10, 15-13, 15-2 EIVA Championship at Penn State A22 Harvard W 15-5, 15-6, 15-2 A27 New Jersey Tech W 15-8, 15-9, 9-15, 16-14 A29 Concordia W 15-7, 15-7, 15-7 NCAA Championship at IPFW M4 vs. UCLA L 15-11, 15-8, 15-10
J13 at Ohio State W 30-32, 30-23, 30-22, 30-24 Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J18 at Hawaii L 30-24,17-30, 22-30, 21-30 J18 vs. UCLA L 27-30, 28-30, 30-24, 30-19, 5-15 J26 George Mason W 30-25, 30-27, 28-30, 30-25 F2 Juniata W 30-16, 30-22, 30-19 F3 IPFW W 30-19, 30-25, 30-28 F9 Rutgers-Newark W 30-28, 30-23, 30-28 F10 NJIT W 30-20, 30-18, 30-23 F17 at Springfield W 30-20, 30-27, 30-23 F 20 Quincy W 30-23, 30-28, 27-30, 30-21 F24 Princeton W 30-24, 30-20, 30-27 F25 Concordia W 30-25, 28-30, 30-25, 30-24 M1 at Ball State W 30-28, 25-30, 30-21, 30-28 M2 at IPFW W 30-25, 30-27, 26-30, 30-26 M3 at Ohio State L 30-24, 28-30, 30-22, 27-30, 11-15 M6 at Pepperdine L 27-30, 24-30, 23-30 M8 vs. UCSB L 26-30, 23-30, 22-30 M9 at LBSU W 32-30, 30-32, 30-28, 30-24 M17 Springfield W 30-20, 22-30, 30-23, 30-27 M21 Loyola (Ill.) W 30-27, 30-18, 30-26 M23 at Rut.-Newark W 30-20, 30-27, 30-26 M24 at NJIT W 30-21, 30-23, 30-28 M27 at Juniata W 30-22, 30-18, 30-21 M30 St. Francis (Pa.) W 30-25, 30-16, 30-24 A6 Lewis L 28-30, 27-30, 23-30 A7 at Concordia W 30-28, 28-30, 30-22, 30-14 A13 at G. Mason L 30-18, 26-30, 28-30, 26-30 A14 at Princeton W 25-30, 23-30, 30-20, 30-25, 15-6 EIVA Championship at Penn State A21 New York W 30-19, 33-31, 30-22 A26 Rut.-Newark W 30-16, 30-26, 30-20 A28 Concordia W 30-27, 30-22, 30-19 NCAA Tournament at Long Beach State M3 vs. BYU L 28-30, 30-28, 28-30, 26-30
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 22-13, 7-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 20-14, 14-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 24-8, 13-1 EIVA
PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2002
2003
2004
J11 at Ohio State W 30-28, 31-29, 25-30, 30-26 Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J17 at Hawaii L 21-30, 22-30, 27-30 J18 vs. UCLA L 36-38, 20-30, 31-33 J19 Lewis W 30-20, 30-27, 30-26 J29 St. Francis (Pa.) W 30-23, 30-22, 30-26 F1 George Mason W 30-16, 30-23, 30-26 F2 Stanford W 31-29, 30-26, 27-30, 30-25 F5 Juniata W 30-19, 30-21, 30-25 F8 New York Univ. W 30-20, 30-16, 30-20 F9 Princeton W 30-12, 30-24, 30-25 F13 E. Stroudsburg W 30-27, 30-14, 30-15 F15 at NJIT W 30-26, 30-15, 30-18 F16 at Rutgers-Newark W 33-31, 30-22, 30-24 F23 at Concordia W 30-20, 28-30, 27-30, 30-23, 15-11 M1 Ohio State W 30-21, 24-30, 46-44, 30-24 M11 Ball State W 24-30, 30-28, 25-30, 30-25, 15-8 M15 Rutgers-Newark W 30-25, 30-27, 22-30, 30-20 M16 New Jersey Tech W 30-14, 30-28, 29-31, 30-24 M19 at St. Francis (Pa.) W 30-25, 30-18, 35-33 M22 at Loyola (Ill.) L 27-30, 30-26, 27-30, 30-22, 9-15 M23 at Lewis W 30-25, 30-27, 31-29 A2 at Juniata W 30-18, 30-22, 30-24 A6 Concordia W 30-20, 30-27, 30-28 A12 at George Mason W 31-29, 30-25, 45-43 A13 at Princeton W 30-20, 30-17, 30-28 EIVA Championship at Penn State A20 Springfield W 30-17, 30-15, 30-18 A25 Concordia W 30-18, 30-28, 30-23 A27 Rutgers-Newark W 30-23, 19-30, 30-26, 26-30, 15-9 NCAA Tournament at Penn State M2 Hawaii L 26-30, 30-27, 33-35, 27-30
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J16 at Hawaii L 19-3, 30-25, 23-30, 23-30 J18 vs. Ball State L 30-25, 25-30, 24-30, 20-30 J24 New York Univ. W 30-15, 30-21, 30-26 J31 Loyola (Ill.) W 30-28, 30-27, 30-27 F4 Juniata W 30-24, 30-25, 30-24 Penn State Invitational F7 Springfield W 30-28, 30-21, 30-26 F8 Lewis L 30-21, 27-30, 21-30, 27-30 F15 at IPFW W 30-19, 23-30, 31-29, 30-23 F16 at Ohio State W 28-3030-24, 30-27, 30-25 F21 at New York Univ. W 30-21, 30-9, 30-27 F25 at St. Francis W 30-17, 30-26, 30-23 F28 at Rutgers-Newark W 30-28, 30-22, 30-20 M1 at Concordia W 30-22, 30-22, 28-30, 30-26 M2 at Princeton W 27-30, 30-15, 30-23, 30-23 M4 George Mason W 30-28, 28-30, 30-19, 25-30, 15-12 M7 at BYU L 30-27, 27-30, 20-30, 23-30 M8 at BYU W 27-30, 30-24, 30-32, 30-27, 15-11 Long Beach State Invitational at Long Beach, Calif. M14 vs USC W 32-34, 32-30, 28-30, 30-25, 15-8 M15 at Long Beach St. L 31-33, 25-30, 26-30 M23 at Ball State W 30-26, 30-26, 30-28 M26 at Juniata W 30-22, 30-20, 27-30, 30-19 M28 Ohio State W 30-23, 30-15, 30-26 M29 Rutgers-Newark W 30-23, 30-19, 30-24 A4 Princeton W 30-17, 30-23, 30-22 A5 Concordia W 30-14, 30-18, 30-27 A11 IPFW W 30-22, 30-23, 27-30, 30-23 A12 at George Mason W 30-26, 30-19, 30-27 EIVA Championship at Penn State A19 Vassar W 30-21, 30-20, 30-22 A24 Princeton W 30-28, 30-27, 30-22 A26 George Mason W 27-30, 30-23, 30-24, 34-32 NCAA Tournament at Long Beach State M1 vs. BYU L 34-36, 25-30, 30-28, 26-30
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J8 at Hawaii W 30-27, 36-38, 30-28, 27-30, 15-13 J9 vs. Lewis L 30-24, 27-30, 28-30, 22-30 J10 vs. Manitoba (exhib) L 26-30, 24-30, 33-31, 28-30 J16 at Loyola L 25-30, 29-31, 28-30 J17 at Lewis W 29-31, 30-19, 30-26, 35-37, 15-11 J23 at Ball State L 26-30, 19-30, 26-30 J24 at IPFW W 30-20, 24-30, 31-29, 30-27 J30 Rutgers-Newark W 30-25, 30-27, 30-27 F3 Juniata W 30-20, 30-26, 30-24 F6 USC W 30-18, 30-24, 30-22 F7 UC San Diego L 33-35, 30-26, 30-25, 27-30, 12-15 F17 St. Francis W 30-21, 30-13, 30-26 F20 at Springfield W 30-21, 31-33, 30-25, 30-26 F21 vs. UC Irvine W 26-30, 28-30, 30-21, 30-26, 18-16 F25 at St. Francis W 30-20, 30-23, 28-30, 30-15 M3 at Ohio State L 25-30, 23-30, 28-30 M19 Sacred Heart W 30-24, 30-23, 30-23 M20 Ball State W 27-30, 30-24, 30-28, 27-30, 15-13 M23 at Juniata W 30-32, 30-32, 30-26, 30-25, 15-10 M26 at Rutgers-Newark L 26-30, 30-16, 28-30, 33-35 M27 at Princeton W 30-27, 30-21, 30-28 M30 Ohio State W 30-22, 30-22, 30-23 A2 George Mason W 30-19, 30-28, 30-23 A3 Springfield W 30-20, 30-21, 41-43, 30-15 A10 Princeton W 30-20, 30-22, 30-25 A16 IPFW W 24-30, 35-33, 30-21, 17-30, 15-11 A17 at George Mason W 30-26, 30-12, 30-21 EIVA Championship at Penn State A24 Sacred Heart W 30-23, 30-23, 30-18 A29 George Mason W 30-19, 30-21, 30-17 M1 Rutgers-Newark W 32-30, 30-28, 30-25 NCAA Tournament at Hawaii M6 Long Beach State L 26-30, 26-30, 26-3
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 25-4, 14-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 26-6, 14-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 23-8, 11-1 EIVA
PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2005
2006
2007
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J5 at Hawaii L 21-30, 28-30, 30-24, 40-38, 8-15 J6 vs. BYU L 30-27, 30-28, 27-30, 24-30, 11-15 J7 vs. Lewis W 34-36, 26-30, 33-31, 30-17, 15-12 J21 at Ball State W 28-30, 21-30, 30-25, 30-23, 25-23 J22 at IPFW W 30-19, 30-17, 28-30, 30-24 J28 Rutgers-Newark W 30-19, 28-30, 30-19, 30-24 J29 Ohio State W 30-20, 22-30, 3021, 31-29 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. F4 at Springfield W 30-28, 30-12, 30-24 F5 BYU W 20-30, 23-30, 30-21, 30-25, 15-10 Penn State Invitational F11 Mt. Olive W 30-15, 30-18, 30-18 F12 USC W 32-30, 30-27, 30-24 F15 Juniata W 30-18, 30-21, 30-24 Golden Dome Classic at Rutgers, N.J. F18 vs. IPFW W 30-28, 30-26, 30-22 F19 vs. Ohio State W 30-24, 30-20, 30-21 F25 NYU W 30-19, 30-13, 30-21 F26 Springfield W 30-23, 30-20, 30-27 UC San Diego Invitational M4 at UC San Diego W 31-33, 30-18, 30-17, 30-27 M5 vs. UC Irvine W 30-21, 30-26, 29-31, 30-25 M8 at UCLA L 22-30, 27-30, 28-30 M12 IPFW W 30-22, 30-24, 30-24 M18 Mercyhurst W 30-23, 30-17, 30-16 M19 Ball State W 30-15, 30-20, 30-22 M25 at Rutgers-Newark W 22-30, 30-26, 30-26, 30-15 M26 at NYU W 30-16, 30-24, 30-23 M27 at Princeton W 30-17, 30-23, 30-17 M30 at Juniata W 24-30, 30-14, 30-24, 30-24 A1 G. Mason W 30-16, 27-30, 30-19, 30-25 A3 at Ohio State W 30-32, 30-25, 30-20, 30-21 A9 Princeton W 30-23, 30-22, 30-20 A16 at G. Mason W 30-24, 30-26, 30-28 EIVA Championship at Penn State A23 Harvard W 30-17, 30-23, 30-15 A28 Rutgers-Newark W 30-24, 30-21, 30-16 A30 George Mason W 30-20, 30-18, 30-32, 30-24 NCAA Championship at UCLA M5 at UCLA L 20-30, 24-30, 27-30
J12 Saint Francis W 30-21, 28-30, 30-19, 30-24 J14 Ball State L 22-30, 28-30, 28-30 Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J18 at Hawaii L 19-30, 21-30, 32-34 J19 vs. UCLA L 34-36, 26-30, 21-30 J20 vs. Ohio State L 30-22, 24-30, 27-30, 33-31, 15-17 J27 NYU W 30-23, 30-18, 30-19 Penn State Invitational, University Park, Pa. F3 Juniata W 30-23, 22-30, 30-18, 30-18 F4 Long Beach St. W 30-22, 21-30, 30-22, 30-27 Hall of Fame Classic at Springfield, Mass. F10 vs. Ohio State W 30-19, 25-30, 30-25, 30-27 F11 vs. Stanford W 30-22, 30-26, 30-25 F17 at Saint Francis W 30-24, 30-22, 30-26 F24 Rutgers-Newark W 30-15, 30-23, 28-30, 30-17 F25 George Mason W 30-18, 30-24, 30-21 M1 at Juniata W 30-23, 30-28, 30-22 M3 Princeton W 30-15, 30-23, 30-22 M7 at UC Irvine L 21-30, 27-30, 25-30 M8 at USC L 26-30, 22-30, 27-30 M18 at NYU W 30-20, 25-30, 30-13, 30-22 M22 Ohio State W 25-30, 30-25, 30-20, 30-24 M25 at George Mason L 30-26, 18-30, 22-30, 21-30 M31 at Rutgers-Newark W 28-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-26 A1 at Princeton W 30-22, 30-22, 30-27 A4 at Ohio State W 30-24, 30-21, 28-30, 34-36, 15-12 A8 Lewis W 30-28, 30-24, 30-22 A14 at IPFW L 25-30, 30-27, 30-24, 28-30, 10-15 A15 at Ball State W 19-30, 26-30, 30-26, 30-28, 15-11 EIVA Championship at Penn State A27 Rutgers-Newark W 30-17, 30-19, 30-22 A29 Saint Francis W 30-27, 30-21, 30-25 NCAA National Collegiate Championship at Penn State M4 UC Irvine W 32-30, 30-23, 31-33, 27-30, 15-13 M6 UCLA L 27-30, 27-30, 27-30
J12 at Ball State W 30-28, 30-22, 30-22 J13 at IPFW L 28-30, 28-30, 25-30 Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J26 vs. BYU L 22-30, 23-30, 18-30 J27 at Hawaii W 30-27, 30-24, 32-30 F1 Ohio State W 30-32, 31-29, 30-27, 30-26 F6 Juniata W 30-28, 30-21, 30-23 F9 Saint Francis W 30-21, 30-26, 30-26 F10 George Mason W 31-29, 23-30, 30-18, 30-25 F16 Ball State W 30-19, 30-25, 30-22 F23 at Princeton W 30-17, 30-23, 30-22 F26 at E. Stroudsburg W 30-18, 30-21, 30-24 M8 Rutgers-Newark W 30-24, 30-19, 30-28 M9 Mercyhurst W 30-15, 30-10, 30-17 M12 at UCSB W 30-24, 30-28, 28-30,19-30, 19-17 M14 at UC Irvine L 26-30, 30-27, 21-30, 25-30 Active Ankle/Guesthouse Classic at Long Beach, Calif. M16 vs. Cal Baptist L 27-30, 23-30, 25-30 M17 at LBSU L 19-30, 30-27, 30-28, 26-30, 13-15 M23 at Rutgers-New. W 28-30, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 M24 IPFW W 30-20, 30-32, 30-23, 25-30, 15-13 M28 at Juniata W 26-30, 30-19, 30-22, 28-30, 15-10 M30 Princeton W 30-25, 30-24, 30-24 M31 at Saint Francis W 30-28, 30-25, 30-32, 30-24 A4 at Ohio State L 30-20, 27-30, 30-19, 20-30, 13-15 A6 E. Stroudsburg W 30-23, 30-21, 30-18 A7 at George Mason W 32-30, 19-30, 30-25, 30-20 A13 at Lewis W 31-29, 30-18, 30-26 A14 at Loyola-Chic. L 23-30, 24-30, 25-30 EIVA Championship at Penn State A26 Princeton W 30-16, 30-22, 30-22 A28 Saint Francis W 30-28, 30-16, 30-27 NCAA National Collegiate Championship at Ohio State M4 vs. UC Irvine L 25-30, 22-30, 30-26, 23-30
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 30-4, 12-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 21-9, 11-1 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 22-8, 12-0 EIVA
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2008
NCAA National Champions Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 30-1, 11-1 EIVA
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J3 at Hawaii W 21-30, 30-24, 30-20, 30-18 J4 vs. UCLA W 30-19, 30-26, 38-36 J5 vs. Ball State W 30-20, 30-17, 30-19 J11 Lewis W 30-28, 28-30, 30-26, 30-22 J18 at Ball State W 30-23, 28-30, 30-27, 34-32 J19 at Ohio State W 30-22, 37-35, 30-24 J25 at Saint Francis W 30-19, 30-16, 30-23 J28 Mount Olive W 30-22, 30-25, 30-22 F2 at NJIT W 30-27, 30-23, 30-25 F5 Juniata W 30-21, 30-22, 30-20 F8 Loyola-Chicago W 30-26, 30-19, 30-22 F9 IPFW W 30-20, 30-22, 30-20 F15 George Mason W 30-20, 30-19, 30-24 F16 Princeton W 30-19, 30-16, 33-31 F20 at E. Stroudsburg W 30-21, 30-19, 30-20 F23 Saint Francis W 30-21, 30-13, 30-17 F29 East Stroudsburg W 30-13, 30-22, 30-20 M1 NJIT W 30-20, 30-24, 30-22 M7 at George Mason L 23-30, 22-30, 30-17, 31-33 M8 at Princeton W 30-24, 30-17, 26-30, 30-25 Active Ankle/Guesthouse Classic at Long Beach, Calif. M14 vs. Cal Baptist W 30-21, 30-27, 30-26 M15 at LBSU W 30-18, 27-30, 30-28, 29-31, 15-12 M25 at Juniata W 30-16, 30-17, 30-20 M28 Ohio State W 30-23, 27-30, 30-20, 30-19 M29 Ball State W 30-26, 30-22, 30-17 A11 at Loyola-Chicago W 30-21, 30-18, 30-28 A12 at IPFW W 30-20, 30-27, 32-30 EIVA Championship at Penn State A24 NYU W 30-22, 30-21, 30-20 A26 George Mason W 30-24, 33-31, 30-23 NCAA National Collegiate Championship at UC Irvine M1 vs. Ohio State W 30-21, 26-30, 30-22, 30-17 M3 vs. Pepperdine W 27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23
2009
2010
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J8 vs. USC W 27-30, 30-23, 30-19, 29-31, 15-12 J9 vs. Ohio State W 30-27, 30-24, 30-19 J10 at Hawai’i W 30-22, 21-30, 30-22, 30-23 J23 Ball State W 30-20, 24-30, 30-19, 30-26 J28 Juniata W 30-14, 30-12, 30-27 J30 at Saint Francis W 30-19, 30-26, 30-21 J31 Springfield W 30-28, 30-22, 30-28 F7 at Springfield W 30-21, 30-20, 30-20 F13 Harvard W 30-13, 30-13, 30-20 F14 Ohio State W 30-20, 30-27, 30-21 F20 at Loyola-Chicago L 24-30, 30-25, 30-25, 27-30, 9-15 F21 at IPFW W 30-27, 30-32, 30-28, 30-22 F25 Saint Francis W 30-19, 30-19, 30-24 F27 Lewis W 30-21, 30-23, 25-30, 30-22 F28 NJIT W 30-16, 30-17, 30-19 M6 George Mason W 30-18, 30-25, 30-18 Active Ankle Challenge at Long Beach, Calif. M13 vs. BYU L 30-21, 27-30, 24-30, 30-28, 11-15 M14 at LBSU L 26-30, 24-30, 30-23, 30-27, 11-15 M20 IPFW W 30-17, 30-21, 30-17 M21 Loyola-Chicago W 30-21, 30-23, 30-24 M24 at Juniata W 30-24, 30-25, 30-26 M27 Princeton W 30-20, 30-23, 30-27 M28 Mt. Olive W 30-20, 30-15, 30-23 A4 at NJIT W 30-17, 30-20, 30-10 A10 at Princeton W 30-16, 30-19, 30-18 A11 at George Mason W 30-25, 34-32, 30-19 A17 at Ball State W 30-20, 30-28, 30-16 A18 at Ohio State W 30-21, 30-21, 30-27 EIVA Championship at Penn State A30 George Mason W 30-19, 30-22, 30-21 M2 Juniata W 30-25, 30-19, 30-21 NCAA National Collegiate Championship at Provo, Utah M7 USC L 30-27, 26-30, 26-30, 24-30
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J7 vs. USC L 28-30, 24-30, 24-30 J8 at Hawai’i W 26-30, 30-26, 30-23, 28-30, 15-9 J9 vs. Ohio State W 30-16, 30-27, 24-30, 30-25 J15 Saint Francis W 30-22, 30-20, 30-20 J23 at Springfield W 33-31, 30-22, 30-26 J26 Juniata W 30-19, 30-27, 30-18 J29 at Lewis W 30-26, 28-30, 30-25, 30-20 J30 at Loyola L 26-30, 30-22, 30-24, 25-30, 7-15 F5 Rutgers-Newark W 30-19, 30-27, 30-18 F6 Springfield W 30-14, 27-30, 30-25, 30-24 F19 Ball State W 30-18, 30-15, 30-22 F20 IPFW W 30-21, 30-22, 30-20 F26 at Princeton W 30-17, 30-13, 30-24 M3 at Ohio State W 30-26, 30-27, 30-18 M6 George Mason W 30-24, 30-22, 30-16 M10 at UC Irvine W 33-31, 30-25, 26-30, 28-30, 16-14 M12 vs. BYU L 30-26, 33-31, 25-30, 30-24 M13 at LBSU W 30-28, 30-28, 30-27 M19 at Saint Francis W 30-19, 30-19, 30-26 M21 Ohio State L 30-25, 20-30, 30-27, 30-23 M23 at Juniata W 30-18, 30-22, 30-26 M26 Princeton W 30-20, 30-24, 30-24 M27 at Rut.-Newark L 28-30, 28-30, 30-24, 28-30 A1 at Ball State W 20-30, 30-28, 30-23, 24-30, 15-10 A2 at IPFW W 33-35, 30-24, 30-26, 30-18 A9 UCSB L 26-30, 25-30, 22-30 A10 CS Northridge L 27-30, 24-30, 25-30 A17 at George Mason W 24-30, 30-22, 30-27, 36-34 EIVA Championship at Penn State A29 Springfield W 30-21, 30-21,30-27 M1 Princeton W 30-28, 30-27, 30-13 NCAA Championship at Stanford M6 vs. CS Northridge W 30-21, 30-23, 30-28 M8 at Stanford L 25-30, 20-30, 18-30
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 27-4, 12-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 24-8, 10-0 EIVA
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2011
2012
2013
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J13 vs. UCLA L 25-23, 19-25, 22-25, 18-25 J14 at Hawaii W 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 24-26, 16-14 J15 vs. Ball State W 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 J21 Saint Francis W 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 25-22 J22 Springfield W 25-22, 25-15, 25-15 J28 Loyola W 21-25, 25-16, 25-29, 29-27 J29 Lewis W 26-24, 25-19, 25-19 Penn State Invitational F4 UC Irvine L 21-25, 14-25, 25-22, 17-25 F5 CS-Northridge W 25-19, 25-22, 26-24 F9 at Ohio State L 18-25, 16-25, 23-25 F11 Rutgers-Newark W 25-19, 28-26, 29-31, 25-19 F12 Princeton W 25-17, 25-16, 25-23 F18 Mt. Olive W 25-20, 25-19, 25-21 F19 Lees McRae W 24-26, 25-12, 25-23, 22-25, 15-9 F23 at Saint Francis W 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-18 F26 at George Mason W 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 M5 at Springfield W 25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19 M9 at UCLA L 23-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-22, 17-19 Active Ankle Challenge at Long Beach, Calif. M11 vs. UCSB W 17-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 M12 at LBSU L 21-25, 21-25, 29-27, 20-25 M18 Ball State W 25-18, 36-34, 25-17 M19 IPFW W 25-19, 25-23, 25-22 M25 at Princeton W 25-21, 25-16, 25-16 M26 at Rutgers-Newark W 25-22, 25-22, 28-26 A2 George Mason W 28-26, 25-20, 25-21 A10 Ohio State W 25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-9 A15 Ball State L 23-25, 21-25, 22-25 A16 at IPFW W 20-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-12 EIVA Championship at Penn State A28 Rutgers-Newark W 25-14, 16-25, 25-16, 25-19 A30 Springfield W 25-20, 25-14, 26-24 NCAA Championship M5 vs. Ohio State L 18-25, 26-24, 22-25, 23-25
J14 at Ohio State W 25-22, 25-23, 25-17 J20 at Loyola W 25-21, 25-21, 26-24 J21 at Lewis L 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 20-25 Ken and Dave Dunlap Invitational J27 vs. Stanford W 26-24, 16-25, 25-17, 25-17 J28 vs. Pacific W 23-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-17 F3 Mount Olive W 25-20, 25-6, 25-12 F4 Cal-Baptist W 25-19, 25-11, 25-17 F10 Rutgers-Newark W 25-17, 25-14, 25-19 F11 NJIT W 25-15, 25-15, 25-23 F17 at Harvard W 25-20, 25-13, 25-17 F18 at Sacred Heart W 25-15, 25-20, 25-15 F24 Princeton W 25-18, 25-15, 25-18 F25 George Mason W 25-13, 25-22, 25-20 M3 Ohio State W 25-17, 25-19, 27-29, 22-25, 15-13 M8 at Pepperdine L 26-24, 20-25, 21-25, 25-20, 10-15 M9 at USC L 25-19, 25-15, 25-20 M17 at Saint Francis W 25-18, 25-21, 25-17 M23 at NJIT W 25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20 M24 at Rutgers-Newark W 25-9, 25-20, 25-23 M30 at Princeton W 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 37-35, 15-12 M31 at George Mason W 21-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-20 A6 Sacred Heart W 25-19, 25-22, 25-15 A7 Harvard W 20-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-21, 15-10 A13 at BYU L 25-20, 24-26, 18-25, 18-25 A14 at BYU L 23-25, 22-25, 17-25 A21 Saint Francis W 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 EIVA Championship at Penn State A26 Princeton W 25-20, 25-12, 25-22 A28 George Mason W 25-16, 25-21, 20-25, 25-22 NCAA Championship 3 vs. UC Irvine L 25-18, 18-25, 15-25, 19-25
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J10 UCLA L 25-19,18-25,25-18,21-25,10-15 J11 Hawaii W 24-26,25-18,17-25,25-15,16-14 J12 Ohio State W 26-24, 25-17, 25-22 J18 Lewis W 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18 J22 Loyola-Chicago W 27-25, 25-16, 25-19 J25 Sacred Heart W 25-12, 25-18, 25-23 J26 Harvard W 25-23,20-25,25-14,16-25,15-6 F1 Pfeiffer W 25-15, 25-22, 25-18 F2 Mount Olive W 26-24, 25-22, 25-22 F8 Saint Francis W 25-15, 25-21, 25-17 F9 Ohio State L 22-25, 20-25, 24-26 F15 Harvard L 25-23, 25-17, 25-23 F16 Sacred Heart W 25-17, 25-18, 25-23 F22 George Mason W 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 F23 Princeton W 25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 27-25 M1 Rutgers-Newark W 25-13, 25-20, 25-19 M2 NJIT W 25-22, 25-17, 25-13 M9 IPFW L 25-18, 23-25, 25-19, 25-27, 11-15 M10 Ball State L 20-25, 17-25, 25-18, 20-25 M16 Ohio State L 20-25, 17-25, 20-25 M23 Saint Francis W 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 M29 Princeton W 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20 M30 George Mason W 25-23, 17-25, 19-25, 27-25, 15-10 A5 Lees-McRae W 25-15, 25-16, 25-20 A12 Concordia W 25-13, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20 A13 UC Irvine L 20-25, 20-25, 14-25 A19 Rutgers-Newark W 25-12, 25-16, 25-20 A20 NJIT W 25-17, 25-20, 25-17 EIVA Championship at Penn State A25 Princeton W 25-20, 25-17, 25-23 A27 Harvard W 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 NCAA Championship M2 vs. BYU L 21-25, 16-25, 22-25
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 24-7, 10-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 23-6, 14-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 23-8, 13-1 EIVA
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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2014
2015
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J9 UCLA@ L 15-25, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 14-16 J10 Hawaii@ L 25-20, 22-25, 24-26, 21-25 J11 Ohio State@ W 28-26, 25-20, 25-19 J17 IPFW W 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 J18 Ball State W 16-25, 25-22, 25-26, 25-22 J31 Mount Olive W. 25-14, 25-13, 25-19 F1 Saint Francis W 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18 F5 Ohio State W 29-27, 22-25, 31-29, 25-15 57 Erskine W 25-14, 25-23, 25-23 F8 Pfeiffer W 25-18, 25-23, 25-23 F14 NJIT W 25-15, 25-12, 25-13 F15 Rut.-Newark W 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 F21 Sacred Heart W 25-21, 25-13, 25-15 F22 Harvard W 25-19, 25-15, 25-22 F28 Princeton L 25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 25-15, 11-15 M1 George Mason W 25-19, 25-22, 24-26, 26-24 M7 Ohio State L 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 22-25 Active Ankle Challenge at Long Beach, Calif. M14 CSUN! W 25-17, 25-23, 25-20 M15 LBSU! L 21-25, 23-25, 17-25 M21 Loyola-Chicago L 25-23, 20-25, 19-25, 22-25 M22 Lewis W 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-20 M28 Princeton W 25-19, 25-13, 25-20 M29 George Mason W 25-18, 25-17, 25-18 A4 Harvard W 25-23, 23-23, 25-22 A5 Sacred Heart W 25-20, 25-17, 26-24 A12 Saint Francis W 25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17 A19 Rut.-Newark W 25-18, 25-20, 25-16 A20 NJIT W 25-14, 25-23, 25-17 EIVA Championship at Penn State A24 George Mason W 25-27, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22 A26 Princeton W 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 NCAA Play In A29 Lewis W 27-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-19 NCAA Championship M1 Loyola L 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 11-15
Hawaii Outrigger Invitational at Honolulu, Hawaii J9 UCLA@ L 15-25, 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 14-16 J10 Hawaii@ L 25-20, 22-25, 24-26, 21-25 J11 Ohio State@ W 28-26, 25-20, 25-19 J17 IPFW W 25-21, 25-16, 25-23 J18 Ball State W 16-25, 25-22, 25-26, 25-22 J31 Mount Olive W. 25-14, 25-13, 25-19 F1 Saint Francis W 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18 F5 Ohio State W 29-27, 22-25, 31-29, 25-15 57 Erskine W 25-14, 25-23, 25-23 F8 Pfeiffer W 25-18, 25-23, 25-23 F14 NJIT W 25-15, 25-12, 25-13 F15 Rut.-Newark W 25-16, 25-17, 25-13 F21 Sacred Heart W 25-21, 25-13, 25-15 F22 Harvard W 25-19, 25-15, 25-22 F28 Princeton L 25-18, 22-25, 19-25, 25-15, 11-15 M1 George Mason W 25-19, 25-22, 24-26, 26-24 M7 Ohio State L 25-17, 22-25, 23-25, 22-25 Active Ankle Challenge at Long Beach, Calif. M14 CSUN! W 25-17, 25-23, 25-20 M15 LBSU! L 21-25, 23-25, 17-25 M21 Loyola-Chicago L 25-23, 20-25, 19-25, 22-25 M22 Lewis W 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-20 M28 Princeton W 25-19, 25-13, 25-20 M29 George Mason W 25-18, 25-17, 25-18 A4 Harvard W 25-23, 23-23, 25-22 A5 Sacred Heart W 25-20, 25-17, 26-24 A12 Saint Francis W 25-19, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17 A19 Rut.-Newark W 25-18, 25-20, 25-16 A20 NJIT W 25-14, 25-23, 25-17 EIVA Championship at Penn State A24 George Mason W 25-27, 25-21, 25-18, 25-22 A26 Princeton W 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 NCAA Play In A29 Lewis W 27-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-19 NCAA Championship M1 Loyola L 20-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 11-15
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 24-7, 10-0 EIVA
Head Coach: Mark Pavlik Record: 21-10, 12-0 EIVA
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ALL-TIME OPPONENT SERIES OPPONENT
Alabama-Birmingham Albany State Alberta* American University of P.R. Army Ball State Brigham Young British Columbia* Cal-Baptist Cal-Berkeley Cal-Irvine Cal-San Diego Cal-Santa Barbara Cal-Santa Cruz Cal State-Northridge Chapman Concordia Cornell Cortland Dalhousie* Delaware Eastern Mennonite Eastern Montana East Stroudsburg Edinboro Erskine Genesee George Mason George Williams Graceland Grove City Guelph* Harvard Hawaii Hocheledge Indiana (Pa.) IPFW James Madison Juniata Kellogg* Laval* LaVerne Lees McRae Lewis LIU-Southampton Long Beach State Loyola (Ill.) Loyola Marymount Manitoba* Maryland McMaster* Memorial Mercyhurst
FIRST LAST MEETING MEETING W L T 1983 1977 1981 1997 1977 1977 1990 1983 2007 1994 1990 1985 1982 1998 1982 1986 1997 1977 1978 1982 1977 1994 1991 1977 1984 2014 1977 1977 1980 1982 1982 1980 2000 1995 1979 1977 1984 1979 1993 1981 1982 1997 2011 1994 1997 1985 1996 1995 1982 1977 1980 1982 1987
1983 1978 1981 1999 1982 2015 2012 1989 2012 1994 2015 2005 2011 1998 2015 1986 2013 1978 1978 1985 1978 1999 1991 2008 1984 2015 1977 2015 1980 1993 1982 2000 2015 2014 1979 1977 2015 1979 2010 1981 2010 1997 2013 2015 1997 2015 2015 2000 2004 1986 1998 1982 2007
1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16 0 0 61 22 0 9 11 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 2 2 0 6 8 0 1 0 0 10 4 0 1 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 50 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 98 14 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 11 1 0 9 14 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42 15 0 1 0 0 37 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 11 0 2 0 0 7 15 0 11 10 0 1 1 0 9 8 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
OPPONENT
Michigan Moncton* Montreal* Mount Olive College Navy New Brunswick New Jersey Institute of Tech. New York University Niagara* North Carolina State Nyack Ohio State Pacific Pennsylvania Pepperdine Pfeiffer Pittsburgh Princeton Queens Quincy Regina* Rochester Rochester Institute of Tech. Rutgers-Newark Sacred Heart Saint Francis (Pa.) Salisbury State San Diego State Saskatchewan* Shanghai Orient** Sherbrooke* Southampton Southern California Springfield Stanford Tennessee Toronto UCLA Vassar Victoria* Villanova Waterloo Wilfrid Laurier* West Chester Western Ontario* Windsor* Winnipeg Wisconsin-Milwaukee Yale York*
FIRST LAST MEETING MEETING W L T 1977 1984 1984 2005 1985 1988 1977 2000 1999 1979 1977 1978 1998 1979 1983 2013 1977 1977 1979 2001 1988 1977 1979 1977 2004 1995 1977 1985 1986 2003 1983 2000 1980 1977 1992 1977 1986 1982 1995 1988 1977 1977 1981 1977 1978 1998 1981 1981 1980 1981
1978 1984 2000 2015 1993 1988 2014 2008 2000 1979 1978 2015 2012 1981 2012 2014 1985 2015 1997 2001 1988 1977 1979 2014 2015 2015 1977 1991 1986 2003 1999 2000 2015 2011 2012 1977 1989 2014 2003 1988 1977 2000 1999 1977 1989 1999 1986 1995 1980 1989
5 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 8 0 0 22 1 0 1 0 0 36 1 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 71 29 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 4 16 0 2 0 0 20 0 1 54 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 88 24 1 10 0 0 36 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 7 18 0 34 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 6 28 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0
*Canadian teams/**Chinese team - record does not count toward official record
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS AAA
Gwitt, Dan
Agnew, Frank R.
1977-78
Aird, Steve
1998-01
Akerstedt, Ulf
1992
HHH • III Hahn, Jonathan
2008-10
Hahn, Kristian
Anderson, Scott B.
1977-79
Hammond, Taylor
Anderson, Matt
2006-08
Hardy, Kevin
Ambrose, Jason
BBB Bauersfield, Kurt
1984-85
Berkey, Bart A.
1987
Bertran, Carlos Bittner, David Braswell, Luke Briggs, Josh
Hartranft, John
1984-86
Masterson, Kyle
2004-05
Hawkins, Jason
1999-01
Matheis, Fred
1994-95
1992-93
Mattei, Ricardo (Ricky)
2001-04
Matthews, Nathaniel
2001-03
Heffernan, Brian Hendries, Ian
McMillan, David T.
1981-82
1998-00
Meerstein, Nate
2003-06
Hogan, Michael
1985-88
Melvin, Frank
2016-Present
Holt, Max
2006-09
Mende, Calvin
2016-Present
Hourican, Kevin
1993-96
Merges, Aaron
Houston, Eric
1998-00
Miller, Brad
1996-99
1988 2008-11 2016-Present
1977
Fernandez, Guillermo Foltz, Travis
Gealey, David Gear, Kevin
1992-95
Miller, Scott
1988-91
Irwin, Scott
1993-94
Mills, John
JJJ Johnson, Jeffrey R.
1980-83
Jonsson, Johan
1983
Josefoski, Edward M.
1991, 93-95
2001, 2003-04
Muir, David L.
1991-93
Mull, Dave C.
1977-80
Munger, Kevin
1997-98 2005-08
Murray, Stewart
1993
Myles, Benjamin
1990
Kepner, Jason
1994-97
Koljesar, Zelimir
2000-03
2006-08
Kowal, Keith
2002-2005
NNN Neumann, Marcus
1993-93
Newton, Scott
1996
Nido, Evaldo
1996
Kowarick, Richard
1990
Kraft, Kenneth S.
1980-83
Nunez, Hector
1990
Kraynik, Mark A
1980-83
Nugent, Chris
2014-present
1995-98
LLL
2014-present 1977-80
Lachenmeier, Ole
1989-92
Lapp, Brent
1995
2009-12
Lapp, Scott
1997-99
2012-2015
Lipsitz, Max
2007-10
Gregan, Kyle
Mowrey, Joshua
Murray, Luke
1994-95
1978-81
1988-90
1979-82
1985-86
1985-86
1979-80
Mosbacher, Kevin
1983-84
2001-03
Gozum, Alfred
Moritz, John C.
Kegerreis, Charles F. Keil, Norman Jr.
Gordon, Michael
1977-79
Kaz, Boris
Gingrich, Thomas Goodell, Nick
2001
Morgan, John T.
Genday, Richard E. Goas, Edgardo
2007
Miller, Brian
1989-92
1985-88
2008-10
1982
2011-2013
GGG Gaspar, Luis Javier
1997-99
McCoy, Brad
1981-84
Kegerreis, Scott
2005
Fernsler, Adam
Mazzullo, Anthony
Hunkins, Stephen
KKK 1977-78
Faux, Robert
1991-94
Hunczak, Paul G.
EEE • FFF
Evens, Winfield
2010-2013
1998-00
2012-2015
Evans, David M.
1996-98
Hoffman, Tim
1994-97
Emanuel, Richard J.
1982
Martorana, Damian
Hoechst, Dan
2009-12
Donorovich, Jason
Marsalese, Steve D.
1996
1999-0
Covello, Tor
Del Valle, Dennis
2013-present
1985-88
Contreras, Ivan
Davidson, Hollis
2010-2013
2016-Present
2010-2013
Curry, Connor
Mars, Kyle
2000
1985-88
Comfort, Tom
2008-11
1994
Hodge, Kevin
1986, 1988-89
Cicero, Richard
Mars, Alan
1988-91
1981
Chase, Chris
MMM 1998-99
Hernandez, Ramon A.
CCC • DDD Carper, Ronald F.
2005
1984
2012-2014
Guadagnino, Frank T.
1977-78
Guerra, Carlos
2000-03
Gutor, Oleksiy (Alex)
2004-07
Guyon, Michael
1980-83 PENN STATE VOLLEYBALL | @PennStateMVBALL
PE N N S TATE M E N’ S VO L LEY B ALL
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS
YYY SSS oOo O’Dell, Brian
2003
Yanchar, Jake
1994-97 1985-88
Schall, Dan
1996-99
Yarros, Keith
Schall, James
1989-92
Yost, David
O’Dell, Dan
2003-06
Schall, Michael
1990-93
Olsen, Jace
2011-12
Schneider, Byron
1991-94
Ortiz, Carlos
1993-95
Schneider, Richard
2001-03
Zemba, Richard E.
Otto, Justin
1996-97
Scuilli, Albert
1983-84
Zoerner, Aaron P.
Seavy, Carey Ross
1977-79
Ozcam, Ahmet
1981
Seavy, Jeffrey Scott
PPP
Seifert, Matthew Senior, James
Pampena, Sergio
1996-99
Shayka, Ronald F.
1979-81
Sherrick, Jon
2008-09
Shipp, Mark
2009-10
Parik, Zack
2013-present
Patsey, Luke
1991
Shirley, Scott
Pavlik, Mark
1982
Shirley, Todd A.
1985
1992 1987-89
Penn, Jonathan
1984-85
Siebert, Spencer
Pereira, Thomas
2008-10
Silva, Guillermo
1988-90
Perez, Jorge
1988-91
Slenker, Zachary
2000-03
Perry, Larry
1990
Phillips, David M. Phillips, John R.
1977-79 1977
1990
Small, Phil
2004
Smith, Aaron
2004-07
Stehman, Todd
1984-85
1987-89
Stauffer, Jay
2006-09
Pollock, Dan
1996-99
Strohmeyer, Mark E.
Price, Andrew
2004-06
Sunder, Joe
2009-12
Sweitzer, Ryan
2006-09
Pierce, Robert A.
Price, Stephen
1992
Price, Will
2009-10
Proper, Matt
2003-06
1981
TTT Treser, Scott A.
QQQ • RRR Quiñones, José Rojas Rhonee Roper, Ricky Rubayo, Jose
1982-83
Trumble, Duane 1999-02
1983-84
Nick Turko
2010-2013
2001-2004
UUU • VVV
1990-93 1985-88
Uveges, Donald F.
1977
Russell, Aaron
2012-2015
VanHorn, Bruce W.
Russell, Peter
2011-2014
VanHorn, Thomas
1986
Vogel, Gary
2005
Russell, Stewart
1987 1991-93
2013-present
1982-85 1999
ZZZ
1977
Palka, Robert A. Papadakis, George
1990
1984-86
1980-83
WWW Wagner, Jesse
2008-10
Walthall, Ryan
2004-07
Ward, Jon J.
1987-88
Wasielewski, John P.
1987-89
Weaver, Alex
2001-03
Wentzel, Kevin
2003-06
Whitescarver, Adam Wolf, Ryan
1997-2000 2009-12
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PE NN S TAT E MEN ’ S VOL L E Y B AL L This publication about the 2015 Penn State Men’s Volleyball team has been prepared to aid members of the media covering the Nittany Lions this season. Additional information is available by contacting Jeff Smith at (814) 865-3613 or by email at jzs23@psu.edu A photo roster is available on page 5 of this publication. Credentials Members of the media should contact the Penn State Athletic Communications Office to request season or individual game credentials for Nittany Lion volleyball home matches. The press row at Rec Hall is located on the upper track level of the building on the south side. Individual game requests should be made no later than noon the day prior to the game and should be directed to Jeff Smith, Assistant Athletic Communications Director, at (814) 865-3613 or jzs23 @psu.edu. Credentials will be available for pick-up at the Rec Hall Will Call window the evening of the contest. Members of the media are allowed to park in the Nittany Parking Deck adjacent to the Nittany Lion Inn, where they are allowed to park for free with their credential. Interview Policies Please direct all requests for interviews with coaches or players to Jeff Smith. Members of the Penn State coaching staff are usually available during weekday mornings and afternoon practices and are available after matches. Members of the volleyball team will be available for interviews before and after scheduled practices, but will not be available for interviews on the day of a game, home or away, until the post-match press conference. After home matches, head coach Mark Pavlik and requested players will be available for interviews in Rec Hall, room 142. Contact Arielle Sargent for individual postmatch interviews and away match requests. Players will return telephone calls; home and cell phone numbers will not be released. For opposing players and coaches, please contact Jeff Smith who will alert the visiting SID, if available, or set up interviews if possible. Penn State adheres to the NCAA photography policies. Photographers are permitted on the volleyball court but must remain in the designated area. Photographers are also allowed in the stands as long as fan viewing is not obstructed, and anywhere along the upper track level of Rec Hall.
E-Mail and Web Updates While game notes and updated stats will be distributed to local media via email and the web on a regular basis, members of the media may request that they be added to the Penn State Athletic Communications Office’s men’s volleyball e-mail group. Subscribers will receive game notes, game stories and other information via e-mail. To subscribe, send a request to jzs23@psu.edu. Please identify yourself and organization in your request as this service is only available to members of the media. Telephones and Wireless Internet There will be at least one phone provided on press row for media to make calling card or collect phone calls. Free unrestricted wireless is also available anywhere in the Rec Hall arena. Please alert Arielle Sargent if additional arrangements need to be made. Daily Media Services For the most up-to-date Nittany Lion volleyball news and statistics, visit the official website of the Penn State Athletic Department at www.GoPSUsports. com. Game notes and updated statistics for the upcoming match will be posted no later than the day before the contest. Gameday Media Services The Penn State Athletic Communications staff will provide pre-match notes, scorecards, rosters, updated statistics and results for each team in the Rec Hall Media Room (Room 301, adjacent to press row off of the track) prior to each match. Box scores and any postmatch notes will be distributed approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the match at the post-match press conference. An Associated Press-style game story will also be produced by the Penn State Athletic Communications Office. Members of the media may request these stories be sent to their organization via fax or e-mail by contacting a member of the Penn State Athletic Communications Staff. Penn State Athletic Communications Office The Penn State Athletic Communications Office is located in 101 of the Bryce Jordan Center. The entrance is located off University Drive using the Orange Lot West parking lot.
Bleachers North
Official’s Stand
Bleachers
* There are no Photo Zones on the South side of the court (benches/scorer’s table).
West
* Four Photo Zone seats are on the North bleachers. Seats are reserved for credentialed photographers on a first-come, first-served basis. You must be seated on the bleacher seat - or directly in front of the bleacher with your back touching. If sitting on the floor, your feet must be tucked underneath you and all bags/equipment must be kept out of play at all times. This is a playable area.
* Protocol may change slightly for NCAA Championship matches.
* You may shoot from the mid-level or track as long as you do not block the view of spectators.
Visiting Team Bench
East
Bleachers
* Two Photo Zones are on the East and West sides of the gym. During all regular-season games, photographers have the entire side of the opposite court where Penn State is playing. PSU cheerleaders are required to cheer behind the PSU team and they will switch sides when the team does. Actual Photo Zones are not marked on the floor but photographers are asked to remain behind the white line marked on the floor about 10 feet from the endline. Please keep this area clear of bags/equipment as it is a playable area. Servers have the entire baseline for use.
= PHOTO ZONE
* Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Scorer’s Table
Home Team Bench
South
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