• Super sophomores take down No. 18 Purdue

    Super sophomores take down No. 18 Purdue

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    The Nittany Lions completed their second sweep of the weekend on Saturday over No. 18 Purdue (25-18, 25-17, 25-17). Senior Megan Courtney was still out with an injury that occurred during the Northwestern match, but the team stepped up once...

  • Penn State Races Past Indiana

    Penn State Races Past Indiana

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    No. 5 Penn State women’s volleyball team swept past Indiana on Friday in three straight sets (25-18, 25-15, 25-14). The win puts Penn State back on track for the next AVCA coaches poll standings after dropping from No. 3 to...

  • Northwestern trips up No. 3 Penn State

    Northwestern trips up No. 3 Penn State

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    The Nittany Lions went one for two on the road this past weekend in Illinois. On Saturday evening, Northwestern handed Penn State its second loss of the season in a five set match, (18-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-27, 12-15). The first...

  • Megan Courtney Does It Again

    Megan Courtney Does It Again

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    In four long sets, No. 3 Penn State secured a win over No. 13 Illinois last Friday evening in Champaign, Ill. (25-16, 25-18, 24-26, 27-25). As expected, senior Megan Courtney joined an elite group of athletes as she reached 1,000...

  • 1,000 Kills for Megan Courtney in Win Over Iowa

    1,000 Kills for Megan Courtney in Win Over Iowa

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    Things got back to normal on Saturday Oct. 3 as No. 1 Penn State swept Iowa 26-24, 25-16, 25-23. Senior Megan Courtney reached a milestone in her collegiate career as she carried out another double-double, 12 kills and 13 digs....

  • Who would’ve guessed it: No. 1 Penn State falls to No. 4 Nebraska

    Who would’ve guessed it: No. 1 Penn State falls to No. 4 Nebraska

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    I’m still not too sure what happened, but No. 4 Nebraska handed the No. 1 Nittany Lions the first loss of the season on Friday night. In front of a home crowd, Penn State fell short in five sets to...

  • New Girls on the Digs

    New Girls on the Digs

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    After the 2013-2014 Penn State bid farewell to its former queen of the defense, Dominique Gonzalez, and its near unstoppable setter Micha Hancock. Gonzalez left collegiate volleyball ranked No. 11 in the Big Ten for average digs per set and...

  • The Competition is Still Alive

    The Competition is Still Alive

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    Sweep after sweep after sweep and finally things get a little bit interesting in Penn State’s 3-2 win over No. 21 Minnesota on Saturday evening (25-22. 25-16, 19-25, 20-25, 15-12). Despite the added excitement, the match put an end to...

  • Let the Big Ten Play Begin

    Let the Big Ten Play Begin

    | Posted by Taylor Clayton

    The competition continues to look slim for the No. 1 Nittany Lions this year as they pummeled through No. 16 Wisconsin on Wednesday evening. They finished off the Badgers in a straight set (25-21, 25-16,25-20) to tack on the first...