UNIVERSITY PARK
Chris Nugent can still feel the pain from last season.
It was the championship match for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament, a spot Penn State had found itself in for nearly two decades. The championship match was in Rec Hall — as was the national championship the following week.
But instead of taking huge swings for the Nittany Lions, Chris Nugent sat in the bleachers, glumly watching George Mason celebrate its EIVA title, and later Ohio State win the national title, on his team’s court.
“I never want to go through that again,” Nugent said.