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Defense Leads to Offense as Lions Capture EIVA Championship

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - They did it. Again.For the 17th-straight season, No. 7 Penn State (20-9) captured the EIVA Championship. This time, the title came in the form of a straight sets (25-16, 25-17, 25-17) win over George Mason (15-13) in Rec Hall on Friday. "Defense is leading to our offensive," head coach Mark Pavlik said. "And the offensive guys are working hard to finish those opportunities. It's something that if we can continue, we are going to force teams to play pretty physically against us."With the victory, the Nittany Lions are headed once again to the NCAA tournament being held in Palo Alto, California.