COLUMBUS, Ohio - Penn State's 2017 season officially came to a close in the NCAA Opening Round on the road at St. John Arena. Although uncomfortably reflective of season dotted with highs and lows, the fifth-seeded Nittany Lions were once again resilient, but ultimately came up short in a five-set loss to fourth-seeded Hawaii.
In an opening set that featured 12 ties and four lead changes, the Nittany Lions and the Rainbow Warriors set the tone early, beginning the back-and-forth battle with run after run.
As Penn State head coach Mark Pavlik mentioned just last week though, the game of volleyball is all about momentum and come Tuesday evening, Penn State happened to find itself on the wrong side of the momentum swing.