UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - With a new year well underway, a new semester filled with Penn State Athletics events is beginning to pick up. Among a few programs opening a new season in the heart of winter, Penn State men's volleyball opened 2017 last weekend with a road-split at the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge in Columbus, Ohio.
Ranked No. 14 in the latest release of the AVCA DI-II Men's Coaches Poll, the Nittany Lions dropped a 3-0 decision to second-ranked UCLA in the season opener, before rebounding with a close five-set win against USC.
As Penn State preps for another weekend on the road at No.