On Saturday, five seniors for No. 8 Penn State realized that this is the beginning of the end.
That was never more evident than in Penn State's grueling 1 hour and 45 minute match against No. 15 Purdue.
Purdue beat Nebraska in five sets three weeks ago whereas Penn State lost to the Cornhuskers one week ago. Russ Rose mentioned how he was fearful as to what to expect for this match due to the history of the program.
“I was more fearful. Purdue was one of the top teams when I started at Penn State 40 years ago.