Just as it's possible to beat one's self in pool by hitting the eight ball in, No. 6 Penn State did so on Saturday night by committing more than twice as many hitting errors as No. 1 Long Beach State.
The Nittany Lions fell to the 49ers, 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-15, 25-23) at home in Rec Hall.
The two teams traded points back and forth during the first set until they tied at nine.
Then, the 49ers (17-2) scored four-straight points to go up 13-9 after three kills from 49ers outside hitter TJ Defalco and an error from Lions outside hitter Chris Nugent.