Penn State and No. 19 Princeton met in Rec Hall with implications on the No. 1 seed in the EIVA Tournament on the line. The Nittany Lions had to sweep the series to secure it while the Tigers had to just win one match.
Coach Mark Pavlik’s squad failed to keep its chances at the top seed in the conference tournament alive after dropping a four-set match to Princeton (25-22, 25-27, 25-18, 25-23) Friday night inside Rec Hall, falling to 10-15 overall and 7-4 in EIVA play.
Princeton’s offense wasn’t in sync to begin Set 1, hitting -.