Penn State New Kensington volleyball player Kaylea Flick and Athletics Director Megan Bratkovich were recognized at YWCA's 25th anniversary event aimed at shining spotlight on female athletes in Westmoreland County.
Penn State New Kensington athletics updates for the week of Sept. 10
High school and transfer student-athletes invited to come learn more about Penn State Lehigh Valley's athletic programs on Oct. 9.
In keeping with the campus vision to always care for and advance the success of our communities, the Penn State Greater Allegheny student-athletes are always finding ways to give of their time and volunteer efforts. The women's volleyball team is collecting shoes for the Soles4Souls nonprofit organization.
Penn State women's volleyball's Micha Hancock (Edmond, Okla.) has been nominated for a 2015 ESPY award, presented by ESPN. Hancock is on the ballot for Best Female Collegiate Athlete for the second consecutive year. Following a nationwide vote, the winners of each category will be revealed at the 2015 ESPYS, which air live on ESPN July 15.
Penn State men's volleyball senior Aaron Russell (Ellicott City, Md.) has been honored as a First Team Volleyball Magazine NCAA All-American, as announced by the publication. The selection is the second of Russell's career as he was previously named to the third team in 2012.
Another challenging season awaits the defending NCAA national champion Penn State women's volleyball team, as Nittany Lion head coach Russ Rose has officially released the 2015 schedule.
The 2015 Penn State men's volleyball season came to a close in the NCAA national semifinals as the fifth-seeded Nittany Lions (21-10) fell short in a 3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 16-25, 20-25) loss to No. 1 Lewis (27-3) Thursday evening at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
Penn State women's volleyball's Aiyana Whitney (Norwood, N.J.) will participate in the Big Ten Volleyball Foreign Tour, as announced by the league Thursday afternoon. For the first time in conference history, Big Ten volleyball student-athletes from all 14 schools will travel overseas to both compete, and participate in community services initiatives.
Senior Aaron Russell earned first team AVCA All-America honors, as announced the America Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Monday morning. The honor marks the second consecutive season Russell has been selected to the first team.
Fifth-seeded Penn State men's volleyball (20-9, 12-0 EIVA) is set to square off against No. 4 Hawaii (25-6, 18-4 MPSF) in the second of two play-in matches Tuesday, May 5 at 11 p.m. ET in Stanford, Calif. at Maples Pavilion.
Top-seeded No. 7 Penn State men's volleyball (20-9) swept past third-seeded George Mason (15-13) in three sets (25-16, 25-17, 25-17) to capture its 27th overall and 17th consecutive EIVA Championship title Friday evening at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lion victory officially punches Penn State's ticket to NCAA post season play as the conference's automatic qualifier.
Top-seeded No. 7 Penn State men's volleyball (19-9) swept past fourth-seeded Princeton (11-13) in three sets (25-20, 25-17, 25-10) Wednesday evening to advance to the EIVA Championship finals.
No. 7 Penn State men's volleyball (17-9, 11-0) heads to Saint Francis (6-19, 4-7) this weekend to close out the 2015 regular season slate. First serve between the Nittany Lions and the Red Flash is set for 4 p.m. in Degol Arena.
No. 7 Penn State men's volleyball (15-9, 9-0) hits the road this week, traveling to Princeton (9-10, 5-4) and NJIT (9-11, 2-7) for two of its final three regular-season matches. The Nittany Lions take on the Tigers Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. before squaring off against the Highlanders Saturday, April 18 at 3 p.m. The Nittany Lions clinched their 31st EIVA/ECVL regular season title in program history last weekend with a pair of wins against Harvard and Sacred Heart.
