Penn State went down 24-24 in the first set against Pepperdine in Austin, Texas, on Friday, but then the fourth-ranked Nittany Lions came back to beat the No. 5 Waves 26-24, 25-18, 19-25, 25-14. In the First Point Collegiate Challenge nightcap, No. 15 Lewis also was down 24-22 in the first set before winning, but in this one No. 8 Stanford ultimately came away with a 24-26, 25-23, 25-20, 25-22 victory.
Other winners included top-ranked Hawai’i, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Long Beach State and No, 6 Ball State.
A recap of Friday’s action follows, and there were two NCAA women’s coaching moves, but first a look at what’s happening Saturday in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball.
They’re back at it again in the Texas capitol for the second day of the First Point Collegiate Challenge when Pepperdine plays Lewis and Stanford plays Penn State.
Among the other matches on the schedule are UC San Diego at UCLA, Long Beach State at George Mason and UC Irvine at Concordia Irvine.
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Penn State (5-0) of the EIVA hit .400 and beat previously unbeaten Pepperdine (4-1) of the MPSF. Its Penn State’s best start since 2009. John Kerr had 20…
