Penn State roundup: Men’s volleyball opens NCAA Tournament, men’s lacrosse falls in Big Ten tourney and more
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STATE COLLEGE The Penn State men’s volleyball team begins its NCAA Tournament run Monday evening against Belmont Abbey.
The Lions (21-3) enter the national tournament as the No. 6 seed after winning both the EIVA regular-season and EIVA tournament titles. Penn State has won 15 of its past 16 matches, and the Lions have dropped only six sets in that stretch. They’re in the tournament for the 32nd time in their history.
The No. 7-seed Crusaders (15-7), meanwhile, are making their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Conference Carolinas title.
Luke Roskam all drove in a pair of runs for Nebraska, which has won 12 of its last 14 and will remain in first place in the Big Ten heading into Sunday’s action.
NU jumped on Penn State starter Conor Larkin early, scoring five runs in the top of the first. The Huskers jumped to a 2-0 lead three batters in as
Joe Acker and Hallmark reached after back-to-back singles before coming home on Schwellenbach’s two-run double. After a one-out double by Anderson put runners on second and third, Roskam cleared the bases with a two-run single to stake NU to a four-run lead.
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