Head coach Erica Dambach on Monday announced her team captains for the 2017 season -- senior defenders Elizabeth Ball and Brittany Basinger.
Rutgers blew a pair of leads on Friday, but it was Penn State who struggled in Sunday's meeting as the Nittany Lions lost their lead in the seventh inning on an error.
No. 13 Penn State men's volleyball swept its way through the EIVA Tournament over the weekend at Rec Hall to take its 19th conference championship in the last 20 years and claim an NCAA Tournament berth.
No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2, 2-2 Big Ten) entered senior night losing back-to-back games against two extremely talented teams in Maryland and Johns Hopkins. Penn State turned the tide by improving at the face-off circle and was able to down No. 14 Rutgers 13-4.
Rob Cooper's Nittany Lions bounced back from a pair of losses to open their homestand against Northwestern with a walk-off, 2-1, win on Sunday.
Madison Carter's six goals weren't enough for the Nittany Lions as No. 5 Penn State fell 16-14 to No. 1 Maryland in a top-5 showdown at the Penn State Lacrosse Field on Thursday night.