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PSU women’s volleyball season ends with loss to Texas in NCAA tourney

Photo by NCAA (Mark Kuhlmann)

Penn State’s hopes for another NCAA women’s volleyball national title came to an end Sunday night with a 3-1 loss to Texas in an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal in Omaha, Neb.

The No. 13 seed Nittany Lions took the first set, 25-23, as Jonni Parker had nine kills and two blocks. No. 4 seed Texas came back to take the second set, 25-18, setting up a thrilling third set.

The teams battled it out in a close set that went to extra points, with Texas outdueling PSU for a 30-28 win. That gave the Longhorns the advantage in the match, and they didn’t have much trouble in taking the fourth and final set, 25-17, to advance to the tournament’s Elite 8.

PSU dropped to 11-9 all-time against Texas.

Penn State ended its season with a 10-6 record. The Nittany Lions reached the NCAA Tournament for the 40th consecutive season, the longest streak in the NCAA, and advanced to a regional semifinal for the 18th straight year.

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