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Penn State Men's Volleyball Lances Rutgers-Newark, 3-1

Pavlik records 300th career win as Lipsitz sets new career high with 15 kills

NEWARK, N.J., March 23, 2007 - Penn State men's volleyball head coach Mark Pavlik earned his 300th career win as his sixth-ranked Nittany Lions defeated EIVA-foe Rutgers-Newark in four games (28-30, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Friday night in Newark, N.J., for their seventh league win and their 13th of the season.

Four Penn State players reached double-digit kills, led by senior outside hitter Alex Gutor (Kiev, Ukraine) with 16. Freshman middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) pounded a career-high 15 kills on .700 hitting as sophomore middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) tallied 14 kills on .600 hitting. Sophomore opposite Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) posted 10 kills while senior outside hitter Aaron Smith (Forest, Va.) collected seven put-aways.

Redshirt sophomore setter Travis Foltz (Westlake Village, Calif.) directed the Penn State offense with 56 assists as Gutor led the squad with seven digs and Smith added six as senior libero Ryan Walthall (Irvine, Calif.) notched five. Holt led the squad with two service aces. Penn State outblocked Rutgers-Newark, 13.0 to 10.5, led by Holt with eight as Gutor racked up a career-high-tying seven stuffs. Holt has now recorded eight or more blocks in three of his last four matches, and has nine contests with five or more stuffs. Foltz and Lipsitz each chipped in three blocks, a personal-best for Foltz.

Eric Honsberger led the Scarlet Raiders with 21 kills as Nate Stott chipped in 15 kills and Clinton Haugan posted seven. Mark Hulse dished out 47 assists and Derek Wolfe led the squad with a match-high 12 digs. Haugan also topped the team blocking charts with five stuffs as Hulse racked up five service aces.

The Nittany Lions overcame an early deficit to take the 14-13 lead on an Anderson kill. But a Penn State service error coupled with two Rutgers-Newark kills and a Scarlet Raider block forced a Nittany Lion timeout at 17-14. Out of the break, the teams traded points twice and a Penn State tripled block from Foltz, Gutor and Lipsitz pulled the Lions to within two at 17-19. Another Rutgers-Newark run, this one three points, put Penn State down 22-17 before an Anderson kill pulled the Lions to within four at 22-18. Penn State slowly chipped away at the hole, taking the 26-25 lead aided by an Anderson kill and a Scarlet Raider attack error. Out of a Rutgers-Newark timeout, Penn State returned the favor with an error to knot the game at 26-26 and the teams traded points twice before a Rutgers-Newark ace from Hulse and a kill from Kenneth Stumbaugh gave the Scarlet Raiders the game, 30-28.

Game two remained close throughout, with four Gutor kills in five plays putting Penn State ahead 16-13. Two Rutgers-Newark kills from Honsberger helped the Scarlet Raiders even the game at 18-18 and kills from Holt and Gutor along with a double block from the two gave the Nittany Lions the 22-19 advantage. A Holt kill made it 24-20 but again Rutgers-Newark remained within striking distance, tying the game at 26-26 on another Honsberger kill and Penn State attack error. Out of a Nittany Lion timeout, kills from Lipsitz and Holt helped put Penn State back on top, 28-26 before a Smith kill and Anderson ace ended the game, 30-27. Again the teams stayed close in the third game, with a Holt kill and solo block and a double block from Holt and Gutor giving the Nittany Lions the 15-12 lead. Penn State slowly built the lead up, with a Smith kill giving the Nittany Lions the 22-15 lead. An Anderson kill made it 25-18 and the teams traded points four times before a Rutgers-Newark kill, block and ace pulled the Scarlet Raiders to within three at 28-25. A Rutgers-Newark service error halted the run and following another Scarlet Raider service error, an Anderson kill and Rutgers-Newark service miscue gave Penn State the game, 30-27.

Penn State jumped out to the early 10-1 lead to start the fourth game behind two Lipsitz kills and consecutive Holt aces. But Rutgers-Newark mounted a massive run of its own, scoring 15 of the next 19 points, including three consecutive service aces, to take the 16-14 lead. Following a service error to end the run, redshirt sophomore Jay Stauffer (Columbia, Pa.) sparked Penn State into scoring the next five points, with four coming on blocks, to put the Nittany Lions up 20-16. Penn State maintained the slight lead, going ahead 25-22 on a Gutor kill and 27-24 on a Holt put-away. The squads traded kills the rest of the way out, with a Lipsitz kill ending the game, 30-27.



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2006-07 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 Penn State Men's Volleyball Lances Rutgers-Newark, 3-1 Pavlik records 300th career win as Lipsitz sets new career high with 15 kills NEWARK, N.J., March 23, 2007 - Penn State men's volleyball head coach Mark Pavlik earned his 300th career win as his sixth-ranked Nittany Lions defeated EIVA-foe Rutgers-Newark in four games (28-30, 30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Friday night in Newark, N.J., for their seventh league win and their 13th of the season. Four Penn State players reached double-digit kills, led by senior outside hitter Alex Gutor (Kiev, Ukraine) with 16. Freshman middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) pounded a career-high 15 kills on .700 hitting as sophomore middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) tallied 14 kills on .600 hitting. Sophomore opposite Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) posted 10 kills while senior outside hitter Aaron Smith (Forest, Va.) collected seven put-aways. Redshirt sophomore setter Travis Foltz (Westlake Village, Calif.) directed the Penn State offense with 56 assists as Gutor led the squad with seven digs and Smith added six as senior libero Ryan Walthall (Irvine, Calif.) notched five. Holt led the squad with two service aces. Penn State outblocked Rutgers-Newark, 13.0 to 10.5, led by Holt with eight as Gutor racked up a career-high-tying seven stuffs. Holt has now recorded eight or more blocks in three of his last four matches, and has nine contests with five or more stuffs. Foltz and Lipsitz each chipped in three blocks, a personal-best for Foltz. Eric Honsberger led the Scarlet Raiders with 21 kills as Nate Stott chipped in 15 kills and Clinton Haugan posted seven. Mark Hulse dished out 47 assists and Derek Wolfe led the squad with a match-high 12 digs. Haugan also topped the team blocking charts with five stuffs as Hulse racked up five service aces. The Nittany Lions overcame an early deficit to take the 14-13 lead on an Anderson kill. But a Penn State service error coupled with two Rutgers-Newark kills and a Scarlet Raider block forced a Nittany Lion timeout at 17-14. Out of the break, the teams traded points twice and a Penn State tripled block from Foltz, Gutor and Lipsitz pulled the Lions to within two at 17-19. Another Rutgers-Newark run, this one three points, put Penn State down 22-17 before an Anderson kill pulled the Lions to within four at 22-18. Penn State slowly chipped away at the hole, taking the 26-25 lead aided by an Anderson kill and a Scarlet Raider attack error. Out of a Rutgers-Newark timeout, Penn State returned the favor with an error to knot the game at 26-26 and the teams traded points twice before a Rutgers-Newark ace from Hulse and a kill from Kenneth Stumbaugh gave the Scarlet Raiders the game, 30-28. Game two remained close throughout, with four Gutor kills in five plays putting Penn State ahead 16-13. Two Rutgers-Newark kills from Honsberger helped the Scarlet Raiders even the game at 18-18 and kills from Holt and Gutor along with a double block from the two gave the Nittany Lions the 22-19 advantage. A Holt kill made it 24-20 but again Rutgers-Newark remained within striking distance, tying the game at 26-26 on another Honsberger kill and Penn State attack error. Out of a Nittany Lion timeout, kills from Lipsitz and Holt helped put Penn State back on top, 28-26 before a Smith kill and Anderson ace ended the game, 30-27. Again the teams stayed close in the third game, with a Holt kill and solo block and a double block from Holt and Gutor giving the Nittany Lions the 15-12 lead. Penn State slowly built the lead up, with a Smith kill giving the Nittany Lions the 22-15 lead. An Anderson kill made it 25-18 and the teams traded points four times before a Rutgers-Newark kill, block and ace pulled the Scarlet Raiders to within three at 28-25. A Rutgers-Newark service error halted the run and following another Scarlet Raider service error, an Anderson kill and Rutgers-Newark service miscue gave Penn State the game, 30-27. Penn State jumped out to the early 10-1 lead to start the fourth game behind two Lipsitz kills and consecutive Holt aces. But Rutgers-Newark mounted a massive run of its own, scoring 15 of the next 19 points, including three consecutive service aces, to take the 16-14 lead. Following a service error to end the run, redshirt sophomore Jay Stauffer (Columbia, Pa.) sparked Penn State into scoring the next five points, with four coming on blocks, to put the Nittany Lions up 20-16. Penn State maintained the slight lead, going ahead 25-22 on a Gutor kill and 27-24 on a Holt put-away. The squads traded kills the rest of the way out, with a Lipsitz kill ending the game, 30-27.