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Penn State Men's Volleyball Outlasts Ohio State, 3-2

Nittany Lions close out preseason with an exhibition win

COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 11, 2006 - The Penn State men's volleyball team closed out its preseason exhibition schedule by outlasting Ohio State in five games (26-30, 17-30, 30-15, 30-24, 16-14) Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio.

"I thought we played well in the third and fourth games of the match and we competed hard in the fifth game," said head coach Mark Pavlik. "As the match went along, our offense started to flow and we started to block some balls. It was a good match to wrap up this training block."

Sophomore outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) led all players with 17 kills on .500 hitting as sophomore middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) contributed 15 kills and senior outside hitter Alex Gutor (Kiev, Ukraine) posted 12 kills. Penn State outhit Ohio State .319 to .298 for the match, including .316 to .278 in the fifth game.

Junior setter Luke Murray (East Petersburg, Pa.) directed the offense with 46 assists and Holt and senior libero Ryan Walthall (Irvine, Calif.) each recorded four digs in the win.

The Nittany Lions racked up nine service aces to the Buckeyes' eight, led by Holt with three and two each from Gutor and sophomore Ryan Sweitzer (Lancaster, Pa.) while Murray and freshman middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) each provided one.

Penn State outblocked Ohio State, 9.0 to 7.0, led by Gutor and Holt with four stuffs apiece and Anderson and Lipsitz with three each.

Robert Klein led the Buckeyes with 17 kills as Brett Versen chipped in 10 and Sam Stevens added nine. Daniel Mathews dished out 49 assists and led the squad with five digs and four blocks.

The Nittany Lions open their season on Friday, Jan. 12 at Ball State and Penn State's home opener is Thursday, Feb. 1 against Ohio State at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall.



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2006-07 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 Penn State Men's Volleyball Outlasts Ohio State, 3-2 Nittany Lions close out preseason with an exhibition win COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 11, 2006 - The Penn State men's volleyball team closed out its preseason exhibition schedule by outlasting Ohio State in five games (26-30, 17-30, 30-15, 30-24, 16-14) Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio. "I thought we played well in the third and fourth games of the match and we competed hard in the fifth game," said head coach Mark Pavlik. "As the match went along, our offense started to flow and we started to block some balls. It was a good match to wrap up this training block." Sophomore outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.) led all players with 17 kills on .500 hitting as sophomore middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) contributed 15 kills and senior outside hitter Alex Gutor (Kiev, Ukraine) posted 12 kills. Penn State outhit Ohio State .319 to .298 for the match, including .316 to .278 in the fifth game. Junior setter Luke Murray (East Petersburg, Pa.) directed the offense with 46 assists and Holt and senior libero Ryan Walthall (Irvine, Calif.) each recorded four digs in the win. The Nittany Lions racked up nine service aces to the Buckeyes' eight, led by Holt with three and two each from Gutor and sophomore Ryan Sweitzer (Lancaster, Pa.) while Murray and freshman middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) each provided one. Penn State outblocked Ohio State, 9.0 to 7.0, led by Gutor and Holt with four stuffs apiece and Anderson and Lipsitz with three each. Robert Klein led the Buckeyes with 17 kills as Brett Versen chipped in 10 and Sam Stevens added nine. Daniel Mathews dished out 49 assists and led the squad with five digs and four blocks. The Nittany Lions open their season on Friday, Jan. 12 at Ball State and Penn State's home opener is Thursday, Feb. 1 against Ohio State at 7:00 p.m. at Rec Hall.