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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 11, 2007 - Three current Penn State men's volleyball players and one transfer who will join the team for next year have been named to the 18-member USA Volleyball Men's Junior National Training Team, USAV officials announced. Sophomore opposite Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), sophomore middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and freshman middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) have earned spots on the training roster, along with redshirt freshman opposite William Price (Laytonsville, Md.), who will join the Nittany Lion squad in the fall after spending last season at George Mason University.

In addition, Penn State assistant coach Craig Dyer has been tabbed the Head Coach of the USA Boys' Select A2 Camp and will lead the high-level training session from July 28-Aug. 2 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The U.S. Men's Junior National Team will train at the USA Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., beginning on June 15 to prepare for the Men's Junior World Championship in Morocco from July 7-16. The squad, which featured Anderson and Holt, placed second at last summer's NORCECA Zone Championship to qualify for the World Championship this summer. Dyer will also serve as a training coach with the squad in Lake Placid.

"Our 2007 National and A2 rosters include the highest quality players and staff that we have ever assembled in the history of USAV High Performance," said Collin Powers of the HP Department. "Fortunately, we have also put together the best series of training and competition opportunities that we have ever been able to offer."

Anderson was tabbed an AVCA Second Team All-American after leading the Nittany Lions with 4.35 kills per game, including 24 double-digit kill matches and six contests with 20 or more kills. He led the squad in kills on 15 occasions, including pounding a career-high and rally-scoring-era school record 35 at UC Santa Barbara on March 12. Anderson also tied the school rally-scoring-era record for service aces in a match with a career-best six at Saint Francis on March 31.

Holt was a First Team All-East selection for the second consecutive year and led Penn State with 129 total blocks for an average of 1.21 blocks per game. He shattered the previous single-season service aces school record, ending the 2007 season with 55, an average of 0.51 aces per game, good for sixth in the country. Holt recorded double-digit kills in 12 matches, including posting a career-high 21 at Juniata on March 28. He tied the school record for aces in a match with six on two occasions this season, against Mercyhurst on March 9 and again versus IPFW on March 24. Last summer with the USA Junior National Team, Holt was named the Best Blocker at the NORCECA Zone Championship.

Lipsitz was also named a First Team All-East honoree after averaging 2.21 kills per game on .477 hitting, good for sixth in the country, with 1.03 blocks per game. He was twice named the EIVA Player of the Week and led the team in blocking on 13 occasions. Lipsitz twice attacked at a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage, connecting on all eight of his attacks at Ball State on Jan. 12 and all five against East Stroudsburg on April 6. He also recorded a career-high 16 kills at George Mason on April 7 and posted a personal-best 10 blocks at Juniata on March 28.

Price joins the Nittany Lion squad as the EIVA Newcomer of the Year last season while playing for George Mason. His brother, Andrew, was a men's volleyball letterwinner at Penn State from 2004-2006. William led the Patriots with 5.49 kills per game, a mark that ranked fourth in the country in the season-ending statistics, while also providing a team-high 48 service aces for an average of 0.65 service aces per game, ranking him third in the nation. A four-time EIVA Player of the Week in 2007, Price also picked up First Team All-East honors.

Dyer completed his first season with the Penn State men's volleyball team after acting as the interim head coach for the Seton Hall women's volleyball program. He has served as an evaluator for the USA High Performance program for several years while also coaching at Rutgers, Susquehanna, Lebanon Valley College and Hempfield High School. An active camp clinician, Dyer has worked both the Penn State men's and women's summer camps along with aiding at Seton Hall, Rutgers, Illinois, Towson and Delaware.

Penn State ended its season with a 22-8 record after falling to eventual National Champion UC Irvine in four games (25-30, 22-30, 30-26, 23-30) in the National Collegiate Semifinals on May 3 in Columbus, Ohio. The Nittany Lions advanced to their 22nd National Collegiate Championship and captured their ninth consecutive and 19th overall Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) championship.



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2006-07 News Archives 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 Four Penn State Men's Volleyball Players Named To USA Junior National Team Training Squad UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., May 11, 2007 - Three current Penn State men's volleyball players and one transfer who will join the team for next year have been named to the 18-member USA Volleyball Men's Junior National Training Team, USAV officials announced. Sophomore opposite Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), sophomore middle hitter Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and freshman middle hitter Max Lipsitz (Williamsville, N.Y.) have earned spots on the training roster, along with redshirt freshman opposite William Price (Laytonsville, Md.), who will join the Nittany Lion squad in the fall after spending last season at George Mason University. In addition, Penn State assistant coach Craig Dyer has been tabbed the Head Coach of the USA Boys' Select A2 Camp and will lead the high-level training session from July 28-Aug. 2 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The U.S. Men's Junior National Team will train at the USA Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., beginning on June 15 to prepare for the Men's Junior World Championship in Morocco from July 7-16. The squad, which featured Anderson and Holt, placed second at last summer's NORCECA Zone Championship to qualify for the World Championship this summer. Dyer will also serve as a training coach with the squad in Lake Placid. "Our 2007 National and A2 rosters include the highest quality players and staff that we have ever assembled in the history of USAV High Performance," said Collin Powers of the HP Department. "Fortunately, we have also put together the best series of training and competition opportunities that we have ever been able to offer." Anderson was tabbed an AVCA Second Team All-American after leading the Nittany Lions with 4.35 kills per game, including 24 double-digit kill matches and six contests with 20 or more kills. He led the squad in kills on 15 occasions, including pounding a career-high and rally-scoring-era school record 35 at UC Santa Barbara on March 12. Anderson also tied the school rally-scoring-era record for service aces in a match with a career-best six at Saint Francis on March 31. Holt was a First Team All-East selection for the second consecutive year and led Penn State with 129 total blocks for an average of 1.21 blocks per game. He shattered the previous single-season service aces school record, ending the 2007 season with 55, an average of 0.51 aces per game, good for sixth in the country. Holt recorded double-digit kills in 12 matches, including posting a career-high 21 at Juniata on March 28. He tied the school record for aces in a match with six on two occasions this season, against Mercyhurst on March 9 and again versus IPFW on March 24. Last summer with the USA Junior National Team, Holt was named the Best Blocker at the NORCECA Zone Championship. Lipsitz was also named a First Team All-East honoree after averaging 2.21 kills per game on .477 hitting, good for sixth in the country, with 1.03 blocks per game. He was twice named the EIVA Player of the Week and led the team in blocking on 13 occasions. Lipsitz twice attacked at a perfect 1.000 hitting percentage, connecting on all eight of his attacks at Ball State on Jan. 12 and all five against East Stroudsburg on April 6. He also recorded a career-high 16 kills at George Mason on April 7 and posted a personal-best 10 blocks at Juniata on March 28. Price joins the Nittany Lion squad as the EIVA Newcomer of the Year last season while playing for George Mason. His brother, Andrew, was a men's volleyball letterwinner at Penn State from 2004-2006. William led the Patriots with 5.49 kills per game, a mark that ranked fourth in the country in the season-ending statistics, while also providing a team-high 48 service aces for an average of 0.65 service aces per game, ranking him third in the nation. A four-time EIVA Player of the Week in 2007, Price also picked up First Team All-East honors. Dyer completed his first season with the Penn State men's volleyball team after acting as the interim head coach for the Seton Hall women's volleyball program. He has served as an evaluator for the USA High Performance program for several years while also coaching at Rutgers, Susquehanna, Lebanon Valley College and Hempfield High School. An active camp clinician, Dyer has worked both the Penn State men's and women's summer camps along with aiding at Seton Hall, Rutgers, Illinois, Towson and Delaware. Penn State ended its season with a 22-8 record after falling to eventual National Champion UC Irvine in four games (25-30, 22-30, 30-26, 23-30) in the National Collegiate Semifinals on May 3 in Columbus, Ohio. The Nittany Lions advanced to their 22nd National Collegiate Championship and captured their ninth consecutive and 19th overall Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) championship.