The George Mason men's volleyball team travels to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions in the EIVA Tournament Semifinals. The Patriots earned the number four seed in the tournament, while Penn State has the first seed. The Patriots lost in the semifinal last year to Harvard in a five-set thriller.
MENS VOLLEYBALL vs. Penn State
Records: Mason (14-13); Penn State (22-6)
When: Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Where: State College, Pennsylvania
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TEAM NOTES:
This will be the 108th meeting between the two teams. Penn State has a 94-14 record against the Patriots all time. The Nittany Lions won both matchups against the Patriots this season.
Penn State leads EIVA with a conference record of 13-1. The Nittany Lions are coming into this match on an eight-match win streak, seven of which were against EIVA opponents.
Aaron Russell leads Penn State with 367 total kills on the season. Taylor Hammond has dished out a 1029 assists this season. Meanwhile, Connor Curry leads the Penn State defense with 233 digs.
EIVA NOTES
The other semifinal matchup is between two-seed Harvard and three-seed Princeton. That match will start at 5:30 p.m. The EIVA Tournament is hosted at Penn State. The final will be on Saturday, April 26 and will feature the two winners of the semifinals match. The EIVA Champion will advance to the NCAA National Championship hosted by Loyola Chicago. Here is the link for the EIVA Tournament Central.
