Penn St. PSU 17-3,10-0 EIVA

George Mason GMU 8-11,3-6 EIVA

Penn St. PSU

17-3,10-0 EIVA

Final

Mar. 20, 2022

George Mason GMU

8-11,3-6 EIVA

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Penn St. PSU	25	25	25	(3)
George Mason GMU	20	13	19	(0)

Box Score

Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.

Late Rally from Patriots Not Enough in Loss to No. 2 Penn State

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball | 3/20/2022 6:41:00 PM

FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's volleyball team (8-11, 3-6 EIVA) fell in three sets (20-25, 13-25, 19-25) against No. 2 Penn State (17-3, 10-0 EIVA) on Sunday afternoon inside EagleBank Arena.

No. 2 Penn State took the lead early in the first set before the Patriots tied the match at 4-4 before taking the slight advantage. Mason and the Nittany Lions went neck and neck before No. 2 Penn State started to peel away and take the slight advantage at the 17–22-point mark before winning the set 25-20.

Similar to the first set, No. 2 Penn State took the slight advantage before Mason tied the set at 2-2. The Nittany Lions got hot, taking the large lead early before winning the set 25-13.

Despite No. 2 Penn State taking the early lead, the Patriots came back to take the lead back from the Nittany Lions, Mason's first lead of the game. Mason held the advantage over the Nittany Lions before they stormed back to tie the match, eventually going neck and neck until the 9-9-point mark. No. 2 Penn State slowly started to drift away from the Patriots taking a small lead. A late rally from Mason wasn't enough as the Nittany Lions came away with the 25-19 win.

"We had a fantastic crowd in the Eagle Bank Arena today, and our fans wanted something to grab onto and root for," said Head Coach Jay Hosack. "We just didn't execute our style of play at all today. It showed up in spurts, but against good teams we need to do it for longer stretches of time."

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Freshman Lucas Little led the offensive momentum for the Patriots, tallying a hitting percentage of 0.600 (three kills on five attempts).
Little also led the team defensively, recording the teams only block of the game.
Redshirt sophomore Jack Bolz set a team high in kills (8).
Redshirt sophomore Chey Cooper made a significant impact for the Patriots coming off the bench, tallying five kills and one dig.
Sophomore Omar Hoyos led the team on the defensive end, recording six digs along with a service ace and four kills.
Freshman Troy McDonald led the team in assists, recording 21 in the match.
No. 2 Penn State outhit Mason, 37.3 percent to the Patriots' 11.6 percent.
Mason tallied 26 kills to No. 2 Penn State's 33.
No. 2 Penn State earned 11 service aces while Mason earned one.