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1 TWO-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 5 OLYMPIANS 27 PROS 2-NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 85 AVCA ALL-AMERICANS2 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 33 EIVA CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 30 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES 2018 SCHEDULE & RECORD Overall: 3-1 (Home: 2-0, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 1-0) EIVA: 0-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0) JANUARY 12 Mount Olive W, Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 PAC-12/Big Ten Challenge - Los Angelas, Calif 18 at UCLA L, vs. USC W, at Ohio State 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 Ball State 7 p.m. 3 Fort Wayne 4 p.m. 10 at Saint Francis (Pa.) 7 p.m. 16 Sacred Heart 7 p.m. 17 Harvard 4 p.m. 23 George Mason 7 p.m. 24 Charleston (WV) 7 p.m. MARCH 2 at NJIT 4 p.m. 3 at Princeton 7 p.m. Outrigger Invitational - Honolulu, Hawai'i 8 vs. BYU 9 p.m. 9 at Hawai'i 12 a.m. 10 vs. Lewis 9 p.m. 16 Ohio State 7 p.m. 18 Saint Francis (Pa.) 4 p.m. 30 at Sacred Heart 7 p.m. APRIL 6 at Charleston (WV) 7 p.m. 7 at George Mason 7 p.m. 13 Princeton 7 p.m. 14 NJIT 7 p.m. 19 EIVA Semifinal TBA 21 EIVA Championship TBA 27 NCAA Play-In TBD MAY 1 NCAA Quarterfinal Los Angeles, Calif. 3 NCAA Semifinal Los Angeles, Calif. 5 NCAA Championship Los Angeles, Calif. Home matches played at Rec Hall in BOLD All times Eastern and subject to change * Indicates EIVA match No. 3 OHIO STATE Sunday, January 28 at 2:00 p.m. ET SCOUTING OHIO STATE Ohio State is fresh off a sweep of St. Francis (Pa.) and four of their first six games in the 2018 season. All-American Nicolas Szerszen leads Ohio State in kills collecting 92 through six matches while teammate Jake Hanes is close behind with a season total of 61. Sanil Thomas leads the Buckeyes in assist with 257, Szerszen and Thomas are a close 1-2 in digs with 41 and 40, respectively, while Blake Leeson is the team leader in blocks with 18 total. Ohio State is currently tied for third-place in the MIVA with a record of 4-2 overall and 0-0 in MIVA play while entering the match as the T-No. 3 team in the nation (AVCA). PENN STATE IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Penn State is currently ranked in the top-25 in five different team categories including a top-five ranking in hitting percentage.346 (3rd). Individually, Jalen Penrose is ranked No. 4 in the nation in aces per set (0.60) followed closely by Aidan Albrecht at No. 11 in 11st averaging 0.50 aces per set. Luke Braswell is 11th in the nation in assists per set averaging NITTANY LIONS No. 8 IN LATEST AVCA POLL Penn State enters week three at the No. 8 team in this week s American Volleyball Coaches Association DI-II (AVCA) poll. Penn State (3-1, 0-0) is coming off a 1-1 weekend vs. No. 2 UCLA and No. 13 USC on the road. Long Beach State remained the No. 1 team in the nation receiving 23 of 26 first-place votes with a record of 7-0, followed by UCLA (1) at No. 2 (7-0), Hawai'i (1) at T-No. 3 (6-0), Ohio State (1) at T-No. 3 (3-2) and BYU (5-1) rounding out the top-five. PAVLIK KNOWS HOW TO WIN In his 24th year at the helm of the program, head coach Mark Pavlik has amassed over 500 wins. Pavlik currently stands at for his career. FRESH FACES ON THE COURT IN 2018 The defending EIVA regular and tournament champion men's volleyball team returns a core group of 15 letter winners and four starters this year while welcoming five freshmen and one transfer to the roster. The new additions include 6-5 Outside Hitter Will Bantle from Pacific Palisades, Calif., Louis Murray, a 6-2 Libero from Los Angeles, Calif., Mathew Gagnon, a 6-5 Outside Hitter from Cranberry Township, Pa., Jack Goedken, a 6-4 Outside Hitter from Carlsbad, Calif. and Henrik Falck Lauten, a 6-5 Outside Hitter from Drammen, Norway. WHAT'S NEXT? Penn State will host matches Friday Feb. 2 and Feb. 3 as the Nittany Lions host Ball State and Fort Wayne, respectively, with Friday's match set for a 7 p.m. and Saturday's match slated for a 4 p.m. first serve in Rec Hall. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Men's Volleyball Contact: Jeff Smith jzs23@psu.edu 101 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa FOLLOW PennStateMensVolleyball 1 GoPSUsports.com

2 PENN STATE AT A GLANCE THE UNIVERSITY Location:...University Park, Pa. Founded: Enrollment:... 47,261 Colors:... Blue & White Nickname:... Nittany Lions Conference:... Big Ten President:...Dr. Eric J. Barron Director of Athletics:... Sandy Barbour Senior Woman Administrator...Charmelle Green Facility (capacity):... Rec Hall (5,812) COACHES & STAFF Head Coach:...Mark Pavlik (24th season) Alma Mater:... Penn State, 1982 Overall Record (Yrs/Pct): (24/.759) School Record:... same Associate Head Coach:...Colin McMillan Assistant Coach:... Ryan Walthall Office Phone:...(814) Office Address: Rec Hall TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Record: Home: Away: Neutral: EIVA record (finish): (1st) Final AVCA Ranking:...No. 10 Postseason Play:...NCAA Quarterfinal...Lost to Hawai'i, Letterwinners R/L:... 15/ Starters R/L:... 4/2 Newcomers: ROSTER & QUICK STATS NUMERICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (COLLEGE) 1 Declan Pierce RS-Fr. L 5-10 Buffalo, N.Y./Eden High School 2 Jack Goedken Fr. OH 6-4 Carlsbad,Calif./Carlsbad High School 3 Frank Melvin RS-So. OH 6-5 Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley 4 Luke Braswell RS-So. S 6-4 Manchester, Pa./Northeastern School District 5 Nathan Smith So. S 6-5 Los Altos, Calif./Los Altos 6 Royce Clemens RS-Jr. L 6-1 York, Pa./Central York 7 Bobby Wilden RS-Fr. OH 6-8 Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods High School 8 Jason Donorovich RS-So. MB 6-9 Lockport, N.Y./Lockport 9 Lee Smith RS-Jr. OH 6-6 Sewickley, Pa./Ambridge 10 Henry Payne Fr. OH 6-4 Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence High School 11 Cameron Bartus RS-Fr. MB 6-10 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 12 Kevin Gear RS-Sr. MB 6-7 Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili 13 Mathew McLaren RS-Jr. OH 6-4 Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail 14 Jalen Penrose RS-Sr. MB 6-8 Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin School 15 Aidan Albrecht RS-Sr. OH 6-8 Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 16 Calvin Mende RS-So. OPP 6-11 Redlands, Calif./Redlands 17 Mathew Gagnon Fr. OH 6-5 Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley 18 Kyle Mackiewicz RS-Fr. OPP 6-8 Edison, N.J./John P. Stevens High School 19 Louis Murray Fr. L 6-2 Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola High School 20 Will Bantle Fr. OH 6-5 Pacific Palisades, Calif./Loyola High School 21 Henrik Falck Lauten Jr. OH 6-5 Drammen, Norway/Wang Toppidrett ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME YR. POS. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL (COLLEGE) 15 Aidan Albrecht RS-Sr. OH 6-8 Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 20 Will Bantle Fr. OH 6-5 Pacific Palisades, Calif./Loyola High School 11 Cameron Bartus RS-Fr. MB 6-10 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 4 Luke Braswell RS-So. S 6-4 Manchester, Pa./Northeastern School District 6 Royce Clemens RS-Jr. L 6-1 York, Pa./Central York 8 Jason Donorovich RS-So. MB 6-9 Lockport, N.Y./Lockport 17 Mathew Gagnon Fr. OH 6-5 Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley 12 Kevin Gear RS-Sr. MB 6-7 Rochester, N.Y./Gates-Chili 2 Jack Goedken Fr. OH 6-4 Carlsbad,Calif./Carlsbad High School 21 Henrik Falck Lauten Jr. OH 6-5 Drammen, Norway/Wang Toppidrett 18 Kyle Mackiewicz RS-Fr. OPP 6-8 Edison, N.J./John P. Stevens High School 13 Mathew McLaren RS-Jr. OH 6-4 Aurora, Colo./Cherokee Trail 3 Frank Melvin RS-So. OH 6-5 Mohrsville, Pa./Schuylkill Valley 16 Calvin Mende RS-So. OPP 6-11 Redlands, Calif./Redlands 19 Louis Murray Fr. L 6-2 Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola High School 10 Henry Payne Fr. OH 6-4 Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence High School 14 Jalen Penrose RS-Sr. MB 6-8 Cambridge, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin School 1 Declan Pierce RS-Fr. L 5-10 Buffalo, N.Y./Eden High School 9 Lee Smith RS-Jr. OH 6-6 Sewickley, Pa./Ambridge 5 Nathan Smith So. S 6-5 Los Altos, Calif./Los Altos 7 Bobby Wilden RS-Fr. OH 6-8 Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods High School 2

3 SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES PENN STATE VS. OHIO STATE Series record:...psu trails Last meeting... 3/28/17... Penn State 3, Ohio State 2...(25-21, 14-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-12) Tale of the Tape PSU...Ohio State 3-1, Record...3-2, K/S Hitting % D/S B/S PENN STATE'S RECORD WHEN... Playing at home Playing on the road Playing at a neutral site Current streak...w1 EIVA matches Non-conference matches In three-set matches In four-set matches In five-set matches When winning the first set When losing the first set When winning the second set When losing the second set Hitting Hitting Out-hitting a team Out-hit by a team Playing a ranked team Playing an unranked team In January In February In March In April LAST TIME VS. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Chris Nugent's match point kill lifted No. 13 Penn State (14-9, 6-2) to a pulsating 3-2 victory over No. 1 Ohio State (23-2, 12-0) in historic Rec Hall. The win over Ohio State marks the first time Penn State has defeated the No. 1 team in the nation since May 4, 2006 when the Nittany Lions upset the then-no. 1 UC-Irvine Anteaters in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship tournament in Rec Hall. "When you come into a match with the Buckeyes, you know it's going to be a pretty physical match, " said head coach Mark Pavlik. "You know that they're going to be taking great swings, and you know that they're going to be teeing off from behind the service line," Pavlik continued. Entering the fifth set tied 2-2, Penn State bolted to a 2-0 advantage in the deciding fifth game with a kill by Albrecht and an attack error by the Buckeyes. Ohio State tried to find their way back early in the set; but, Penn State forced a Buckeye timeout as the Nittany Lions earned another set of back-to-back points to take a 6-3 lead. Nugent provided the eighth-point of the set giving Penn State an 8-4 lead and triggering the switch of sides'. Ohio State battled back as came within one point of Penn State, forcing the Nittany Lions to take a timeout while leading 8-7. Tied at 10-10, the teams preceded to trade points before Albrecht and Nugent dished out consecutive kills to give Penn state a lead and force Ohio State's second and final timeout of the set. The timeout did not hinder the Nittany Lions, as Nugent was able to find his 19th kill of the match, giving Penn State a 3-2 win over Ohio State. Three different Nittany Lions tallied double figure kills in tonight's match. Nugent posted 19 kills while redshirt junior Aidan Albrecht finished second on the team with 14 kills. Redshirt junior Jalen Penrose followed to finish third with 10 kills. Freshman Nathan Smith recorded a double-double performance with 39 assists and 10 digs for the Blue and White. Penn State out-dug the Buckeyes 42 to 35, led by a matchhigh and career-high 10 digs from freshman Nathan Smith. Redshirt sophomore libero Royce Clemens and Nugent tied for the second highest dig total on the team with eight digs apiece. Tonight's win moves the Nittany Lions' overall record up to 14-9 and 8-7 in non-conference play. The teams met once earlier this season, with Ohio State capturing a 3-0 win on January 24, 2017 in Columbus, OH. 3

4 2018 INDIVIDUAL MATCH-BY-MATCH LEADERS DATE OPP. KILLS ATTACKS ACES ASSISTS DIGS BLOCKS Jan. 12 Mount Olive Mende - 15 Mende - 21 Penrose - 4 Braswell - 39 McLaren - 9 Gear - 4 Jan. 13 Alderson-Broaddus Two Tied - 8 Mende - 14 Three Tied - 2 Braswell - 30 Clemens - 6 Gear - 5 Jan. 18 UCLA Albrecht - 13 Albrecht - 29 Albrecht - 3 Braswell - 32 Two Tied - 6 Gear - 3 Jan. 20 USC Albrecht - 18 Mende - 36 Albrecht - 3 Braswell - 60 Four Tied - 6 Penrose - 4 TEAM MATCH-BY-MATCH STAT COMPARISON *Penn State/Opponent DATE OPPONENT SETS KILLS HITTING % ACES DIGS TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS TOTAL PTS SCORED* Jan. 12 Mount Olive 4 52/36.518/.159 8/4 23/16 6.0/ /44.0 Jan. 13 Alderson-Broaddus 3 35/24.527/.045 7/1 17/12 5.0/ /31.5 Jan. 18 UCLA 4 39/48.186/.359 5/6 24/29 4.0/ /65.5 Jan. 20 USC 5 70/50.285/.297 6/6 35/31 9.0/ / SCHEDULE & RESULTS (3-1, 0-0 EIVA) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE SET SCORES SITE ATT. RECORD TIME Jan. 12 Mount Olive W ,25-19,25-12,25-14 University Park, Pa :47 Jan. 13 Alderson-Broaddus W ,25-9,25-15 University Park, Pa :13 Jan. 18 UCLA L ,25-19,20-25,22-25 Los Angeles, Calif :50 Jan. 20 USC W ,25-21,28-26,19-25,17-15 Los Angeles, Calif. N/A 3-1 N/A 4

5 2018 PENN STATE SUPERLATIVES THREE SETS... INDIVIDUAL...TEAM Kills:...8, - Aidan Albrecht/Calvin Mende vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...35 vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Attacks: Calvin Mende vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...55 vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Attack Percentage*: (6-0-8) - Kevin Gear vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) ( ) vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Assists: Luke Braswell vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...31 vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Aces:...2, Three-Tied vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...7 vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Digs: Royce Clemens vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...17 vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Solo Blocks:...N/A,... N/A Block Assists: Kevin Gear vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...10 vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Total Blocks: Kevin Gear vs. Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) at Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) FOUR SETS... INDIVIDUAL...TEAM Kills: Calvin Mende vs. Mount Olive (1/12)... 52, vs. Mount Olive (1/12) Attacks: Aidan Albrecht vs. UCLA (1/18)... 97, at UCLA (1/18) Attack Percentage*: ( ) - Calvin Mende vs. Mount Olive (1/12) ( ) vs. Mount Olive (1/12) Assists: Luke Braswell vs. Mount Olive (1/12) vs. Mount Olive (1/12) Aces: Jalen Penrose vs. Mount Olive (1/12)...8 vs. Mount Olive (1/12) Digs:... 9, - Matthew McLaren vs. Mount Olive (1/12) vs. Mount Olive (1/12) Solo Blocks: Kevin Gear vs. Mount Olive (1/12); Luke Braswell vs. UCLA (1/18)... 1 vs. Mount Olive (1/12); 1 at UCLA (1/18) Block Assists: Two-Tied vs. Mount Olive (1/12); Kevin Gear vs. UCLA (1/18)...10 vs. Mount Olive (1/12); 6 at UCLA (1/18) Total Blocks: Kevin Gear vs. Mount Olive (1/12) vs. Mount Olive (1/12) FIVE SETS... INDIVIDUAL...TEAM Kills: Aidan Albrecht vs. USC (1/20) vs. USC (1/20) Attacks: Calvin Mende vs. USC (1/20) vs. USC (1/20) Attack Percentage*: (1-0-2) - Jason Donorovich vs. USC (1/20) ( ) vs. USC (1/20) Assists: Luke Braswell vs. USC (1/20) vs. USC (1/20) Aces:...3, Aidan Albrecht vs. USC (1/20)...6 vs. USC (1/20) Digs: Four-Tied vs. USC (1/20) vs. USC (1/20) Solo Blocks: Luke Braswell vs. USC (1/20)... 1 vs. USC (1/20) Block Assists: Jalen Penrose vs. USC (1/20)...4 vs. USC (1/20) Total Blocks: Jalen Penrose vs. USC (1/20) vs. USC (1/20) 2018 OPPONENT SUPERLATIVES THREE SETS... INDIVIDUAL...TEAM Kills:... 8, - Francisco Cabrera, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)... 24, - Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Attacks: Francisco Cabrera, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Attack Percentage*: (5-1-6) - Chase Christiansen, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) ( ) - Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Assists: Adreyune Husted, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)... 23, - Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Aces: Myles Miller, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Digs: Timothy McIntosh, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Solo Blocks:... 1, - Adreyune Husted, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13)...1, - Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Block Assists:... 3, - Three-Tied, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Alderrson-Broaddus (1/13) Total Blocks: Two-Tied, Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) Alderson-Broaddus (1/13) FOUR SETS... INDIVIDUAL...TEAM Kills: Two-Tied, UCLA (1/12) UCLA (1/18) Attacks: Bret Rutledge, Mount Olive (1/12) UCLA (1/18) Attack Percentage*: (8-0-10) Daenan Gyimah, UCLA (1/18) ( ) - UCLA(1/18) Assists: Micah Ma'a, UCLA (1/18) UCLA (1/18) Aces: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA (1/18) UCLA (1/18) Digs: Two-Tied, UCLA (1/18) UCLA (1/18) Solo Blocks: Two-Tied, UCLA (1/18) UCLA (1/18) Block Assists: Two-Tied, UCLA (1/18) UCLA (1/18) Total Blocks: Daenan Gyimah, UCLA (1/18) UCLA (1/18) FIVE SETS... INDIVIDUAL...TEAM Kills: Jack Wyett, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Attacks: Jack Wyett, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Attack Percentage*: (1-0-2) - Chris Hall, USC (1/20) ( ) - USC (1/20) Assists: Chris Hall, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Aces: Two-Tied, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Digs: Ryan Moss, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Solo Blocks: Kyle Gear, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Block Assists: Sam Lewis, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) Total Blocks: Sam Lewis, USC (1/20) USC (1/20) 5

6 2017 PENN STATE COMBINED STATS The Automated ScoreBook PSU Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 20, 2018) All matches RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Attack Set Serve Dig Blocking ## Player sp k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa se sa/s re dig dig/s bs ba total blk/s be bhe points 3 Melvin, Frank Braswell, Luke Penrose, Jalen Gear, Kevin Mende, Calvin Albrecht, Aidan McLaren, Matthew Donorovich, Jason Mackiewicz, Kyle Smith, Lee Clemens, Royce Pierce, Declan #TM PSU Opponents Team Statistics PSU OPP ATTACK Kills Errors Total Attacks Attack Pct Kills/Set SET Assists Assists/Set SERVE Aces Errors Attempts Serve Pct Aces/Set SERVE RECEPTIONS Errors Errors/Set Attempts Reception Pct DEFENSE Digs Digs/Set BLOCKING Block Solo 3 6 Block Assist Total Blocks Blocks/Set Block Errors 6 6 Ball handling errors 1 1 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 2/474 1/1257 Neutral site #/Avg 1/0 Current win streak 1 - Home win streak 2 - Date Opponent Score Score by set Att. Jan 12 MOUNT OLIVE W ,25-19,25-12, Jan 13 ALDERSON-BROADDUS W ,25-9, Jan 18 at #2 UCLA L ,25-19,20-25, Jan 20 vs #13 USC W ,25-21,28-26,19-25, Record in 3-set matches: 1-0 Record in 4-set matches: 1-1 Record in 5-set matches: 1-0 6

7 DECLAN PIERCE JACK GOEDKEN FRANK MELVIN LUKE BRASWELL NATHAN SMITH ROYCE CLEMENS BOBBY WILDEN R-Freshman L Freshman OH R-Sophomore OH R-Sophomore S Sophomore S R-Junior S R-Freshman OH Buffalo, N.Y. Carlsbad,Calif. Mohrsville, Pa. Manchester, Pa. Los Altos, Calif. York, Pa. Ashburn, Va JASON DONOROVICH LEE SMITH HENRY PAYNE CAMERON BARTUS KEVIN GEAR MATHEW MCLAREN JALEN PENROSE R-Sophomore MBH R-Junior OH Freshman OH R-Freshman MB R-Senior MB R-Junior OH R-Senior MB/OPP Lockport, N.Y. Sewickley, Pa. Clarence Center, N.Y. West Seneca, N.Y. Rochester, N.Y. Aurora, Colo. Cambridge, Mass AIDAN ALBRECHT CALVIN MENDE MATHEW GAGNON KYLE MACKIEWICZ LOUIS MURRAY WILL BANTLE HENRIK LAUTEN R-Senior OH R-Sophomore OPP Freshman OH R-Freshman MB Freshman L Freshman OH Junior F/M Old Bridge, N.J. Redlands, Calif. Cranberry Township, Pa. Edison, N.J. Los Angeles, Calif. Pacific Palisades, Calif.Drammen, Norway MARK PAVLIK COLIN MCMILLAN RYAN WALTHALL HC AC AC Head Coach 24th Year Assoc. Head Coach 11th year Assistant Coach Third Year Penn State 82 Ohio State 00 Penn State 07 7