Princeton Falls to Penn State in EIVA Final

PRINCETON, N.J. – In a hard-fought heartbreaker, the Princeton men’s volleyball team fell 3-0 (20-25, 25-27, 19-25) to Penn State in the EIVA Championship final.

With the loss, the Tigers end the season with an EIVA regular season title and an overall record of 15-1. 

Nyherowo Omene led the Tigers with 13 kills in the match. Henry Wedbush made 26 assists on the day, also adding one solo block and two block assists. Roan Alviar made nine digs. 

For their efforts, Omene and Wedbush were named to the EIVA All-Tournament team. 

How It Happened
Penn State got off to an early lead in set one, using a series of early runs to have a six-point advantage by 10-4. The Nittany Lions continued to maintain that lead, despite Princeton’s efforts to climb back as they brought themselves within two at 15-13 with a big block and an ace by Wedbush. However, Penn State would continue to outpace the Tigers offensively, and they took set one 25-20.

Looking to equalize, Princeton entered a close set two. The Tigers held onto an early narrow lead before Penn State tied the set at 11 and again at 14. It was then the Nittany Lions who would take the advantage, again a short-lived lead as Princeton equalized at 19. The two sides then entered a close race to set point. Omene made a late kill to tie the set at 25 to keep the Tigers’ hopes alive, but with the next two points going to Penn State, the Nittany Lions took the set 27-25. 

In set three, Princeton was able to go point-for-point with Penn State until 4-4, when the Nittany Lions took off on a 6-0 run. Penn State was able to extend the lead to nine points by 19-10 as they continued to outpace Princeton. Despite a late surge from the Tigers, the Nittany Lions would end the set 25-19 and take the EIVA title with a 3-0 win. 

 

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