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2014 COLLEGIATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP


THE LIONS ROAR: Celebrating a national title has been part of the Penn State script six times in the last eight years and seven times overall since 1999 (Photo: Penn State)


Redefining dynasty D


With its seventh national championship, Penn State has established itself


as the greatest women’s program in the history of NCAA Division I volleyball by Don Patterson


ynasty isn’t a word that should be tossed around lightly, but the Penn State women’s volleyball program has earned usage rights. That has a lot to


do with its NCAA record seven Division I titles, the most recent of which came on Dec. 20 when the Nittany Lions (36-3) defeated Brigham Young (30-5) at Chesapeake Arena in Oklahoma City to take the top trophy of 2014. But it’s more. Seven championships are historic. But what elevates the Nittany Lions’ status higher still is that, after their fi rst title came in 1999, the other six came in the


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past eight seasons: four in a row from 2007 to 2010 and now back-to-back in 2013 and 2014. To give proper historical context to the run that has


been fronted by PSU Head Coach Russ Rose, you fi rst have to consider Stanford, which is second on the all-time Divi- sion I women’s list with six titles. The Cardinal won six in 13 seasons from 1992 to 2004. Terrifi c, but not quite Penn State State. More perspective comes from broadening the scope to the men’s game. The all-time NCAA men’s leader is UCLA,


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