Jan. 9, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - On Dec. 19, 2009 the Penn State women's volleyball won its third consecutive and fourth overall NCAA National Championship. The championship match between the Nittany Lions and the Longhorns was the No. 2 rated NCAA women's volleyball championship match of all time at 0.79.
More than 12,000 fans attended the national championship match between No. 1 Penn State and No. 2 Texas, while more than 780,000 homes nationwide tuned in to the broadcast. The rating for the 2007 final between Penn State and Stanford was 0.53 and the 2008 match between the same two squads earned a 0.66 rating. The highest ever NCAA Division I women's volleyball championship match was the 1982 match between Hawaii and USC, which was tape-delayed on ESPN. It earned a rating of 1.40.
A highlight DVD is now available for pre-order on GoPSUsports.com covering the team's journey to the 2007, 2008 and 2009 national championships. The 2009 DVD will highlight the numerous accomplishments of the Penn State women's volleyball players and their coaching staff from the past three championship seasons. The DVD will be ready for shipment by late February. The highlight DVD is available for $19.99 plus shipping.
To celebrate the team's unprecedented accomplishments, additional commemorative products are also available in the online store, the Penn State Photo Store and the GoPSUsports.com auctions.
For more information on the Penn State women's volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State women's volleyball 2009 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets at Hershey.