Dec. 17, 2015
- Full EIVA Release
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's volleyball team, 17-time defending Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) champions, were selected as the preseason favorite to repeat as champions, as voted by the league's eight head coaches.
The Nittany Lions, who finished the 2015 season 21-10 advancing to the NCAA National Semifinals, received 62 points and six of the eight first-place votes.
George Mason, led by former Nittany Lion assistant coach Jay Hosack, received 58 points and the final two first-place votes, while Princeton (38 points) was picked to finish third followed by NJIT and Saint Francis (Pa.) tied for fourth at 35 points.
Rounding out the preseason poll is Harvard (33 points) in sixth, Sacred Heart (19 points) in seventh, and the EIVA's newest member, Charleston (W. Va.), who is eighth with eight points.
The EIVA championship tournament will begin with semifinal action on Thursday, April 21st and the championship match on Saturday, April 23rd. The location of the entire tournament will be the home facility of the No. 1 seed.
Penn State will open up the 2016 season against USC Thursday, Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m., and UCLA on Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Rec Hall as part of the Big Ten/Pac-12 challenge.
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