April 19, 2018
Penn State Men's Volleyball
Penn State vs. Harvard
EIVA Semifinals
April 19, 2018
Individual Notes
Calvin Mende
// Redshirt-sophomore Calvin Mende piled up 28 kills for his second 20-kill match of the season and fifth of his career.
// His effort was one kill shy of his career-best outing of 29 kills at Princeton in 2017
// Mende added three blocks to his ledger for his 24th career match with three-or-more blocks.
// His 29.5 points are the seventh 20-point match of his career and third this season.
Matthew McLaren
// Redshirt-junior Matthew McLaren posted his first career double-double with 12 kills and a career-high 12 digs.
// The 12 digs eclipse his two nine-dig efforts, last vs. Harvard on Feb. 17, 2018.
// The 10 kills mark his 14th double-digit kill match of the season and 15th of his career.
// McLaren also tied his career highs for service aces (three), a total he has reached on four occasions now. Prior to tonight's match, he last had three aces against Harvard on Feb. 18, 2018.
// With four blocks on the night, McLaren equaled his career best effort from a match vs. Ball State earlier this season.
// He also tied his career high with two solo blocks, which he has now done three times. Prior to tonight, he last had two solo stuffs vs. Ohio State on March 16, 2018.
Royce Clemens
Junior Royce Clemens came off the bench to lead the team with 13 digs for his 38th career match in double-digits.
// It was the eighth double-figure dig match of the season for Clemens.
// He led the team in digs for the 19th time in 2018 and 59th match in his career.
// With his 13 digs, Clemens posted his third-straight season of 200-plus digs.
// Clemens ended the season with 771 career digs, which sits No. 6 on the all-time charts at Penn State. He trails Tony Mazzullo (777; 1997-99) for No. 5 on the career charts.
Luke Braswell
// Redshirt-sophomore Luke Braswell handed out 56 assists in the match for his sixth career 50-plus assist match.
// Braswell led the Nittany Lions in assists on 24 occasions this season and has paced the team in helpers 50 times through his first two seasons.
// His 56 assists are tied for No. 2 this season in a single match, just behind his 60-assist effort vs. USC on Jan. 20, 2018.
// He added a career-high five kills, eclipsing his mark of three kills which he had done on six occasions, most recently vs. Harvard on Feb. 17, 2018.
Kevin Gear
// In his final match for the Blue and White, redshirt-senior Kevin Gear posted his eighth career double-digit kill effort ââ'¬" seventh in 2018 ââ'¬" with 10 kills on 19 swings.
// He also added a team-high-tying four blocks to close his final campaign with 20-straight matches with at least one block.
// The four blocks mark the 24th time in 25 matches Gear has posted multiple blocks, while totaling three-or-more blocks on 17 occasions this season.
// For his career, Gear had 41 matches with three-or-more blocks.
Team Notes
// Penn State ended the season at 15-11 overall and 10-4 in EIVA play, earning the No. 2 seed in the EIVA Championships.
// The winning record marks the 42nd-consecutive season with a winning mark in program history. The Nittany Lions have ended every season as a varsity sport with a winning mark.
// Penn State 96-15 all-time in the EIVA Championships.
// The Nittany Lions failed to reach the Championship Match for just the fifth time in program history.
// In five-set matches this season, Penn State fell to 3-5.
// The 66 kills in the match are the third-most in a match this season for the Blue and White.