Nittany Lion Career
2017 (Senior): Had 10 kills against No.2 UCLA (1/6)... had a season high 22 kills against USC (1/7). Started in 101 sets during the 2017 season... Recorded 16 kills versus Saint Francis for a season high hitting percentage of .600... Earned first team All-EIVA honors as well as second team All-American accolades... Received Finished the season with 321 kills, 19 assists, 141 digs and 40 total blocks
2016 (Junior): Played in 103 of 108 sets during the 2016 season... Finished the season with a team high 396 kills averaging 3.84 kills per set that ranked 12th nationally... Hit .309 for the season... Notched a season high 22 kills against Lewis to lead Penn State to a five set win over the Flyers... Received AVCA NAtional Player of the Week honors (1/26)... Added 148 assist... Recorded 35 service aces... Tallied 61 total blocks... First team All-EIVA... Honorable Mention All-American... Earned EIVA Player of the Week honors three times.
2015 (Sophomore):
Played in 29 of the team's 31 matches this season, making 26 starts ... Second Team All-EIVA ... 2015 EIVA Championship All-Tournament team ... Closed out the year ranked third on the team with 221 kills, averaging 2.40 per set ... Also finished second on the team in aces, totaling 26 ... Had two kills on .333 hitting against No. 8 UC Irvine (1/8) ... Played at No. 10 Hawaii (1/9) ... Had a career-high five kills at No. 13 IPFW (1/17) ... Had a career-high performance against Mount Olive (1/30), leading the team with 16 kills, three aces, five digs and two blocks ... Set a career-high mark with seven aces in the EIVA opener against Saint Francis (1/31) ... Tied for first on the team with 12 kills against Erskine (2/6), adding two aces and a career-high five blocks ... Had two kills and one dig at No. 1 Loyola (2/21) ... Tied for first on the team with 11 kills at Sacred Heart (2/27) ... Posted a team-high three aces and a career-high eight digs at Harvard (2/28) ... Had nine kills and eight digs at No. 7 USC (3/10) ... Logged 11 kills, four digs and three blocks at No. 8 LBSU (3/14) ... Totaled nine kills and seven digs against No. 11 Ohio State (3/21) ... Logged 10 kills, nine digs and three blocks against NJIT (3/28) ... Had 10 kills at GMU (4/4) ... Notched 12 kills and six digs vs. Harvard (4/10) ... Recorded eight kills on .545 hitting vs. Sacred Heart (4/11) ... Had nine digs and six kills at Princeton (4/17) ... Tallied 10 kills on .389 hitting at NJIT (4/18), adding four digs ... Posted 14 kills on .623 hitting in the EIVA finals vs. GMU (5/1), adding six digs and two aces ... Finished third on the team with 15 kills in the NCAA play-in against No. 4 Hawaii (5/5) ... Had 12 kills and nine digs in the NCAA national finals vs. No. 1 Lewis (5/7).
2014 (Freshman):
Made his collegiate debut on the court against No. 7 UCLA (1/9) ... Had two kills against Mount Olive (1/31) ... Had one kill against NJIT (2/14) ... Recorded four kills against Rutgers-Newark (2/15) ... Posted one kill and two digs at No. 14 Ohio State (3/7) ... Pounded three kills and two digs at No. 2 LBSU (3/15) ... Posted seven kills, one service ace, one dig, and two blocks at Rutgers-Newark (4/18) ... Recorded two kills, two digs, and two blocks at NJIT (4/19) ... Played in the NCAA play-in match against Lewis (4/29).
High School
A two-year team captain and 2013 MVP at Fair Lawn High School in Fair Lawn, N.J. ... Earned First team All-League and All-State selections during his senior year... 2012 New Jersey state player of the year... Competed on the 2013 Boys Youth National Team ... Played club for Warren SixPak... Also earned two letters in soccer.
Personal
Born Christopher William Nugent on May 17, 1995 in Morristown, N.J. ... Parents are William and Catherine Nugent... Has one brother Dan (20)... Majoring in civil engineering.
Why I Chose Penn State
"I chose Penn State because it has a reputation of being a great school, where everyone who is there enjoys being there. Penn State also has great academic standards and one of the best alumni networks in the world."
Chris Nugent Season 2015
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Preseason Five: Lions Eyeing Start of 2018 Season
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Nugent Named EIVA Player of the Week
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MVB Host Princeton, NJIT
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MVB Hosts Ohio State
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MVB Host Cal-Baptist
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MVB Downs NJIT 3-2
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Nittany Lions Sweep Trojans 3-0
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Men's Volleyball Drops Match at No. 1 Ohio State
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Nugent, Gear Named EIVA Players of the Week
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No. 14 Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 15 Ball State 3-1
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No. 13 Penn State drops season opener to No. 2 UCLA
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No. 13 Men's Volleyball Opens 2017 at PAC-12/Big Ten Challenge
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Nugent Named Off the Block Preseason All-American
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Penn State Men's Volleyball Unveils 2017 Schedule
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Nugent Earns AVCA Honorable Mention All-America Honor
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Men's Volleyball Earns Five EIVA Post-Season Honors
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Penn State Rolls Past Harvard 3-0
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No. 2 Ohio State Drops No. 11 Penn State in Straight Sets
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No. 10 Men's Volleyball Host Lewis, Loyola
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No. 10 Penn State Tops No. 14 UC-Irvine in Four
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No. 4 Ohio State Outlast No. 6 Penn State
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Penn State Falls to Saint Francis (Pa.) in Four
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Penn State Topped by No. 1 Long Beach State
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Penn State Falls to No. 12 Cal State Northridge
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BLOG: Nittany Lions Extend Winning Streak To 11
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Penn State Rallies Past George Mason 3-1
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BLOG: Nittany Lions Take Both Weekend Matches
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Penn State Completes Weekend Sweep with 3-0 Win Over Princeton
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Penn State Defeats NJIT 3-1
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Nugent Earns Third EIVA Offensive Player of the Week
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No. 7 Penn State Downs Harvard in Straight Sets
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No. 7 Nittany Lions Hit the Road to Face Harvard, Sacred Heart
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BLOG: Nittany Lion Reserves Shine in Straight Set Victory
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Men's Volleyball to Host Mount Olive Saturday
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Nugent Earns Second Straight EIVA Offensive Player of the Week
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No. 9 Penn State Sweeps Saint Francis to Open Conference Play
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Nugent Named AVCA National Player of the Week
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Nugent Tabbed EIVA Offensive Player of the Week
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BLOG: Nugent Helps Lions to First Weekend Sweep of Season
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Nittany Lions Down Cardinals In Straight Sets
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No. 10 Men's Volleyball Hosts Ball State, IPFW
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No. 10 Men's Volleyball Falls to No. 5 UCLA in Five
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Penn State Men's Volleyball Unveils 2016 Schedule
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No. 5 Men's Volleyball Falls Short in NCAA National Semifinals
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No. 5 Men's Volleyball Advances to NCAA National Semifinals
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BLOG: Pin Hitters Help Nittany Lions Advance to NCAA Semifinals
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No. 7 Men's Volleyball Sweeps NJIT
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No. 7 Men's Volleyball Tops Princeton
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No. 7 Men's Volleyball Heads to Princeton, NJIT
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No. 8 Men's Volleyball Hosts Princeton, NJIT
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No. 10 Men's Volleyball Outlasts No. 11 Ohio State
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