2020 Men's Volleyball News

2019-20 Scholar-Athletes of the Year
2019-20 Scholar-Athletes of the Year

May 08, 2020

Penn State Altoona Athletics announced the recipients of its annual Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards during the 2019-20 Intercollegiate Athletics Honors Ceremony on Thursday. The awards are given to one male and one female student-athlete who have demonstrated excellence in athletics and the classroom during the past academic year.

Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics Honors Ceremony
Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics Honors Ceremony

May 07, 2020

Virtual presentation of the Penn State Altoona 2019-20 Intercollegiate Athletics Honors Ceremony

AMCC Announces Winter, Spring All-Sportsmanship Teams
AMCC Announces Winter, Spring All-Sportsmanship Teams

April 16, 2020

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – On the fourth day of NCAA Division III Week on Thursday, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference released its All-Sportsmanship teams for winter and spring sports.

Virtual Senior Day: Men’s Volleyball
Virtual Senior Day: Men’s Volleyball

April 09, 2020

Senior outside hitter Tanner Yaw has been a four-year member of the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball program. Yaw was a member of the Lions team that won the North Eastern Athletic Conference and Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championships during the 2017 season and advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Beaver, Perehinec Voted to All-AMCC Men’s Volleyball Team
Beaver, Perehinec Voted to All-AMCC Men’s Volleyball Team

March 31, 2020

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – A pair of Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball players earned All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference status on Tuesday, when the league released its postseason awards for the sport.

Men’s Volleyball Loses Two in Tri-Match at Juniata
Men’s Volleyball Loses Two in Tri-Match at Juniata

March 07, 2020

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball took on a pair of quality non-conference opponents on Saturday at Juniata College’s Memorial Gymnasium, losing 3-0 to T-No. 7 Stevens Institute of Technology and 3-0 to Juniata.

Men’s Volleyball Goes 2-0 in Saturday AMCC Play
Men’s Volleyball Goes 2-0 in Saturday AMCC Play

February 29, 2020

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball won both of its Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matches on Saturday afternoon at Medaille College’s Sullivan Center, defeating D’Youville College 3-0 before prevailing 3-1 over Medaille.

Photo by Oliver Dailey
Men’s Volleyball Snaps Skid, Sweeps Elizabethtown

February 25, 2020

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball ended its recent four-match skid on Tuesday evening in the Adler Auxiliary Gym, as the Lions posted a 3-0 victory over non-conference opponent Elizabethtown College.

Men’s Volleyball Falls 3-1 in AMCC Match of the Week
Men’s Volleyball Falls 3-1 in AMCC Match of the Week

February 22, 2020

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – In this week’s Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Match of the Week, the Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss to conference foe Geneva College on Saturday afternoon in the Metheny Fieldhouse.

Photo by Tom Agudo
Lions Take First AMCC Loss at Hiram

February 21, 2020

HIRAM, Ohio – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball suffered its first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference loss of the season on Friday night, falling 3-1 to conference foe Hiram College in the Price Gymnasium.

Photo by Tom Agudo
Men’s Volleyball Downed 3-1 by Messiah

February 19, 2020

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball faced a strong non-conference opponent in the Adler Arena on Wednesday night, when the Lions suffered a 3-1 loss to Messiah College.

Perehinec Selected AMCC Player of the Week
Perehinec Selected AMCC Player of the Week

February 17, 2020

NORTH BOSTON, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona senior outside hitter Frank Perehinec (Altoona, PA/Altoona) was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week in men’s volleyball on Monday.

Men’s Volleyball Falls 3-1 to Division II Daemen
Men’s Volleyball Falls 3-1 to Division II Daemen

February 15, 2020

AURORA, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball team finished off its weekend at Wells College on Saturday afternoon, falling 3-1 to Division II opponent Daemen College in the Schwartz Athletic Center.

Lions Split Friday Matches; Peterman Secures 100th Win
Lions Split Friday Matches; Peterman Secures 100th Win

February 14, 2020

AURORA, N.Y. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball went 1-1 in two non-conference matches on Friday evening at Wells College, losing 3-0 to No. 6 Wells before bouncing back for a 3-0 sweep of SUNY Potsdam in the Schwartz Athletic Center.

Penn State Altoona Men's Volleyball vs. Wilkes, 2-11-20
Penn State Altoona Men's Volleyball vs. Wilkes, 2-11-20

February 14, 2020

Highlights of Penn State Altoona men's volleyball vs. Wilkes University on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 in the Adler Arena.

Photo (by Oliver Dailey): Freshman Tyler Sheaffer sets the ball for a teammate during Tuesday's win over Wilkes in the Adler Arena.
Men’s Volleyball Cruises Past Wilkes 3-0

February 11, 2020

ALTOONA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona men’s volleyball notched its third straight win on Tuesday evening, posting a 3-0 sweep of non-conference opponent Wilkes University in the Adler Arena.