UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State welcomes UMBC, UCF, and Yale for the first two rounds of the 2022 NCAA Tournament this weekend. The Lions, who enter as a No. 4 seed in their quadrant of the bracket and the No. 11 ranked team in the nation, open the tournament with a match against UMBC on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The other first-round match features UCF, a No. 5 seed in the quadrant and the No. 21 ranked team in the AVCA Coaches Poll, against Yale at 5 p.m.
The winners of the two first-round matches will meet in the second round at Rec Hall on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday, Dec. 2
5 p.m. | Yale (23-2, 13-1 Ivy) vs. #5 UCF (27-1, 19-1 AAC) | Watch | Live Stats
7:30 p.m. | UMBC (17-8, 7-3 America East) at #4 Penn State (24-7, 13-7 B1G) | Watch | Live Stats
Second Round
Saturday, Dec. 3
6:30 p.m. | Yale/UCF winner vs. UMBC/Penn State winner
PARKING
• Parking for all Penn State Athletics’ non-football events will require a valid permit or payment of the applicable parking fee for campus lots. Fans with valid Penn State University Park parking permits will be permitted to park at non-football athletics events for free, following Transportation Services parking policies and access.
• Parking For women’s volleyball matches, fans are asked to park in the Nittany Deck or West Deck. Fans without a permit are encouraged to prepay for event parking at a discounted rate of $6.00 through ParkMobile – https://psu.parkmobile.io/. Prepayment is available through 11:59 p.m. the day prior to each event. Event day parking will be $10 per vehicle and is cash only/can be purchased on the ParkMobile app.
•Parking for all non-football athletics events is managed by Penn State Transportation Services. For more information or questions, visit transportation.psu.edu or email parking@psu.edu.
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SERIES HISTORY
• Penn State 3-0 all-time against UMBC, winning 1981, 2004, and 2018. The two most recent matches were played at Rec Hall. The teams will meet in the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
• Penn State and UCF played for the first time last season. The Lions won 3-0 (27-25, 25-21, 25-19) in Orlando. Allie Holland had five kills and four blocks in the win.
• Penn State is 10-0 in a series with Yale that dates back to 1978. The Lions have never lost a set to the Bulldogs, winning…
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