The Penn State women's volleyball team may have earned a berth in the national semifinals, but its road there doesn't compare to those of the other teams competing in Sacramento, Calif.
The No. 3-seeded Nittany Lions were put in a region with the likes of No. 6-seeded Washington, No. 11-seeded Hawaii and No. 14-seeded Colorado State. Penn State wouldn't have to prove its mettle against any of these teams, however, because it was the only seeded team left standing after the first weekend.
Because of the number of upsets in the early rounds of the tournament, Penn State is the only semifinalist that has not faced a seeded opponent. The Lions will enter the national semifinal against No. 10-seeded California without a snapshot of weakness exposed thus far in the tournament.
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