CHARLESTON, W.Va. – UC men's volleyball was handed a straight set loss Saturday evening at the Wehrle Athletic Arena, falling to Penn State University to drop to 0-5 in EIVA play.

Just the Basics
SCORE -   University of Charleston 0, Penn State 3 (20-25, 13-25, 16-25)
TEAM RECORDS - Charleston (7-8, 0-5 EIVA), Penn State (10-6, 4-3)

Game Leaders
-Byron Hurd led all players in kills with 12 on the night, also his season-high.
-Middles Donavan Wilmott and Eugene Stuart each had 2 blocks for the Golden Eagles.
-Junior setter Anthony Rivera handed out 27 assists on 29 Charleston kills.
-Penn State's Jalen Penrose was the Nittany Lions best player on the court, coming up with 8 kills and served 4 aces.

How it Happened
-Charleston played the Nittany Lions tough in the opening set with the score tied at 14-14, but too many service errors by UC gave Penn State the edge as they closed out a 25-20 opening set.
-It was all PSU in the 2^nd set with Lee Smith leading the way with 7 kills in that set alone as the Nittany Lions cruised to a 25-13 2^nd set victory
-Despite an energetic crowd and a tightly played first part of the 3^rd set, PSU proved to be too much for the overmatched Golden Eagles with Penrose closing out the match with 4 straight points, 3 by way of service ace.

Up Next
-Charleston heads to Princeton next Friday and Saturday to continue their EIVA schedule with a pair of matches with the Tigers.  Friday's game is scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start while Saturday's game gets going at 4:00 p.m.