No. 12 Men’s Volleyball Shocks No. 3 Long Beach State, 3-1

University Park, Pa., Feb. 4, 2006 - Senior Matt Proper (Guys Mills, Pa.) pounded 21 kills on .581 hitting to help the 12th-ranked Penn State men’s volleyball team upset third-ranked Long Beach State in four games (30-22, 21-30, 30-20, 30-27) Saturday night in front of 2,372 fans. The Nittany Lions even their record to 4-4 while the 49ers fall to 10-2.

The win marks the first Penn State victory over Long Beach State since March 5, 1988.