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10 powerful Penn State volleyball photos of the Nittany Lions winning a championship

Penn State celebrated with the trophy after they defeated Louisville 3 sets to 1 to win the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024. (Mandatory creditSam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal/USA TODAY NEWTORK)
Penn State celebrated with the trophy after they defeated Louisville 3 sets to 1 to win the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024. (Mandatory creditSam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal/USA TODAY NEWTORK)

National champion Penn State volleyball has a nice ring to it.

The Nittany Lions' program has an eighth title, and Katie Schumacher-Cawley became the first woman head coach to win a Division I women's volleyball championship. Schumacher-Cawley and her crew had an incredible march to the Final Four, including battling cancer for the volleyball coach. But she wouldn't let her health stop her from seeing the Nittany Lions win it all.

On Sunday, Penn State emerged victorious at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, beating the hometown Cardinals, 3-1. The championship was everything fans could hope for, including a bonkers second set that included 10 set points. Here's the moment they won it all:

Pretty sweet, right?

A moment like that deserves some recognition. So, here's 10 powerful photos of Penn State celebrating its much-deserved trophy:

Penn State celebrated after they defeated Louisville 3 sets to 1 to win the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024.
Penn State celebrated after they defeated Louisville 3 sets to 1 to win the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024.
Penn State celebrated after they defeated Louisville 3 sets to 1 to win the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024.
Penn State celebrated after they defeated Louisville 3 sets to 1 to win the NCAA Championship Volleyball match at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Dec. 22, 2024.

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