SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The AVCA First Serve Tournament will tip off on Monday.

The reigning Division One volleyball national champions will face Kansas in a pre-season match on Monday at 6:30pm at the Sanford Pentagon.

On Saturday Penn State played in Lincoln, Nebraska, the team is excited to have lots of travel and face ranked teams before the season gets underway.

Gillian Grimes, a Penn State senior said, “I think we just kind of feed off the energy and feed off the fans so we’re really excited to play in front of a new crowd and in a new facility. So I think playing highly ranked opponents is really good for us especially in the beginning of the season.”

Katie Schumacher-Cawley, Penn State’s head coach said, “I think all of our matches are pretty tough and I think it

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