U.S. Army sitting volleyball team plays at Rec Hall

Sitting volleyball at Penn StateThe U.S. Army sitting volleyball team played members of Penn State Ability Athletics and the Penn State women's volleyball team following a men's volleyball match on Feb. 25 in Rec Hall. Video by Kevin Byrne.

The U.S. Army sitting volleyball team competed in two exhibitions Saturday night at Rec Hall after the men's volleyball team defeated George Mason.

The Army is preparing to field a team for this April's upcoming Warrior Games held in Colorado Springs, Colo. The warrior games is a competition between the five branches of the military that competes in over 20 sports.

The team first faced members of Penn State Ability Athletics and it was the first time that Penn State Ability Athletics had played in a volleyball match. The program has athletes from Penn State and the surrounding area that compete in track & field, swimming, power lifting, weightlifting, and wheelchair basketball.

The Army squad then faced seven members of the women's volleyball team.

Competing for the Nittany Lions were:

Sophomore Deja McClendon

Sophomore Ali Longo

Redshirt Freshman Maggie Harding

Freshman Lacey Fuller

Redshirt Freshman Erica Denney

Junior Kristin Carpenter

Freshman Dominique Gonzalez

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