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Northwestern non-revenue sport update: Volleyball upsets No. 3 Penn State, fencing welcomes new coach

Every other week during the fall sports season, we'll be providing updates on Northwestern's non-revenue sports. All are understandably overshadowed by football, as they run side-by-side with the most popular college sport. But some of these other Wildcat teams excel outside of the spotlight.

We'll be keeping tabs on four teams during the fall: men's soccer, women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball. We'll also have occasional updates on cross country, as well as winter sports (and even spring sports) like swimming (and tennis) that get underway during the fall.

Here is the third update of the season:

Volleyball

The Penn State Nittany Lions have long been known for their strong volleyball team; the Nittany Lions are the two-time defending national champions in the sport.