When teams of dynasty enter a new season, they find different kinds of motivation to keep their edge and their advantage for the upcoming season.
Some teams use results from prior seasons for that motivation.
In 1994 and 1995, the Penn State men's volleyball team used that desire and motivation to put themselves into the NCAA Final Four. This year, the motivational factor hasn't changed, and the Nittany Lions hope the results don't either. Penn State got by a very tough Hawaii in the semifinals, but fell to UCLA in the finals, the team the Lions defeated in 1994 to take the title. We were tired, my legs were gone. The Lions have not seen the last of the Bruins and Rainbows, as the Final Four teams of last year, including the Ball State Cardinals, will meet on the weekend of Jan. 25-27 in the Outrigger Invitational in Honolulu.