Volleyball: Loudoun Valley Grad Blair Brown Named Top Female College Player

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Volleyball: Loudoun Valley Grad Blair Brown Named Top Female College Player

College Corner: Loudoun Valley Grad Blair Brown Helps Penn State Win Third Straight NCAA Title

Tampa (Dec. 20, 2009) - Loudoun Valley High School graduate Blair Brown, a junior at Penn State, helped the No. 1-ranked Nittany Lions to their third consecutive NCAA title Saturday night with a 22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13 dramatic come-from-behind victory over No. 2 Texas.

Brown had 13 kills with senior Megan Hodge leading Penn State (37-0) with 21. The Nittany Lions have now won 102 straight matches and Penn State coach Russ Rose has reached 1,001 career victories.

In Brown's first three seasons with Penn State, since she redshirted her first year, the Nittany Lions have gone 110-2 and won three titles. Brown was second the team with 347 kills this season after notching 217 her sophomore year and 210 her redshirt fresman year. She will open her senior season with 774 career kills.

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