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Joy and pain: NCAA volleyball stars close careers in contrasting fashion

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Louisville 's Anna DeBeer helped Louisville reach the elite eight for the first time in program history.

She came back to Louisville for a fifth year for many reasons, including winning a national championship.

DeBeer suffered a sprained ankle in the fourth set of the national semifinals against Pittsburgh .

Penn State's Jess Mruzik led Penn State to its first national championship in 10 years by pounding ball after ball.

Penn State's Jess Mruzik was named the most outstanding player of the final four .

Her 29th kill of the match gave Penn State a 20 -13 lead in the fourth set.

Coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in September .

Penn State won the national championship in 2024 .

"Because I know that, if she could play she definitely would even if she could barely walk." Mruzik picked up her trophy and walked away from the podium. DeBeer sat at her locker wondering "what if.".

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