Volleyball: Loudoun Valley Grad Blair Brown Leads Penn State to 4th Straight National Title

(Dec. 21, 2010) - Loudoun Valley High School grad Blair Brown, who helped the Vikings capture a state title, has done three better in her collegiate career as the 6-foot-5 middle hitter just led Penn State to a record fourth consecutive NCAA Division I title.

Brown led the Nittany Lions in the title game sweep over Cal with 18 kills. Brown, for her efforts, was named to the NCAA all-tournament team and has been named one of four finalists for the 2010-11 Honda Sports Award to determine the top woman collegiate athlete in that sport. Brown joins Texas' Juliann Faucette, USC's Alex Jupiter and Cal's Carli Lloyd as finalists.

Brown has started all 37 matches this season and leads the Nittany Lions with 521 kills, averaging 4.24 kills per set on .320 hitting. She is second on the team with 281 digs (2.28 digs per set) and 113 total blocks (0.92 blocks per set). Her 4.24 kills per set ranks second in the Big Ten and 21st nationally, while her .323 attack percentage ranks ninth in the league. Also, her 4.72 points per set ranks 18th in the nation. In 2010, Brown was a Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten pick and earned conference player of the week laurels three times. She surpassed the 1,000 career kills milestone this season and closed out her career with 1,295 kills.

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Leesburg Today: Valley's Blair Brown Helps Penn State To Fourth National Title; Named Volleyball Honda Sports Award Finalist

The Daily Collegian: Fifth-year senior leading Lions in final season

Centre Daily News: Brown becomes Lions' go-to player: Brown patiently evolved into star for Nittany Lions

Centre Daily News: NCAA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Brown fires PSU into regional finals