Players and coaches who will make history in Sunday’s NCAA volleyball championship still find it hard to believe that a female coach hasn’t won one already.

NCAA women’s volleyball national title on Sunday. Penn State, winner of seven national titles and six of the last 17 titles in the sport, takes on Louisville, which has never won the national title and made its first Final Four appearance three years ago.

Players and coaches who will make history at the NCAA volleyball championship still find it hard to believe that a female coach hasn't already won a title.

There’s something about Kentucky that works for Penn State. After trailing by two sets and surviving in the third set against Nebraska in the NCAA semifinals, the Nittany Lions staved off match point — twice — to force a decisive fifth set.