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PSU Volleyball Coach Wins National Championship Amid Breast Cancer Battle


Penn State women’s volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley celebrated a national title on Sunday, December 22, after being diagnosed with breast cancer in September

Schumacher-Cawley, 44, became the first woman head coach to win the national championship since the NCAA tournament began in 1981, when her Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the University of Louisville Cardinals on Sunday, December 22. After leaving the court, Schumacher-Cawley gushed about the support she has been shown by her Penn State family in the midst of her cancer battle. Schumacher-Cawley, a former volleyball player at Penn State who took over as head coach in January 2022, announced she had been diagnosed with cancer in October.

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