OMAHA, Neb. — Megan Hodge had 16 kills and top-ranked Penn State ended its perfect season with a second straight NCAA volleyball championship, sweeping No. 2 Stanford, 25-20, 26-24, 25-23, last night.

Penn State (38-0) won its NCAA-record 64th straight match since a September 2007 loss to Stanford.

Stanford (31-4), playing in the championship match for a record 14th time, became the first team to lose in the final three years in a row.

The previous four matches between Penn State and Stanford had gone five sets. But the Nittany Lions, with six All-Americans in the lineup, were able to sweep Stanford this time even though they didn't play their best. Penn State hit just .177 for the match; Stanford hit .142.

"I don't think it was the prettiest match to determine the national championship, but it was a match that was played very hard by both teams," Penn State coach Russ Rose said. "We hung in there defensively to give Megan opportunities to take big swings at the end."

The Nittany Lions won an NCAA-record 111 straight sets before Nebraska pushed them to five in Thursday's semifinals.

Hodge, a 6-foot-3 outside hitter, was the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

"They made history," Stanford coach John Dunning said. "Right now they have a record that continues. It's an amazing season they just finished."