2009 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Final Four
Tampa, FL
Penn State’s consecutive match winning streak has reached 100. If Penn State defeats the Rainbow Wahine of Hawaii on Thursday, December 17th, Russ Rose’s total coaching victories will reach 1000, and Penn State will set a new NCAA record for consecutive NCAA Tournament victories.
Below are selected statistics, through December 6, 2009, for each of the Final Four teams:
| NCAA Seed | Team | Hit % | NCAA Stat Rank | Blk/Set | NCAA Stat Rank | SA/Set | NCAA Stat Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | .393 | 1 | 3.26 | 1 | 1.46 | 68 |
| 2 | Texas | .339 | 2 | 3.04 | 5 | 1.07 | 232 |
| 11 | Minnesota | .254 | 27 | 2.78 | 11 | 0.98 | 270 |
| 12 | Hawaii | .324 | 3 | 2.46 | 42 | 1.73 | 16 |
Team Statistics through 12-6-09
Penn State Nittany Lions (36-0)
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (31-2)
Texas Longhorns (28-1)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (28-8)
Penn State (Individual)
Hawaii (Individual)
Texas (Individual)
Minnesota (Individual)
But there’s really only one number that has any meaning — two. That’s the number of wins Penn State needs to accomplish its real goal for the season — winning the NCAA National Championship. Here’s hoping that at the end of the day on Saturday, December 19th, the Nittany Lions will have won those two matches, with all that means.
That would be a great sunset in Tampa.