Preseason Practice Video and Interviews – August 10, 2010
We’re a bit behind the curve here — two weeks to be precise — but better late than never. Penn State is full-tilt into preseason practice, with veteran…
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2010 Penn State WVB Schedule
The reign, the streak, and other things. For the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team, the 2009 season might be called “The Year of the Streaks” — as in…
Read MoreMegan Hodge – Honda Award Finalist
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_XAtfoIvQ[/youtube] June 17, 2010 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – “Penn State women’s volleyball outside hitter Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) has been voted one of three finalists for the…
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We’ve edited this post, because we concluded it’s original lede (a scene from a crowded train in Tokyo) led discussion in the wrong direction — whether there will…
Read MoreMegan Hodge – 2010 Volleyball Honda Award Winner
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z_XAtfoIvQ[/youtube] “Megan Hodge, a senior at Penn State University, has won the 2010 Honda Sports Award in volleyball, designating her as the nation’s top collegiate female athlete in…
Read More“Nine” — The 2010 Freshman Class
Russ Rose on whether winning championships gets “a little harder as the streak goes on and the pressure mounts”: The competition gets harder and harder. I don’t think…
Read MoreOn Streaks and Records (and Not Looking Back)
For the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team, the 2009 season might be called “The Year of the Streaks” — as in winning an unprecedented third consecutive NCAA Championship,…
Read MoreVideo Jukebox: Three Videos for a Three-Peat
Photo courtesy of Frederic Pasteleurs, Wikipedia Commons In the “better late than never (we hope)” department, here are three videos courtesy of the Big Ten Network: “Russ Rose…
Read MoreHappy Holidays — and a Final “Final Four Sets Lost” 1998 to 2009
We confess, we’re still suckers for the movie version of Jean Shepherd’s “A Christmas Story” (excerpt above). So, we hope your holidays are everything you wish for. But…
Read MorePenn State State Athletics and WPSU TV to Produce WVB 3-Peat DVD
We’ve learned that the Penn State Athletic Department and WPSU TV will be producing a DVD documentary on the 2007, 2008 and 2009 NCAA championships won by the…
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