#18 Penn State (9-3, 1-0 Big Ten) swept Rutgers (4-10, 0-1 Big Ten),  (25-17, 25-17, 25-5), on September 21, 2016 at Rutgers.  This was not a surprise.  Nor, despite some…

Match Wrap in a Tweet Friday night, in the opening of the Penn State Classic, the Nittany Lions (6-3) defeated Rhode Island (4-6) 3-0 (25-6, 25-18, 25-13), in front of…

A Moment of Contemplation It’s hard to believe that 15 years have passed since 9-11-2001.  It’s worth pausing to contemplate what we lost, and what we’ve learned.  Mrs. Nyline and…

The “bigs” — outside hitters, middle blockers, right-side hitters — get most of the attention, but  without solid performances from the “smalls” — liberos and defensive specialists — teams…

In preconference tournaments, where teams play two matches in a day, the better teams typically play the lesser team in the matinee match, and then take on the better…

For fans of the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team, who had feasted for eight years on a diet of six National Championships (plus a freshman-laden Sweet 16 team in…