Penn State Outlasts Tough Hofstra Squad 3-1
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…
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Jumping the Gun on Writing PSU off (and why “Train Wreck” is a lousy Descriptor for Volleyball Play)
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…
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Lee Leads Lions in Siena Sweep
With a major boost from 6-1 Jr. OH Simone Lee, Penn State tamed the Bulldogs of Siena (1-6) on Friday morning, 25-11, 25-10, 25-12, to move to 3-3 on the season. Lee registered…
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Stanford Tall Trees Down Lions in Three (plus Talking Head’s Weekend Recap)
As we’ve noted before (and will again), #9 Stanford’s team this year definitely lives up to their mascot — the Stanford Tree. They’ve got 6-8 RS Jr. MB…
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Buffs Drop Lions in Five (Talking Head Recaps the Match)
For the second straight match, Penn State fell in five-sets (25-22,20-25,19-25,25-20, 3-15), this time to the Colorado Buffalos (not pictured at left) in the first of two matches for the Nittany…
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Q&A with Talking Head: On Teamwork, Tar Heels, Tall Trees and More
We spoke today with Talking Head, who played D1 volleyball and has coached for many years. Below is the interview, edited for length and clarity: DigNittany: Last weekend…
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Stat Joust: PSU 2016 vs. PSU 2015
With only three matches under its belt — and two against generally overmatched opponents — a comparison of Penn State’s stats-to-date to those of its upcoming opponents, Colorado and Stanford, probably…
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Tar Heels Storm Past Nittany Lions 3-2 in Penn State Classic Finale
Happy Valley (or at least the Rec Hall portion of it) was decidedly unhappy Saturday evening, as the Nittany Lions (2-1) fell to #19 North Carolina in five sets…
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Penn State Downs Georgia Southern in Straight Sets
When we were in college, a 10:00 a.m. class on Saturday would have been tough sledding — aspirational, rather than mandatory. But the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team…
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Penn State Sweeps Gritty West Virginia Squad
Friday was opening night for the 2016 Penn State Women’s Volleyball team, as they swept (25-13, 25-13, 25-17) West Virginia, coached by Reed Sunahara. The Mountaineers were overmatched…
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