Big Ten Math Tricks: Dividing 10 by 2 to get 6
It shouldn’t be surprising that it took the Conference that Can’t Count (aka “The Big Ten”) months and months to settle on its new Two Division setup. As…
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Alisha Glass Named Best Setter in FIVB World Grand Prix
Former Penn State great Alisha Glass, the starting setter for the U.S. Women’s National Team that won the championship in the 2010 World Grand Prix, received the “Best…
Read MorePreseason 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…
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…
Read More2010 Penn State Roster
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 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 MorePlaying Like Champions, Penn State Wins!
Down two sets to none, the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team could have folded, and let the Texas Longhorns walk off with the National Championship. But Megan Hodge,…
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Dropped Sets and the Pursuit of Perfection: How the Final Four Teams from 1998 to 2009 Stack Up
Perfection in sports is rare. The Penn State Women’s Volleyball team came close in 2008, going 38-0 and dropping only two sets all season (those two coming in…
Read MoreVideo Jukebox: Waiting for Penn State – Hawai’i
Photo courtesy of Frederic Pasteleurs, Wikipedia Commons Only 16 hours and 25 minutes until the start of the Penn State-Hawai’i match, but who’s counting? I’ll be watching on…
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