Who Will Play What Positions for PSU in 2018? Part II: The Back Row
Part II: The Back Row Players This is Part II of a two-part series looking at the 17 players, including nine new players, Coach Rose will welcome for…
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Who Will Play What Positions for Penn State in 2018? Part I: The Front Row and Setters
On August 7th, Coach Rose and staff will welcome 17 players, including nine new players, for the start of pre-season practice. That’s a lot of players, which is…
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New Year’s Eve Q&A with Talking Head (on 2017, 2018 and the Penn State coaching vacancy)
We’re speaking today — the last day of 2017 — with Talking Head, who played D1 volleyball and has coached the sport for many years. (And who, surprisingly…
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Penn State Sweeps Yale in Up and Down Match (with Post-Match Comments Coach Rose, Haleigh Washington and Kendall White)
Penn State (8-0) swept Yale (4-3) — 25-9, 25-21, 25-11, but it was definitely an up-and-down match for the #2-ranked Nittany Lions. In Set 1, Penn State hit…
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Match Recap and Q&A with Talking Head: Penn State’s Win Against Stanford in Big 10 – Pac 12 Challenge
Match Recap The final match of the 2017 Big 10 – Pac 12 Challenge, in Champaign Illinois, between #3 Penn State and #4 Stanford lived up to its…
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Lions Shine Against Buffs (Match Recap, with Post-Match Quotes from Coach Rose)
Penn State’s 3-2 loss to host Colorado in last season’s Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge (25-22,20-25,19-25,25-20, 3-15) may have taken place at 5430 feet above sea level, but that 3-15…
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Penn State vs. Stanford: Reversal of Fortune (Lions Down Cardinal 3-1)
To say things didn’t go well for Penn State last season when the Nittany Lions played Stanford in Boulder Colorado would be an understatement. The then-#9 (and ultimately…
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10-02-16: Michigan Match: Q&A with Talking Head; Stats; Match Wrap in Haiku
Penn State (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) completed a weekend sweep of The Michigans with a straight-set win (25-20, 25-19, 25-15) over then-#22 Michigan (13-3, 2-2 Big Ten). If team play…
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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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Four Points to Consider in 2016: Our Penn State Women’s Volleyball Season Preview
Ok, our staff has been draggin’; we’ve been draggin’; the guy pictured on the left has been dragon. (Ouch — puns, the lowest form of humor.) So we’re just…
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