Home Sweet Home? Charting the NCAA Tournament Records of Six Top Teams
We Were Curious We were curious, so we put together a series of charts looking at the NCAA Tournament performance in the 13-year period from 1998 to 2010, both home…
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Video Jukebox Xmas Extra: Blair, Russ, Deja, Katie, Arielle & Alyssa
Photo courtesy of Frederic Pasteleurs, Wikipedia Commons Video Jukebox The Big Ten Network has posted four videos on Penn State’s 2010 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship — three are interviews following the Cal…
Read MoreWomen’s Sports: Media (Coverage) Matters
Last week was an extraordinary one for women’s sports: the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team won its 4th Consecutive NCAA National Championship (Penn State won the championship in…
Read MorePenn State – Cal Wrap-Up (Groundhog Day)
Groundhog Day [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_yDWQsrajA[/youtube] After last night’s 3-0 loss to Penn State (25-20, 27-25, 25-20), the California coaches and players could be forgiven if they felt a bit like Bill Murray in…
Read MoreMatch Preview: Penn State vs. California
The Match: Penn State (31-5) vs. California (30-3) When & Where: December 18, 2010, 8:30 p.m. ET.; Kansas City Sprint Center Media Coverage: TV: ESPN2 HD (live); Streaming…
Read MorePenn State Sweeps Texas (Oh What a Night!)
Oh What a Night! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPFcFwZsvGE[/youtube] This wasn’t the match people were expecting. That match would have gone to five sets, with the fifth set won, 15-13, on a…
Read MoreMatch Preview: Penn State vs. Texas (Expect the Great!)
The Match: Penn State (30-5) vs. Texas (27-5) When & Where: December 16, 2010, 7:00 p.m. ET.; Kansas City Sprint Center Media Coverage: TV: ESPN2 HD (live); Streaming Video: ESPN3.com ; Radio:…
Read MoreKansas City (Kansas City Here We Come)
Penn State Downs Duke, Heads to National Semifinal Match with Texas We’ll get right to our analysis of the Duke-Penn State match, but first, a little traveling music: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOYq9JiBW3s&feature=related[/youtube] Back to…
Read MoreMatch Preview: Duke v. Penn State (w/Rodney Dangerfield)
The Match: Duke (27-6) vs. Penn State (29-5) When & Where: December 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m. ET.; Rec Hall Media Coverage: GameTracker; TV: ESPNU HD (live) Match Snapshot In honor of the regional…
Read MoreMatch Preview: Oklahoma vs. Penn State
The Match: Oklahoma (23-10) vs. Penn State (28-5) When & Where: December 10, 2010, 7:00 p.m. ET.; Rec Hall Media Coverage: GameTracker; Live Stream: NCAA AllAcess.com Match Snapshot In some respects,…
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