Tournament Central National Semifinal Preview Interviews (Courtesy GoPSUsports.com) Where do the 2012 Final Four Fit In? Is there greater “parity” in NCAA Division 1 volleyball?  Comparing the won-lost records (matches and sets) of the 2012 NCAA Semifinalists to the records of NCAA Volleyball champions from 1998 to 2011,the asnswer would seem to be yes. During that period, five...
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Tournament Central Q&A with Club Coach We’re speaking today with Club Coach, who has coached numerous collegiate and club volleyball players, about Thursday night’s NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship match between #1 seed Penn State and #5 seed Oregon.  Take a look: About Oregon’s Fast-Tempo Offense DigNittany: We’ve been hearing a lot about how Oregon...
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  The good news?  Penn State defeated Minnesota this afternoon 3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20) for its third victory over the Golden Gophers this season, which allows them to move on to the Final Four in Louisville next Thursday.   The bad news?  They’ll be facing an extremely talented and very hot Oregon team, which bounced...
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Tournament Central About the Lions-Gophers Re-Rematch Minnesota Nearly Beat Penn State Last Time Out There’s alot of chatter on the internet about the fact that this afternoon’s match between Penn State and Minnesota will be the third time the two teams have met this season. We admit, in the absence of any data to the...
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I thought it was a good match. I thought both teams were playing very similar at the beginning of the first game and parts of the second game. I thought the key for us was our defense was so good. We didn’t give them any easy kills at any point of time. These two...
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