We confess, we’re still suckers for the movie version of Jean Shepherd’s “A Christmas Story” (excerpt above). So, we hope your holidays are everything you wish for. But please, don’t shoot your eye out! We’ll be on vacation from today through Sunday. In the meantime, here’s an updated version of our sortable table showing...
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We’ve learned that the Penn State Athletic Department and WPSU TV will be producing a DVD documentary on the 2007, 2008 and 2009 NCAA championships won by the Women’s Volleyball team. The DVD will feature highlights of the regular and post-seasons; interviews with players, the coaches, and fans, behind-the-scenes footage of the team, and...
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VolleyMetrics — “A Site for Advanced Statistical and Scientific Analysis of Volleyball” by College Professor and Former Volleyball Reporter Alan Reifman, has done a statistical analysis of the Penn State – Texas NCAA Volleyball Final match, which Professor Reifman has kindly permitted us to repost here on DigNittanyVolleyball. For access to the full VolleyMetrics...
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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, Alisha Glass, Arielle Wilson, Blair Brown, Alyssa D’Errico, Cathy Quilico, Fatima Balza, Kelsey Ream, Kristin Carpenter, and Megan Shifflett refused to lose, played with determination and...
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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 ESPN2, at 9:00 pm ET (but you also can watch on ESPN360). Until then, there are a number of things to do. Like watching “Sensational Seniors”...
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