Lions Sweep Wildcats After the Illinois match, it was obvious the Penn State women’s volleyball team would need to refocus and regroup to defeat a sky-high Northwestern team, fresh from it’s 3-2 blackout victory over Ohio State Friday night.  Well, the Nittany Lions did just that, in impressive fashion, sweeping the Wildcats 25-19, 25-14, 25-17.  6-1 So. OH Deja McClendon had...
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UNIVERSITY PARK — Some sat in glass jars, others in plastic cups. There were candlesticks, tea candles, fat candles, many with paper plates and cups to catch wax. A few were battery-powered. Held aloft by the thousands, they formed a sea of flickering flames stretching to the back of the Old Main lawn. And...
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What: Penn State vs. Northwestern When: Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET Where: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Illinois Purple Phase Tonight, the Penn State women’s volleyball team takes on Northwestern University in Evanston.  It’s a Purple Out, according to Northwestern’s press release.  We are agnostics when it comes to fashion. Following last night’s 3-0...
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    What: Penn State vs. Illinois When: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. ET (early start) Where: Champaign, Illinois The Match at Rec Hall The first time these teams met this season, in Rec Hall, over 5,000 Penn State fans witnessed then #1 and undefeated Illinois hand Penn State its first home...
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This weekend, Penn State makes the white tailed deer trip (be honest, how many of you knew that the white tailed deer is the state animal of Illinois?), taking on the University of Illinois on Friday night in Champaign, and Northwestern University on Saturday night in Evanston.  We’ll have write-ups of both teams on Friday and Saturday. For...
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