Big Ten Tall Tales III: Blocking Leaders (2003 to 2010)
This is Part III of a three-part series — Big Ten Tall Tales, in which we have compiled statistics on the height of the top hitters and blockers…
Read MoreThis is Part III of a three-part series — Big Ten Tall Tales, in which we have compiled statistics on the height of the top hitters and blockers…
Read MorePhoto courtesy of Tom Hilton, Wikimedia Commons This is Part II of a three-part series — Big Ten Tall Tales, in which we have compiled statistics on…
Read MorePhoto courtesy of Acroterion, Wikimedia Commons. Although volleyball success requires much more than height — hard play, quality swings, and good blocking technique come in all sizes —…
Read MoreThe 2010 season was a great one for setters in the Big Ten: Michigan’s Lexi Zimmerman, Purdue’s Jaclyn Hart, and Illinois’ Hillary Haen all made First-Team…
Read MorePenn State’s 2011 Recruits Two weeks ago (give or take) NCAA Women’s Volleyball teams were first able to sign 2011 high school seniors to a National Letter…
Read MoreDuring “The Streak” (109 consecutive victories by the Penn State Women’s Volleyball team from September 21, 2007 to September 10, 2010), Penn State won an NCAA record 55 consecutive road matches, three consecutive…
Read MorePerfection in sports is rare. The Penn State Women’s Volleyball team came close in 2008, going 38-0 and dropping only two sets all season (those two coming in…
Read MoreMany women’s volleyball fans have criticized Penn State’s preseason schedule as heavy on the dessert (“cupcakes” is an oft-used word to describe many of the preseason opponents) and…
Read MoreUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., June 20, 2009. “Penn State was the big winner at the Big Ten Network’s 2008-09 Awards Show, capturing four of the nine award categories. Nittany…
Read MoreJune 17, 2009. By Brent Foster – AVCA online. “Nicole Fawcett walked off the Qwest Center floor in Omaha four years ago following a 3-2 loss to Stanford…
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