The Match: Penn State  (27-5) vs. Virginia Tech (20-11)              

When & Where: December 4, 2010, 7:30 p.m. ET.; Rec Hall     

Media Coverage: GameTracker; Live Stream: NCAA AllAcess.com                             

Match Snapshot                              

• Penn State

The Penn State Nittany Lions (27-5) took care of business in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament, downing the Niagara Purple Eagles (25-9)  in straight sets (25-12, 25-19, 25-15).  You can catch a replay of the match today on the Big Ten Network at 4:30 p.m on Saturday.

The Nittany Lions were led by  6-3 Sr. MH Arielle Wilson (.643 attack %) and Big Ten Player of the Year Blair Brown (each with 9 kills in the match), and 6-1 Fr. OH Deja McClendon (6 kills, .500 attack %).  6-6 Fr. MH Katie Slay played a solid match, with 6 total blocks and 3 kills (.500 attack %).  So. S Kristin Carpenter helped the team to an overall .370 attack % for the match, totaling 33 assists and 8 digs. 

Oh, and Penn State extended its home-match winning streatk to 91 consecutive matchs — a new NCAA record.  The Nittany Lions face off tonight at 7:30 p.m. against Virginia Tech , which downed Delaware, 3-0 in the 1st Round,

Below is Penn State’s roster:

Updated as of 8-24-2010

Number	Name	Position	Year/ Class	Height	HS (Club)	State/ Nation
1	Scott, Ariel	Opp/OH	1/Fr.	6-4	Immaculate Heart Academy (Team Complete Athlete)	NJ
2	Kabbes, Katie	OH	3/Jr.	6-5	Cardinal Gibbons (Triangle Volleyball)	NC
3	Balza, Fatima	MH	4/Sr.	6-3	Liceo Caracas	VE
4	Ullrich, Jessica	DS	4/Sr.	5-8	Wheaton North (1st Alliance)	IL
5	Carpenter, Kristin	S/DS	2/So.	5-6	Hanover (Richmond Volleyball Club)	VA
6	Martin, Maddie	OH	1/Fr.	6-2	H.B. Plant (Tampa Bay Juniors)	FL
7	Wilson, Arielle	MH	4/Sr.	6-3	Proviso East (1st Alliance)	IL
8	Denney, Erica	MH	1/Fr.	6-5	Grandview (Front Range Volleyball Club)	CO
9	Brown, Blair	Opp	4/Sr. (RS)	6-5	Loudoun Valley (Renaissance)	VA
10	Racibarskas, Marika	S	2/So.	6-0	Chatham (Team Complete Athlete)	NJ
11	Dorton, Darcy	OH	2/So.	6-2	Delta (Munciana)	IN
12	D’Errico, Alyssa	L/DS	4/Sr.	5-9	Byron-Bergen (VolleyFx Magic)	NY
13	Shifflett , Megan	DS/S	3/Jr.	5-6	Langley VA Elite	VA
14	Quilico, Cathy	L/DS	4/Sr.	5-1	Westlake (Gene's Team)	CA
15	Harding, Maggie	DS	1/Fr.	5-6	State College Area	PA
16	Slay, Katie	MH	1/Fr.	6-6	Raleigh (Triangle Volleyball Club)	NC
18	McClendon, Deja	OH	1/Fr.	6-1	Dupont Manual Magnet (KIVA)	KY
19	Pabst, Krosby	DS	1/Fr.	5-7	Woodrow Wilson (Mizuno Long Beach)	CA
22	Moydell, Mikinzie	S	1/Fr.	6-0	Chaparral (Front Range Volleyball Club)	CO
23	Longo, Ali	DS	1/Fr.	5-6	Chatfield (Juggernaut Volleyball)	CO

• Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech’s Women’s volleyball team may have been playing in its first-ever NCAA Tournament match, but it didn’t show, as the Hokies swept the University of Delaware Blue Hens, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-18).  Tech ho-humed to a .367 attack % (its best this season), and held Delaware to .204. Virginia Tech’s 6-0 Sr. MB, Felicia Willoughby , led the way with a career-bet .786 attack % (11 kills and 5 blocks).

Hokie Head Coach  Chris Riley had this to day:

I’m really proud of this program.  I’m proud of the direction it’s gone and where these kids have taken it and I couldn’t be more proud of the group for their discipline and what they’ve given to the program in order to get us to this level.  It was a challenge from day one but this group has taken it on as what their motto is and what their goals are and they’ve taken full charge of it. So, we’re pretty happy and pretty proud of it.

Below is Virginia Tech’s 2010 Roster:

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Class	Hometown	Club Team	High School/College
1	Jessica Wellman	L/DS	5′ 4″	So.	McKinney, Texas	Premier	McKinney North
2	Kirsty Blue	MB	6′ 1″	Jr.	Geneva, Fla.	Orlando	Oviedo
3	Allison Munter	S	5′ 9″	Fr.	Chesapeake, Va.	Coastal Virginia	Grassfield
4	Rachel Lindsey	L/DS	5′ 8″	Fr.	Summerfield, N.C.	Piedmont	Northwest Guilford
5	Erin Leaser	S	5′ 10″	Jr.	Allentown, Pa.	Philadelphia	Allentown Central Catholic
6	Laura Misiewicz	L/DS	5′ 5″	Fr.	Herndon, Va.	Virginia League	Chantilly
7	Justine Record	OH	5′ 8″	Jr.	Redwood City, Calif.	Vision	Carlmont
8	Samantha Gostling	OH	6′ 1″	Fr.	Charlotte, N.C.	Carolina Juniors	Ardrey Kell
9	Liz Trinchere	MB	6′ 0″	So.	Salem, Va.	Roanoke Juniors	Glenvar
10	Cara Baarendse	MB	6′ 1″	So.	Mason, Ohio	Cincy Classics	William Mason
11	Amy Wengrenovich	L/DS	5′ 10″	Sr.	Lancaster, Pa.	R&B	Hempfield
13	Jennifer Wiker	OH	6′ 3″	r-So.	Charlotte, N.C.	Carolina Juniors	South Mecklenburg
14	Victoria Hamsher	MB	6′ 2″	Fr.	Nazareth, Pa.	Synergy	Nazareth
15	Felicia Willoughby	MB	6′ 0″	Sr.	Pleasanton, Calif.	Golden Bear	Foothill
16	Kirsten Higareda	L/DS	5′ 4″	Jr.	Woodbridge, Va.	Ichiban	Forest Park
17	Corrie Sanders	L/DS	5′ 8″	Fr.	Virginia Beach, Va.	Coastal Virginia	Frank W. Cox
19	Morgan O’Neill	OH/DS	5′ 9″	So.	Atherton, Calif.	Vision	Archbishop Mitty

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