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by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 4:29 PM EDT
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...for your Penn State Women's Volleyball weekend update!
Well the ladies had two home matches this weekend against Indiana and Purdue. Neither team posed any threat, and the scores were exactly as expected. The women swept both matches to extend their streak to 86 (one for each decade JoePA has been alive) matches; seven more matches and they have the all time NCAA Division One streak, now held by the North Carolina women's soccer team (dates unknown because I don't really care). Russ Rose is also closing in on 1000 career victories (just behind JoePA), and would become only the third person to do that in Div-1A women's volleyball (and ironically the second one this year). Stats, analysis, and the promised pictures after the jump. First, junior Fatima Balza shows Nixon how it's supposed to be done...
via grfx.cstv.com
In the first game on Friday night, the women personhandled the Hoosiers 25-19, 25-13, and 25-17. Megan Hodge again led the way with 16 kills and .538 hitting. Alisha Glass made sure that everyone got involved, as Ari Wilson and Blair Brown had 7 kills. Defensively, Hodge and libero Alyssa D'Errico had 11 digs and Venezuelan born Balza had seven blocks. Penn State once again dominated the hitting percentage game, with a .362 to .088 margin, more than quadruple if you're counting at home.
On Saturday, the women played an equally unimpressive Purdue team. The Boilermakers were crushed 25-13, 25-15-, and 25-12. If you were impressed with the hitting percentage comparison against Indiana or Michigan State last week, the stats on this one will put you on your ass faster than taking a Megan Hodge spike to the family jewels. The Lions posted a terrific, but not unheard of for this team, .438 mark. Purdue? .034 hitting percentage was the best they could muster against this dangerous front of Penn State. For those not good at quick math, Penn State had a mark TWELVE TIMES BETTER than their opponent. This isn't a chicken or egg scenario where either Penn State is really good or Purdue is really bad...this is BOTH the chicken (Penn State is outstanding) and the egg (Purdue is awful).
The women remain atop the AVCA Top 25, although somehow Texas stole another first place vote. The AVCA poll has us listed with two losses, so this might have something to do with losing votes. This sport has a real playoff that works, so the polls really don't mean much. This is what happened last year...
The women stay home, with always-rival Ohio State coming to Rec Hall on Wednesday night. The game will be at 8 pm and will be broadcast live on the BTN. Tune in, or uber-freshman Darcy Dorton will kill you softly (and by softly, I mean really hard with a volleyball).
Take it home, Ms. Wilson...
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I didn’t mean to steal the thunder from the “Grading the Penn State Defense” post. I thought that one came out on Tuesday and I was timing this well. Sorry.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
No problem
Still deserves a bump.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 26, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. Didn't expect that.
I don’t know who to thank first…
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No thanks needed
Just keep the updates coming.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 26, 2009 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really...
I bumped this to the front page because of the title. I’m hoping the google pervs drive up the hit count.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Oct 26, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the intent.
Two BSD goals:
1) Make the front page. Check.
2) Be the cause of numerous entries in a “YOU’VE FOUND US” post. Future check.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pat Forde would Hodge her Megan
DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?
by ReadingRambler on Oct 26, 2009 4:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's not Megan Hodge
In the picture you linked to.
It’s the unfortunately (appropriately?) named Destinee Hooker from U of Texas.
The Texas uniform and UT site URL kind of gave it away…
by jtw126 on Oct 26, 2009 5:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
EPIC IMAGE FAIL
The front page bump should be revoked for that alone. I’ll fix it now…
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
You’re getting there, dude. Like our offensive line, you’re improving each week.
Keep up the good work
"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69
by jtothep on Oct 26, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's Hard To Imagine
just what this program has accomplished!! Truly AMAZING!!!!
"Size does not matter when the Force you use" - Yoda
by oldalumni on Oct 26, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I realize most people dont get this magazine
but the latest issue of Volleyball USA has a nice 2 page article about PSU womens Vball and their chance for a three-peat, as well as an article about the US Womens National team, which includes former Lions Christa Harmotto and Nicole Fawcett. Harmotto is even on the cover.
I have no idea where you can get this magazine, as my brother gets it in the mail and I just stole it when I saw a former PSU player on the cover. Also, BTN network is playing two Vball games this week around noon. I just wish the volleyball season was during the summer, to fill the void that is left after hockey is over and before football season. That would be waaaaaay better than baseball.
by skarocksoi on Oct 26, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The men start just after New Years. If that's a consolation.
I can’t tell by your name if you’re a man or a woman, so I don’t know if NOT watching hot college girls in short shorts would upset you. But you do get to watch a dominating team in the men’s team, one that was shockingly eliminated last year in the Final Four and won the whole ball of wax two years ago.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guy
So I prefer the womens team, but I support all PSU teams. I just get into the women’s Vball more because I find them both awesome and hot.
I believe my bro went to high school with some of the Mens Vball players, not sure who and if they are still on the team, but I know he mentioned it before.
by skarocksoi on Oct 26, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I played in HS against a bunch of D1ers
Western PA is actually pretty heavy with vball talent (except for my HS) so I was forced to try and block these kids that would be playing for PSU in the coming years. Made that rare successful block that much better.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a question
I haven’t watched the telecast of the Indiana match, yet, but I did watch the Michigan match. In that one, ESPN said that the UNC women’s soccer team had the all-time streak, as you do above.
In the Notes from the gopsusports women’s volleyball site, see http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/psu/sports/w-volley/auto_pdf/weekly-release.pdf, it says the following on page four:
If Penn State can keep the streak going for a few more matches, the Nittany Lions could challenge the fourth-longest Division I NCAA winning streak held by UCLA men’s basketball of 88 consecutive games, which lasted from January 30, 1971 to January 19, 1974. The all-time longest NCAA winning streak belongs to the Miami men’s tennis team that won 137 straight matches from 1957-64.
Does anyone know for sure what the record is?
Born and raised in the shadow of Mount Nittany
by Elihu on Oct 26, 2009 6:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont know, i'm making this up but....
i’d bet that UNC soccer team has the All-time womens mark, and the 3rd longest overall. Probably with UCLA Men’s BBall at 4th overall and Miami Tennis at #1 with someone else in there at #2.
That tennis mark is crazy, 7 undefeated years….
by platnumkid on Oct 26, 2009 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's what I could find.
I spent the better part of 30 minutes researching this, as I wasn’t entirely sure what the record(s) were. There is no singular place to check streaks, at least none that I could find, and the information I did find was spotty at best. Here’s what a college and grad school educated mind could come up with. The Miami tennis team’s record is correct. As are other streaks longer than Penn State women’s volleyball (Indiana men’s swimming had 140 meets in a row, Mt Union football had something like a million in a row, etc.). Where Penn State’s streak falls in terms of alltime is that they have won the most Division One matches of a team sport that is not meet or collective based scoring. What that means is that tennis meets are scored based on points, like track and field and swimming, with the TEAM that has won the most INDIVIDUAL/DOUBLES events taking the win. North Carolina women’s soccer has the most team based victories in a row in Division 1 with 92.
Weird how we’re talking again about all time victories, what counts and what doesn’t, etc. I bet Florida State thinks they have a claim since they win every day when they scrimmage in practice (I mean, one side has to win right?) so they have like 600 in a row.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 26, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Florida State thinks they have a claim since they win every day when they scrimmage in practice
Maybe Michigan is trying to catch up & that’s why they practice so much.
Born and raised in the shadow of Mount Nittany
by Elihu on Oct 26, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
FYI - From ESPN's Indiana @ PSU broadcast
Miami Tennis (M) 1957-64 137
UNC Soccer (W) 1990-94 92
Stanford Tennis (W) 2003-07 89
UCLA BBall (M) 1971-74 88
Penn State VBall (W) 2007- 86
Born and raised in the shadow of Mount Nittany
by Elihu on Oct 27, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know why they’re not including some of the other ones I found, including Indiana swimming. But as you can see, only UCLA and UNC are really team based sports. Tennis is scored in a “meet” style. Again, just my best guess.
by PSUJunny05 on Oct 27, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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