Tag Archive for 'volleyball'

WOOO! VOLLEYBALL 3-PEAT WHAAAT?

Alright, I’ll fess up: My confidence was beginning to waver when PSU fell behind two sets to none, particularly when they gave up six straight points to blow a 22-19 lead in one of the sets. It’s a good thing the players are cold-blooded though and can’t feel feelings, as they dug deep and pulled [...]

Quick Reminder: Double-Dipping Can Be Beneficial To Your Health

In homage to George Constanza, you can enjoy yourselves a nice double-dipping of Penn State sports action tonight beginning at 8 PM on ESPN2 when the women’s volleyball team and their coach of a thousand expressions* vie for a three-peat when they face off against Texas in the national championship game. I don’t know much [...]

Monday Recap: Looking Back On What I’ve Neglected In The Past Week

The latter half of the past week was a busy one with finals getting in the way. Hence, I missed out on the ability to write about the latest hot topics in the PSU athletics world. Now is the time for me to repent and offer my quick two cents what should’ve been covered last [...]

Can You Say “REPEAT?”

Congrats to the women’s volleyball team for earning themselves back-to-back national titles and for establishing the 2008 squad as arguably the best team ever in women’s collegiate volleyball. Not only did the ladies go undefeated this year but they only lost two sets the entire season, both of them coming against Nebraska in a dramatic [...]

Going Pro Early…In Volleyball?

Well, it appears that foregoing your remaining years of collegiate sporting eligibility for the money, luxury car, and that “MTV Cribs”-like mansion is no longer limited to just football and basketball players as Matt Anderson, a 6′10″ giant who played a crtical role this past year on PSU’s men’s volleyball national title run, is ditching [...]