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Women's Volleyball
Updated November 6, 2009 9:24 PM
The Penn State women's volleyball team won its 89th straight match with a sweep of Wisconsin in Madison Friday. Updated 9:24 PM
When the Penn State women's volleyball team boards a plane and heads to a road match, its members know they all have targets on their backs.
Updated November 5, 2009 4:52 AM
With the Penn State women's volleyball team one point from winning its opening set against conference-rival Minnesota, Megan Hodge did exactly what she was supposed to do: send the ball to setter Alisha Glass.
Updated November 4, 2009 4:52 AM
Darcy Dorton sees the dark-haired athlete on the other side of the net and knows that she is going to sprint up to the front line and run the two-ball.
A very smart man told me to never compare winning streaks.
Updated November 3, 2009 4:52 AM
All Cathy Quilico knew about John Wooden is that UCLA named a gym after him.
Updated November 2, 2009 4:50 AM
Scrappy.
That's the only way Penn State women's volleyball coach Russ Rose could describe his team's defense Friday night in its 3-0 sweep (25-14, 25-16, 25-17) of No. 7 Minnesota in Rec Hall.
Cathy Quilico dug a ball in the middle of Friday's match against Minnesota, passing it to Alisha Glass.
Updated October 30, 2009 9:33 PM
The No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team swept No. 7 Minnesota Friday to earn its 88th consecutive victory. Updated 9:33 PM
Russ Rose has said it's not on his mind, and the players don't seem to be worried about it either.
After the Nittany Lions got a point off of a kill in their match against Purdue, Darcy Dorton let out a "Woo" and ran to the center of the court to greet her teammates.
Updated October 29, 2009 4:50 AM
In the final set of the Penn State women's volleyball team's match against Ohio State Wednesday night, the Nittany Lions found themselves facing a tied score of 20-20.
Early in the first set, Cathy Quilico dug a laser Ohio State kill up into the air. Blair Brown took off from the ground, skied above the net and smashed the ball into the back left corner of the Ohio State side.
Updated October 28, 2009 4:52 AM
When the Nittany Lions walk on to the court tonight, they will have the same mentality they do for every home match -- don't lose.
Updated October 27, 2009 4:51 AM
In the midst of a 22-0 start to the season and an undefeated streak that currently spans an NCAA-record 86 games, the Penn State women's volleyball team has been the model of consistency.
Updated October 26, 2009 4:50 AM
Following a Penn State kill, defensive specialist Cathy Quilico toed the service line and sent a serve that couldn't be handled by the Purdue defender waiting on the other side.
With the Penn State women's volleyball team one point from victory on Saturday, Fatima Balza and Alisha Glass skyed for a block, sending the bench into its final dance party of the evening.
Updated October 25, 2009 3:54 PM
Updated October 24, 2009 9:32 PM
The Penn State women's volleyball team continued to cruise through the Big Ten with a 3-0 sweep of the Purdue Boilermakers. Updated 9:32 PM
Updated October 23, 2009 10:31 PM
The No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team extended its NCAA-record winning streak to 85 matches Friday night with a win over Indiana. Updated 10:31 PM
For Alisha Glass, playing volleyball in Rec Hall is all about tradition.
When the ball is hit to Alisha Glass, she immediately has a decision to make.
Updated October 22, 2009 9:56 PM
Russ Rose made it clear that finding playing time for everyone on the Penn State women's volleyball team's roster is not in his job description.
The walls in Russ Rose's office are littered with posters and newspaper clippings from past championships, and his mantle doesn't leave much room for another trophy.
Updated October 21, 2009 4:52 AM
Sometimes it looks like two different teams.
Usually quiet and soft-spoken at Penn State's practices, Arielle Wilson is making a big name for herself in the world of collegiate women's volleyball.
Updated October 20, 2009 4:52 AM
It's been more than two years since the Penn State women's volleyball team lost a road match.
Updated October 19, 2009 4:49 AM
It could have been the perfect trap game for the Penn State women's volleyball team: A matchup with struggling Michigan State one night after the Nittany Lions' closest game of the season.
Just one game into the Penn State women's volleyball team's match against Michigan, the Nittany Lions' NCAA-record win streak was already in jeopardy.
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