Sports
Women's Volleyball
Updated November 20, 2009 4:49 AM
Stand in the middle of the court in the main gym of Rec Hall and look up. Strewn across the rafters of the gym are numerous championship banners for various Penn State sports.
Updated November 19, 2009 4:52 AM
Before its match last Friday night, the Penn State women's volleyball team was going through its normal routine of stretching on the court.
Updated November 16, 2009 4:49 AM
The line of fans winded around the staircases outside Rec Hall, and the maintenance crew had to pull down extra bleachers.
Updated November 16, 2009 4:46 AM
Practicing in Rec Hall Monday through Thursday, Katie Kabbes consistently plays against All-Americans Megan Hodge, Arielle Wilson and Blair Brown.
Updated November 14, 2009 9:35 PM
Behind another strong match from Megan Hodge, the No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team defeated Northwestern 3-0 Saturday night in Rec Hall. Updated 9:35 PM
The Penn State men's volleyball team won its first exhibition match of the season, sweeping Nazareth College 30-15, 30-23, 30-16 this afternoon at Buffalo Niagra Court Center . Updated 6:50 PM
Updated November 13, 2009 10:40 PM
It's not a situation that Penn State normally finds itself in. But when it happened, the players knew how to respond. Updated 10:40 PM
Kevin Hambly was not impressed with his team the last time it played Penn State.
Updated November 12, 2009 4:52 AM
While the six Nittany Lions compete on the court, sometimes the rest of the team has a block party.
Updated November 11, 2009 4:52 AM
Over the weekend, fans at Iowa State stormed the court after the Cyclones upset Texas, ruining the Longhorns' chances at an undefeated season.
Updated November 10, 2009 4:52 AM
When it comes to Arielle Wilson, Russ Rose wonders why it can't be both quality and quantity.
Updated November 9, 2009 4:50 AM
It was just more than a month ago that a shaky third set against Iowa snapped the Penn State women's volleyball team's 141-set win streak.
Updated November 8, 2009 12:02 AM
The Penn State women's volleyball team completed yet another weekend sweep, knocking off Iowa 3-0 Saturday for its 90th consecutive win. Updated 12:02 AM
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.
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