2009 Penn State Women's Volleyball

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2009 Nittany Lion Women’s Volleyball

2009 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-20 Roster & Radio/TV Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15 Schedule, Big Ten Composite Schedule & Travel Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17 Quickfacts & Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18-20

Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-32 Head Coach Russ Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-29 Assistant Coaches & Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-32

2009 Penn State Nittany Lion Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-54 Alisha Glass, Megan Hodge, Kelsey Ream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-39 Blair Brown, Alyssa D’Errico, Cathy Quilico, Arielle Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-47 Katie Kabbes, Megan Shifflett, Heather Tice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-51 Newcomers & Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-54

2009 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-68 Opponent & Series Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-57 Non-Conference Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-61 Big Ten Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62-68

2008 In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69-94 NCAA Championship In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .670-74 Big Ten In Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76-80 Results & Final Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81-82 Match-by-Match Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-84 Match-by-Match Box Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85-94

Penn State Volleyball History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95-166 A Winning Tradition & Postseason History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96-97 1999 National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98-101 2007 National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-105 2009 Tour to Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106-109 2005 Tour of Slovenia and Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110-111 2000 Tour to Cuba & 87 Matches of Dominance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112-113 Penn State All-Time All-Americans & Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114-129 Penn State Shocks Team USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131-135 Single-Match, Season, Career and Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136-140 Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 All-Time Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142-150 Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151-161 All-Time AVCA Final Season Polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162-163 Crowd Pleasers, Rec Hall & Booster Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164-166

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Credits The 2009 Penn State Women’s Volleyball Yearbook

was compiled, written, and layed out by Susan Bedsworth; Jeff Nelson, Executive Editor; Michele Kopec, Design and Cover Art. Photos by: Mark Selders, Steve Manuel, Jen Armson-Dyer, Susan Bedsworth. Special thanks to Jen Armson-Dyer, Jeff Warner the stat guru, Justin Hancher the mini-stat guru, Bill Kauffman (USA Volleyball), Valerie Todryk (Big Ten), opponent SIDs, Julie Backstrom, Stephanie Petulla and Maggie Redden. Printed by: Jostens, State College, Pa.

Copies Available to the public for $7 each. U.Ed. No. ICA-09-8

Statement of Nondiscrimination

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Penn State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167-173 Penn State University & Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168-169 President Dr. Graham Spanier & Director of Athletics Tim Curley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170-171 Campus Map & Athletic Department Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172-173

Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174-176

State College Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174 State College and National Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 Interview and Credential Policies & Photo Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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THE MORGAN CENTER

ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES

Russell Mushinsky Morgan Director

Mark Hinish Assistant Director

Sandy Meyer Assistant Director

Sue Sherburne Assistant Director

Jim Weaver Assistant Director

Adam Stover Network & Systems Analyst

Dave Yukelson Sports Psychologist

Nate Althouse Academic Counselor

Todd Kulka Coordinator, Football Support Services

Deloris Brobeck Staff Assistant

Linda Fetzer Staff Assistant

Tammy Leathers Administrative Assistant

Sharon Rider Staff Assistant

Brady Rourke Academic Counselor

MORGAN CENTER PROGRAMS AND FUNCTIONS ACADEMIC COUNSELING

Student-athletes are assigned an individual team counselor who provides advice on academics, academic planning, and career choices, as well as keeping them informed about NCAA, Big Ten and Penn State academic policies.

PENN STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FIRSTYEAR ENRICHMENT PROGRAM

Study enhancement sessions and two first-year seminar courses are required for all new incoming student-athletes. Upperclass student-athletes can participate in the Study Hall Program and utilize the most up to date computer lab technology available in one of four study spaces on campus. Study Hall Program BB H 148S: Coping with College BB H 048: Contemporary Health Topics Affecting Student-Athletes

TUTORING PROGRAM

The Morgan Academic Support Center offers free tutoring assistance to all student-athletes. Additionally, group tutoring sessions are regularly offered.

SUE PATERNO MENTORING PROGRAM

The MASCSA Sue Paterno Mentoring Program is designed to help student-athletes on their road to success by assisting in the development of transferable study and time management skills.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE

This Program offers a variety of services to aid student-athletes in identifying their skills and interests and in making decisions regarding their choice of major. Additionally, resumé and cover letter writing, career planning, and gaining professional employment are topics covered in the Jaffe Senior Seminar: Life After Sport.

MORGAN CENTER MISSION Central to the mission of Intercollegiate Athletics is the opportunity for student-athletes to experience a wellrounded educational program at The Pennsylvania State University. The mission of the Morgan Academic Support Center for Student-Athletes is to provide appropriate academic support services and University Faculty Senate, NCAA, and Big Ten Conference academic eligibility information to all student-athletes. These services and information should assist student-athletes in achieving their academic goals while participating in a demanding NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic program. These services also should ensure progress toward graduation through timely completion of degree requirements for baccalaureate and graduate programs. SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY

A sport psychologist provides counseling and support to studentathletes in the areas of mental preparation strategies for training and competition, motivation and meaningful goal setting, visualization and performance planning, concentration and mental focusing, coping skill strategies for dealing with adversity, and, in general, issues pertaining to self-esteem development and student-athlete welfare.

ATHLETIC HONOR SOCIETY

The Athletic Honor Society, Spiritus Leonius (Spirit of the Lion), recognizes student-athletes for outstanding performance in athletics, academics, leadership, and community service.

SAAB

The Student-Athlete Advisory Board (SAAB) consists of one voting member and one or more alternates from each of Penn State’s 29 varsity athletic teams. SAAB meets monthly to discuss any new developments within the NCAA, Big Ten Conference, and the University that affect all student-athletes at Penn State.

Cheryl Anderson Learning Specialist

Sarah Krupp Academic Counselor

NAGLE CHAMPS/LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM 1998 NCAA PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE

The Nagle CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes’ Minds for Personal Success)/Life Skills Program has been a model program and a consulting resource for the NCAA since its inception in 1989. The Life Skills Program was developed to better prepare student-athletes for the challenges of life beyond the athletic arena.

SPEAKERS BUREAU

The Speaker’s Bureau Program provides Penn State student-athletes with the opportunity to develop and utilize public presentation skills while giving back to the community.

PENN PAL PROGRAM

The “Penn” Pal Program enables student-athletes to correspond, on a monthly basis, with fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students in local school districts.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

The Institute provides opportunities for student-athletes to assess their leadership styles and experiences, to develop and enhance their leadership skills, and to determine what public service leadership means to them.

SHADOW PROGRAM

The goal of the program is to give elementary and middle school students the opportunity to tour campus, visit college classes, and interact with student-athletes on a one-to-one basis.

THON

Dance Marathon, often referred to as THON, is the largest studentrun philanthropy in the nation, raising more than $59 million for the Four Diamonds Fund and children’s cancer research since its inception in 1973.

2009 Roster Roster Breakdown By Class

Seniors (3): Glass, Hodge, Ream Juniors (6): Balza, Brown, D’Errico, Quilico, Ullrich, Wilson Sophomores (3): Kabbs, Shifflett, Tice Freshmen (3): Carpenter, Dorton, Racibarskas

By Position

Setters (4): Carpenter, Glass, Racibarskas, Shifflett Libero/Def. Specialists (5): D’Errico, Quilico, Shifflett, Tice, Ullrich Middle Hitters (4): Balza, Brown, Ream, Wilson Outside Hitters (LS/RS) (4): Brown, Dorton, Glass, Hodge, Kabbes

Numerical Roster

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17

Name Darcy Dorton Katie Kabbes Fatima Balza Jessica Ullrich Kristin Carpenter Alisha Glass Arielle Wilson Kelsey Ream Blair Brown Marika Racibarskas Megan Hodge Alyssa D’Errico Megan Shifflett Cathy Quilico Heather Tice

Pronunciations

Alisha . . . . . . . . . . . .Ah-LEE-sha Arielle . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARE-ee-el Balza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ball-za D’Errico . . . . . . . . . .Duh-REE-ko Fatima . . . . . . . . . . . .Fa-TEE-ma Hohenshelt . . . . . . .HO-en-shelt Kabbes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CAB-es Kaleena . . . . . . . . . . .Ka-lee-na Megan (Shifflett) . . . .Mee-gan Marika . . . . . . . . . . . .Ma-ree-ka Quilico . . . . . . . . . .QUILL-ah-ko Racibarskas . . . . . . .Rass-i-bars-kus Shifflett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Shif-let

Pos. OH OH MH DS S/BR S/Opp. MH MH MH/Opp. S OH L/DS DS/S L/DS DS

Ht. 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-8 5-7 6-0 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-3 5-9 5-6 5-1 5-5

Hometown/Last School Muncie, Ind./Delta Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal Gibbons Merida, Venezuela/Western Nebraska C.C. Wheaton, Ill./Purdue Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover Leland, Mich./Leland Broadview, Ill./Proviso East State College, Pa./State College Area Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley Chatham, N.J./Chatham Durham, N.C./Riverside Byron, N.Y./Byron-Bergen Falls Church, Va./Langley Thousand Oaks, Calif./Boston College Allentown, Pa./Parkland

Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:

Russ Rose (George Williams, 1975), 31st year Dennis Hohenshelt (Juniata, 1993), 4th year Kaleena Davidson (Penn State, 2006), 1st year Dir. of VB Operations: Nate Kitrush (IPFW, 2008), 2nd year

By State/Country

California (1): Quilico Illinois (2): Ullrich, Wilson Indiana (1): Dorton Michigan (1): Glass New Jersey (1): Racibarskas New York (1): D’Errico North Carolina (2): Hodge, Kabbes Pennsylvania (2): Ream, Tice Virginia (2): Brown, Carpenter, Shifflett Venezuela (1): Balza

Yr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. So.

Net - 7’ 4 1/8” Left Front

• OH

Middle Front

• MH

• S, Opp. Right Back

Left Back

• OH, L, DS, MH

Right Front

Middle Back

• OH, L, DS, MH Position Breakdown:

OH: Outside hitter, generally attacks from left front MH: Middle hitter, generally attacks from middle front Opp.: Opposite or right side hitter, generally attacks from the right front DS: Defensive Specialist, a substitution in the backrow for serving, passing and defensive purposes

• S, Opp., DS

Players rotate in a clockwise direction and serve when they are in the right back position. The libero (wearing a different color jersey) may take the place of any of the three backrow players and does not count as a team substitution.

S: Setter, generally handles the second contact to distribute the ball to the hitters, may only attack and block when in the front row L: Libero, a backrow player concentrated on passing and defense; may serve; may not attack the ball above the height of the net; wears a different colored jersey to help distinguish “on-the-fly” entry into the game.

New Terminology and Scoring:

There were a few new rule changes in 2008. The NCAA coaches have decided to change the terminology “game” to “set” - so now matches consist of the best three-of-five sets. Also, instead of rally scoring to 30 points in the first four sets, sets will be played to 25. The fifth set will still be rally scoring to 15 points. Both changes were made to mirror international volleyball. 14 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Radio/Television Roster

1 Darcy Dorton

2 Katie Kabbes So., OH, 6-5 Raleigh, N.C.

Jr., MH, 6-3 Merida, Venezuela

6 Alisha Glass

7 Arielle Wilson Jr., MH, 6-3 Broadview, Ill.

8 Kelsey Ream

Sr., MH, 6-1 State College, Pa.

Jr., MH/Opp., 6-5 Purcellville, Va.

11 Megan Hodge

12 Alyssa D’Errico

13 Megan Shifflett

Fr., OH, 6-2 Muncie, Ind.

Sr., S/Opp., 6-0 Leland, Mich.

Sr., OH, 6-3 Durham, N.C.

Russ Rose

Head Coach 31st Season

Jr., L/DS, 5-9 Byron, N.Y.

3 Fatima Balza

So., DS/S, 5-6 Falls Church, Va.

Dennis Hohenshelt Assistant Coach Fourth Season

4 Jessica Ullrich

5 Kristin Carpenter

9 Blair Brown

10 Marika Racisbarskas

14 Cathy Quilico

17 Heather Tice

Jr., DS, 5-8 Wheaton, Ill.

Jr., L/DS, 5-1 Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Kaleena Davidson Assistant Coach First Season

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Fr., S/BR, 5-7 Mechanicsville, Va.

Fr., S, 6-0 Chatham, N.J.

So., DS, 5-5 Allentown, Pa.

Nate Kitrush

Dir. VB Operations Second Season www.GoPSUsports.com

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2009 Schedule Schedule Notes

• Matches against seven teams that competed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament, including five ranked in the season-ending AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, highlight the 2009 Penn State women’s volleyball schedule. • Among its opponents, the defending national champion Nittany Lions will take on NCAA Regional Semifinalists Illinois, Michigan and Purdue, along with NCAA Tournament participants St. Louis, Miami University (Ohio), Duke and Minnesota. • Penn State holds a 412-76 (.844) record over opponents it will face during the 2009 season, including a 317-43 (.881) Big Ten record since joining the conference.

August

28-29 at Active Ankle Challenge (host: Saint Louis University) Fri. 28 vs. Miami University (Ohio) St. Louis, Missouri Sat. 29 vs. Alabama St. Louis, Missouri vs. St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri

5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p. m.

4-5 hosts Nittany Lion Invitational 4 vs. Buffalo Fri. Sat. 5 vs. Robert Morris vs. Pittsburgh

University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.

7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

11-12 at Duke Invitational Fri. 11 vs. Loyola University (Md.) Sat. 12 vs. Charleston vs. Duke

Durham, N.C. Durham, N.C. Durham, N.C.

5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 7:30 p.m.

September

• The slate also features first-time meetings with the College of Charleston and St. Francis (Pa.) • The Nittany Lions open the schedule on Aug. 28-29 at the Active Ankle Challenge, taking on Miami University (Ohio), Alabama and host St. Louis. Penn State then hosts the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 4-5 welcoming Buffalo, Robert Morris and Pittsburgh to Rec Hall. • Penn State then heads to the Duke Invitational on Sept. 11-12 where it will face Loyola (Md.), Charleston and host Duke. The Nittany Lions close out the preseason with a match at Temple on Sept. 18, followed by matches with St. Francis (Pa.) and Temple on Sept. 19. • Penn State opens up Big Ten play at Northwestern on Sept. 25 before facing Illinois on Sept. 26. Both matches square off at 7 p.m. The Nittany Lions host their first Big Ten home match on Friday, Oct. 2 when Iowa arrives at Rec Hall for a 7 p.m. start. Penn State challenges Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 3 before beginning a four-game conference road trip.

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Fri. Sat.

18 19

at Temple vs. St. Francis (Pa.) vs. Temple

Philadelphia, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.

Fri. Sat

25 26

at Northwestern at Illinois

Evanston, Ill. Champaign, Ill.

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Sat. Wed. Sun. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Wed. Fri.

2 3 7 11 16 17 23 24 28 30

vs. Iowa vs. Wisconsin at Ohio State at Minnesota at Michigan at Michigan State vs. Indiana vs. Purdue vs. Ohio State vs. Minnesota

University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Minneapolis, Minn. Ann Arbor, Mich. East Lansing, Mich. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat. Fri. Sat.

6 7 13 14 20 21 27 28

at Wisconsin at Iowa vs. Illinois vs. Northwestern at Purdue at Indiana vs. Michigan State vs. Michigan

Madison, Wis. Iowa City, Iowa University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. West Lafayette, Ind. Bloomington, Ind. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa.

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

F-S F-S

5-6 12-13

NCAA First & Second Rounds Campus Sites NCAA Regional Semifinals & Finals (Gainesville, Fla., Minneapolis, Minn., Omaha, Neb., Stanford, Ca.) NCAA National Semifinals Tampa Bay, Fla. NCAA National Championship Tampa Bay, Fla.

Thurs. 18 Sat. 20

October

November

December

Home matches played at Rec Hall in bold • All times local to site and subject to change • * Indicates Big Ten match

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Big Ten Composite Schedule Wednesday, September 23 Iowa at Wisconsin

Wednesday, October 21 Michigan at Michigan State

Friday, September 25 Michigan at Indiana Michigan State at Purdue Ohio State at Illinois Penn State at Northwestern Wisconsin at Minnesota

Friday, October 23 Illinois at Wisconsin Indiana at Penn State Michigan State at Minnesota Northwestern at Iowa Purdue at Ohio State

Saturday, September 26 Iowa at Minnesota Michigan at Purdue Michigan State at Indiana Ohio State at Northwestern Penn State at Illinois

Saturday, October 24 Illinois at Iowa Indiana at Ohio State Michigan at Minnesota Northwestern at Wisconsin Purdue at Penn State

Wednesday, September 30 Indiana at Purdue

Wednesday, October 28 Ohio State at Penn State

Friday, October 2 Iowa at Penn State IIllinois at Michigan State Minnesota at Purdue Northwestern at Michigan Wisconsin at Ohio State

Friday, October 30 Illinois at Indiana Iowa at Michigan State Minnesota at Penn State Northwestern at Purdue Wisconsin at Michigan

Saturday, October 3 Illinois at Michigan Iowa at Ohio State Northwestern at Michigan State Wisconsin at Penn State

Saturday, October 31 Illinois at Purdue Iowa at Michigan Minnesota at Ohio State Northwestern at Indiana Wisconsin at Michigan State

Sunday, October 4 Minnesota at Indiana Wednesday, October 7 Penn State at Ohio State Friday, October 9 Michigan at Iowa Michigan State at Wisconsin Ohio State at Minnesota Purdue at Illinois Saturday, October 10 Indiana at Illinois Michigan at Wisconsin Purdue at Northwestern Sunday, October 11 Indiana at Northwestern Michigan State at Iowa Penn State at Minnesota

Wednesday, November 4 Purdue at Indiana Friday, November 6 Indiana at Minnesota Michigan at Illinois Michigan State at Northwestern Ohio State at Iowa Penn State at Wisconsin Saturday, November 7 Michigan at Northwestern Michigan State at Illinois Ohio State at Wisconsin Penn State at Iowa Purdue at Minnesota

Friday, November 13 Illinois at Penn State Indiana at Michigan State Minnesota at Iowa Northwestern at Ohio State Purdue at Michigan Saturday, November 14 Illinois at Ohio State Indiana at Michigan Northwestern at Penn State Purdue at Michigan State Sunday, November 15 Minnesota at Wisconsin Wednesday, November 18 Michigan State at Michigan Friday, November 20 Iowa at Illinois Minnesota at Michigan Ohio State at Indiana Penn State at Purdue Wisconsin at Northwestern Saturday, November 21 Iowa at Northwestern Minnesota at Michigan State Ohio State at Purdue Penn State at Indiana Wisconsin at Illinois Wednesday, November 25 Illinois at Northwestern Friday, November 27 Indiana at Wisconsin Michigan at Ohio State Michigan State at Penn State Northwestern at Minnesota Purdue at Iowa Saturday, November 28 Illinois at Minnesota Indiana at Iowa Michigan at Penn State Michigan State at Ohio State Purdue at Wisconsin

Wednesday, November 11 Wisconsin at Iowa

Wednesday, October 14 Northwestern at Illinois

Travel Plans

Aug. 28-29 – at Active Ankle Challenge Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark One South Broadway • St. Louis, Mo. Phone: (314) 421-1776 / Fax: (314) 331-9029 Sept. 11-12– at Duke Invitational Homewood Suites 3600 Mt. Moriah Road • Duram, N.C. Phone: (919) 401-0610 / Fax: (919) 401-2441 Sept. 18 – at Temple TBD

Sept. 25 – at Northwestern Doubletree Hotel 9599 Skokie Blvd. • Skokie, Ill. Phone: (847) 679-7000 / Fax: (847) 679-0810 Sept. 26 – at Illinois Holiday Inn 1001 Killarney Street • Urbana, Ill. Phone: (217) 328-7900 / Fax: (217) 328-5427 Oct. 7 – at Ohio State University Plaza Hotel 3110 Olentangy River Road • Columbus, Ohio Phone: (614) 267-7461 / Fax: (608) 251-4550

Oct. 11 – at Minnesota Radisson University Hotel 615 Washington Ave S.E. • Minneapolis, Minn. Phone: (612) 379-8888/ Fax: (612) 379-8682 Oct. 16 – at Michigan Sheraton Inn 3200 Boardwalk • Ann ARbor, Mich. Phone: (734) 996-0600 / Fax: (734) 996-5898 Oct. 17 – at Michigan State TBD

Nov. 6 – at Wisconsin Hilton Madison 9 East Wilson Street • Madison, Wis. Phone: (608) 255-5100 / Fax: (608) 251-4550

Nov. 7 – at Iowa Sheraton 210 South Dubuque St. • Iowa City, Iowa Phone: (319) 337-4058 / Fax: (319) 337-4058

Friday, October 16 Iowa at Indiana Minnesota at Illinois Ohio State at Michigan State Penn State at Michigan Wisconsin at Purdue

Nov. 20 – at Purdue Hilton Garden Inn 356 State Street • West Lafayette, Ind. Phone: (765) 743-2100 / Fax: (765) 743-6520

Saturday, October 17 Iowa at Purdue Minnesota at Northwestern Ohio State at Michigan Penn State at Michigan State

Nov. 21 – at Indiana Hilton Garden Inn 245 North College Ave • Bloomington, Ind. Phone: (812) 331-1335 / Fax: (812) 331-1060

Sunday, October 18 Wisconsin at Indiana Penn State is 317-43 in Big Ten play since joining the conference in 1991, including a 168-12 mark at Rec Hall.

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Quickfacts and Season Outlook Quickfacts The University

Location: . . . . .University Park, Pa. 16802 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1855 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,709 Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Blue and White Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nittany Lions Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten President: . . . . . . . .Dr. Graham Spanier Director of Athletics: . . . . . . .Tim Curley Assoc. AD/SWA: Susan Delaney-Scheetz Facility (capacity): . . . .Rec Hall (5,812)

Volleyball Staff

Head Coach: . . .Russ Rose (31st season) Alma Mater: . . . .George Williams (1975) Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .963-159 Years/Pct.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (30/.858) School Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .same Asst Coaches: .Dennis Hohenshelt (4th) . . . . . . . . . . . .Kaleena Davidson (1st) Dir. VB Ops.: . . . . . . . .Nate Kitrush (2nd) Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . .(814) 863-7475 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or (814) 863-7474 Office Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . .(814) 865-1746 Office Address: . . . . . . . . . .235 Rec Hall

Season In Review

2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-0 Home: 20-0 Away: 11-0 Neutral: 7-0 Big Ten record (finish): . . . . . . . 20-0 (1st) Home: 10-0 Away: 10-0 Final AVCA Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 1 Postseason Play: .National Champions First Round: . . . . . .def. Long Island, 3-0 Second Round: . . . . . . . . .def. Yale, 3-0 Regional Semi: .def. #W. Michigan, 3-0 Regional Final: . .def. #8 California, 3-0 National Semi: . .def. #4 Nebraska, 3-2 National Final: . . .def. #2 Stanford, 3-0

The History

First Year of Volleyball: . . . . . . . . . . .1976 All-Time Record (Years): 1,014-202-4 (33) All-Time Big Ten Record: . . . . . . . .317-43 Years/Win Pct.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 /.881 Big Ten Titles: . . . .(11) 1992, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97 . . .‘98, ‘99, 2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Atlantic 10 Titles: . . . . . . . .(8) 1983-1990 NCAA Tournament Appearances: . . .28 NCAA Tournament Record: . . . . . .60-25 NCAA National Titles: . .1999, 2007, 2008

After becoming just the sixth team to win back-to-back national championships, one might wonder what more the Penn State women’s volleyball team could set its sights on. While another national championship may always be on the radar, head coach Russ Rose aims to keep things in perspective year after year. “It’s more prudent to set your goals to be the best team that you can be,” said Rose, who enters his 31st season at the helm of the Nittany Lion program. “What you have when you have a special group is a feeling those things can happen. You can’t force-feed it on them. You have to recognize it comes from something within the group itself. We lost three seniors who played an awful lot of matches and had a great deal of responsibility in terms of how the team functioned day-to-day. However, when people graduate, it creates an opportunity for others to step in and show what they can do.” Which is exactly what coach Rose is looking for from this year’s squad. Rose welcomes back four AVCA All-Americans amongst 10 returning letterwinners from a squad that finished 2008 a perfect 380, becoming only the fourth team in Division I history to win the national championship while going undefeated. In addition, Rose welcomes five talented newcomers, including two with prior collegiate experience. It is up to the 10 returners and five newcomers to fill the void left by All-American Christa Harmotto, team digs leader Roberta Holehouse and AVCA National Player of the Year Nicole Fawcett. e 2009 squad enters the year on a record-breaking 64-match winning streak having not seen defeat since a September 15 loss to Stanford in 2007. Last year’s team won 111 straight sets before Nebraska forced the Nittany Lions to a full five sets in the NCAA Semifinals. “I anticipate us being a strong team,” said Rose. “I think some people have improved since last year so that’s a positive thing. e goal is to be the best team we can be, not just the best team in August or September. You can’t win a championship in August and I don’t think you can lose it then either. I think we’ll be good but we have a number of holes to fill.” Setter Anchoring the Nittany Lion offense is twotime AVCA All-American Alisha Glass, who led the 2008 Penn State offense to a rally era record for hitting percentage at .390. Last season, Glass led the nation averaging 12.50 assists per set. In 2009, Glass will be supported by newcomer Marika Racibarskas, as well as freshman Kristin Carpenter. “I recruited Alisha because of her communications skills and her ability to impact others,” said Rose. “She’s strong at the net as a blocker and hitter which has allowed us to not be too concerned about the specific matchups with an opponent because our right side blockers are good. I hope Alisha’s leadership abilities have been taken up to a new level and that she realizes that this is her team. She’ll be judged by what she does with this team, not last year’s team.” Glass has been the mainstay at setter for the Alisha past three seasons. e Nittany Lion offense has Glass excelled under her guidance with a combined hitting percentage of .352 and averaging 16.28 kills per set. Last season, Glass registered 1,450 assists and was third on the team in digs (212) and total blocks (114). None of her primary hitters hit below .349 for the season. Glass was named a member of the NCAA All-Tournament team for the second consecutive year after totaling 100 assists in the NCAA Finals, including tallying a seasonhigh 60 assists against Nebraska. Racibarskas joins the Nittany Lions after leading her high school team to the New Jersey State Championship in 2007 and the state semifinals in 2008. She is a two-time PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American and was selected to Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 in 2008. “Marika comes in with good experience and a physical nature that allows her to compete in the front row,” said Rose. “She jumps well, has played a good bit of volleyball, is competitive and has a great deal of energy. She might enable use to run a 6-2 at some point and allows us to generate some offense out

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of Alisha.” Coach Rose has described Carpenter as an all-around player. e fourtime Capital District Player of the Year guided her Hanover High School team to three straight district championships. She was also a member of the USA Youth National Team as a sophomore where she was the starting setter and the USA Junior National Team as the starting libero during her junior year. “Kristin was a setter for the USA Youth National Team three years ago,” said Rose. “I think she might have some say as to who gets reps and makes contributions on the different areas of the court. She will certainly be on the floor.” Outside Hitter Penn State returns two AVCA All-Americans at outside hitter in 2009 in first team honoree Megan Hodge on the left side and second team honoree Blair Brown on the right. Joining the veterans are sophomore Katie Kabbes and freshman Darcy Dorton. Rose will rely on Hodge not only for her prior experience on the court, but to be a mentor to the younger players. “She has the ability to not only contribute at a high level to enhance our chances of success, but also to be a mentor to the younger players,” said Rose. “ey’ll need to be able to count on her as she counted on Nicole (Fawcett) and Christa (Harmotto). at would be a great thing for Megan to be able to do her senior year.” Hodge led the team last season with 470 kills, averaging 4.09 kills per set. She heads into her senior season fifth on the career charts with 1,582 kills and leading all Penn Staters with a 4.51 kills per set career average. Hodge has also been strong on defense ranking second on the team in 2008 with 242 digs and a 2.10 digs per set average. In the NCAA Championship match with Stanford, Hodge led all players with 16 kills while hitting at a .318 clip and tallied 14 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. She was also named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row. Brown could see time at both the middle and outside positions. She came into her own in the 2008 title run earning a Megan spot on the NCAA Hodge Regional All-Tournament team. She finished the season with the third-highest hitting percentage on the team (.426) and recorded 217 kills and 94 blocks. “She’s improved a great deal and was an AVCA Second Team All-American,” said Rose. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she improves on that this season.” Kabbes returns for her second season with the Nittany Lions after seeing limited playing time in 2008 behind Hodge, Fawcett and Blair. She totaled 24 kills and 15 digs for the year. “Katie has the experience of seeing all of our

Blair Brown matches last year although she did not play much,” said Rose. “She had an opportunity to see what the expectations are and what she’ll need to do to play at a high level whether she’s on the left or right side. She’s an engaging young player and everyone likes her which are positive things.” Dorton comes to Penn State as a highly decorated AAU player. e 62 Muncie, Ind. native was a three-time AAU 18 Open All-American. She guided her Delta High School team to the State Championship in 2008, captained the Junior National Team which won the 2008 NORSECA Championship, and aided her club team in winning the 2009 AAU 18 Open National Championship and the JVDA 18 Open National Championship. Middle Hitter With the loss of four-time AVCA All-American Christa Harmotto at the primary middle hitter position, junior returner Arielle Wilson will have some big shoes to fill as she takes over the spot. Brown and transfer Fatima Balza will join Wilson in the middle. Senior Kelsey Ream, who saw action mostly as a serving specialist last season, will be out for much of the season on the injured reserve list. “Kelsey is an important part of the team and a lovely young person,” said Rose. “She was the third middle on a team with two All-American middles. She didn’t receive a lot of opportunities, but she seized the opportunity that was available. She made some great contributions in our run at the end of the year for the national championship.” “Wilson has been a force to reckon with since day one. After being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2007, Wilson was named a Second Team AVCA All-American in her sophomore season. She finished fourth on the team in kills (245), but her .458 hitting percentage ranked second on the team behind Harmotto. Wilson averaged 1.37 blockers per set, which ranked 17th in the country, and recorded 159 blocks for the year. “ Arielle will now become our primary middle,” said Rose. “Hopefully she learned a great deal about what the position entails and saw from Christa’s energy and performance what she must do to help the team win.” Brown, while a possibility at the right outside position, may also see time in the middle. Rose is confident in her abilities noting that, “she’s a bright player who hits at a very high level. She can attack the ball at radical angles that cause teams to struggle.”

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2009 Season Outlook A Familiar Face Joining the staff this season is 2006 Penn State graduate Kaleena Davidson, formerly Kaleena Walters. A libero for Coach Rose from 2002-2005, Davidson was a Big Ten Defensive Player of the year and still holds the career record for digs (1,957). She returns to Happy Valley after three years as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston. “Kaleena was a great player for us,” said Rose. “But more importantly, she was a loyal and loving Penn Stater. She wanted to be here and every day you could feel the energy about her. I’m confident that she’ll be ale to not only work with the players in their skill development and recruiting, but provide energy and confidence that’s necessary for team’s to continue to grow.” Davidson joins fourth year assistant coach Dennis Hohenshelt, second year Director of Volleyball Operations Nate Kitrush and volunteer assistant coach Adam Jarrett “Dennis continues to evolve and make my job easier all the time,” said Rose. “Nate is strong in the technical area with breaking down video, and I’m pleased to have A.J. as my volunteer again. We’re fortunate to have him albeit on a limited basis. It’s good for the players to see a person as passionate as A.J. who’s volunteering his time to help them achieve their goals.”

Alyssa D’Errico

Balza joins the Nittany Lions after two years at Western Nebraska Community College. e 6-2 middle hitter hails from Merida, Venezuela and in 2003. Balza guided WNCC to the NJCAA National Championship in 2007 and was selected the Region IX Freshman of the Year. In her sophomore season, Balza and her team placed third in the NJCAA Tournament and she earned First Team All-America status. Libero/Defensive Specialist For three years, Coach Rose counted on Roberta Holehouse as his starting libero. Heading into the season, while he is not yet sure who will secure the position, there is a diverse group of back row players that offer talent, quickness and experience. Junior Alyssa D'Errico played in 36 matches in 2008 and started in place of Holehouse after she suffered an injury. She tallied 197 digs and averaged 1.79 digs per set. D’Errico also assisted as a serving specialist and notched 22 service aces in her sophomore season. Coach Rose will look to D’Errico not only for her past experience, but also for her strong passing ability. Junior Cathy Quilico, while the shortest member of the team at 5-1, is considered one of the quickest. Coach Rose believes she has made “great strides in both the spring and heading into the fall.” In addition to Carpenter, Coach Rose also has the options of junior transfer Jessica Ullrich and sophomores Heather Tice and Megan Shifflett. Ullrich joins the Nittany Lions after two years at Purdue. In her sophomore season with the Boilermakers, Ullrich started all 35 matches at defensive specialist and served up 24 aces to rank second on the team. “Jessica played a significant role at Purdue and I thought their staff did a great job with her,” said Rose. “She possesses a great serve, is a good passer and has experience playing at a higher level.” Tice and Shifflett are both young back row players who did not see a lot of action in their freshman season. Coach Rose knows he can count on them for hard work and a positive attitude. “Heather and Megan are similar,” said Rose. “ey’re greatest attribute is their energy and positive feel for the team. ey work hard, they care about the team and are always engaged with what’s going on.”

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The Schedule Heading into the season, Coach Rose knows that every team the Nittany Lions face is going to want to be the team that beats Penn State. at’s a fact that he respects and embraces. Last year’s team set the bar very high, but this is a new season with a new team that has a new set of goals. “Players come and go in college,” said Rose. “You don’t have to try and reinvent the wheel to do some things differently or to showcase the players you have returning. We’re going to try to compete at the highest level possible. Coaching is about finding the best opportunity to win with what you have and we’re going to lead this group in a way that enhances all of their potential.”

“The Focus is on the team and having the right players, not always the best players.” – Russ Rose

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31st Year at Penn State Career Record:963-159

Alma Mater: George Williams, 1975

were the core of the Lion arsenal. Penn State finished the year with a 34-2 record and did not lose a contest after Sept. 15, dropping only 18 games in the entire season. e Nittany Lions ended the season ranked first in the country in hitting percentage, attacking at a Big Ten-record clip of .350, good for second all-time in the Penn State annals. e Nittany Lions also continued their dominance of the Big Ten, posting a perfect 20-0 record and capturing their unprecedented fifth consecutive outright conference title, a feat never before accomplished by a volleyball squad. Harmotto earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors by annihilating the conference record for hitting percentage. She attacked at a .492 clip for the year to top the previous record of .455 set in 1986. e Nittany Lions improved upon 2007’s result not just by winning their third national title, but becoming only the sixth team to win back-to-back national titles and only the fourth team to manage it while going undefeated. e 2008 squad led by six AVCA All-Americans, including first team honorees Christa Harmotto, Nicole Fawcett (AVCA National Player of the Year), Alisha Glass and Megan Hodge and second team honorees Blair Brown and Arielle Wilson, finished the season with a perfect 38-0 record. e Nittany Lions won a record-breaking 111 straight sets on their way to the title, and enter 2009 on a NCAA record-breaking 64-match winning streak. e Lions finished 2008 setting a rally era record for hitting percentage with a mark of .390. It’s the second-highest percentage of all time for any era. Penn State once again dominated the Big Ten finishing with a 20-0 record for the fifth time. e squad had five First Team All-Big Ten honorees and Fawcett was named PSU’s 18th Big Ten Player of the Year.

Heading one of the most successful programs in the country, Russ Rose passes along the confidence and character he has gained during his tenure in Happy Valley. It is a confidence not gleaned from the shine of numerous trophies and accolades bestowed upon the coach and the program, though no one would question if it was. In 30 seasons at Penn State, Rose has collected wins at a staggering pace. Never having posted less than 22 wins in a season, he enters the 2009 season as the NCAA leader in career winning percentage, having won more than 85% of the matches he has coached at Penn State. In 2007, Rose became only the third active Division I head coach to surpass the 900 career wins milestone. His teams have collected three national titles and 12 Big Ten championships in 18 years within the league, all while entrenching the Nittany Lions among the elite programs in the nation. While he doesn’t focus on personal accolades, Rose’s accomplishments read Rose has a 30-year Penn State record like a laundry list of volleyball awards. In 2007 Rose was one of three coaches of 963-159 (.858), making him the inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Hall of Fame and was also named the AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year, the winningest active Division I coach. AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year and the Big Ten Coach of the Year by both the coaches and the media. He garnered all three In 2003, Rose celebrated 25 years of coaching at awards again in 2008 in leading his team to its third NCAA Penn State. He was honored with a bench outside of Rose’s Coaching title. In response to the awards, Rose focused the praise back the post office sponsored by the Penn State Booster on his teams. Honors Club and surprised with a gathering of more than 40 “It’s a great honor to be recognized by the governing former players and members of the program, who • 2007 AVCA Hall of Fame Inductee organization of your sport,” he said with regards to the Hall offered their thoughts and insights on Rose and his of Fame induction. “It’s an individual award given to a • 2005 USA Volleyball All-Time career. Great Coach Honoree coach of a team sport, so it’s a reflection of the great players “It was my sophomore year when he said ‘When you and staff, and the commitment the university has made to leave this gym, when you finish your career, every day • 2000 United States Olympic give us an opportunity to compete at a high level and have Committee Coach of the Year you leave here, you should feel like you gave 110 persuccess.” cent,’” said former player Christy Cochran (1995-98). Others also realize the impact that Rose has had on the • Four-time AVCA Coach of the Year “And that’s exactly it. If you put your career in his 1990, 1997, 2007, 2008 volleyball community, not only in Pennsylvania but across hands, you’ll be great.” the country. • Three-time Volleyball Monthly Rose’s influence in the lives of his former players is Coach of the Year “Halls of Fame are reserved for those who have done evident. “I truly miss him,” said four-time All-Ameri1990, 1993, 1999 exceptional work for a long, long time,” said AVCA Execcan Bonnie Bremner (1996-99). “I don’t even miss utive Director Kathy DeBoer. “ese candidates are the best • Six-time NCAA Mideast playing, I just miss seeing him every day.” Region Coach of the Year of the best, and credit Russ Rose with putting Penn State However, even with all of his success on the court, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2007, 2008 and the East on the volleyball map. His national champiRose does not reflect on past successes. “Fans can get onships, his remarkable string of elite teams and his parade • Ten-time Big Ten Conference spoiled very quickly in athletics and that’s a problem,” Coach of the Year of homegrown All-Americans have all contributed to makRose said. “It’s not easy to be successful in anything and 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 (co), ing volleyball a national sport.” 1998, 2003 (co), 2005, 2006, 2007, when people get accustomed to specific results, it some2008 It was four of those homegrown All-Americans that times loses its effect on the players and they forget what aided Rose and the Nittany Lions down the long road to it really takes to succeed and how important the jour• District II Coach of the Year capturing the NCAA National Championship in 2007 by 1996 ney really should be to their development. e outlasting Stanford in five games in Sacramento, Calif. Junchallenge is in getting players who want to become • Six-time Atlantic 10 Coach iors Nicole Fawcett and Christa Harmotto and sophomore good and are willing to work instead of attending a of the Year Megan Hodge earned AVCA First Team All-America honschool because the team is good.” ors while sophomore Alisha Glass picked up AVCA Second • Our-time Northeast Region Instead, Rose addresses each new team and season Coach of the Year Team All-America accolades, and it was those four who 22 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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Head Coach Russ Rose on its own terms and his confidence lies in the ability and work ethic of his current players and coaching staff. “I’m not much of a believer in predicting a team’s level of success,” Rose said. “I can only state that we’re going to do our best. If we’re good enough to win matches then we’re going to win matches, but if we lose it’s never going to be because we didn’t prepare and work hard and it’s not going to be because we rested on our program’s previous laurels.” For a good example of this statement, look no further than the 1999 season. Following two consecutive campaigns which saw the Lions reach the title match of the NCAA Tournament only to fall in defeat, the team returned to the NCAA Tourney finale in 1999 and captured the first National Championship in the program’s history with a 3-0 sweep over top-ranked Stanford. e 1999 season also saw Rose lead Penn State to its second-consecutive 20-0 record in Big Ten play (and fourth straight conference title), becoming the first team in conference history to pull off the feat. In addition, the 1999 Nittany Lions extended their NCAA record home-match winning streak to 80 straight (extended to 87 in 2000), eclipsing the previous standard of 58 set by Florida from 1990-94. e Lions streak was finally put to a halt at 87 matches with a loss versus Minnesota on Sept. 29, 2000. Penn State had last dropped a match at Rec Hall on Nov. 24, 1994, when they suffered a 3-2 setback to Illinois, a span of over five seasons. After posting a runner-up finish in 1997, the Lions made it back to the NCAA Championship match in 1998. e team cruised through the regular season with a 30-0 mark, with 28 of those coming in three games. Penn State also became only the second school to close out the Big Ten schedule with a perfect 20-0 mark. After winning its fifth Big Ten title, Penn State hosted the NCAA First and Second Rounds and the Central Regional. ey swept past Bucknell, Clemson, Louisville and Brigham Young to earn a spot in the school’s fourth national semifinal. Once they reached Madison, Wis., the season ended much like 1997. Penn State defeated Nebraska 3-1 to advance to the national championship match. And once again, the Lions had to rally from a 0-2 deficit to force a fifth game only to come up short against Long Beach State for the NCAA title. However, perhaps nowhere has Rose’s infusion of confidence been more evident than in the two other years when he led an inexperienced team with one starting senior and a rookie setter deep into the postseason. In 1996, the Lions started out 15-0, before finishing the regular season with a 29-2 mark and a share of the Big Ten title, Rose’s third in six seasons in the conference. e squad that took the court in the NCAA tournament was comprised of one senior, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen. at talented group came two points from knocking off Nebraska at home, in a match to go to the national semifinal. Penn State finished the campaign with a 31-3 record and a final ranking of No. 5. Half of those starters, Bonnie Bremner, Angie Kammer and Terri Zemaitis, earned Rose was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame, held in conAll-America honors, junction with the 2007 NCAA National Championship in while Bremner became Sacramento.

Year

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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Overall W L

32 34 44 26 36 30 31 38 27 36 34 44 26 28 31 31 27 31 34 35 36 30 22 25 31 29 31 32 34 38

9 11 5 15 10 6 5 5 9 4 7 1 6 4 5 4 8 3 2 1 1 6 8 8 5 3 3 3 2 0

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5 1 2 3 6 2 1 0 0 4 6 6 3 2 0 2 0 0

963 159 317 43

Big Ten Finish

National Finish

12 titles

30 seasons (.858)

None 13th, AIAW NCAA Mideast Semi NCAA First Round NCAA Mideast Semi NCAA Mideast Semi NCAA First Round NCAA Mideast Reg. Semi NCAA First Round NCAA First Round NCAA First Round NCAA Mideast Final Second (tie) NCAA Mideast Semi First (tie) NCAA Mideast Semi First NCAA Championship Final Second NCAA Championship Semi Third NCAA Central Reg. Semi First (tie) NCAA East Reg. Final First (tie) NCAA Championship Final First NCAA Championship Final First NCAA National Champions Third NCAA Pacific Reg. Final Third NCAA Second Round Second (tie) NCAA Second Round First NCAA East Reg. Final First NCAA West Reg. Semi First NCAA East Reg. Semi First NCAA West Reg. Final First NCAA National Champions First NCAA National Champions

Penn State’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year for her play at setter. e 1995 squad posted a 27-8 record and a No. 8 final national ranking. Rose’s ability to convey a belief in his players and to instill an uncompromising work ethic led to the Nittany Lions’ sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals and a third-place finish in the Big Ten. Along the way he guided Penn State’s third Big Ten Player of the Year in just five seasons in the conference as sophomore Zemaitis captured the award. “I want the players to have a good experience — I want them to enjoy the many opportunities available at Penn State, but clearly I want them to know that they’ve come to a competitive, disciplined program and we’re going to work hard,” Rose said. “And without question have some fun along the way.

“I have been coaching here for a long time, but I don’t want to take the major responsibility for the program’s success because I know one thing for sure, and that is you can’t get where we are today without the total support of the administration. You need to have good leadership and financial support to compete with the nation’s elite.”– Russ Rose

“We’re not fanatics, and I want the players to be happy. It goes without saying that it is easier to be happy when you’re winning than when you’re losing.

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Head Coach Russ Rose the team strung together four victories and earned the right to play for the National Championship against Long Beach State. Rose puts the success in proper perspective. “ere are a large number of excellent coaches at great schools that have yet to break into the national semifinals. ere are a small number of teams that have made it there, and fewer yet that have reached the final match. I won’t look at it (reaching the final match) other than it was a great ride that the players took us on and it reinforced that there’s validity to how I’ve run the program here at Penn State. “e players need to understand what it takes to be successful and they need to have fun. We showed that winning can be fun and that it isn’t necessary to change in a stressful environment. Every team starts with the same dream but few programs can really talk about competing for a chance to win a National Championship.” 1999, 2007 & 2008 Rose’s formula for success was NCAA National Champions recognized by the media and his coaching peers when he garnered No. 1 the triple-crown of coaching accolades in 1993 as he did in All-Time Winning Percentage 1990. Volleyball Monthly named (.858) among active Division I Rose the National Coach of the coaches Year and he also was picked as the NCAA Mideast Region and the 963 Big Ten Conference Coach of the career wins in 30 seasons, the Year. highest win total ever for a It was the second time Rose Penn State head coach was honored nationally (1990), and the second straight year the 3 Big Ten voted for the Nittany Number of active coaches in Lion leader. In addition, he was NCAA Division I history with 900 awarded Northeast Region career wins Coach of the Year four times, the Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year six times and was Dis28 trict II’s top coach in 1996. consecutive NCAA Tourna“Coach is a great guy,” conment appearances fided three time All-American Salima (Davidson) Rockwell, 12 who spent time as the captain Big Ten titles in and starting setter on the U.S. 18 years in the league National Team. “He’s very straight-forward and to the point, 8 which is what I like. e thing straight Atlantic 10 titles about him is that you can talk to him and he can help you with any problems you might have. 1 en, on the court, he’s all busiAcademic All-Big Ten ness. I like that combination.” selections in 18 years So does former Nittany Lion outside hitter and former volun18 teer assistant coach Jen Reimers. Conference Players of the “You learn how to be a better perYear in last 24 years son and a better player,” she said about Rose’s teaching ability. At least 1 All-American in “You learn how to work with 29 of his 30 seasons everybody else.”

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So, the staff will have to provide them with the necessary direction and opportunities and hope they remain healthy enough to see if we can make a run at winning as many matches as possible.” at is something that has never been a problem for the coach. In his 30 seasons at Penn State, Rose’s record is 963-159, an .858 winning percentage that places him first nationally among active coaches. His squads have secured 30 or more wins in a season 21 times and 36 or more victories six times. In 1994, Rose coached the Nittany Lions to a second straight NCAA national semifinal appearance and picked up his 500th career win early in the season. Placing second in the Big Ten with a 17-3 conference mark, the Nittany Lions posted a 31-4 ledger on the year and ended the regular-season ranked No. 5, at the time their highest regular-season finish ever. Season highlights included beating national runner-up and perennial powerhouse UCLA at the Volleyball Monthly Invitational and stunning No. 1-ranked and undefeated Nebraska in Lincoln in front of a full house at the NCAA Mideast Regional final to advance to their second straight national semifinal.

Rose’s athletes have earned 55 First Team All-Big Ten honors in 18 years and have excelled off the court as well, earning 120 Academic All-Big Ten accolades.

Rose added to an already crowded trophy case by picking up the NCAA Mideast Region Coach of the Year honor for the fourth time. Still, Rose has had more to do with Penn State’s success on the court than he’s willing to admit. “I think that it’s a reflection of my years of service and the caliber and commitment of players and staff we’ve attracted in the past,” Rose said. “When you retire from coaching, people will look and see the success you had, but I’d like to be evaluated on the success of my players, their feel for their experience at Penn State and the growth that the program has had from the time I arrived here. We had three in-state scholarships and hand-me-down basketball jerseys when I arrived at Penn State. I think that’s more of a reflection of what I was hoping to accomplish when I entered the profession.” Yet, the on-the-court accomplishments do speak volumes. In 1993, another dream season, the Nittany Lions surged into their third year of Big Ten play and won their second consecutive conference title. At the NCAA Tournament, 24 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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Head Coach Russ Rose “The players need to understand what it takes to be successful and they need to have fun. We showed that winning can be fun and that it isn’t necessary to change in a stressful environment.”– Russ Rose “I like the fact that he comes out and tells you exactly how it is,” said Penn State All-American Laura Cook (1991-94). “He bases a lot of our experience on the court to life and life after volleyball.” “I really enjoyed the experience I had while playing for Coach Rose,” said All-American Katie Schumacher (1998-01). “I learned a lot, both on and off the court. He is a great teacher and is well-respected around the nation.” Many athletes have thrived under Rose’s tutelage as witnessed by the 28 different All-Americans (earning 58 selections in all) and 25 first team All-Big Ten players (earning 55 selections in all) he has coached. In 1999, Lauren Cacciamani was named Big Ten Player of the Year, the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year and the Honda Award winner. Bonnie Bremner and Katie Schumacher joined Cacciamani as All-Big Ten selections in 1999. Bremner won back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 1997 and 1998. Amanda Rome and Carrie Schonveld were recognized with honorable mention AllBig Ten status, while Mishka Levy was named to the conference’s All-Freshman squad. Penn State also placed six players on the Academic All-Big Ten Team in 1999, as Bremner, Cacciamani, Kalna Miller, Schonveld, Rome and Dawn Ippolito were honored. In 2000, Schumacher repeated as an All-Big Ten performer, while Levy earned first-team status for the initial time in her career. Amanda Rome was recognized with honorable mention all-conference status after helping lead Penn State to a 30-6 record and its 11th consecutive NCAA regional appearance in 2000. In addition, Rome, Ippolito, Shannon Bortner, Robyn Guokas, Erin Iceman and Hilary Sexton were named Academic All-Big Ten. Even with its 22-8 season in 2001, Penn State advanced to the NCAA Tournament and garnered 20 wins in a season for the 26th straight year. Schumacher earned first team All-Big Ten honors while Levy picked up honorable mention accolades. Seven Lions earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition during the 2001 campaign. Rome, Iceman, Guokas, Bortner, Sexton, Tabitha Eshleman and Emily Gerega were all recognized for their scholastic and athletic achievements. In 2002, Rose led a young squad with a freshman setter to a second place finish in the conference and the school’s 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament. Freshman Sam Tortorello earned Penn State’s second ever Big Ten Freshman of the Year accolade and junior Cara Smith picked up second team All-America honors after leading the nation in hitting percentage for most of the season. e Nittany Lions also excelled in the classroom, with a conference-high nine athletes garnering Academic All-Big Ten honors. e squad picked up its seventh Big Ten title in 2003 with a team that was picked to finish second in the conference preseason poll. Seniors Cara Smith and Erin Iceman and sophomore Sam Tortorello were named first team AllBig Ten on a squad that finished 17-3 in league play to earn its 23rd consecutive NCAA berth. Freshman Cassy Salyer earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and Rose was honored with his sixth Big Ten Coach of the Year accolade. Penn State advanced to the NCAA Regional Final match at Florida, falling to the Gators in three games. Smith, Tortorello and Iceman picked up AVCA All-America honors with Smith earning first team accolades, Tortorello being named to the second team and Iceman picking up honorable mention honors.

Rose’s Milestone Victories 1 vs. Navy Sept. 21, 1979

50 vs. Southern Connecticut Oct. 18, 1980 100 vs. George Washington Oct. 24, 1981 200 vs. West Virginia Nov. 17, 1984 300 vs. Duquesne Sept. 3, 1988

400 vs. Southern Illinois Oct. 29, 1990 500 vs. Rutgers Sept. 3, 1994 600 vs. Illinois Oct. 3, 1997

700 vs. West Virginia Sept. 15, 2000 800 vs. Rutgers Sept. 3, 2004

900 vs. Michigan State Sept. 21, 2007

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e Women’s Volleyball Booster Club marked Rose’s 25 years of coaching in 2003 by dedicating a bench, located outside of the post office on Fraser Street in State College.

Again picked to finish second in the Big Ten in 2004, Rose’s squad ended the non-conference portion of their schedule with an unblemished 9-0 record that included a come-from-behind five-game victory at eventualNational Champion Stanford. Top-ranked Minnesota handed the Nittany Lions their first loss of the season in five games at Rec Hall and just five matches later, No. 7 Ohio State also defeated Penn State at home in five games. With a renewed sense of pride following the two losses at home, the Nittany Lions caught fire and won their next 11 matches, including fourgame wins over the Gophers and Buckeyes. A three-game win at Michigan on Nov. 27 gave Rose and the Nittany Lions their eighth Big Ten title in 14 years and advanced them to their 24th consecutive NCAA Tournament, where they fell to UCLA at the NCAA Regional Semifinal in Seattle, Wash. Sam Tortorello and Syndie Nadeau earned AVCA All-America honors as Tortorello was named to the first team and Nadeau picked up second team accolades. Libero Kaleena Walters joined Tortorello and Nadeau on the All-Big Ten squad as Kate Price was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Tortorello was also a finalist for the Honda Award, given to the top female collegiate athlete in the country in each sport. Penn State produced four Academic All-Big Ten honorees that year. e streak continued as the Nittany Lions claimed their third consecutive Big Ten title with an unblemished 20-0 league record in 2005, only the sixth time since 1985 that the champion had been perfect. In addition to dropping only three individual games during the conference season, Penn

Rose captured his 900th career win on Sept. 21, 2007, and was presented with a Lion statue by his son Nick, along with Director of Athletics Tim Curley and University President Dr. Graham Spanier.

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State swept all four major honors. Rose earned his seventh Big Ten Coach of the Year award as Sam Tortorello was named the Player of the Year, Kaleena Walters earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and Nicole Fawcett was tabbed as the Freshman of the Year. On the national scale, Fawcett earned AVCA National Freshman of the Year and AVCA Second Team All-America accolades as Tortorello was named an AVCA First Team All-American, Melissa Walbridge picked up Second Team honors and Walters and Christa Harmotto both earned honorable mention recognition. Tortorello was also a finalist for the Honda Award for the second time. Penn State made league history with the 2006 season, capturing its fourth consecutive outright title, the first time in Big Ten annals one team had done so. e Nittany Lions finished with an 18-2 league record and an overall record of 32-3, falling to defending national champion Washington in Seattle, Wash., in the NCAA Regional Finals. Megan Hodge made some history of her own, becoming the first freshman in conference history to be named Big Ten Player of the Year, also earning AVCA First Team All-America honors along with being named Big Ten and AVCA National Freshman of the Year. Joining her in garnering conference and national recognition were Nicole Fawcett and Christa Harmotto, who both earned First Team All-Big Ten honors, as Fawcett was named an AVCA First Team All-American and Harmotto picked up Second Team accolades. e Nittany Lions also produced a league-best 10 Academic All-Big Ten honorees. Prior to entering the tough Big Ten Conference in 1991, Penn State experienced unprecedented success in the Atlantic 10 ConOnly three Division I coaches have ference, winning eight more than 900 career wins and only straight championships. eight in the history of Division I In seven seasons of women’s volleyball have more round-robin play, the Nittany Lions never lost than 800. a conference match, reeling off 49 consecu1,082 tive wins. e 1990 Andy Banachowski, UCLA (39 years) season was Penn State’s last in the Atlantic 10 984 and it proved to be one Dave Shoji, Hawaii (34 years) of the most exciting in the 25-year history of 963 the program. Russ Rose, Penn State (30 years) Unbeaten in 42 regular-season matches, the 886 Nittany Lions swept Elaine Michaelis, BYU (ret.) (33 years) Purdue and Big Ten champion Wisconsin in 838 the first two rounds of Mike Hebert, Minnesota (33 years) the NCAA Tournament. Of the team’s 44 wins, 828 40 were sweeps, a school Debby Colberg, Sac. St. (ret.) (32 years) and national record. Penn State, 12-0 against 809 NCAA Tournament Marilyn Nolen, St. Louis (ret.) (32 years) teams, lost to Nebraska Kathy Gregory, UCSB (33 years) in four games in the Mideast Region chamNumbers verified by the NCAA pionship match in prior to the 2009 season Lincoln.

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Rose was honored as the 2007 AVCA Coach of the Year, along with being recognized for his 900 career wins and his induction into the AVCA Hall of Fame, all in December in Sacramento.

team in the 1981 Maccabiah Games. He won bronze medals as an assistant coach of the women’s team in the 1982 National Sports Festival and as the East women’s head coach at the 1983 Festival. An active clinician, Rose also coached professional men’s volleyball in the Superior League in Puerto Rico in 1976 and has continued to do clinics on the island as well as in the United States. Players are not the only ones to benefit from Rose’s tutelage. More than 25 individuals within the college coaching fraternity have gained instruction from Rose. A 1975 graduate of George Williams College, Rose was a member of the school’s team that won the 1974 National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics national championship. He was the captain of the 1975 team that finished third in NAIA competition. After graduation, Rose remained at George Williams for two years as a part-time coach, helping the women’s team win two state titles and place sixth in national competition. He also assisted the men’s team that won the national championship in 1977. In 1978, he completed his master’s degree at Nebraska, where he was the defensive coach for the Cornhusker women. While writing his thesis on volleyball statistics, he led the second team to a two-year varsity mark of 525. In 1986, Rose married Lori Barberich, a former three-time All-American at Penn State. ey are the parents of four sons, Jonathan, Michael, Christopher and Nicholas.

Penn State finished sixth in the final 1990 Tachikara Coaches Poll, the program’s highest final ranking ever at the time and the AVCA and Volleyball Monthly named three Nittany Lions —Jo Ann Elwell, Michelle Jaworski and Noelle Zientara — All-Americans. An 11-time nominee for National Coach of the Year, Rose garnered the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year award in 1984, ‘85, ‘87, ‘88, ‘89 and ‘90. roughout his career, Rose has been called upon to share his expertise with the coaches and players who represent the United States in international competition. In 1989, he was an assistant coach with the United States men’s national team for an exhibition series with Canada and the Soviet Union. His work on the international scene was to have continued in July of that year, but personal commitments and time constraints prevented him from accepting the position as head coach of the U.S. women’s team to the Maccabiah Games. In 1990, Rose worked with members of the men’s national and developmental teams during training camp in San Diego. In 1993, he assisted in the U.S. men’s matches with Canada and the women’s team against China. He also assisted with the U.S. men as they prepared for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. In the summer of 2002, Rose assisted the U.S. men’s team on a 13-day tour of Italy where the athletes competed against the world’s top teams, including Brazil, Italy, Yugoslavia, Russia and Holland. He also served as team manager for the U.S. men’s team at the Four Nations Tournament in Leipzig, Germany, in May of 2008. An instructor in the USVBA coaches certification program, Rose has previously served as a national referee and evaluator and state director for volleyball for the Special Olympics. In 2005, USA Volleyball named Rose one of their All-Time Great Coaches, making him the first Big Ten coach to ever receive the honor and putting him in the company of the best volleyball coaches in history, including previous Olympic coaches as well as many of their peers. Rose was a member of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Committee for six years and the NCAA representative to the United States Volleyball Association Rules Committee. Rose served as head coach of the U.S. men’s team, which won the bronze medal at the 1985 Maccabiah Games, and the U.S. women’s silver medal 1999 & 2007 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 27 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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The Rose Coaching Philosophy Russ Rose has taken Penn State from the regionally competitive level to that of an NCAA power since he took over the Penn State women’s volleyball program in 1979. e development has been complete and successful, because of excellent talent and an equally sound method. Following is “e Rose Coaching Philosophy:”

Coach’s role “I believe the coach has numerous roles that require constant review and attention. First, and foremost, is the recruitment of quality student-athletes. With effective coaching, student-athletes have always been the key to a team's success.” “Secondly, we as a staff have to relate to the players what we feel is important for their growth and success. All the knowledge in the world will prove to be useless if we can't prepare our team for competition. We’ve shown this to be one of our strengths. I have great confidence that Dennis and Kaleena, having played for me, understand me and the program, and Nate with his technical background, I know they will do whatever it takes to help the players improve and pursue their dreams.” “ird, we have to prepare the team, physically, tactically and mentally. e physical preparation is easy, as the entire Penn State environment encourages the pursuit of excellence as shown by our years of high finishes in the Director’s Cup results. e fact that five of our fall sports teams have won Big Ten titles more than reinforces that school of thought. e mental aspect of our players' development is one of the areas that I feel has separated us from our competition. We are committed as a group to reaching the highest levels possible - year in and year out. e team understands the need to be accountable, and I’m not hesitant to get their focus headed in the right direction.” “Certainly our time in the Big Ten has demonstrated to us the importance of making sure that the players are aware of what is going to be expected of them in a conference as strong as the Big Ten. It’s been the strongest conference in the country as determined by the RPI and has led the nation in attendance for a number of years.” “Outside the Big Ten, we commit to play a competitive non-conference schedule. We continually strive to meet teams during the regular-season that have advanced in the national championship playoffs. It is a goal of mine for Penn State to always be in the top five in strength of schedule.” “I contend that the best way to see where our team is and where we aspire to be, is to play the nation’s best teams. Our administration has allowed us to compete annually for the national championship. Universities enable teams to compete for the national championship. I have been blessed to have an administration that possessed the vision to support our program and I feel we have been able to deliver. It starts at the top with a University President and Athletic Director and staff who guide and assist the program.” “I think our role here is to attract the type of player who wants to be at Penn State, understands what we are about and knows what it will take to fit into our program. I refuse to be in the position where we are going to be saying one thing to get a player interested in Penn State and then change our story once the athlete arrives on campus. I am interested in players who

are willing to be up front, committed and passionate in what they see in their own development and what we can do to help them succeed.” “Over the years I have been contacted by numerous schools as well as the U.S. National Team and foreign professional teams regarding recent coaching positions, however I feel that the support I receive from the administration at Penn State is perfect for me, and I have no interest in coaching anywhere but Penn State.”

Team Play “Team play really deals with volleyball being the ultimate team sport. e last few years, we’ve not only had outstanding talent but we’ve had a great team spirit. Talent can get you only so far. If players aren’t working together and trying to achieve great things, sacrificing and willing to embrace the needs of the team, then the team isn’t going to shine. I don’t guarantee recruits that we’re going to win a conference championship or play for a national championship, albeit our goals should be along those lines. I guarantee them they’re going to get better, be treated fairly and will have an opportunity to play. “e team that is willing to emphasize the pursuit of excellence at its own personal expense is the team that most often succeeds. Our success over the years, where we have won numerous conference titles and advanced to the national semifinal and championship matches, continues to reinforce these beliefs. 1999’s, 2007’s and 2008’s National Championships were clearly the icing on the cake. A National Championship does not validate a coach or their program. It highlights the efforts of many and allows the community to celebrate the actions of the team. Our goal is to remain at that level and even if we fall short, we know that we are in the game. e pursuit is the challenge and getting to the final match is the reward.” Fundamentals “Fundamentals and the player’s development of them are the most important aspect of the game. e game is played by players who have to be able to execute the basic skills of the game. We try to recruit student-athletes who are great volleyball players but the game always comes down to the execution of the core fundamentals. I will not sacrifice the time necessary to develop a strong foundation. is is where a team's discipline and confidence is first introduced and developed. Our commitment to each team is for every one of our players to be challenged to become the best they can be every day. I know our players are constantly improving their game here. I can’t guarantee victories but I can guarantee a player will improve at Penn State, and that is evidenced by the number of athletes who have received individual awards or chosen to further their careers with the national team or elect to play professionally.”

Team Defense “Team defense is always an area we pride ourselves on and has always been one of the staples of our program. e pursuit of the ball in a game can only occur through preparation and repetition. I believe that everyone in the program has to rally around certain principles. At Penn State, we play hard, controlled defense, which means every player pursues every ball or they are taken out. I believe if you train hard, then the game itself begins to appear easy. If a player starts making decisions on what ball they think they can get and what they think is somebody else’s ball, that’s when we try to make some adjustments and get someone else involved in the play. Our defensive philosophy is to keep every ball in play — every day of each season in practice as well as games. I believe we have shown this works over the long haul as well. Defense and winning are an attitude and we attempt to do the latter by emphasizing the former.” Student-Athlete “e term student-athlete is a very valid one here at Penn State and in the Big Ten. We recruit not only quality athletes, but quality students as well. ere is no question in my mind that the well-rounded individual will be better prepared to deal with the numerous challenges faced in life. e pro-

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grams available at Penn State are geared for success. e opportunity to pursue your potential, both academically and athletically, is in place and working well at Penn State. e student support services at Penn State and the job Jim Weaver does with our team is outstanding. It is a reflection of the entire athletic department’s commitment to provide the necessary services for the student-athletes to pursue and achieve their dreams.” “I expect a commitment both to academics and athletics. I take great pride in the fact that every young woman who has entered our program and completed her playing eligibility has received her degree. Rankings of the 29 athletic programs on campus reveal that the women's volleyball team annually posts one of the highest cumulative grade-point averages. With proper emphasis on the importance of maintaining high academic standards, I know we will achieve continual success. At Penn State, we have had the most members of the Academic All-Big Ten team as a sport and an institution since joining the conference, and we take great pride in always have two or three academic all-Americans each year. at speaks volumes about our student-athletes as well as our academic advising staff.” The Big Ten Conference “e Big Ten, in my opinion, continues to be one of the strongest conferences in the country in both fan support and performance.. It is a conference that is totally committed to the pursuit of excellence. e opportunity to play volleyball in the Big Ten truly enhances our program. e excitement generated by the athletes and fans at matches is great for the sport. It continues to be a great environment in which to compete. e conference has been ranked No. 1 in the volleyball RPI ratings since 1998 and has been a national leader in attendance the past three years.”

Penn State University “Penn State as a school has been very fortunate and good for women’s volleyball. I don’t think there is another school in the country that has the support of everyone from the president of the university to the athletic director to the residents of State College. Our players really reap the benefits of being at Penn State. e university president routinely drops by practices and uses the players in university functions to help increase the visibility of the program and university. I am extremely optimistic on the future of Penn State women’s volleyball and there is no place in the country I’d rather be than Penn State. e community has supported us during our development and the university’s commitment is to be the best in everything it offers, from academics, music and the arts to athletics.”

Recruiting “Recruiting is the life blood of a program and a team. It is our goal to encourage quality student athletes to visit Penn State with their parents to

get a realistic view of what is really entailed with what we refer to as the ‘Penn State Experience.’ e campus, the environment and face of State College truly separates us from many of the other schools in the country as we exemplify the meaning of a ‘college town.’ e chemistry that exists between the team members is what has kept us competitive and the energy that exists between the university and the town of State College keeps the juices flowing. We want players that want to make a commitment to be the best that they can be. We also want players to be aware of the fact that I am looking for a level of accountability from them as well. I’m not looking for a situation where I’m going to spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week trying to monitor their lifestyles or get involved in preventing them from having a good time. I believe the college experience at this time in their lives is the greatest opportunity to have fun and explore. I think you live hard and play hard and at Penn State, the students have a great opportunity to have fun in multiple areas.” Staff “I feel great about our staff. We are fortunate to have Dennis (Hohenshelt) and Kaleena Davidson. e position of Director of Volleyball Operations has also demonstrated the university’s commitment to women’s volleyball and I feel great about the addition of Nate Kitrush. His time in the Big Ten has allowed him to hit the ground running and his experience with the men’s game is a great advantage. Some people would think that having people who are from their alma mater would be a negative but I see it as a positive. It’s a positive thing to have people with experience involved because they know in this program, they are going to be encouraged to have an opinion and their opinions are going to be heard. I respect what my former players have to say and the players can turn to them and get good feedback and not be dependent on having to interact with me all of the time. e addition of Dennis from the men’s side of the game brings a wealth of knowledge to our program and I know the players reap the benefits of interacting with him in the gym. An additional benefit that is important in our philosophy is that we try and look at the strengths of the players and how best to get them to contribute as well as continue to meet their goals. We think it’s a tremendous bonus. We’re one of five schools in the country who have had a men’s and a women’s team that have won a national championship and the only school outside of California that can make that claim and I think it’s terrific that volleyball is on the map here year round. e interaction between the men’s and women’s programs here is exceptional. Both schools winning the National Title during the same academic year allows the sport to be valued here by our many fans and the great student support.”

Booster Club “Our Booster Club has been outstanding with everything we’ve asked them to be involved in. ey funded our three foreign trips, they paid for our banquet and they follow us at home and on the road. ey also provide a welcoming environment for the players away from home where they can go for dinner and can interact with people who are supportive of the program.e Boosters are incredibly welcoming. I always get comments from parents of recruits about how welcoming everyone is. I think that’s a part of Penn State and State College and it’s been a big part of our program.”

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Assistant Coach Dennis Hohenshelt

Dennis

Hohenshelt Fourth Year at Penn State Alma Mater: Juniata, 1993

Dennis Hohenshelt begins his fourth season with the Penn State women’s volleyball program after spending 10 seasons as the Nittany Lion men’s volleyball assistant coach. Among other duties, Hohenshelt is involved in match preparation, player development and recruiting. “Dennis continues to develop,” said Rose. “I have great confidence in him in every aspect of the game. Most importantly, he’s filling in areas that I don’t have to focus on. I’m confident in his decision-making and trust him in the things we need to do to be successful. He comes from a different experience after 10 years with the men’s team. He developed many great players who came in as raw talents. He has worked with our players particularly with their net skills and in blocking, making great contributions in those areas.” Under Hohenshelt’s tutelage, freshman middle hitter Arielle Wilson was named the 2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the University Park NCAA Regional Championship Most Outstanding Player. For the season, she attacked at a .446 clip while averaging 2.39 kills per game, and in Big Ten-only matches, Wilson became just the second freshman ever to lead the conference in blocks, averaging 1.78 blocks per game. In all matches, Wilson tallied 1.80 blocks per game, good for first on the team and third in the nation. Hohenshelt aided the Penn State men’s team in reaching the 2006 national championship match for the first time in 11 seasons, defeating then-No. 1 UC Irvine in five games in the national semifinal contest at Rec Hall. During his tenure with the men’s team, Penn State accumulated an overall record of 237-82 (.743), including a 110-4 (.965) mark in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) and nine EIVA titles and National Collegiate Championship appearances. He was also instrumental in recruiting the core of men’s volleyball players who captured the 2008

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NCAA National Championship. Boasting a considerable amount of experience with USA Volleyball, Hohenshelt was a coaching assistant with the 2004 USA Boy’s Youth National Team that won the NORCECA Zone gold medal. He was also the assistant coach for the USA Boy’s Junior National Team during the summer of 2002 in Brazil and helped lead the U.S. Junior National Team to a thirdplace finish at the NORCECA Championships. He assisted with the U.S. Boy’s Youth National Team in the summer of 1997 and scouted for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 1997 World Cup. He also aided at the tryouts for the U.S. Men’s National and Junior National teams. A native of Harrisburg, Pa., and a 1993 graduate of Juniata College, Hohenshelt led the Eagles to consecutive EIVA Division III titles in 1992 and 1993, earning Most Valuable Player accolades his senior year. After receiving his bachelor of science degree in secondary education and social studies, Hohenshelt served two years as an assistant coach for the Juniata men’s program from 1994-95. He was promoted to head coach in 1996 and led the Eagles to an 18-8 record and a second place finish in the EIVA Division III Tournament. Hohenshelt also was assistant coach at Huntingdon (Pa.) High School from 1993-1995. He is married to the former Tara Rowlyk, who is an assistant coach for the Penn State women’s lacrosse team. e couple has one son, Jacob, who was born in July of 2005.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Assistant Coach Kaleena Davidson

Kaleena

Davidson

First Year at Penn State Alma Mater: Penn State, 2006

Former Penn State women's volleyball Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Kaleena Davidson begins her first season with the defending national champion Nittany Lions. Davidson was the starting libero for the Nittany Lions from 2002-05 and still stands as the all-time career digs leader (1,957) as well as holding the top three single-season dig marks. She comes back to Penn State after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston under head coach Jason Kepner, a former Nittany Lion men's volleyball All-American. “Kaleena has hit the ground running,” said Rose. “She’s familiar with Penn State and has an awareness of how I run the program. She understands the expectations I have of both the staff and the palyers. I think she’ll continue to make those sort of contributions. e great advantage of hiring some from Penn State is that they love Penn State and are committed to the program and the players. ey want to make sure the player have everything they need to be successfull both athletically and academically. She knows how I am and can be a buffer with young players when they need someone to help them handle the demands I place on my team.” A native of Mt. Lebanon, Pa., Davidson was a member of the College of Charleston staff whose teams captured two regular-season Southern Conference championships, also winning the tournament title in 2007 and advancing to the NCAA First Round. She coached six all-conference players and two Freshmen of the Year, also assisting in recruiting, player development, game management, team travel and budget along with the day to day management of the volleyball program. "I am both excited and honored to be back at Penn State in this new role," said Davidson "I have always loved PSU and I am looking forward to contributing to the University and the program once again. It is a great

opportunity for me to work with and learn from Coach Rose and (assistant coach) Dennis (Hohenshelt) and to help continue the great run of success that Penn State volleyball has had." A 2005 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American and two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection, Davidson helped her Penn State squads to a four-year record of 116-19 and was a member of three Big Ten Championship squads, finishing with a league record of 69-11 and starting the current streak of six consecutive conference championships. Along with her single-season and career digs records, she also owns the single-match records for three, four and five games, setting a school record with 44 digs in a match against Minnesota on Oct. 2, 2004. Davidson joins a team that returns four starters from last season's 38-0 National Champion team that set an NCAA record for consecutive games won at 111 and became the first team at any level of NCAA women's volleyball to close out the regular season without dropping an individual set. Davidson, formerly Walters, and her husband Cameron reside in Bellefonte, Pa.

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Support Staff

Nate

Kitrush

Director of Volleyball Operations

Nate Kitrush

Alma Mater: IPFW, 2008 • 2nd Year at PSU

begins his second season with the Penn State women’s volleyball team as the Director of Volleyball Operations and technical coordinator. His duties include team travel logistics and day-to-day organization as well as being the primary technical operator of the Data Volley and Data Video. “We had a lot of people who were interested in our opening for Director of Volleyball Operations and Nate was the one who I thought best filled the needs that we had in the area of video and technical analysis,” said head coach Russ Rose. “It was a very important hire for us and I have been very pleased with his focus and skills.” A 2008 graduate of IPFW, Kitrush was most recently an assistant coach for the IPFW men’s volleyball team as well as a volunteer assistant coach with the Purdue women’s volleyball team. With both squads his duties included opponent video analysis and breakdown, charting offensive and defensive tendencies, aiding with on-campus recruiting and a multitude of organizational responsibilities. Kitrush was also involved in the coaching

aspect of the game with the Mastodons, helping the team to a berth in the NCAA National Semifinals in 2006. Kitrush played for legendary IPFW men’s coach Arnie Ball for one season before moving over to the managerial side and has also coached within the club ranks, helping the Munciana 17-1’s squad to a third-place finish at the Junior Olympic Championship in 2005. He has been an active camp clinician since 2004, working with the IPFW and Purdue women’s camps as well as the Ohio State men’s camps. Kitrush has also been the coordinator for the IPFW alumni squad that annually participates in the USAV Adult Open Nationals. A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., Kitrush began his volleyball career as a threeyear letterwinner at Northrop High School. He was an all-conference and all-state honoree as a senior and helped lead the squad to the state tournament three times, including two appearances in the state finals.

Kelly

Saxton Athletic Trainer First Year at PSU

Kelly Saxton

Alma Mater: East Carolina

begins her first season with the Penn State women’s and men’s volleyball teams as a certified athletic trainer. Her duties include injury and illness assessment, rehabilitation, therapeutic treatments and various manual therapies, as well as working closely with the team physicians and strength and conditioning staffs. Saxton came to Penn State from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she earned her M.S. in Clinical Exercise Physiology. As a graduate assistant, Saxton worked with the Lady Moc softball and volleyball teams. During her time at UT Chattanooga, Saxton received first place recognition for her graduate research on eccentric scapulothoracic strengthening of female overhead athletes.

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Prior to her time in Tennessee, Saxton spent four years earning a B.S. degree in Athletic Training at East Carolina University. Saxton is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA). She has worked with numerous action sport athletes, including BMX riders, skateboarders and gymnasts. In her spare time, Saxton enjoys mountain biking. Formerly Kelly Jacob, Saxton married her husband John in August. ey reside in State College.

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Meet the Nittany Lions

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Alisha

Glass

Setter/Opposite • 6-0 • Sr. Leland, Mich. • Leland

Pronounced: Ah-LEE-sha • Glass

Lion career 2008 ( Junior): AVCA First Team All-America ... NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... AVCA First Team All-Mideast Region ... Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ... AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 18) ... Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 17) ... Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team ... Chicago Classic All-Tournament Team ... Preseason All-Big Ten ... started all 38 matches and all 116 sets ... directed the Penn State offense to a record setting and nation-leading .390 hitting percentage ... the Nittany Lions bested their own record of .350 set in 2007 ... helped former Nittany Lion Christa Harmotto to a nation-leading .486 attack percentage and none of her primary attackers hit below .349 for the season ... led the team, Big Ten and nation with a 12.50 assists per set average ... tallied 1,450 total assists ... ended her junior season with 4,347 career assists (sixth on the all-time career assists list) ... her 12.67 career assists per set ranks third on Penn State’s all-time list ... had at least one kill in 32 matches and totaled 64 for the season ...ranked third on the team with 212 digs averaging 1.83 digs per set ... notched 114 total blocks, good enough for third on the team ... had 30 multiple-block matches ... registered two double-doubles ... in three years leading the Nittany Lion offense, she has guided the team is attacking at a .352 clips and averaging 16.28 kills per set ... collected 48 assists with five kills at Indiana (10/1) ... recorded a seasonhigh nine blocks at Minnesota (10/11) ... had 48 assists and was a perfect 4-for-4 in kills at Ohio State (11/28) ... totaled 48 helpers against Western

Career Honors

2008 Preseason All-Big Ten Chicago Classic All-Tournament Penn State Classic All-Tournament Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 17) AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 18) Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region NCAA Regional Championship All-Tournament Team NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team AVCA First Team All-America

2007 Academic All-Big Ten Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 19) Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 19) First Team All-Big Ten AVCA First Teamm All-Mideast Region NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team AVCA Second Team All-America

2006 Penn State Classic Most Valuable Player Texas Invitational All-Tournament Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 11) Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 11) Big Ten All-Freshman Team 34 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Michigan (12/12), while going 3-for-4 in attacks ... had a season-high 60 assists against Nebraska in the NCAA Semifinal. 2007 (Sophomore): AVCA Second Team All-America … NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … AVCA First Team All-Mideast Region … First Team All-Big Ten … Sports Imports/AVCA National and Big Ten Player of the Week (11/19) … started 35 of 36 matches and played in 114 of 122 games … directed the Penn State offense to a nation-leading .350 hitting percentage … under her guidance, the Lions shattered the NCAA Tournament record for team hitting percentage (besting the previous mark of .369 set by the 1995 Long Beach State team), attacking at a combined .424 clip while averaging 16.75 kills per set through six matches … in two years at the helm of the Penn State offense, the Nittany Lions are attacking at a combined .336 clip with an average of 16.94 kills per set … had two attackers ranked in the top five in the nation in hitting percentage (Christa Harmotto, second, .492; Arielle Wilson, fifth, .446) … led the team, ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 24th in the country with an average of 13.02 assists per game … dished out 1,484 total assists, a mark that ties her for 10th on the single-season record list with Sam Tortorello in 2005 … ends her sophomore season with 2,897 career assists, while her career 12.76 assists per game average places her second all-time behind Tortorello … recorded 60 or more assists on five occasions, including a career-high 69 in the five game loss to Stanford at the Yale Classic (9/15) … produced 91 kills for the season, including a season-high seven on .400 hitting in the national championship match against Stanford (12/15) … had at least one kill in 32 matches … ranked fourth on the team in digs with 198 for an average of 1.74 digs per set … set a new personal best with 16 digs against Stanford (9/15) … had five double-digit dig matches … tallied 108 total blocks to sit fourth on the squad, the highest total by a non-middle attacker … recorded a career high 14 stuffs at Illinois (10/19), a mark that set a new five-game rally-scoring-era record and fell just one block shy of the all-time five-game match record of 15 set by middle hitter Robyn Goukas at Michigan on Oct. 7, 2000 … had 26 multiple-block matches … also tallied 12 service aces. 2006 (Freshman): Big Ten All-Freshmen Team … Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (9/11) … Big Ten Player of the Week (9/11) … Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team … Penn State Classic Most Valuable Player … started all 35 matches and played in 113 of 114 games … spent most of the season as a 5-1 setter, but also saw time as a 6-2 setter/hitter, attacking primarily on the right side … led the team and finished seventh in the Big Ten with 12.50 assists per set … also ranked third on the squad with 1.14 blocks per set and fourth with 21 service aces and 2.04 digs per set … also chipped in 1.16 kills per set … set the team to a Big Ten-

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Meet the Nittany Lions and nation-best .323 hitting percentage, the only team in the country to finish the season hitting higher than .300 … earned National Player of the Week honors after averaging 13.38 assists per set while leading the team to a .327 hitting percentage against Missouri and Texas at the Texas Invitational (9/7-8) … dished out at least 17 assists in every match of the year, including a career-high 63 in the five-game thriller at Texas (9/8) … recorded a personal-best nine kills in the season-opener against Nicholls State (8/25) while playing a 6-2 … tallied eight kills in the 5-1 at Texas (9/8) … hit for a career-high .714 percentage (5-0-7) against Lehigh (9/16) … posted five double-doubles for the season … recorded a career-high 17 digs at LSU (8/26) to go along with her 37 assists for her first career double-double … had at least one dig in every match of the year and had five or more digs on 25 occasions … recorded 129 total blocks for the year … posted a career-best seven blocks three times, including the season-opener against Nicholls State (8/25), at Texas (9/8) and at Michigan State (11/17) … tallied at least one block in 33 matches and had 30 multiple-block matches ... notched 14 matches of five or more stuffs ... also had at least one service ace in 16 contests, including a career-high three versus Tennessee State (9/15).

High School Four-year letterwinner at Leland (Mich.) High School ... Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year ... led her squad to the 2006 Class D state championship, producing a single-match record of 48 kills in the title match ... named Miss Volleyball for the state of Michigan in 2006 ... four-time first team all-state, all-region dream team and all-conference ... is the National and State High School record holder in season aces (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584) ... during scholastic career attacked at a .440 clip while also contributing 1,816 digs and 680 blocks ... ranked sixth on PrepVolleyball.com’s “Senior Aces” list ... was a member of the 2005 US Youth National A2 Team and played on the USA Red squad that won the gold medal at the HP Championships in Austin, Texas, where she also received the “Best Setter” award ... started on the 2004 USA Youth National Team that won the gold medal in Puerto Rico at the NORCECA Games, where she was recognized as “Best Server” ... a complete athlete, was also named first team all-state as a basketball player as a junior and senior ... was voted one of the top 25 players in the state by the Detroit Free Press ... member of the National Honor Society with a 3.7 grade point average.

Personal Born Alisha Rebecca Glass on April 5, 1988 ... mother is Laurie Glass, who was also her high school volleyball coach ... grandfather Larry Glass was her high school basketball coach ... kinesiology major with a minor in Human Development & Family Studies ... names favorite book as “e Shack”, favorite movie as “Antwone Fisher,” favorite entertainer as Christa Harmotto, favorite place to visit as Buzios, Brazil, favorite food as Quaker Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Chewy Granola Bars, favorite actor as Morgan Freeman, favorite actress as Halle Berry and favorite pro sports team as the Seattle Seahawks ... nickname is Leash or “Hey You!”

Quoting Russ Rose “Alisha has continued to progress every year. is year, in my mind, is her most important year. I’ll judge her career on this year more than the other years because of the importance the position of setting has and how I think her leadership skills need to intermingle with the team. She’s a terrific net player in that we never have to worry about what matchup we have from a blocking standpoint. She’s a terrific blocker and competes hard. I’m sure her time with USA Volleyball this summer will show up in her performance this year.”

Glass’ Expectations “I expect to take on the callenges that exist in my final season at Penn State. Leadership is key in our attempt to set the bar high and exceed our expectations. Chemistry will be crucial in combining all the new elements of the team this year. I am very excited at the possibilities that exist and want to finish my season and career with a win.” Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

MP-GP 35-113 35-114 38-116 108-343

K 131 91 64 286

E 43 25 18 86

TA 335 202 144 681

Pct. .263 .327 .319 .294

2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

5 at Indiana (10/1) 7, 2x, last vs. New Hampshire (9/20) .833 (5-0-6) at Indiana (10/1) 60 vs. Nebraska (12/18) 2 vs. New Hampshire (9/20) 10, 2x, last vs. Nebraska (12/18) 9 at Minnesota (10/11)

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

9 vs. Nicholls State (8/25/06) 16, 2x, last at Texas (9/8/06) 1.000 (5-0-5) vs. Ohio State (10/10/07) 69 vs. Stanford (9/15/07) 3, 2x, last vs. Texas (8/24/07) 17 at LSU (8/26/06) 14 at Illinois (10/19/07)

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match Opp. K Hawaii 1 UCLA 1 Ohio 0 Long Is. 3 GWU 2 Villanova 1 Ill.-Chicago 3 Ill. State 4 Louisville 2 Yale 2 UNH 3 St. Louis 1 Purdue 2 Illinois 2 Indiana 5 Mich. St. 4 Iowa 1 Minnesota 2 Michigan 1 Ohio St. 1 Wisconsin 1 N’western 2 Minnesota 1 Iowa 1 Indiana 1 Mich. St. 0 Illinois 2 Purdue 1 N’western 2 Wisconsin 1 Ohio St. 4 Michigan 3 Long Is. 0 Yale 0 W. Mich. 3 California 1 Nebraska 0 Stanford 0

Glass’ Career Stats

Assists 1,413 1,484 1,450 4,347

Aces 21 12 6 39

Digs 230 198 212 640

BS 12 12 12 36

BA 117 96 102 315

E 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

TA 7 2 1 5 3 2 5 4 3 3 7 2 4 3 6 4 6 3 3 3 2 6 5 4 5 1 5 1 4 6 4 4 1 1 4 3 6 6

TB 129 108 114 351

KPG 1.16 0.80 0.55 0.84

Pct. -.143 .000 .000 .600 .667 .500 .400 1.000 .333 .667 .286 .500 .250 .667 .833 1.000 .000 .667 .000 .000 .000 -.167 .200 .250 .000 .000 .400 1.000 .250 .167 1.000 .750 .1.000 .000 .500 .333 .000 .000

APG 12.50 13.02 12.50 12.67

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A 39 42 37 33 38 36 37 38 41 30 37 38 34 36 48 35 43 34 32 32 35 38 37 43 31 40 40 41 36 35 48 40 32 29 48 37 60 40

SAPG 0.19 0.11 0.05 0.11

SA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

DPG 2.04 1.74 1.83 1.87

D 6 7 2 5 7 5 4 7 8 6 4 1 4 2 3 6 3 4 3 5 9 5 5 5 7 4 9 10 8 4 3 8 8 6 4 6 10 9

TB 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 2.0

BPG 1.14 0.95 0.98 1.02

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Meet the Nittany Lions

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Megan

Hodge

Outside Hitter • 6-3 • Sr. Durham, N.C. • Riverside Pronounced: Meg-an • Hodge

Lion career 2008 (Junior): AVCA First Team All-America ... NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player ... NCAA Regional Chapionship Most Outstanding Player ... First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten ... ESPN e Magazine Second Team Academic All-American ... Chicago Classic All-Tournament Team ... Hawaiian Airlines Classic All-Tournament Team ... Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten ... started all 38 matches appearing in 115 sets ... led the team with 470 kills and a 4.09 kills per set average ... her 470 kills ranked third in the Big Ten ... has double-digit kills in 95 of her 109 collegiate matches ... led the Nittany Lions in kills in 21 matches ... her .349 hitting percentage ranked fifth on the team and seventh in the Big Ten ... finished second on the squad with 242 digs

Career Honors

2008 Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten Hawaiian Airlines Classic All-Tournament Team Chicago Classic All-Tournament Team ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-American Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten Academic All-Big Ten First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region NCAA Regional Championship Most Outstanding Player NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player AVCA First Team All-America

2007 Academic All-Big Ten Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten Penn State Classic Most Outstanding Player Yale Classic All-Tournament Team Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 10) Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten AVCA First Team All-Mideast Region NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player AVCA First Team First Team All-America Honda Award Finalist

2006 Penn State and Texas All-Tournament Teams LSU and Penn State Classic All-Tournament Teams Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27) Big Ten All-Freshman Team NCAA Seattle Regional All-Tournament Team Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten AVCA First Team All-Mideast Region Big Ten Freshman of the Year Big Ten Player of the Year AVCA First Team All-America AVCA National Freshman of the Year 36 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

... she averaged 2.10 digs per set ... her 1,582 career kills rank fifth on Penn State’s all-time list, while her 4.51 kills per set rank second ... posted five double-doubles ... tallied 12 kills on .667 hitting at Yale (9/19) ... registered 15 kills on .519 hitting at Northwestern (10/25) ... averaged 4.00 kills per set on .412 hitting with 18 digs against Minnesota and Iowa (10/31-11/1) ... tallied 17 kills on .429 hitting at Illinois (11/14) ... averaged 4.33 kills per set on .600 hitting with 2.61 digs per set aganst Northwestern and Wisconsin (11/21-22) ... recorded 15 kills on .609 hitting against Western Michigan (12/12) ... set a season high with 23 kills against Nebraska in the NCAA Semifinal. 2 007 (Sophomore): Honda Award Finalist … NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player … AVCA First Team All-America … AVCA First Team All-Mideast Region … Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten … Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (9/10) … Big Ten Player of the Week (9/10) … Yale Classic AllTournament Team … Penn State Classic Most Valuable Player … Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten … started all 36 matches and 122 sets … ranked first on the team and third in the Big Ten with 4.60 kills per set … recorded 561 total kills for the season, good for sixth on the Penn State single-season record list … ended the season with 1,112 career kills, good for 17th on the all-time Nittany Lion record chart … ended the year averaging 4.71 kills per set for her career, good for the top spot on the Penn State record list … had double-digit kills in 35 of 36 matches and has 66 career double-digit kill contests … had seven matches of 20 or more kills … set a new season high with 26 kills in the national championship match against Stanford (12/15) … averaged 5.25 kills per set in two four-set wins over Texas (8/24-25) to open the season … became the 19th player in Lion history to reach 1,000 kills, surpassing the plateau at Michigan (11/24) … averaged 4.45 kills per set on a .363 hitting percentage in the NCAA Tournament … recorded 13 double-doubles (killsdigs) during the season to push her career total to 25 … ranked second on the team with 2.54 digs per game and 310 total digs … picked up a season-high 19 digs versus Wisconsin (11/16) … ranked second on the team with 35 service aces … had at least one ace in 22 matches and provided multiple aces in 10 contests … tallied 88 total blocks … had 24 multiple-block matches … posted a career-high eight blocks against Delaware State (9/15). 2006 (Freshman): AVCA First Team All-America … AVCA National Freshman of the Year … Big Ten Player of the Year … Big Ten Freshman of the Year … AVCA First Team All-Mideast Region … AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year … Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten … NCAA Seattle Regional All-Tournament Team … Big Ten All-Freshmen Team … three-time Big Ten Player of the Week (9/25, 10/23, 11/27) … LSU Classic All-Tournament Team … Penn State Invitational All-Tournament Team … Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team … Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team … first player in Big Ten history to earn First Team AVCA AllAmerica honors as a freshman … just one of two true freshmen to be named to the three 2006 AVCA All-America teams and the only one named First Team … the only player ever in Big Ten history to claim both Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Year honors … first-ever player to earn Gatorade National High School Volleyball Player of the Year honors and AVCA National Freshman of the Year honors in consecutive seasons … led the Big Ten and the team in points per set (5.57) and kills per set (4.83) … ranked second on the team with 39 service aces and 303 digs, an average of 2.66 digs per set … her 551 kills ranks sixth on the Penn State single-season record chart and is the highest for the rally-scoring era … her average of 4.83 kills

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Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs

per set places her third on the all-time single-season list and ranked her 17th in the country … becomes only the seventh player in Nittany Lion history to record more than 500 kills in a season … posted double-digit kills in 31 matches, tallying 15 or more kills in 20 contests and 20 or more kills in six outings … recorded a career-high 27 kills in the five-set thriller at Texas (9/8) … tied the school record with 25 kills in a three-set match at Northwestern (10/13) … hit for a personal-best .727 (17-1-22) against Miami (Ohio) (9/16) … recorded 11 double-doubles, including both matches at the NCAA Seattle Regional against No. 18 Purdue (12/8) and No. 3 Washington (12/9) … posted a career-high 20 digs versus Michigan (10/20) … tallied at least one block in 32 matches, with 24 contests of two or more blocks … notched a career-high five blocks three times, including versus Duke (9/2), at Illinois (10/15) and against Michigan State (10/21) … posted at least one ace in 21 matches … had 14 multiple-ace matches, including a career-best four at Minnesota (10/28).

Hodge’s Expectations “To be a better team at the end of the season than we are at the beginning. And as always, to end the season on a win.”

TA 1,253 1,278 985 3,516

Pct. .270 .297 .349 .302

27 at Texas (9/8/06) 72 at Illinois (10/19/07) .727 (17-1-22) vs. Miami (Oh) (9/16/06) 4, 4x, last at Indiana (10/1/07) 4 at Minnesota (10/28/06) 20 vs. Michigan (10/20/06) 8 vs. Delaware State (9/15/07)

Opp. K Hawaii 13 UCLA 14 Ohio 8 Long Is. 8 G.W. 13 Villanova 10 Ill.-Chicago 10 Ill. State 13 Louisville 14 Yale 12 UNH 9 St. Louis 10 Purdue 12 Illinois 13 Indiana 14 Mich. St. 10 Iowa 12 Minnesota 15 Michigan 8 Ohio St. 8 Wisconsin 9 N’western 15 Minnesota 11 Iowa 13 Indiana 9 Mich. St. 15 Illinois 17 Purdue 9 N’western 10 Wisconsin 16 Ohio St. 12 Michigan 18 Long Is. 9 Yale 14 W. Mich. 15 California 13 Nebraska 23 Stanford 16

Quoting Russ Rose “Megan has had a storied career at Penn State. I’d expect her last year to be her most important. Her strengths are her physical talents and her ability to dominate a match and she’ll be given the opportunity to take those swings in critical situations. I’d like to judge her last year on her leadership skills and how she’s taken this team under her wing.”

K E 551 213 561 182 470 126 1,582 521

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

2008 Match-by-Match

Personal Born on Oct. 15, 1988 in St. omas, U.S. Virgin Islands ... parents are Michael and Carmen Hodge … has one brother, Michael (12) ... mother played volleyball at George Washington University ... father played volleyball at the University of the Virgin Islands ... both parents are former members of the Virgin Islands National Volleyball team and were selected all-regional by the Carolina Region ... majoring in business management ... names “Fade” as favorite book, “American Gangster” as favorite movie, hot fudge brownie sundaes as favorite food, the Virgin Islands as favorite place to visit, the Boston Celtics as favorite pro sports team and Dwayne Wade and Kevin Garnett as favorite pro athletes.

MP-GP 35-114 36-122 38-115 109-351

18 at Michigan (11/29) 39 vs. UCLA (8/30) 667 (12-0-18) vs. Yale (9/19) 4 at Indiana (10/1) 3 vs. Michigan (10/17) 13 vs. New Hampshire (9/20) 5 vs. Stanford (12/20)

Career Highs

High School Four-year volleyball starter at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C. ... 2006 Gatorade National High School Volleyball Player of the Year ... one of five finalists for the 2006 Gatorade National Female Athlete of the Year ... two-time North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year (2005 & 2006) ... named the National High School Player of the Year by Volleyball Magazine ... 2005-06 PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American and Top Senior Ace ... first team Mizuno Volleyball High School All-American in 2006 ... voted the 2006 National High School Senior Athlete of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association ... member of the 2006 USA Junior National Team and the 2004 and 2005 USA Youth National teams ... voted the Most Valuable Player and “Best Attacker” at the 2004 NORCECA Championships in Cataño, Puerto Rico ... competed with the USA Youth National Team at the Youth World Championships in Macau, China in 2005 ... earned the prestigious Paul Williamson Award as the Pac 6 Athlete of the Year ... named the North Carolina High School Female Athlete of the Year by the News and Observer ... helped Riverside High School to a 74-14 scholastic record ... posted career totals of 1,596 kills, 319 blocks, 647 digs, 286 aces and 130 assists ... as a member of the Triangle 18’s club team, was selected as an All-American as the 2006 AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships in Orlando, Fla. ... selected as the Most Valuable Player of the North Carolina Regional Championships for the 18’s Gold age division ... the first player from the Carolina Region to be named All-Tournament at the USA Junior Olympic Girls Volleyball Championships ... three-time USA Volleyball Carolina Region MVP ... four-time Pac 6 all-conference selection ... two-time Pac 6 conference Player of the Year ... led Riverside to the state playoff semifinals in 2002 and 2004 and the state quarterfinals in 2003 ... from 1996-2002, was a member of the Bouncing Bulldogs Jump Rope Demonstration team and was a silver medalist in the 12-14 age division at the World Championship in Ghent, Belgium, as a member of the USA Jump Rope Team ... ranked 53 in her class of 493 at Riverside, holding a 4.5 grade point average ... member of the Riverside Student Council ... acted as a peer mentor for students with special needs.

Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

Hodge’s Career Stats

Assists 32 40 33 105

Aces 39 35 20 94

Digs 303 310 242 855

BS 13 9 8 30

BA 64 79 41 184

E 4 4 1 1 5 8 3 5 5 0 4 2 4 2 6 3 5 2 5 3 7 1 1 2 2 4 5 9 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 5 2

TA 24 39 14 11 22 31 19 28 35 18 20 16 26 26 31 21 24 35 21 26 30 27 21 30 25 32 28 27 14 26 27 28 18 24 23 27 47 44

TB 77 88 49 214

KPG 4.83 4.60 4.09 4.51

Pct. .375 .256 .500 .636 .364 .065 .368 .286 .257 .667 .250 .500 .308 .423 .258 .333 .292 .371 .143 .192 .067 .519 .476 .367 .280 .344 .429 .000 .643 .577 .333 .536 .444 .458 .609 .370 .383 .318

A 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1

APG 0.28 0.33 0.29 0.30

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SAPG 0.34 0.29 0.17 0.27

SA 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1

D 7 7 11 5 4 5 9 5 8 6 13 4 3 2 5 5 10 2 4 4 4 5 6 12 9 1 4 8 7 9 7 5 1 5 10 4 12 14

DPG 2.66 2.54 2.10 2.44

BPG 0.68 0.72 0.43 0.61

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TB 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0

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8

Kelsey

Ream

Middle Hitter • 6-1 • Sr. State College, Pa. • State College

Pronounced: Kel-see • REEM

Lion career 2008 ( Junior at Penn State): Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree ... appeared in all 38 matches and 88 sets ... saw action primarily as a serving specialist, but also at middle hitter ... finished the season with 16 service aces and 15 digs ... registered three digs versus Long Island (9/5) ... recorded two service aces against George Washington (9/6) ... tallied two digs and an ace versus Yale (9/19) ... had a season-high four kills against New Hampshire (9/20) on .600 hitting (career-high) ... tallied one service ace each against Nebraska in the NCAA Semifinal and Stanford in the NCAA Championship. 2007 (Sophomore at Penn State): Academic All-Big Ten … played in 23 matches and 26 sets, often in the role of serving specialist … recorded four kills, including one against Saint John’s (9/7), one against VCU (9/8), one at Yale (9/14) and one versus Delaware State (9/15) … posted three service aces, with one against Colgate (9/8), one in the NCAA Second Round win over Albany (12/1) and the match-winner in the NCAA Regional Finals against Brigham Young (12/8) … tallied five blocks for the season, including three against Saint John’s (9/7) … also added in three digs. 2006 (Freshman at Miami University): Played in six matches and 19 setsbefore transferring to Penn State and sitting out the rest of the season ... provided 21 kills, nine service aces, 11 digs and 19 blocks ... tallied a careerhigh seven kills against Kansas (8/26) ... posted six kills on .556 hitting versus Alabama A&M (8/26), also racking up a personal-best six blocks ... provided four multiple block matches ... had five or more stuffs three times.

High School ree year volleyball letterwinner and two year basketball letterwinner at State College Area High School ... volleyball team captain for the Little Lions during senior year ... aided the squad to two District 6 volleyball championships in 2004 and 2005 and also the 2004 District 6 basketball championship ... named Most Improved Player as a freshman ... won the Player's Choice Award as a sophomore ... named First Team All-State following junior season ... three-time First Team All-District and MAC First Team honoree ... earned the Maroon and Gray Award and the Power of the

Career Honors

2008 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree Academic All-Big Ten

2007 Big Ten All-Freshman Team Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week (Sept. 11) Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 11) Texas Invitational All-Tournament Team Penn State Classic Most Valuable Player

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Paws Award ... member of the Pittsburgh Renaissance club volleyball program ... squad finished 15th in the 18 Open Division at the 2006 Junior Olympics.

Personal Born Kelsey Lynne Ream on Oct. 2, 1987 in State College, Pa. ... parents are Gary and Rebecca Ream ... has one sister, Lindsay (28) and one brother, Brandon (25) ... mother, father, sister and brother all attended Penn State ... brother Brandon played football for the Nittany Lions from 2002 to 2006 ... family owns Camp Woodward, a gymnastics, cheer, skateboard, BMX, inline and snowboard training facility ... majoring in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management ... names hobbies as dancing, favorite musical entertainer as Lady Gaga, favorite pro sports team as the Lakers, favorite athlete as Gabby Reece, favorite food as Philly Cheesesteaks, favorite book as "Twilight” series, favorite television show as "Grey's Anatomy," favorite movie as “Sex in the City," favorite actor as Brad Pitt, favorite actress as Eva Longoria and favorite place to visit as Hawaii ... nickname is Reamster.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

4 vs. New Hampshire (9/20) 5, 2x, last vs. New Hampshire (9/20) .600 (4-1-5) vs. New Hampshire (9/20) N/A 2 vs. George Washington (9/6) 3, 2x, last vs. Nebraska (12/18) 1, 2x, last vs. New Hampshire (9/20)

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

7 at Kansas (8/26/06) 25 at Kansas (8/26/06) .600 (4-1-5) vs. New Hampshire (9/20/08) 2 at Alabama (8/25/06) 3 vs. Villanova (9/2/06) 5 vs. Kansas (8/26/06) 6 vs. Alabama A&M (8/26/06)

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match Opp. K Hawaii 0 UCLA 0 Ohio 0 Long Is. 2 GWU 0 Villanova 0 Ill.-Chicago 0 Ill. State 0 Louisville 0 Yale 0 UNH 4 St. Louis 0 Purdue 0 Illinois 0 Indiana 0 Mich. St. 0 Iowa 0 Minnesota 0 Michigan 0 Ohio St. 0 Wisconsin 0 N’western 0 Minnesota 0 Iowa 0 Indiana 0 at Mich. St. 0 at Illinois 0 at Purdue 0 N’western 0 Wisconsin 0 Ohio St. 0 Michigan 0 Long Is. 0 Yale 0 W. Mich. 0 California 0 Nebraska 0 Stanford 0

Quoting Russ Rose “ere’s no good time for an injury. Kelsey’s has a strong impact on the program by the type of person she is. I wouldn’t expect that there be any change in her focus on the team. As the season progresses, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s able to help us in a few areas.” Ream’s Expectations “To play with no regrets and leave it all on the court.”

Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

MP-GP 6-19 23-26 38-88 67-133

K 21 4 6 31

E 10 5 3 18

TA 62 15 14 91

Ream’s Career Stats

Pct. Assists .177 3 -.067 0 .214 0 .143 3

Aces 9 3 16 28

Digs 11 3 15 29

BS 0 0 0 0

BA 18 5 2 25

E 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TA 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 18 5 2 25

KPG 1.11 0.15 0.07 0.23

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .200 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.000 .600 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

APG 0.16 0.12 0.00 0.02

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAPG 0.47 0.12 0.18 0.21

SA 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1

D 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

DPG 0.58 0.12 0.60 0.22

BPG 0.95 0.19 0.02 0.19

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TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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9 Blair

Brown

Middle Hitter/Opposite 6-5 • RS Jr.

Purcellville, Va. • Loudoun Valley

Pronounced: Blair • Brown

Lion career 2008 (Redshirt Sophomore): AVCA Second Team All-America ... NCAA Regional Championship All-Tournament Team ... First Team AVCA AllMideast Region ... Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team ... played in all 38 matches, starting 22, and played in 114 sets ... finished fourth on the team with 217 kills, good for an average of 1.90 kills per set ... had at least five kills in 27 of 38 matches played ... her .426 hitting percentage ranked third on the team and in the Big Ten ... recorded 49 assists for the season ... her 94 total blocks was fourth on the team ... collected six kills and seven block assists versus Yale (9/19) ... had a season-high 11 kills on .625 hitting with four digs at Indiana (10/1) ... posted 10 kills on .421 hitting versus Minnesota (10/31) ... tied her career high with six assists versus Purdue (11/15) ... tallied a combined 16 kills (2.67 kps) without an error on 22 swings to hit .700 against Northwestern (11/21) ... collected 15 kills on .478 hitting with eight blocks in the two matches of the NCAA Regional Championship ... was third on the team with nine kills against Nebraska in the NCAA Semifinal ... her eight kills ranked third on the squad and her five block assists were second in the NCAA Championship against Stanford. 2007 (Redshirt Freshman): Big Ten All-Freshman Team … played in 35 matches and 110 of 122 sets … earned first career start versus Stanford at the Yale Classic (9/15), posting 12 kills on .409 hitting … ranked fourth on the team and third in the Big Ten in hitting percentage (.366) … provided 210 kills for the season, good for an average of 1.91 kills per set … set a career high with 17 kills without an error on 23 attacks to hit .739 at Iowa (10/27) … had four double-digit kill matches and in all four of those instances hit .409 or better … ranked fifth on the team with 0.92 blocks per game … provided 101 total blocks, the fourth-highest total on the squad … had at least one block in 30 matches and posted 20 multiple-block contests … provided a career-high nine stuffs against Virginia Commonwealth (9/8) and added eight at Indiana (9/28) … posted first career service ace against Colgate (9/8) and picked up 45 digs for the season … tallied a personal-best four digs on three occasions, including versus Iowa (10/5), at Iowa (10/27) and at Michigan (11/24). 2006 (Freshman): Redshirt Season.

Career Honors

2008 Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region NCAA Regional Championship All-Tournament Team AVCA Second Team All-America

High School Four-year volleyball letterwinner, two-year track letterwinner at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Va. ... volleyball team captain for the Vikings in 2005 ... two-time Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year (2004 and 2005) ... member of the 2004 USA Youth National Team that won the NORCECA Championships in Puerto Rico ... two-time PrepVolleyball All-American (2004 and 2005) ... ranked seventh on the PrepVolleyball Top Ten Senior Aces list ... Virginia State Player of the Year in 2004 ... threetime First Team All-Region ... two-time Region Player of the Year ... three-time Dulles District Player of the Year ... posted a 93-14 scholastic team record for a .870 winning percentage ... led the 2004 Vikings to a Virginia State AA Championship with an undefeated 29-0 record, ultimately winning 55 consecutive matches ... Virginia State record holder with 1,463 career kills and 307 solo blocks ... 2004 AA Virginia State High Jump Champion ... member of the Northern Virginia Volleyball Association club program with national tournament appearances in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... member of the 2006 Pittsburgh Renaissance Volleyball Club that participated in the 2006 Junior Olympics ... member and officer of the National Honor Society with a 3.78 grade point average. . Personal Born Jennifer Blair Brown on March 5, 1988 in Purcellville, Va. ... parents are Jeff and Jaima Brown ... has one brother, Tyler (24) ... majoring in English and political science ... hobbies are music, reading and movies, names “e DaVinci Code” as favorite book, “Sense and Sensibility” as favorite movie, the beach as favorite place to visit, mashed potatoes as favorite food, Harrison Ford as favorite actor and Kate Hudson as favorite actress ... nicknames are B, B-Bop, BB.

2007 Big Ten All-Freshman Team

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

11 at Indiana (10/1) 18 vs. Stanford (12/20) 1.000 (6-0-6) vs. Long Island (9/5) 6 at Purdue (11/15) N/A 4 at Indiana (10/1) 7 vs. Yale (9/19)

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

17 at Iowa (10/27/07) 23 at Iowa (10/27/07) 1.000 (6-0-6) vs. Long Island (9/5/08) 6, 2x, last at Purdue (11/15/08) 1 vs. Colgate (9/8/07) 4, 4x, last at Indiana (10/1/08) 9 vs. VCU (9/8/07)

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match Opp. K Hawaii 6 UCLA 1 Ohio 5 Long Is. 6 GWU 9 Villanova 8 Ill.-Chicago 8 Ill. State 3 Louisville 5 Yale 6 UNH 4 St. Louis 5 Purdue 7 Illinois 5 Indiana 11 Mich. ST. 7 Iowa 6 Minnesota 3 Michigan 4 Ohio St. 1 Wisconsin 1 N’western 5 Minnesota 10 Iowa 3 Indiana 1 Mich. St. 3 Illinois 7 Purdue 9 N’western 7 Wisconsin 1 Ohio St. 6 Michigan 8 Long Is. 9 Yale 5 W. Mich. 10 California 5 Nebraska 8 Stanford 9

Quoting Russ Rose “Blair is due to have a breakout season, not that the last couple of years haven’t been good. Last year she was recognized as a Second Team All-American. During our stretch run to the NCAA Tournament she was one of our key performers. She was great at the net, which she’ll continue to be. We hope to get her into a different role where she may hit out of the back row and to do some things that can help the team in the long run.” Brown’s Expectations To work hard and improve as a team everday and to continue toward the tradition of success at Penn State.”

Year 2006 2007 2008 Career

MP-GP K E Redshirt season 35-110 210 59 38-114 217 45 73-224 427 104

TA

413 404 817

Pct.

.366 .426 .395

Brown’s Career Stats

Assists 41 49 90

Aces Digs

1 0 1

45 36 81

BS

6 9 15

BA

95 85 180

E 2 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 3

TA 12 6 10 6 15 14 14 7 10 10 5 8 13 9 16 16 14 9 9 4 7 10 19 8 8 5 10 12 10 9 11 13 12 7 12 11 15 18

TB

KPG APG

101 94 195

Pct. .333 .000 .300 1.000 .533 .429 .500 .286 .400 .500 .800 .625 .308 .333 .625 .312 .214 .222 .444 .250 .000 .500 .421 .125 -.125 .600 .700 .750 .700 -.222 .455 .615 .667 .714 .667 .273 .400 .333

1.91 0.37 1.90 0.43 1.90 0.40

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A 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 6 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1

SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 1

TB 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 5.0

SAPG DPG BPG 0.01 0.00 0.00

0.41 0.92 0.32 0.82 0.36 0.87

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12 Alyssa

D’Errico

Libero/Def. Specialist 5-9 • Jr.

Byron, N.Y. • Byron-Bergen

Pronounced: Ah-lissa • Duh-REE-ko

Collegiate career 2008 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Ten ... saw action in 36 of 38 matches as a serving and defensive specialist ... made 13 starts ... rotated in for teammate Blair Brown in the back row ... had at least one dig in 35 of her 36 matches ... totaled 197 digs for the season to rank fifth on the team ... started at libero for an injured Roberta Holehouse at Indiana (10/1), posting nine digs, and versus Michigan State (10/4) where she tallied a career-high 13 digs ... collected nine digs at Northwestern (10/25) ... posted eight digs at libero against Wisconsin (11/22) ... had two aces and five digs against California (12/13) in the NCAA Regional Final ... recorded 11 digs against Nebraska in the NCAA Semifinal ... posted eight digs against Stanford in the NCAA Championship match. 2007 (Freshman): Played in all 36 matches and 112 of 122 sets as a defensive specialist … saw first career action in both matches against Texas (8/24-25), recording two aces and seven digs … totaled 108 digs for the year, good for the sixth-highest total on the team … set a new career high with 12 digs in the national championship match against Stanford (12/15) … averaged 2.33 digs per set at the Penn State Classic, with a total of 21 digs … posted eight digs against Virginia Commonwealth (9/8) while playing libero … tallied seven digs versus Cal Poly (8/31) and Colgate (9/8) … had 13 service aces for the season … posted three aces against Delaware State (9/15) … had two aces versus Texas (8/25), Colgate (9/8) and at Yale (9/14) … also had two kills, including one against VCU (9/8) and another versus Northwestern (9/22).

High School Five-time volleyball and basketball letterwinner at Byron-Bergen High School in Bergen, N.Y. … three-year volleyball captain and two-year basketball captain for the Bees … three-time first team all-state selection … five-time Section V Class C Most Valuable Player (2002-2006), beginning in her eighth grade year … led the Bees to three New York state titles (20042006) and five sectional titles … captured four Genesee Regional League championships … finished with a five-year scholastic varsity record of 9812 … ranked 33rd on PrepVolleyball’s “Senior Aces” list … 2006-2007 New York State Gatorade Player of the Year … achieved the career milestones of 1,000 kills and digs during junior season … ended tenure with 1,879 kills and 1,521 digs … two-time basketball Most Valuable Player … was an alternate for the USA A2 Team in 2006 … member of the VolleyFX Magic Club program … helped the squad to a 17th-place Open finish at

Career Honors

the 2006 Nationals … also claimed the titles at the 2001, 2002 and 2004 East Coast Championship and the 2003 Northeast Qualifier … excels off the court, ranking sixth in her class … member of the National Honor Society … Student Council Parliamentarian in 2006 … was selected as an alternate for American Legion Girls State … nominated as a Kodak Young Leader … acted as president of the Varsity Club, the yearbook editor and the leader of the Byron-Bergen Emergency Response Team.

Personal Born Alyssa Lynne D’Errico on March 28, 1989 in Brockport, N.Y. … parents are Cindy and Dave D’Errico … has one sister, Brianna (19) … mother Cindy was a member of the 1977 volleyball national A2 team and sister Brianna is an all-conference volleyball player at Ithaca … majoring in business marketing … names hobbies as shopping, talking on the phone and drawing, favorite musical entertainer as Carrie Underwood, Secondhand Serenade and Rascal Flatts, favorite pro sports teams as the New England Patriots and the New York Yankees, favorite athletes as her mom and Tara Cross-Battle, favorite food as Ralph and Rosie’s pizza from her hometown and Jimmy John’s #1 Pepe, favorite book as “My Sister’s Keeper,” favorite television shows as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Extreme Home Makeover” and “Desperate Housewives,” and favorite movies as “Pursuit of Happyness,” “Norbit,” “Friday Night Lights,” “G.I. Jane,” “e Notebook” and “Stomp e Yard” ... nickname is Nummy or Nummy Lynne.

2008 Academic All-Big Ten 2007 Academic All-Big Ten

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

1 vs. Michigan (10/17) 1, 3x, last vs. Long Isand (12/5) N/A 3 vs. Long Island (9/5) 2, 6x, last vs. California (12/13) 13 vs. Michigan State (10/4) N/A

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

1, 3x, last vs. Michigan (10/17/08) 1, 11x, last vs. LIU (12/5/08) N/A 3, 2x, last vs, Long Island (9/5/08) 3 vs. Delaware State (9/15/07) 13 vs. Michigan STate (10/4/08) N/A

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match

Quoting Russ Rose “Nummy has played a key role in our two national championships and during her first two seasons continues to show great leadership with the team and focus on what the team’s needs are to continue to contribute. I think she’s going to be in the mix to be the libero or a key back row player. But most important, I think she’s one of our main leaders on the team. To me, that’s the most important thing. I don’t care who plays, but I care who can lead and there’s no question that she’s prepared for that that.”

D’Errico’s Expectations “I love the team chemistry we’ve formed in the off season and the experiences we’ve shared. is season is going to be a dog fight, but we’re all in it together with one goal in mind.”

Year 2007 2008 Career

MP-GP 36-112 36-110 72-222

K 2 1 3

E 0 0 0

TA 8 4 12

Pct. .250 .250 .250

Opp. K Hawaii 0 UCLA 0 Ohio 0 Long Is. 0 GWU 0 Villanova 0 Ill.-Chicago 0 Illinois St. 0 Louisville 0 Yale 0 UNH 0 St. Louis 0 Purdue 0 Illinois 0 Indiana 0 Mich. St. 0 Iowa 0 Minnesota 0 Michigan 1 Ohio St. 0 Wisconsin 0 N’western 0 Minnesota 0 Iowa 0 Indiana 0 Mich. St. 0 N’western 0 Wisconsin 0 Ohio St. 0 Michigan 0 Long Is. 0 Yale 0 W. Mich. 0 California 0 Nebraska 0 Stanford 0

D’Errico’s Career Stats

Assists 10 29 39

Aces 13 22 35

Digs 108 197 305

BS 0 0 0

BA 0 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

TB 0 0 0

KPG 0.02 0.01 0.01

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

APG 0.09 0.26 0.18

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A 2 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0

SAPG 0.12 0.20 0.16

SA 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0

DPG 0.96 1.79 1.37

D 8 7 7 5 5 4 4 4 8 3 6 7 4 1 9 13 5 4 5 6 3 9 2 7 5 5 3 8 2 4 6 0 4 5 11 8

TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

BPG 0.00 0.00 0.00

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14 Cathy

Quilico

Defensive Specialist 5-1 • Jr.

Thousand Oaks, Calif. Boston College/Westlake HS

Pronounced: Cathy • QUILL-ah-ko

Lion career 2008 (Sophomore at Penn State): In her first season with the Nittany Lions, Quilico saw action in 28 maches, starting three ... she played primarily as a serving and defensive specialist ... finished the season with 29 digs and six service aces ... recorded her first dig as a Nittany Lion against George Washington (9/6) ... recorded four digs at Indiana (10/1) as a regular back row sub for teammate Blair Brown ... picked up two digs against Michigan State (10/4) ... recorded first ace at Minnesota (10/11) ... had one ace and one dig against Iowa (11/1) ... tallied a season-high seven digs at Illinois (11/14) ... collected two assists, four digs and one ace against Wisconsin (11/22). 2007 (Freshman at Boston College): Played 114 of 115 sets at libero and defensive specialist for the Eagles … led the team with 479 total digs for an average of 4.20 digs per set … ranked ninth in the ACC in digs per set (4.20) … posted 25 double-digit dig matches, including seven contests with 20 or more digs … tallied a career-high 33 digs in the five-set win over Virginia (11/17) … had 25 digs in first collegiate match at Delaware (8/24) … notched 26 digs versus Georgia Tech (11/21), 25 digs at NC State (11/4) and 24 against Maryland (9/15) … also recorded five kills, 54 assists and two aces for the year.

High School Four-year letterwinner at Westlake High School in Westlake Village, Calif. … three-time team captain for the Warriors … recorded 478 digs in her senior season at libero, also adding in 19 assists, three aces and seven kills … during junior season tallied 359 assists as the setter, also adding in 17 aces, eight blocks, 349 digs and 18 assists … two-time Ventura County allstart team member … all-area team selection … earned first-team honors of the Marmonte League as a libero … member of “Gene’s Team” club program under legendary coach Gene Selznick for four years … named to the Junior Olympic All-Tournament team … four year scholar-athlete … also participated in gymnastics and ice hockey.

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Personal Born Cathryn Adell Quilico on Jan. 4, 1989 in Santa Monica, Calif … parents are Dave and eresa Quilico … has one brother, Dan (21), who plays hockey at Colorado College … majoring in communications … names beach volleyball, gymnastics and hockey as hobbies, Brad Paisley as favorite entertainer, math as favorite school subject, Kerry Walsh-Misty May as favorite pro sports team, Gene Selznick as favorite athlete, Mexican and Chinese as favorite foods, “e Great Gatsby” as favorite book, “One Tree Hill” as favorite television show, “Dumb and Dumber” as favorite movie, Will Ferrell as favorite actor, Julie Andrews as favorite actress and Venice, Italy, as favorite place to visit.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

N/A N/A N/A 2 vs. Wisconsin (11/22) 1, 6x, last vs. Yale (12/6) 7 at Illinois (11/14) N/A

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

N/A N/A N/A 2 vs. Wisconsin (11/22/08) 1, 6x, last vs. Yale (12/6/08) 33 vs. Virginia (11/17/07) N/A

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match

Quoting Russ Rose “Cathy is our quickest player and she’s improved a great deal. Her confidence has risen as she’s worked in the gym and pushed harder. She’s a player who I think will be in the mix for the libero position, as well as one of our key back row players.”

Quilico’s Expectations “Last year was an incredible team and it was great to be a part of it. I’m excited for the team this season and the things we can accomplish.”

Year MP-GP 2008 28-44 Career 28-44

K 0 0

E 0 0

TA 1 1

Pct. .000 .000

Opp. K UCLA 0 Long Is. 0 GWU 0 Villanova 0 Ill.-Chicago 0 Yale 0 UNH 0 St. Louis 0 Purdue 0 Illinois 0 Indiana 0 Mich. St. 0 Iowa 0 Minnesota 0 Michigan 0 Wisconsin 0 N’western 0 Iowa 0 Indiana 0 Mich. St. 0 Illinois 0 Purdue 0 N’western 0 Wisconsin 0 Long Is. 0 Yale 0 W. Mich. 0 California 0

Quilico’s Career Stats

Assists 3 3

Aces Digs 6 29 6 29

BS 0 0

BA 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

TB 0 0

KPG APG 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.07

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

D 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 2 0 4 0 0 1 0

TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

SAPG DPG BPG 0.14 0.66 0.00 0.14 0.66 0.00

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Arielle

Wilson

Middle Hitter • 6-3 • Jr. Broadview, Ill.• Proviso East

Pronounced: ARE-ee-el • WILL-son

Lion career 2008 (Sophomore): AVCA Second Team All-America ... First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region ... Academic All-Big Ten ... First Team All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 10) ... Nittany Lion Invitational MVP ... Preseason All-Big Ten ... started all 38 matches, playing in all 116 sets ... finished fourth on the team with 245 kills, averaging 2.11 kills per set ... ranked second on the team and in the Big Ten with a .458 hitting percentage ... was second on the team with 159 total blocks and tied for first on the squad with 145 block assists ... her 159 total blocks ranked fifth in the Big Ten ... led the Nittany Lions in blocks in 18 matches ... totaled 16 digs for the second year in a row ... averaged 2.83 kills per set on .556 hitting with 12 blocks in wins at Iowa and Minnesota (10/10-11) ... recorded eight kills on on .636 hitting versus Michigan (10/17) ... averaged 2.83 kills per set on .654 hitting with 12 blocks against Indiana and Michigan State (11/5 & 7) ... combined for 16 kills on .538 hitting against Illinois and Purdue (11/1415), and also contributed 13 blocks ... totaled 11 kills each versus Wisconsin (11/22) and Ohio State (11/28) with only one error... averaged 2.50 kills per set on .623 hitting wih nine blocks at the NCAA Regional Championship ... totaled six blocks in NCAA Tournament wins against Nebraska and Stanford. 2007 (Freshman): NCAA University Park Regional Most Outstanding Player … Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Big Ten All-Freshman Team … Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (10/1) … Big Ten Player of the Week (11/5) … played in 30 matches and 83 sets … saw first career action at the Penn State Classic (9/7-8) and through six sets produced 18 kills (3.00 kps) on .607 hitting with a team-high 14 blocks (2.33 bps) … earned first career start against Stanford (9/15), recording 10 kills and four blocks … earned first career Big Ten start at Purdue (9/29) and picked up her first career Big Ten weekly award after averaging 3.60 kills per set on .536 hitting with 3.20 blocks per game against Purdue and Indiana (9/28-29) … ranked second

Career Honors

2008 Preseason All-Big Ten Nittany Lion Invitational MVP Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 10) First Team All-Big Ten Academic All-Big Ten First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region AVCA Second Team All-America

2007 NCAA University Park Regional Most Outstanding Player Big Ten Freshman of the Year Big Ten All-Freshman Team Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1) Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 5) 46 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

on the team and in the Big Ten and fifth in the country with a .446 hitting percentage … averaged 2.39 kills per set, recording seven double-digit kill matches … posted 10 kills without an error on 11 attacks in the NCAA National Semifinal against Cal (12/13) to hit a career-high .909 … added 12 kills on .500 hitting in the national championship match versus Stanford (12/15) … fell just shy of the NCAA Tournament hitting percentage record with 68 attacks (minimum is 75 total attacks, record is .564), hitting .618 with 2.56 kills per set in 18 sets … in the final two matches of the NCAA Championship, averaged 2.75 kills per set on .645 hitting with a team-high 11 blocks against Cal and Stanford (12/13 & 15) … became just the secondever freshman to lead the Big Ten in blocks, averaging 1.78 blocks per setin conference-only matches … in all matches, led the team and the Big Ten and ranked third in the country with an average of 1.80 blocks per set, a mark that places her second all-time on Penn State’s single-season blocks per game list … recorded 149 total blocks for the season … recorded a careerhigh 10 stuffs against Wisconsin (11/16) … had 26 multiple-block contests … also posted 16 digs for the year.

High School Four-year volleyball letterwinner and one-year basketball letterwinner at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. … three-year varsity volleyball captain and four-year starter for the Pirates … earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors her senior season … two-time team Most Valuable Player … ranked seventh nationally by Prepvolleyball.com in 2006 … named one of the top 50 recruits in the nation in 2007 … tabbed by Mizuno as the best middle blocker in 2006 … member of the 1st Alliance Volleyball club program … was also named the best rebounder for Varsity basketball at Proviso

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

12 at Michigan State (11/7) 17, 2x, last at Michigan State (11/7) .875 (7-0-8) vs. Illinois (9/27) 2 vs. Minnesota (10/31) N/A 3 vs. Wisconsin (11/22) 9, 4x, last at Illinois (11/14)

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

13 vs. Iowa (10/5/07) 24 vs. Wisconsin (11/16/07) .909 (10-0-11) vs. California (12/13/07) 2 vs. Minnesota (10/31/08) N/A 4 vs. Purdue (11/2/07) 10 vs. Wisconsin (11/16/07)

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match

East, helping her team to the regional championship during her junior season … four-year member of the honor roll and was named all-academic for varsity volleyball during senior season ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal Born Arielle Dwan Wilson on Jan. 3, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. … parents are La Verna and Robert Wilson … is an only child but has two step-sisters, Shuntay Grant and Ta-Meka Judon … cousin Pettis Norman played football for the Dallas Cowboys, uncle Dennis Wilson played football at Iowa State, uncle Craig Norman played basketball at Triton College, uncle Otis Parks played basketball at Morris Brown College and cousin John Parks played football at Savannah State … plans on majoring in nursing … names hobbies as meeting new people and painting, favorite musical entertainer as Usher, favorite pro sports team as the L.A. Lakers, favorite athlete as Kobe Bryant, favorite food as shrimp, favorite book as “e Skin I’m In,” favorite television show as “Grey’s Anatomy,” favorite movie as “P.S. I Love You,” favorite actor as Denzel Washington, favorite actress as Kimberly Elise and favorite place to visit as the lakeshore and downtown Chicago ... nicknames are Arie, Miss Arielle and A-Train.

Quoting Russ Rose “Arielle has been able to be an All-American and still fly under the radar screen. I think Arielle is a terrific offensive player. She’s also improved a great deal. She’s worked hard in the classroom and gymnasium to be the best she can be. I’d expect her to have a good year and be a major factor in the team’s success this year.”

Wilson’s Expectations “My expectations for this year are to win our third straight NCAA title, win the Big Ten and to fill some major shoes in the middle now that Christa (Harmotto) has graduated.”

Year 2007 2008 Career

MP-GP 30-83 38-116 68-199

K 198 245 443

E 40 53 93

TA 354 419 773

Pct. .446 .458 .453

Opp. K Hawaii 6 UCLA 7 Ohio 4 Long Is. 6 GWU 5 Villanova 10 Ill.-Chicago6 Illinois St. 4 Louisville 4 Yale 6 UNH 6 St. Louis 3 Purdue 4 Illinois 7 Indiana 8 Mich. St. 6 Iowa 7 Minnesota 10 Michigan 8 Ohio St. 6 Wisconsin 8 N’western 6 Minnesota 3 Iowa 8 Indiana 5 Mich. St. 12 Illinois 6 Purdue 10 N’western 4 Wisconsin 11 Ohio St. 11 Mich. 7 Long Is. 4 Yale 7 W. Mich. 9 California 6 Nebraska 4 Stanford 1

Wilson’s Career Stats

Assists 6 10 16

Aces 0 0 0

Digs 16 16 32

BS 18 14 32

BA 131 145 276

E 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 4

TA 14 13 5 13 11 17 11 5 8 13 12 6 10 8 10 10 14 13 11 11 12 9 12 13 9 17 13 13 6 14 16 10 8 10 11 8 11 12

TB 149 159 308

KPG 2.39 2.11 2.23

Pct. .143 .385 .600 .231 .182 .529 .455 .800 .375 .308 .500 .333 .200 .875 .600 .400 .429 .692 .636 .455 .667 .444 0.083 .538 .556 .706 .385 .692 .667 .786 .625 .500 .375 .500 .727 .500 .182 -.250

APG 0.07 0.09 0.08

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

A 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SAPG 0.00 0.00 0.00

DPG 0.19 0.14 0.16

D 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

TB 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 8.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 9.0 3.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 9.0 3.0 6.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 9.0 3.0 9.0 4.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 4.0

BPG 1.80 1.37 1.55

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Katie

Kabbes

Outside Hitter • 6-5 • So. Raleigh, N.C.• Cardinal Gibbons

Pronounced: Katie • CAB-es

Lion career 2008 (Freshman): Played in 22 matches ... Saw first career action against UCLA (8/30) and recorded her first collegiate kill versus Ohio (8/31) ... posted eight kills versus Long Island (9/5) in first career action in Rec Hall ... had four kills against Yale (9/19) ... was 2-for 3 with one digs against New Hampshire (9/20) ... tallied two kills at Northwestern (10/25) ... notched three kills and three digs against Iowa (11/1) ... was a perfect 2-for-2 against Indiana (11/5) ... had two digs at Illinois (11/14).

High School Four-year volleyball letterwinner at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C. … two-year captain for the Crusaders … helped the squad to four consecutive (2004-07) conference championships and three straight (2005-07) NCHSAA 2A State Championships … ended with a scholastic record of 119-13 and as the school record holder in career kills (1,500), career aces (221) and single-season kills (478) … her No. 4 jersey has been retired … hit for a career percentage of .419 (1,500-325-2802) with an average of 3.69 kills per game, also adding in 262 career blocks and 623 career digs … named the 2007-08 Cardinal Gibbons Co-Female Athlete of the Year … 2007-08 AVCA High School Senior All-American, Volleyball Magazine First Team All-American and PrepVolleyball.com All-American … 2008 Volleyball Magazine “Fab 50” selection … 2006 and 2007 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year … two-time NCHSAA 2A Championship Most Outstanding Player … 2006 Mid-State Conference Player of the Year … two-time Raleigh News & Observer Volleyball Player of the Year … a finalist for PrepVolleyball.com Junior and Senior National Player of the Year honors … 2007 Great Eight Tournament Most Valuable Player … a member of Triangle Volleyball Club out of Raleigh, N.C. … team was the 2006 Big South Qualifier Champions … a member of the 2007 Junior Olympic 18 National Division All-Tournament Team … 2004-08 USAV Carolina Region Champions … Volleyball Magazine Scholar Athlete of the Month (July 2007) … member of the National Honor Society.

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Personal Born Kathryn Elise Kabbes on Feb. 2, 1990 in Indianapolis, Ind. … parents are Dawn and John Kabbes … has two sisters, Lindsey (24) and Kelly (23) and one brother, Greg (21) … sister Lindsey played volleyball and basketball at Peace College, sister Kelly played volleyball at George Washington University, father played basketball at Rice University and mother was a cheerleader at Georgia Tech … plans on majoring in Human Development and Family Studies … names John Mayer and the Goo Goo Dolls as favorite musical entertainers, the Carolina Hurricanes as favorite pro sports team, Michael Jordan as favorite athlete, sushi, shrimp and guacamole as favorite foods, “e Notebook” as favorite book, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “e Office” as favorite television shows, “Love & Basketball” and “Dumb and Dumber” as favorite movies, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell as favorite actors, Sarah Jessica Parker as favorite actress and Buzios, Brazil as favorite place to visit.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Meet the Nittany Lions 2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

8 vs. Long Island (9/5) 13 vs. Long Island (9/5) .385 (8-3-13) vs. Long Island (9/5) 1 vs. Northwestern (11/21) N/A 3 vs. Iowa (11/1) 3 vs. Long Island (9/5)

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

8 vs. Long Island (9/5/08) 13 vs. Long Island (9/5/08) .385 (8-3-13) vs. Long Island (9/5/08) 1 vs. Northwestern (11/21/08) N/A 3 vs. Iowa (11/1/08) 3 vs. Long Island (9/5/08)

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match

Quoting Russ Rose “Katie is going to get some looks at both the left and right side positio. She has good size. We’re still trying to develop a consistent level of offensive play out of her at the net. She’s a wonderful kid who’s always smiling.”

Kabbes’ Expectations “To become a major contributor to another successful Penn State Volleyball season.”

Year MP-GP 2008 22-25 Career 22-25

K 24 24

E 10 10

TA 52 52

Pct. .269 .269

Opp. K UCLA 0 Ohio 1 Long Is. 8 GWU 0 Ill.-Chicago1 Yale 4 UNH 2 Purdue 0 Illinois 0 Mich. St. 0 Michigan 0 N’western 2 Minnesota 0 Iowa 3 Indiana 2 Mich. St. 0 Illinois 0 N’western 0 Wisconsin 0 Ohio St. 0 Long IS. 0 Yale 1

Kabbes’ Career Stats

Assists 1 1

Aces Digs 0 15 0 15

BS 1 1

BA 4 4

E 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

TB 5 5

TA 0 2 13 0 3 10 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7

Pct. .000 .000 .385 .000 .000 .300 .667 .000 .000 .000 .000 .250 .000 .333 1.000 -1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

KPG APG 0.96 0.04 0.96 0.04

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1

TB 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

SAPG DPG BPG 0.00 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.60 0.20

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13 Megan

Shifflett

Def. Specialist/Setter 5-6 • So.

Falls Church, Va. • Langley

Pronounced: MEE-gan • SHIF-let

Lion career 2008 (Freshman): Saw action in 16 matches as a serving and defensive specialist ... recorded her first collegiate dig against Long Island (9/5) at Rec Hall ... tallied first collegiate ace against Yale (9/19) ... had one ace and one dig against Iowa (11/1)

High School Four-year volleyball and one-year soccer letterwinner at Langley High School in McLean, Va. … three-year team captain in volleyball for the Saxons … finished with a scholastic record of 78-12 … helped squad to the 2004 and 2007 district championship, the 2007 regional championship and the state finals … soccer team also captured the 2005 district championship … twotime district Player of the Year, First Team All-State and Northern Region Player of the Year … twice named the Player of the Year by the Washington Post … four-time all-district … two-time Langley HS volleyball Most Valuable Player … member of the NOVA Hokuleas (1999-07) and VA Elite (2008) volleyball programs … four-time scholar athlete.

Personal Born Megan Emily Shifflett on Dec. 22, 1989 in Washington, D.C. … parents are Susan & Greg Shifflett … mother (the former Susan Svensen) played volleyball at Penn State … is an only child … plans on majoring in communications … names reading and listening to music as hobbies, world history as favorite subject, the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Cubs as favorite pro sports teams, Brett Favre as favorite athlete, “Water for Elephants” by Sarah Gruen as favorite book, “Scrubs” as favorite television show, “10 ings I Hate About You,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Pretty Woman” and “Dead Poets Society” as favorite movies and favorite place to visit as Hawaii.

Quoting Russ Rose “Megan has the potential to set a little bit and be a back row player. She played well in Brazil. Megan will receive some opportunities to show if she can make bigger contributions.”

Shifflett’s Expectations “We lost a lot of talen and leadership when the seniors graduated, but I think it’s an opportunity to work that much harder and strive for nothing less this season than what we accomplished last year.”

Year MP-GP 2008 16-17 Career 16-17

K 0 0

E 0 0

TA 0 0

Pct. .000 .000

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2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

N/A N/A N/A 1 vs. Yale (9/19) 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa (11/1) 2 vs. Yale (9/19) N/A

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

N/A N/A N/A 1 vs. Yale (9/19) 1, 2x, last vs. Iowa (11/1) 2 vs. Yale (9/19) N/A

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match Opp. K Ohio 0 Long Is. 0 GWU 0 Villanova 0 Ill.-Chicago0 Yale 0 UNH 0 Mich. St. 0 Michigan 0 N’western 0 Iowa 0 Indiana 0 N’western 0 Long Is. 0 Yale 0 W. Mich. 0

Shifflet’s Career Stats

Assists 1 1

Aces Digs 2 7 2 7

BS 0 0

BA 0 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 0 0

TA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

KPG APG 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.06

A 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0

SAPG DPG BPG 0.12 0.41 0.00 0.12 0.41 0.00

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 00 0.0 0.0

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Heather

Tice

Defensive Specialist • 5-5 • So. Allentown, Pa. • Parkland

Pronounced: Heather • Tice

Lion career 2008 (Freshman): Played in 13 games as a serving and defensive specialist ... recorded her first collegiate dig against George Washington (9/6) at Rec Hall ... picked up a dig against Northwestern (11/21) ... tallied a dig against Yale (12/6). High School

Four-year volleyball and one-year track letterwinner at Parkland High School in Allentown, Pa. … two-year varsity volleyball team captain for the Trojans … helped the squad to an 18-5 record during senior season … following senior season was named first team all-conference, first team all-district, first team all-state … twice named the Parkland Outstanding Volleyball Player of the Year … 2007 was the highest program finish in Parkland volleyball history … team champions of the Avon Grove tournament and finalists at the Haverford tournament, also earning the silver medal in District 11 and a fifth-place ranking in the state … inducted into the Parkland Hall of Fame … member of the Principal’s List, High Honor Roll, National Honor Society, ASL National Honor Society, Key Club, ASL Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... earned the National Honor Society Scholarship Award in Physical Education … LVC Scholar Athlete … member of the Synergy 18’s club volleyball program in Valley Forge, Pa. … team finished 26th out of 48 at nationals … at the Northeast Qualifier, squad finished in the top four of the gold division … team earned gold medals at both the Martin Luther King Classic and the KRVA Bid Tournament.

Personal

Born Heather Kay Tice on Nov. 16, 1989 in Allentown, Pa. … parents are Richard and Debbie Tice … has two brothers, Richard (24) and Justin (21) … aunt and cousin have attended Penn State … plans on majoring in education … names sports, working out, music and dogs as hobbies, Rascal Flatts, Colbie Caillat, Carrie Underwood and Red Hot Chili Peppers at favorite musical entertainers, English as favorite school subject, the Philadelphia Eagles as favorite pro sports team, Michael Jordan as favorite athlete, “The Last Lecture” as favorite book, “Will & Grace” and “Friends” as favorite television shows, “Remember the Titans” as favorite movie, Denzel Washington as favorite actor, Angelina Jolie as favorite actress and the Outer Banks as favorite place to visit.

Quoting Russ Rose

“Heather is a spirited kid that works hard and has improved her passing and back row skills. There isn’t a lot of opportunity for the back row players, but Heather has a nice role on the team with her energy and attitude.”

Tice’s Expectations “One team, one pulse, one goal...number three!” Year MP-GP 2008 13-13 Career 13-13

K 0 0

E 0 0

TA 0 0

Pct. .000 .000

2008 Season Highs Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1, 3x, last vs. Yale (12/6) N/A

Kills: Attacks: Hitting Percentage: Assists: Aces: Digs: Blocks:

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1, 3x, last vs. Yale (12/6) N/A

Career Highs

2008 Match-by-Match Opp. K Long Is. 0 GWU 0 Villanova 0 Ill.-Chicago0 Yale 0 UNH 0 St. Louis 0 Illinois 0 Mich. St. 0 Ohio St. 0 N’western 0 Long Is. 0 Yale 0

E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Shifflet’s Career Stats

Assists 0 0

Aces Digs 0 3 0 3

BS 0 0

BA 0 0

TA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TB 0 0

Pct. .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000

KPG APG 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

TB 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

SAPG DPG BPG 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.00

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Venezuela Began playing volleyball at the age of 12 with the Kuchitas Volleyball Team in her hometown of Merida, Venezuela ... began training with the Venezuelan National Team in 2003 in Caracas, Venezuela ... was a member of the national team from January 2003-June 2007 ... captained the U16 National Team in 2004 ... captained the Junior National Team in 2006.

Fatima

Balza

Middle Hitter • 6-3 • Jr.

Merida, Venezuela

Western Nebraska Comm. College

Pronounced: Fa-tee-ma • Ball-za

Collegiate career 2008 (Sophomore at Western Nebraska CC): Named Most Valuable Player Region IX ... helped guide WNCC to third place in the national tournament and a 59-4 overall record ... garnered First Team All-America honors ... named Female Athlete of the Year at WNCC ... selected as Midlands Female College Athlete of the Year for Nebraska by the Omaha World Herald ... led the team with 632 kills and .466 hitting percentage ... had 227 total blocks, good enough for fifth on the single single ledger ... set the school record in blocks with 437 career blocks ... finished her career with a,1045 kills to be one of only eight players in school history to amass more than 1,000 kills. 2007 (Freshman at Western Nebraska CC): Named Freshman of the Year Region IX ... helped WNCC win the NJCAA National Championship and a 59-2 overall record ... Earned All-America Honorable Mention distinction ... recorded 413 kills, and 210 blocks.

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Jessica

Ullrich

Defensive Spec. • 5-8 • Jr. Winfield, Ill. • Purdue/Wheaton North

Pronounced: Jessica • Uhl-rich

Collegiate career 2008 (Sophomore at Purdue): Academic All-Big Ten ... started all 35 matches at defensive specialist ... served up 24 aces, good enough for second on the team ... recorded double-digit digs on eight occasions ... led the team in digs on two occasions ... led the Boilermakers with nine digs vs. Tennessee State (8/30) ... posted a career-best three service aces on two occasions, vs. Southern Illinois (9/6) and vs. Utah State (9/13) ... had a season-high 14 digs vs. Utah State (9/13) ... recorded a team-high nine digs at Michigan State (10/25). 2007 (Freshman at Purdue): Played in 26 matches, starting three ... racked up 141 digs, averaging 1.83 digs per set ... served up 10 aces on the year ... recorded double-digit digs on seven occasions ... recorded 11 assists ... had a season-high three service aces and career-high 17 digs vs. Clemson (9/8)... had a season-high two assists at Michigan State (11/23). 52 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Personal Born Fatima Noheli Balza Alvarado on April 1, 1988 in Merida, Venezuela ... parents are Argimiro Balza and Zonia Alvarado de Balza ... has one sister, Astrid (22) and one brother, Artura (16) ... plans on majoring in Communication Arts and Sciences ... names listening to music, watching TV and surfing the internet as hobbies, “e Me Nobody Knew” by Shannon McLinden as favorite book, e Pussycat Dolls as favorite entertainer, “Friends” as favorite television show, “e Green Mile” as favorite movie, Giba (Gilberto Amaury de Godoy Filho) as favorite athlete, Johnny Depp and Jim Carrey as favorite actors, steak, chicken and arepa as favorite foods and Cameron Diaz and Angelina Jolie as favorite actresses. Why I Chose Penn State “I chose Penn State because it is a great school with a successful volleyball program. It is a great place to build my future and begin achieving my dreams.”

Quoting Russ Rose “Fatima has good experience and a head for the game that is different from some American players. Fatima plays the game hard and she’s smart. I think once we get into playing, she’ll have better awareness of Division I volleyball. She had good success as a junior college player, but the game is significantly different. e players are bigger, quicker and stronger, but Fatima has immersed herself well in the community here and the players and her get along well.” Balza’s Expectations “To improve my game and to win a national title.”

High School ree-time all-conference selection, including unanimous honors her senior season ... led team to Falcon Classic Tournament title in both 2005 and 2006 ... two-time team captain ... named all-area during junior and season years ... garnered academic all-conference four straight years ... alltournament selection at both the Downers Grove North Invite and the Falcon Classic during junior campaign ... six-time letterwinner, four in volleyball and two in basketball ... played club ball for the 1st Alliance Volleyball Club, which took fifth place at the Junior Olympics in 2004 and 2006 ... team also earned AAU National Title in 2004 and finished second at the Pre-Nationals in 2004 and 2006.

Personal Born Jessica Kirsten Ullrich on May 26, 1989 ... parents are omas and Jodi Ullrich ... has two brothers, Zachary (24) and Brock (23), and one sister, Kelsey (16)... brother Brock played volleyball at IPFW and now plays professionally in Europe ... majoring in kinesiology ... names sports, cards and movie watching as her hobbies, “Redeeming Love” as her favorite book, Dave Matthew’s Band as her favorite entertainer, “Grey’s Anatomy” as her favorite show, the Chicago Cubs as her favorite pro sports team, “e Notebook”as her favorite movie, brother Brock and Zach as favorite athletes, Owen Wilson as her favorite actor, Cameron Diaz as her favorite actress and freezy pops as her favorite food ... her nickname is J Rich. Quoting Russ Rose “Jess is tough and she came from good program at Purdue. She has a good understanding of what it takes to play the game. She has a tough serve and is physically strong. I think she’s a confident player who’s here because she wants to be here and I look forward to her contributions.” Ullrich’s Expectations “To win a national championship.”

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

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Kristin

Carpenter

Setter/Back row • 5-6 • Fr. Mechanicsvlle, Va.• Hanover

Pronounced: Kristin • Carpenter

High School Four-year letterwinner and captain at Hanover High School in Mechanicsville, Va. ... was a four-time Capital District Player of the Year ... helped guide her team to three-straight district championships ... named First Team All-District four times ... four-time First Team All-Central Region and All-Metro and threetime All-State honoree ... four-time Hanover High School MVP ... named 2008 Metro Player of the Year and State Player of the Year ... 2008 AVCA Under Armour All-American ... 2008 Virginia State Gatorade Player of the Year ... selected to Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50 ... named one of Richmond Magazine’s Top 10 Athletes ... her high school retired her No. 5 jersey ... was the starting setter on the USA Youth National Team her sophomore year and the starting libero her junior year ... was a four-year District, Regional and State AllAcademic selection ... named the Richmond Times Dispatch and Sports Backers Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... member of the Beta Club ... named a Hanover Scholar ... member of the Quill and Scroll Honor Society ... also lettered in track and field.

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Darcy

Dorton

Outside Hitter • 6-2 • Fr. Muncie, Ind. • Delta

Pronounced: DAR-see • Dorton

High School Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Delta High School in Muncie, Ind. ... ree-time AAU 18 Open All-American ... named a JVDA 18 Open All-American ... was a member of the Youh National Team that competed in the 2007 World Championships...captained the Junior National Team that won the 2008 NORSECA Championship ... 2008 PrepVolleyball.com National Player of the Year ... 2008 Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year ... IHSAA Mental Attitude Award Winner ... member of the 2008 State Championship Team, the 2009 AAU 18 Open National Champions and the 2009 JVDA 18 Open National Champions ... also earned a letter in track in 2006.

Personal Born Kristin Nicole Carpenter on May 1, 1991 in Richmond, Va. ... parents are Curtis and Frances Carpenter ... has one sister, Kasey (23) ... sister Kasey played volleyball from 2004-08 at Averett University ... plans to major in kinesiology ... her goal is to play professional beach volleyball or coach at the collegiate level ... names sailboat racing, calligraphy and napping as her hobbies, “e Twilight” Series as her favorite books, Keith Urban as her favorite entertainer, “Gilmore Girls” as her favorite TV show, the Indianapolis Colts as her favorite pro sports team, “e Little Mermaid” as her favorite movie, Reid Pritty as her favorite athlete, Hugh Jackman as her favorite actor and Sandra Bullock as her favorite actress and donuts as her favorite food.

Why I Chose Penn State “I chose Penn State because of the immediate chemistry with the coaching staff and team. It made it an easy decision. With the success and reputation of the school, I knew right away that I wanted to be a part of the program.”

Quoting Russ Rose “Kristin is a dynamic kid. If she was a little bigger, she could play front row as a blocker. She can hit with anybody right now. She has an unbelievable arm and plays the game hard. She has experience setting and playing back row so she’ll be in the mix for libero or to be a key back row player for us. She is overall an enthusiastic kid with good skills and will be on the floor.” Carpenter’s Expectations “New team, same goal. Why settle with back-to-back?”

Personal Born Darcy Lin Dorton on July 6, 1990 in Muncie, Ind. ... parents are Joe and Juli Dorton ... has one brother, Tad (16), and one sister, Kylie (21) ... sister Kylie played volleyball at the University of West Florida ... is undecided on a major ... names going to the lake house as a hobby, “Twilight” as her favorite book, “e Office” as her favorite TV show, “e Dark Knight” as her favorite movie, Lebron James as her favorite athlete, Brad Pitt as her favorite actor and Katherine Heigl as her favorite actress and e Diner’s Mac and Cheese as her favorite food. Why I Chose Penn State “When it comes to mixing athletics and academics, Penn State is unmatched. State College has such a great atmosphere and students here take so much pride in the school. e people here are incredible, and I felt at home immediately with the team, the coaches and the entire Nittany Lion community.” Quoting Russ Rose “Darcy is a very decorated player coming in as a freshman. Her strengths are how quick she is off the floor, how quick her arm is and I expect her to play a great deal for us. Her energy and enthusiasm and the way she plays the game will be things that the fans will really embrace.”

Dorton’s Expectations “To help the team by competing every day to better ourselves in the weight room, during practice and in games. We will continue to strive to keep our Big Ten Championship streak alive and keep the ultimate goal in sight; winning another national title.”

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Watch - Featured Athlete ... Finalist for the 2008 Andi Collins Award for Best Senior Setter ... Top 250 Senior Ace ... 2008 Chatham volleyball co-captain and MVP ... earned the 2009 Tony “Anthony” R. Mack Sportsmanship Award.

Marika

Racibarskas Setter • 6-0 • Fr.

Chatham, N.J. • Chatham

Pronounced: Ma-ree-ka • Rass-i-bars-kus

High School Four-year starter and letterwinner at Chatham High School in Chatham, N.J. ... finished with a scholastic record of 99-12 ... Chatham Cougars were 2005 and 2006 Morris County Tournament Finalists, 2006 New Jersey State Finalists and Iron Hills Conference (Hills Division) Champions, 2007 New Jersey State Champions, Morris County Tournament Champions and Iron Hlls Conference (Hills Division) Champions and 2008 Morris County Tournament Semifinalists and New Jersey State Semifinalists (Group II) ... earned SecondTeam All-Area as a freshman ... three-time First Team All-Area ... three-time First Team All-County ... Second Team All-State 2006 ... three-time First Team All-State Group II ... two-time First Team All-State ... two-time First Team AllConference ... 2006 PrepVolleyball.com Soph 79 ... two-time PrepVolleyball.com High School All-American ... 2007 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year runner-up and 2008 New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year Finalist ... two-time New Jersey Star-Ledger Player of the Year (Morris County) ... 2007 Daily Record Player of the Year ... 2007 Morris County Tournament MVP ... Volleyball Magazine - Fab 50 ... 2008 Volleyball Preview Players to

Career Milestones

Several Nittany Lions enter the 2008 season nearing career milestones: Blair Brown • Has 427 kills. Needs 73 to reach 500. • Has 195 total blocks. Needs 305 to reach 500. Alyssa D’Errico • Has 35 service aces. Needs 15 to reach 50. • Has 305 digs. Needs 195 to reach 500. Alisha Glass • Has 4.347 assists. Needs 653 to reach 5,000. • Has 640 digs. Needs 60 to reach 700. • Has 351 total blocks. Needs 49 to reach 400. Megan Hodge • Has 1,582 kills. Needs 418 to reach 2,000. • Has 94 service aces. Needs 6 to reach 100. • Has 855 digs. Needs 145 to reach 1,000. Katie Kabbes • Has 24 kills. Needs 26 to reach 50. Cathy Quilico • Has 29 digs. Needs 21 to reach 50.

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Personal Born Marika Racibarskas on February 25, 1991 in Los Angeles, Calif. … parents are Andra Racibarskas and Warren Casey … Has two brothers, Henry (24) and Kristoffer (14), and six sisters, Katie (39), Rebecca (32), Megan (28), Katrina (20), Kristina (12) and Annalea (7) … sister Katrina plays volleyball at Lafayette College … plans on majoring in Kinesiology … her career goal is to be a strength trainer ... names working out, spending time with friends and shopping as hobbies, “Something Blue” as her favorite book, Rascal Flatts as her favorite entertainer ... “House” and “Gossip Girl” as her favorite TV shows, the Pittsburgh Steelers as her favorite professional sports team, “Taken” as her favorite movie, Michael Jordan as favorite athlete, Hugh Laurie as favorite actor, caesar salad as favorite food and Reese Witherspoon as her favorite actress.

Why I Chose Penn State “I chose Penn state because of the immediate connection I felt with both the coaching staff and the girls on the team, Penn State’s outstanding academic reputation and the Nittany Lion volleyball tradition.” Quoting Russ Rose “Marika is a very skilled and talented player who has great energy and enthusiasm for the game. She has passion with everything she does. She is much further along as a setter than I thought. If we can implement her to give Alisha some opportunities to get some swings without having an adverse affect on the flow of the game, then I would envision her setting a little bit this year.”

Racibarskas’ Expectations “To push myself to work harder than anyone else in the gym, to improve my skills and to fulfill whatever role is assigned to me on the team to the best of my abilities. My team goal is to be back-to-back-to-back national champions!”

Kelsey Ream • Has 31 kills. Needs 69 to reach 100. • Has 28 service aces. Needs 22 to reach 50. • Has 25 total blocks. Needs 75 to reach 100. Arielle Wilson • Has 443 kills. Needs 49 to reach 500. • Has 308 total blocks. Needs 192 to reach 500.

Career Leaders

Below are the career leaders in each stat category:

Kills 2,282 Lori Barberich, 1981-84 1,943 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 Digs 1,957 Kaleena Walters, 2002-05 1,685 Kim Kumfer, 1989-92 Total Blocks 767 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 736 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 Assists 6,596 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 6,087 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2009 Opponents Series vs. Non-Conference Foes Penn State Leads Miami (Oh.), 3-0 Penn State Leads Alabama, 1-0 Penn State Leads St. Louis, 1-0 Penn State Leads Buffalo, 2-0 Penn State Leads

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Nittany Lions By Month

Penn State is 29-4 (.879) all-time during the month of August. Its first two losses came during the inaugural NACWAA in 1995 when Nebraska swept the Lions, and in the 1999 NACWAA when Florida outlasted Penn State 3-2 in the opening round. e Lions fell to UCLA in the first round of the NACWAA in 2000 and fell to defending national champion Stanford in the first round of the AVCA/NACWAA Showcase in 2005, hosted by the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. Penn State is 323-49-4 (.859) all-time during the month of September. Amazingly, the Lions are 147-10 during September dating back to the 1995 season and 62-4 (.939) over the last five years. e Lions are 353-64 (.847) all-time during the month of October. Penn State has posted a 88-11 (.889) mark in October over the last 10 seasons and 41-3 (.943) in the last four years. Penn State is 254-54 (.825) all-time during the month of November, including a 104-8 (.929) mark over the last 10 seasons. e Lions had a six-year streak from 1995-2000 where they did not lose a match in the month, and over the last six seasons, Penn State has a 50-1 (.980) mark in November.

Quick Sets

• During a period from Oct. 16, 1996 to Nov. 9, 2001, Penn State had won 139 consecutive matches when taking a 2-0 lead. Since joining the Big Ten for the 1991 season, Penn State has played in 623 total matches, winning 553. Amazingly, 447 of those 553 wins, or 81%, have been three-game sweeps. Over the last five years, Penn State has won 139 of its 164 victories in three games (85%), including 37 out of 38 (98%) in 2008. • Over the last 13 years, the Lions have lost only 45 matches. And of those 17 teams that defeated the Lions – Brigham Young, Florida, Illinois, Long Beach State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, USC, Stanford, Temple, Tennessee, UCLA, Washington and Wisconsin – only eight of these teams (Nebraska, Stanford, Ohio State, Wisconsin, UCLA, Minnesota, Florida and Michigan State) have been able to beat Penn State a third time. e Lions have compiled a 181-45 (80%) mark in the last 13 years versus these teams. vs. Michigan vs. Northwestern vs. Wisconsin vs. Florida vs. Nebraska vs. Long Beach State vs. Illinois vs. Brigham Young vs. Washington

Penn State Leads Pittsburgh, 28-17 Penn State Leads Loyola University, 2-0 Penn State and Charleston, First Meeting Penn State Leads Duke, 8-0 Penn State Leads Temple, 13-4

25-2 24-2 21-6 2-3 3-3 0-1 25-2 5-1 0-1

vs. Stanford vs. Michigan State vs. Ohio State vs. UCLA vs. Minnesota vs. Southern California vs. Temple vs. Tennessee

6-4 23-3 21-6 3-3 22-5 1-1 0-1 0-1

Since joining the Big Ten Conference for the 1991 season, Penn State has racked up an impressive 317-43 (.881) record in league matches – the best mark of any Big Ten team over that 18-year span. • e Big Ten Conference was among the top in the nation with five teams included in the 2008 NCAA Championship bracket. e league led the nation with four top-10 seeds in No. 1 Penn State, No. 6 Minnesota, No. 9 Illinois and No. 10 Purdue. 2008 marked the 18th time in conference history that the Big Ten had five or more teams selected to the NCAA Championship. e conference sent a record eight teams to the NCAAs in 1999 and 2002, boasted seven NCAA participants in 1995, 2003, 2004 and 2006, and sent six squads in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005 and 2007. In the 27-year history of the event, the Big Ten has had five or more teams selected to the bracket on 18 occasions. e Big Ten holds an overall NCAA Championship record of 215126 (.630) dating back to 1983, and in 2008 tallied a record of 13-4. • e Big Ten’s .765 winning percentage in the 2008 NCAA Championship bested the conference’s previous record of .706, set in 2007. e conference has boasted a combined winning percentage of .600 or higher in 14 of the last 17 years and a .500 or better record in each for the last 18 tournaments.

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2009 Opponents • e Big Ten has recorded 10 or more wins in the last six NCAA Championships, including 2008, finishing with a 13-4 record. Overall, Big Ten squads have combined for 10 or more NCAA wins on 11 occasions, including each of the last six seasons.

Series vs. Conference Foes

• Including 2008, six different Big Ten schools have combined to reach the national semifinals 15 times, including three schools making seven total appearances in the championship game. Of the five squads selected to the 2008 bracket, Penn State and Minnesota have combined to reach the national semifinals on seven occasions with six championship game appearances. • e Penn State/Michigan matchup in the 2007 NCAA Regional semifinal marked the 12th occasion in which two Big Ten teams faced each other in NCAA Championship play. Of the nine teams that have been presented with the matchup over the years, Penn State holds the best record of intraconference NCAA play at 5-1, followed by Illinois (2-1), Wisconsin (2-1), Minnesota (1-1), Ohio State (2-4), Iowa (0-1), Michigan (0-1), Michigan State (0-1) and Purdue (0-1). No Big Ten Schools met in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. • Five Big Ten volleyball teams finished ranked in the top 25 of the CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll. Penn State led the Big Ten contingent at No. 1, followed by No. 11 Illinois, No. 14 Minnesota, No. 15 Purdue and No. 17 Michigan. • Five Big Ten student-athletes earned NCAA Regional All-Tournament honors in 2008. In the University Park Region, Penn State’s Nicole Fawcett, Alisha Glass and Christa Harmotto were honored as Nittany Lion Megan Hodge took home Most Outstanding Player accolades. Illinois’ Laura DeBruler also earned all-tournament honors at the University Park Regional. • Five league schools placed among the Top 30 in the country in volleyball attendance in 2008. Wisconsin ranked third with an average of 4,349, Minnesota sat fourth with an average of 3,329, Penn State ranked sixth with an average of 2,723, Purdue was eighth with an average of 2,485, Michigan State sat 11th with an average of 2,344, Illinois ranked 27th with an average of 1,345, Ohio State ranked 29th with an average of 1,276 and Michigan rounded out the Top 30 at 30th with an average of 1,273. • e Big Ten placed five teams in the top 30 of the NCAA’s final RPI report, including three in the top 10. Penn State led at No. 1, followed by No. 6 Illinois, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 11 Purdue and No. 16 Michigan. With five teams in the top 30, the Big Ten was second behind the Pac-10 for the largest representation by any conference. • e Big Ten produced three American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Players of the Week during the 2008 season. Penn State’s Alisha Glass picked up her third career honor on Nov. 18. • Eleven Big Ten players earned AVCA All-America honors for the 2008 season, including a record-setting five First Team selections. Penn State led the way with four first team honorees in Nicole Fawcett, Alisha Glass, Christa Harmotto and Megan Hodge. ey were joined by Purdue’s Stephanie Lynch. Nittany Lions Blair Brown and Arielle Wilson joined Illinois’ Laura DeBruler, Michigan’s Lexi Zimmerman and Minnesota’s Brook Dieter on the second team. Minnesota’s Lauren Gibbemeyer earned third-team recognition, while her teammate Christine Tan and Indian’s Erica Short were honorable mention honorees. • Since the NCAA started sponsoring volleyball in 1981, only two teams in the country have appeared in all 28 tournaments. Penn State joins Stanford as the elite programs to accomplish the feat. e Nittany Lions have compiled an overall record of 60-25 (.706) in the NCAA Tournament, including 12 trips to the NCAA Regional Final, seven trips to the NCAA Semifinals (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008) and three national championships (1999, 2007, 2008). • Ten Big Ten student-athletes were named ESPN e Magazine Academic All-District, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced. Penn State’s Christa Harmotto (First Team) and Megan Hodge (First Team) were honored, along with Purdue’s Kristen Arthurs (First Team), Stephanie Lynch (Second Team) and Danita Merlau (Second Team). Michigan’s Beth Karplak, Ohio State’s Chelsea Noble and Illinois’ Johannah Bangert were all second team honorees, while Iowa’s Emily Hilza (First Team) and Kiley Fister (ird Team) also earned recognition. Harmotto went on to earn First Team Academic All-America Honors and be named the Academic All-American of the Year for volleyball, while Hodge garnered Second Team Academic All-America accolades.

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Penn State Leads Illinois, 34-6 Penn State Leads Indiana, 38-0 Penn State Leads Iowa, 36-0 Penn State Leads Michigan, 36-3

Penn State Leads Michigan State, 31-6 Penn State Leads Minnesota, 32-7

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MIAMI (OH.) Redhawks

Active Ankle Challenge • St. Louis, Mo. Friday, Aug. 28 • 5:00 p.m. CT • Chaifetz Pavilion

Carolyn Condit Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . .Oxford, Ohio Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .16,300 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Red and White Conference: . . . . .Mid-American Arena: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Millett Hall Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,400 President: . . .Dr. David C. Hodge Athletics Director: . . . .Brad Bates SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennie Gilbert Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . .Carolyn Condit Alma Mater: Mt. St. Joseph (1996) Career Record/Yrs.: . .553-413/29 Record at School/Yrs: 454-334/25 Assistant Coach: . . . . .Anna Nies Assistant Coach: . . .Jason Reese Office Phone: . . . .(513) 529-3113 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-21 Conference Record/Finish: .12-4/2nd Postseason: . . .NCAA First Round Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5/1 + libero Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .10/3 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 3-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Last Three Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 16, 2006 • PSU 3-1, neutral, Aug. 31, 1991 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Aug, 31, 1990

Megan Griffin OH • Sr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . .Michael Roth Office Phone: . . . .(513) 529-7092 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(513) 330-0023 E-mail: . . . .rothmb@muohio.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(513) 529-6729 Mailing Address: 230 Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 45056 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: www.MURedHawks.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at St. Louis 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Alabama 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 9/5 . . . . . . . .vs. Western Kentucky 9/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at IUPUI 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. John’s 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Troy 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Pacific 9/18 . .vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Houston 9/19 . . . . . . . .at Stephen F. Austin 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Buffalo 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Akron 10/1 . . . . . . . . . .at Bowling Green 10/3 . . . . . . . . . .at Northern Illinois 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Kent State 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio 10/16 . . . . . .vs. Central Michigan 10/17 . . . . . . .vs. Eastern Michigan 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Toledo 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ball State 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Akron 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Buffalo 11/5 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bowling Green 11/7 . . . . . . .vs. Western Michigan 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kent State 11/17-22 . . . . . .MAC Tournament 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Cincinnati

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ALABAMA Crimson Tide

Active Ankle Challenge • St. Louis, Mo. Saturday, Aug. 29 • 1:00 p.m. CT • Chaifetz Pavilion

Judy Green

Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . .Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .27,052 Colors: . . . . . .Crimson and White Conference: . . . . . .Southeastern Arena: . . . . . . .Coleman Auxiliary Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000 President: . . . . . .Dr. Robert E. Witt Athletics Director: . . . .Mal Moore SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . .Marie Robbins Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . .Judy Green Alma Mater: . . .Western Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1984)) Career Record/Yrs.: . .614-267/23 Record at School/Yrs: 218-193/13 Assistant Coach: . . . . .Josh Lauer Assistant Coach: Pavlina Steffkova Office Phone: . . . .(205) 348-2467 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-13 Conference Record/Finish: . .9-11 Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/2 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .10/2 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2007 Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 1-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Last Meeting: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 21, 1996

Brooks Webster OH • Sr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . .Jessica Pare Office Phone: . . . .(205) 348-3673 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(770) 883-3620 E-mail: . . . . . . . .jpare@ia.ua.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(205) 348-8841 Mailing Address: Box 870391 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . . . . . .www.rolltide.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at St. Louis 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Miami (Ohio) 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. SMU 9/5 . . . . . . . .vs. Jacksonville State 9/5 . . . . . . . . . .vs. McNeese State 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Fresno State 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. San Franciso 9/12 . . . . . . .at Sacramento State 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Georgia 9/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Auburn 9/25 . . . . . . . . . .at South Carolina 9/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Florida 9/30 . . . . . . . . .vs. Mississippi State 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. LSU 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Arkansas 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Mississippi 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Tennessee 10/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kentucky 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Auburn 10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Georgia 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Florida 11/1 . . . . . . . . . .vs. South Carolina 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Kentucky 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Tennessee 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Mississippi 11/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Arkansas 11/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at LSU 11/27 . . . . . . . . .at Mississippi State

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

ST. LOUIS Billikens

Active Ankle Challenge • St. Louis, Mo. Saturday, Aug. 29 • 7:00 p.m. CT • Chaifetz Pavilion

Anne Korden Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . .St. Louis, Mo. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .12,733 Colors: . . . . . .Royal Blue & White Conference: . . . . . . . .Atlantic 10 Arena: . . . . . . . .Chaifetz Pavilion Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800 President: . .Rev. Larence Biondi, SJ Athletics Director: . . . . .Chris May SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Janet Oberle Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . .Anne Kordes Alma Mater: . . . .Louisville (1998) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .103-54 (5) Record at School/Yrs: . . . . .Same Assistant Coach: . . . .Kyle Walton Vol. Asst. Coach: . . .Corey Arbini Office Phone: . . . .(314) 977-3266 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-5 Conference Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-0/1st West Postseason: NCAA Second Round Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .21st Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5 + libero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .11/1 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 1-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Last Meeting: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 29, 2008

2009 Opponents

BUFFALO Bulls

Nittany Lion Invitational • University Park, Pa. Friday, Sept. 4 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Rec Hall

Sammi McCloud OH • Sr. • 6-2

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . .Heather Freehill Office Phone: . . . .(314) 977-7063 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(309) 361-1887 E-mail: . . . . . . . .hfreehill@slu.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(314) 977-3178 Mailing Address: 3330 Laclede Ave. St. Louis, Mo. Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . . .www.slubillikens.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Alabama 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Miami (Ohio) 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Hawai’i 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. California 9/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Texas 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois State 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Cincinnati 9/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 9/18 . . . . . . . . .vs. SIU Edwardsville 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Toledo 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UC Davis 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Rhode Island 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Fordham 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Duquesne 10/9 . . . . .vs. George Washington 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Charlotte 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Xavier 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Dayton 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. La Salle 10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Temple 10/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Duquesne 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Fordham 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Charlotte 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Xavier 11/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Creighton 11/13 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Rhode Island 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Temple 11/19-21 . . . . .Atlantic 10 Champ. 11/28 . . . . .vs. Middle Tenn. State

Todd Kress Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . . .Buffalo, N.Y. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .28,054 Colors: . . . .Royal Blue and White Conference: . . . . .Mid-American Arena: . . . . . . . . . . .Alumni Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,100 President: . . . . . .John B. Simpson Athletics Director: . .Warde Manuel Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . . .Todd Kress Alma Mater: . . . .Cincinnati (1992) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .255-156/14 Record at School/Yrs: . .First Season Asst. Coach: . . .Jennifer Horvath Asst. Coach: . . . .Andreza Santos Office Phone: . . . .(716) 645-3149 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25 Conf. Record/Finish: . . .1-15/6th East Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5 + libero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .13/3 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .N/A Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 2-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Last Two Meetings: • PSU 2-0, neutral, Sept. 28, 1979 • PSU 2-0, neutral, Sept. 30, 1977

Kristin Bignell MB • Jr. • 6-3

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . .Brian Wolff Office Phone: . . . .(716) 645-6993 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(716) 359-2750 E-mail: . . . .bcwolff@buffalo.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(716) 645-6311 Mailing Address: 175 Alumni Arena Buffalo, Ny 14260 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . .www.buffalobulls.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . .vs. Boston College 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Fordham 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Seton Hall 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Pittsburgh 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Robert Morris 9/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Niagara 9/11 . . . . . . .vs. Youngstown State 9/12 . . . . . . .vs. Youngstown State 9/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Syracuse 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. John’s 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Colgate 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Cornell 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Miami (Oh) 9/26 . . . . . . . . . .at Bowling Green 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kent State 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio 10/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Akron 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ball State 10/16 . . . . . . . . .vs. Northern Illinois 10/17 . . . . . .vs. Western Michigan 10/23 . . . . . . .at Central Michigan 10/24 . . . . . . .at Eastern Michigan 10/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Canisius 10/30 . . . . . . . . .vs. Bowling Green 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Miami (Oh) 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Kent State 11/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Akron 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Toledo

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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2009 Opponents

ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS Nittany Lion Invitational • University Park, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 5 • 10:00 a.m. ET • Rec Hall

Rob Thomas Head Coach General Information Location: . . .Moon Township, Pa. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,000 Colors: . . . . .Blue & White w/ Red Conference: . . . . . . . . .Northeast Arena: . .Charles L. Sewall Center Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,056 President: Dr. Gregory G. Dell’Omo Athletics Director: . .Marty Galosi SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Addie Muti Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . .Rob Thomas Alma Mater: .San Diego State (1994) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . .116-71/7 Record at School/Yrs: . .116-71/7 Assistant Coach: .Kellen Petrone Office Phone: . . . .(412) 397-2103 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-10 Conference Record/Finish: 8-0/1st Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .4/2 + libero Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .9/4 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2003 Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 5-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Dec. 5, 2003 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 19, 2003 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Dec. 3, 1999 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 15, 1977 • PSU 2-0, at RMU, Nov. 6, 1976

PITTSBURGH Panthers

Nittany Lion Invitational • University Park, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 6 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Rec Hall

Amanda Graham MB • Jr. • 6-2

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . . .Jim Duzyk Office Phone: . . . . .(412) 397-4314 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A E-mail: . . . . . . . . .duzyk@rmu.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(412) 397-5857 Mailing Address: Joe Walton Stadium 6001 University Blvd. Moon Township, PA 15108 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: .www.rmucolonials.edu 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Loyola 8/28 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bowling Green 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Radford 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Howard 9/1 . . . . . . . . .vs. Cleveland State 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Pittsburgh 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Buffalo 9/11 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northern Iowa 9/12 . . . .vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay 9/12 . . . . . . . . . .at Bowling Green 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Kent State 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Butler 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Utah State 9/24 . . . . . . . .vs. Loyola-Chicago 9/27 . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois-Chicago 10/2 . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. Francis (PA) 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Quinnipiac 10/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Duquesne 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bryant 10/11 . . . .vs. Central Conn. State 10/14 . . . . . . . . .at St. Francis (PA) 10/17 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Sacred Heart 10/18 . . . . . .vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Long Island 10/25 . . . . . . . . .at St. Francis (NY) 10/31 . . . . .at Central Conn. State 11/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Bryant 11/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Quinnipiac 11/7 . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. Francis (NY) 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Long Island 11/14 . . . . . .at Fairleigh Dickinson 11/15 . . . . . . . . . .at Sacred Heart 11/21 . . . . . . .at NEC Tournament

60 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Toby Rens Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . .Pittsburgh, Pa. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .33,898 Colors: . . . .Vegas Gold and Nay Conference: . . . . . . . . . . .Big East Arena: . . . .Fitzgerald Field House Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,122 Chancellor: . .Mark A. Nordenberg Athletics Director: . . .Steve Pederson Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . . .Toby Rens Alma Mater: . . .Morningside (1992) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .230-132/9 Record at School/Yrs: . . .17-14/1 Assistant Coach: . .Eysha Ambler Vol. Asst. Coach: . .Dawn Barnes Office Phone: . . . .(412) 648-8334 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-14 Conference Record/Finish: 8-6/6th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .3 + libero/3 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .8/6 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2004 Series: . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 28-17 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-1, at PSU, Dec. 6, 2003 • PSU 3-1, neutral, Sept. 5, 2003 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 3, 1993 • PSU 3-1, at PSU, Oct. 3, 1991 • PSU 3-2, at Pitt, Aug. 30, 1991

Meagan Dooley MH • Sr. • 6-1

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . .Sophia Duck Office Phone: . . . . .(412) 64-9014 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A E-mail: . .sduck@athletics.pitt.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(412) 648-8248 Mailing Address: Pittsburgh Media Relations Petersen Events Center 3719 Terrace St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . . . . .pittsurghpanthers.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Belmont 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wichita State 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Arizona 9/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kent State 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Robert Morris 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Buffalo 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 9/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Duquesne 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Baylor 9/11 . . . . . . .vs. Cal State Fullerton 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . .at New Mexico 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Valparaiso 9/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UMES 9/20 . . . . . . .vs. Youngstown State 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Marquette 9/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Syracuse 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Cincinnati 10/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Louisville 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Georgetown 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USF 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Notre Dame 10/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. DePaul 10/23 . . . . . . . . . .vs. West Virginia 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at St. John’s 11/1 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Connecticut 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Villanova 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Seton Hall 11/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Rutgers

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

LOYOLA (MD)

Greyhounds

Duke Invitational • Durham, N.C. Friday, Sept. 11 • 5:00 p.m. ET • Cameron Indoor Stadium

Scott Pennewill Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . .Baltimore, Md. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,686 Colors: . . . . . . . .Green and Grey Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .MAAC Arena: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Reitz Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,100 President: . .Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J. Athletics Director: . .Joseph Boylan SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Teddi Burns Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . .Scott Pennewill Alma Mater: . .Slippery Rock (1983) Career Record/Yrs.: . .274-264/17 Record at School/Yrs: . . . .8-25/1 Assistant Coach: . . .Emily Williams Assistant Coach: . . .Mike Williams Assistant Coach: . . .Rich Zwolinski Office Phone: . . . .(410) 617-5013 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-25 Conference Record/Finish: .4-14/9th Postseason: . . . .MAAC Semfinals Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .11/4 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .N/A Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 2-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Last Two Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 1, 2001 • PSU 2-0, neutral, Sept. 12, 1981

Nina Camaioni

OH • Jr. • 5-10

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Office Phone: . . . .(410) 617-2777 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(410) 617-5209 Mailing Address: 4501 North Charles Street Baltimore, Md. 21210 Press Row Phone: .(410) 617-5370 Website: . . .loyolagreyhounds.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Robert Morris 8/28 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bowling Green 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Duquesne 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Radford 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Morgan State 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Towson 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Navy 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Maryland 9/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Howard 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Duke 9/12 . . .vs. College of Charleston 9/16 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Coppin State 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Siena 9/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Marist 9/22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. American 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Rider 9/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iona 9/30 . . . . .vs. George Washington 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at St. Peter’s 10/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Manhattan 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Canisius 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Niagara 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Fairfield 10/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iona 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Marist 10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Siena 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Niagara 11/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Canisius 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Fairfield 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Manhattan 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Rider 11/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. Peter’s

2009 Opponents

CHARLESTON Cougars

Duke Invitational • Durham, N.C. Saturday, Sept. 12 • 12:00 p.m. ET • Cameron Indoor Stadium

Jason Kepner Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . .Charleston, S.C. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .11,316 Colors: . . . . . .Maroon and White Conference: . . . . . . . . . .Southern Arena: . . . . . .Carolina First Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,100 President: . . . .Dr. George Benson Athletics Director: . . . . . .Joe Hull SWA: . . . . . . . . . . .Laura Lageman Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . .Jason Kepner Alma Mater: . .Penn State (1997) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . . .53-15/2 Record at School/Yrs: . . .53-15/2 Assistant Coach: . . .Mike Shearer Assistant Coach: . . .Lindsey Gray Office Phone: . . . .(843) 953-8246 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-7 Conference Record/Finish: 17-1/1st Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .6 + libero/0 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .11/5 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Last NCAA Appearance: . . . . . . . Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .First Meeting

Emily Sawin S • Jr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . .Josh Darling Office Phone: . . . .(843) 953-5465 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A E-mail: . . . . . . .darlingj@cofc.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(843) 953-6534 Mailing Address: Media Relations Department College of Charleston 30 George Street Charleston, S.C. 29424 Press Row Phone: .(843) 953-8296 Website: . . .www.cofcsports.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Winthrop 8/29 . . . . . . . . . .vs. South Carolina 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Clemson 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Evansville 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Youngstown 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Cincinnati 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Duke 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Loyola 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. USF 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Lafayette 9/22 . . . . .vs. Charleston Southern 9/26 . . . . . . . .vs. Western Carolina 9/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. The Citadel 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wofford 10/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Furman 10/10 . . . . . .at Georgia Southern 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Davidson 10/17 . . . . . . . . . .at Chattanooga 10/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Samford 10/24 . . . . . . .vs. UNC Greensboro 10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Elon 10/31 . . . . .at Appalachian State 11/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at The Citadel 11/6 . . . . . . .vs. Georgia Southern 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Davidson 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wofford 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Furman 11/20-22 . . . . .SoCon Tournament 11/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Winthrop

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DUKE Blue Devils

Duke Invitational • Durham, N.C. Saturday, Sept. 12 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Cameron Indoor Stadium

Jolene Nagel Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . .Durham, N.C. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,247 Colors: . . . . . .Royal Blue & White Conference: . . . . .Atlantic Coast Arena: . .Cameron Indoor Stadium Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9,314 President: . .Dr. Richard Brodhead Athletics Director: . . .Kevin White SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacki Silar Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . .Jolene Nagel Alma Mater: . . . .Edinboro (1983) Career Record/Yrs.: . .417-239/22 Record at School/Yrs: . .214-99/11 Assoc. Coach: . .John Wasielewski Assistant Coach: . .Cristina Pintilie Office Phone: . . . .(919) 668-2545 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-9 Conference Record/Finish: 15-5/T-1st Postseason: . .NCAA Second Round Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RV Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5 + libero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .11/3 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 8-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 2, 2006 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 17, 1995 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct, 16, 1990 • PSU 3-0, at Duke, Nov. 4, 1989 • PSU 3-0, neutral, Nov. 12, 1988

Rachael Moss OH • Sr. • 5-10

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . .Chris Cook Office Phone: . . . .(919) 684-8707 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(919) 812-7141 E-mail: . . .cook@duaa.duke.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(919) 684-2489 Mailing Address: Sports Information Duke University Box 90555 Durham, N.C. 27708 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . . . . . . . . .GoDuke.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 8/29 . . . .vs. Univ. of South Dakota 8/29 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio University 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Georgia 9/5 . . . . . . . . . .vs. South Alabama 9/5 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Tennessee State 9/9 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Colorado STate 9/11 . . .vs. College of Charleston 9/12 . . . . . . . .vs. Loyola University 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wake Forest 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Liberty 9/19 . . . . . .vs. Appalachian State 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Maryland 9/27 . . . . . . . . . .at Boston College 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Virginia 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Virginia Tech 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Miami 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Florida State 10/16 . . . . . . . . .at North Carolina 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at N.C. State 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Clemson 10/24 . . . . . . . . . .at Georgia Tech 10/30 . . . . . . . .vs. Boston College 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Maryland 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Florida State 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Miami 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . .at Virginia Tech 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Virginia 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. N.C. State 11/21 . . . . . . . . .vs. North Carolina 11/24 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wake Forest

62 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

TEMPLE Owls

Fri., Sept. 18 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Philadlphia, Pa. • McGonigle Hall

Bob Bertucci Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . .Philadelphia, Pa. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .34,000 Colors: . . . . . . .Cherry and White Conference: . . . . . . . .Atlantic 10 Arena: . . . . . . . . .McGonigle Hall Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,900 President: . .Dr. Ann Weaver Hart Athletics Director: . . Bill Bradshaw Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . .Bob Bertucci Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Record/Yrs.: . .649-346/30 Record at School/Yrs: 297-156/13 Assistant Coach: . . . .Bai Qing Liu Office Phone: . . . .(215) 204-8582

Yun Yi Zhang OH • Sr. • 6-4

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Office Phone: . . . .(215) 204-3850 Cell Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A E-mail: . . . . . . . .TBA@temple.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(215) 204-7499 Mailing Address: Sports Media Relations 1700 North Broad Street Fourth Floor Philadelphia, Pa. 19122 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . . . .www.owlsports.com 2009 Schedule Not available at press time.

Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-15 Conf. Record/Finish: .6-7/T-2nd (East) Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Last NCAA Appearance: . . .N/A Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 13-4 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Last Five Meetings: • Temple 3-1, at PSU, Dec. 7, 2002 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 27, 1992 • PSU 3-0, at Temple, Oct. 20, 1990 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 28, 1989 • PSU 2-0, at PSU, Nov. 5, 1988

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

ST. FRANCIS (PA.) Red Flash

Sat., Sept. 19 • 10:00 a.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall

Chuck Mullen Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . . .Loretto, Pa. Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Red and White Conference: . . . . . . . . .Northeast Arena: . . . . . . . . . . .DeGol Arena President: . .Rev. Gabriel Zeis TOR Athletics Director: . .Bob Krimmel SWA . . . . . . . . . . . . .Erika Renwick Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . .Chuck Mullen Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . .IUP (2002) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . . .79-81/5 Record at School/Yrs: . . .13-20/1 Assistant Coach: . . .Henry Chuang Office Phone: . . . .(814) 472-3381 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-20 Conference Record/Finish: .5-3/T-3rd Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3/3 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .6/6 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .N/A Series: . . . . . . . . . . . .First Meeting

2009 Opponents

NORTHWESTERN Wildcats

Fri., Sept. 25 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Evanston, Ill. • Welsh-Ryan Arena Sat., Nov. 14 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall

Rikki Myers S • Sr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . .Bob Volkert Office Phone: . . . .(814) 472-3128 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(814) 330-6281 E-mail: . . . . .rvolkert@francis.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(814) 472-3196 Mailing Address: Saint Francis University Athletics P.O. Box 600 Loretto, Pa. 15940 Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . .N/A Website: . . . . . . .goredflash.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Towson 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Oakland 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . .at West Virginia 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Hampton 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Duquesne 9/5 . . . . . . . . . .at James Madison 9/8 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Delaware State 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Akron 9/11 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Texas Christian 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bucknell 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Temple 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Pennsylvania 9/26 . . . . . . . . .vs. UC Santa Clara 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Albany 9/30 . . . . . . . . .at Delaware State 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Robert Morris 10/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Quinnipiac 10/10 . . . .vs. Central Conn. State 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bryant 10/17 . . . . . .vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 10/18 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Sacred Heart 10/24 . . . . . . . . .at St. Francis (NY) 10/25 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Long Island 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Bryant 11/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at CCSU 11/4 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Robert Morris 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Long Island 11/8 . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. Francis (NY) 11/13 . . . . . .at Fairleigh Dickinson 11/14 . . . . . . . . . .at Sacred Heart 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Quinnipiac 11/21 . . . . . . .at NEC Tournament

Keylor Chan Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . . .Evanston, Ill. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1851 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,000 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Purple & White Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . . .Welsh-Ryan Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,117 President: . . . .Morton O. Schapiro Athletics Director: . . . . .Jim Phillips SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Noreen Morris Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . .Keylor Chan Alma Mater: . . . . . . .Florida (1995) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .140-169/11 Record at School/Yrs: .122-154/10 Assistant Coach: . .Kirstine Jensen Assistant Coach: . . . .Aaron Smith Office Phone: . . . . .(847) 491-4638 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-23 Conference Record/Finish: 2-18/11th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5 + libero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .8/2 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2005 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 36-8 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at N’western, Oct. 25, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 21, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at N’western, Nov. 9, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 22, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 25, 2006

Katie Nobilio L • Sr. • 5-4

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . .Rand Champion Office Phone: . . . . .(847) 467-3758 Home Phone: . . . . .(847) 833-3220 E-mail: champion@northwestern.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(847) 491-8818 Mailing Address: 1501 Central Street Evanston, IL 60208 Press Row Phone: . .(847) 491-8814 Website: . . . . . . . . . .nusports.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Kentucky 8/29 . . . . .vs. Florida International 8/29 . . . . . . . .vs. Western Carolina 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Miami (Ohio) 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at IUPUI 9/6 . . . . . . . .vs. Western Kentucky 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Presbyterian 9/12 . . . . . . . . .vs. James Madison 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Charlotte 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Akron 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Long Island 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Cincinnati 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 10/3 . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 10/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 11/6 . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 11/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota

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ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

IOWA

Sat., Sept. 26 • 7:00 p.m. CT • Champaign, Ill. • Huff Hall Fri., Nov. 13 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa.• Rec Hall

Kevin Hambly Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . .Champaign, Ill. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1867 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,326 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Orange & Blue Conference: . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Huff Hall Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,050 President: . . . . . .B. Joseph White Athletics Director: .Ronald E. Guenther SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Susan Young Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . .Kevin Hambly Alma Mater: . . . . . . .Illinois (2006) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . .First Year Record at School/Yrs: . .First Year Assistant Coach: . . . . . . .Jen Flynn Assistant Coach: . . . . . .Kent Miller Office Phone: . . . .(217) 333-8607 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-8 Conference Record/Finish: 15-5/3rd Postseason: . . . . .NCAA Sweet 16 Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .6 + ibero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .11/3 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 34-6 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 27, 2008 • PSU 3-0. at Illinois, Nov. 14, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 17, 2007 • PSU 3-2, at Illinois, Oct. 19, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 24, 2006

Laura DeBruler OH • Jr. • 5-11

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . .Mike Koon Office Phone: . . . .(217) 244-1256 Home Phone: . . . .(217) 898-3519 E-mail: . . . . . . .mkoon@illinois.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(217) 333-5540 Mailing Address: Bielfeldt Administration Building 1700 South Fourth Street Champaign, IL 61820 Press Row Phone: . .(217) 244-0089 Website: . . www.fightingillini.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Tulane 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Creighton 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Texas Tech 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. TBA 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Florida State 9/5 . . . . . . . .at New Mexico State 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Cincinnati 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois State 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. St. Louis 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Louisville 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 10/2 . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 10/14 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 11/7 . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 11/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 11/25 . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota

64 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

HAWKEYES

Fri., Oct. 2 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall Sat., Nov. 7 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Iowa City, Iowa • Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Sharon Dingman Head Coach

Megan Schipper OH • Sr. • 5-11

General Information Location: . . . . . . .Iowa City, Iowa Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1847 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .30,561 Colors: . . . . . . . . . . .Black & Gold Conference: . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . .Carver-Hawkeye Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,857 President: . . . . . . . . . .Sally Mason Athletics Director: . . . .Gary Barta SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jane Meyer

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . .Chris Brewer Office Phone: . . . . .(319) 335-9411 E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . .christopher. . . .brewer@hawkeyesports.com SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(319) 335-9417 Mailing Address: 157 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 52242-1020 Press Row Phone: . .(319) 335-7284 Website: . . . .hawkeyesports.com

Coaching Staff Head Coach: . .Sharon Dingman Alma Mater: . .Northern Mich. (1984) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . . .350-225 Record at School/Yrs: . . .14-18/2 Assistant Coach: . . . .Jason Allen Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . .TBA Office Phone: . . . . .(319) 335-9259

2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . .at Loyola Chicago 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Marquette 8/29 . . . . . . . .vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/4 . . . . . . .vs. South Dakota State 9/5 . . . . . . . .vs. Central Michigan 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Green Bay 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa State 9/12 . . . . . .vs. Northern Colorado 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Drake 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Binghamton 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Army 9/20 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Morgan State 9/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 10/11 . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 10/23 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 10/30 . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 11/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 11/21 . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana

Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-18 Conference Record/Finish: 6-14/9th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .3/3 + libero Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .13/4 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .1994 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 36-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at Iowa, Oct. 10, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 1, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Iowa, Oct. 27, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 5, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 11, 2006

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

WISCONSIN Badgers

Sat., Oct. 3 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall Fri., Nov. 6 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Madison, Wis. •UW Field Housel

Pete Waite Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . . . .Madison, Wis. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1848 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,041 Colors: . . . . . .Cardinal and White Conference: . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . .Wisconsin Field House Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10,600 Chancellor: . . . . . .Carolyn Martin Athletics Director: . .Barry Alvarez SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terry Gawlik Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . .Pete Waite Alma Mater: . . . .Ball State (1981) Career Record/Yrs.: . .511-184/21 Record at School/Yrs: . . .245-82/10 Assistant Coach: . .Colleen Bayer Assistant Coach: . .Brian Heffernan Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-15 Conference Record/Finish: .7-13/7th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .4 + libero/2 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .9/4 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2007 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 33-6 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at Wis., Oct. 24, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 22, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 16, 2007 • PSU 3-2, at Wis., Oct. 21, 2007 • WIS 3-0, at Wis., Oct. 27, 2006

Brittney Dolgner OH • Sr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . .Diane Nordstrom Office Phone: . . . .(608) 262-9024 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(608) 658-3644 E-mail: . .dkn@athletics.wisc.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(608) 262-8184 Mailing Address: Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe St. Madison, WI 53711 Press Row Phone: .(608) 263-5670 Website: . .www.UWBadgers.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Duke 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. South Dakota 8/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio 9/6 . . . . . . . .vs. Cal State Fullerton 9/6 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Oregon State 9/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Seattle 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Notre Dame 9/12 . . . . . . .vs. New Mexico State 9/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Green Bay 9/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 10/9 . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 10/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 10/24 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 10/31 . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 11/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 11/15 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 11/20 . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue

2009 Opponents

OHIO STATE

Buckeyes

Wed., Oct. 7 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Columbus, Ohio • St. John Arena Wed., Oct. 28 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall

Geoff Carlston Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . . .Columbus, Ohio Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1870 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53,715 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Scarlet & Gray Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . . . . . . .St. John Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13,276 President: . . . . . . .E. Gordon Gee Athletics Director: . . . .Gene Smith Faculty Rep: . . . . . . . . .John Bruno Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . .Geoff Carlston Alma Mater: . . .Minnesota (1993) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . .205-84/9 Record at School/Yrs: . . .12-20/1 Assistant Coach: .Nadia Edwards Assistant Coach: . .Don Gromala Office Phone: . . . .(614) 292-5382 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-20 Conference Record/Finish: 3-17/10th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5 + libero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .10/2 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2006 Series: . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 32-14 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 18, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Ohio St., Nov. 28, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Ohio St., Nov. 21, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 10, 2007 • OSU 3-0, at Ohio St., Nov. 8, 2006

Katie Dull OH • Jr. • 5-10

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . . .D.C. Koehl Office Phone: . . . . .(614) 292-4056 Cell Phone: . . . . . . .(614) 670-9444 E-mail: . . . . . . . . .koehl.1@osu.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(614) 292-8547 Mailing Address: 124 St. John Arena 410 Woody Hayes Drive Columbus, OH 43210 Press Row Phone: . .(614) 292-1813 Website: . .ohiostatebuckeyes.com

2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs, Rider 8/28 . . . . . .vs, North Carolina A&T 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UMES 8/29 . . . . . . . . . .at William & Mary 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . .at Colorado State 9/5 . . . . . . . .vs. Georgia Southern 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Texas Arlington 9/12 . . . . . . .vs. Western Michigan 9/12 . . . . . . . . . .at UW-Wilwaukee 9/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Marquette 9/18 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Bowling Green 9/19 . . . . . . . .vs. Cleveland State 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Xavier 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 10/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 10/16 . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 10/28 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 11/13 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 11/28 . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State

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2009 Opponents

M INNESOTA

GOLDEN GOPHERS

Sun., Oct. 11 • 7:00 p.m. CT • Minneapolis, Minn. • Sports Pavilion Fri., Oct. 30 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall

Mike Hebert Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . .Minneapolis, Minn. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1851 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,402 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Maroon & Gold Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . . . . . . .Sports Pavilion Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,700 President: . . . . .Robert H. Bruininks Athletics Director: . . . .Joel Maturi SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . .Regina Sullivan Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . .Mike Hebert Alma Mater: . . . . . . . . .UCSB (1966) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .900-375/33 Record at School/Yrs: .328-118/13 Assoc. Head Coach: . .Scott Swanson Assistant Coach: . . . . .Laura Bush Office Phone: . . . . .(612) 624-6533 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27-7 Conference Record/Finish: .16-4/2nd Postseason: . . .NCAA Second Round Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .14th Starters R/L: . . . . . .3 (2 + libero)/4 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .6/7 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 32-7 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at Minn., Oct. 11, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU., Oct. 31, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Minn., Oct. 26, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 6, 2007 • PSU 3-2, at Minn., Oct. 28, 2006

Christine Tan Lib. • Sr. • 5-4

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . .Steven Geller Office Phone: . . . . .(612) 624-9396 Cell Phone: . . . . . . .(612) 210-2380 E-mail: . . . . . . .gelle014@umn.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(612) 625-0359 Mailing Address: 244 Bierman Field Ath. Building 516 15th Avenue SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Press Row Phone: . .(612) 626-1394 Website: . . . . . .gophersports.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kansas State 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Nebraska 8/31 . . . . . . . . . .at George Mason 9/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Navy 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Auburn 9/5 . . . . . .vs. George Washington 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa State 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Washington 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . .at South Florida 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Oregon 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Georgia Tech 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Denver 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 10/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 10/17 . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 10/23 . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 11/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 11/8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 11/15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 11/21 . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 11/27 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinoia

66 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

Fri., Oct. 16 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Cliff Keen Arena Sat., Nov. 28 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall

Mark Rosen Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . .Ann Arbor, Mich. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1817 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38,006 Colors: . . . . . . . . . .Maize and Blue Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . . . . .Cliff Keen Arena Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,800 President: . . . .Mary Sue Coleman Athletics Director: .William C. Martin SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bitsy Ritt Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . . . . .Mark Rosen Alma Mater: . . .Cal St. Northridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1985) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .398-169/16 Record at School/Yrs: .189-132/10 Assoc. Head Coach: . .Leisa Rosen Assistant Coach: . . .Amanda Ault Office Phone: . . . . .(734) 647-3035 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-9 Conference Record/Finish: 12-8/5th Postseason: . . . .NCAA Regionals Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . .No. 17 Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .5/1 + libero Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . .11/2 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 36-3 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 17, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Mich., Nov. 29, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Dec. 7, 2007 • PSU 3-1, at Mich., Nov. 24, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU., Oct. 12, 2007

Lexi Zimmerman S • Jr. • 5-10

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . .Matt Fancett Office Phone: . . . . .(734) 647-1726 Cell Phone: . . . . . . .(734) 355-7938 E-mail: . . . .mfancett@umich.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(734) 647-1188 Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations 1000 S. State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2201 Press Row Phone: . .(734) 764-3532 Website: . . . . . . . . .mgoblue.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Nebraska 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kansas State 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Tennessee 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Xavier 9/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Notre Dame 9/9 . . . . . . . . .at Eastern Michigan 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Fairfield 9/11 . . . . . . . .vs. Morehead State 9/12 . . .vs. Virginia Commonwealth 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Missouri 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Marquette 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Dayton 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Oregon State 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 9/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 10/21 . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 11/18 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

MICHIGAN STATE Spartans Sat., Oct. 17 • 7:00 p.m. ET • East Lansing, Mich. • Jenison FH Fri., Nov. 27 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall

Cathy George Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . .East Lansing, Mich. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1855 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46,648 Colors: . . . . . . . .Green and White Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . .Jenison Field House Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 017 President: . .Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Athletics Director: . . . . .Mark Hollis SWA: . . . . . . . .Shelley Appelbaum Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . .Cathy George Alma Mater: . . .Illinois State (1985) Career Record/Yrs.: . . .417-268/22 Record at School/Yrs: . . . .67-60/4 Assoc. Head Coach: . . . .Russ Carney Assistant Coach: . . . .Mike Gawlik Office Phone: . . . . .(517) 353-1756 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-16 Conference Record/Finish: 7-13/T-7th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .6 + libero/1 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .8/3 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2006 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 31-6 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at MSU, Nov. 7, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Oct. 4, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at MSU, Nov. 10, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 21, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at MSU, Nov. 17, 2006

Vanessa King MB • Sr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . . . .Vince Baker Office Phone: . . . . .(517) 355-2271 Cell Phone: . . . . . . .(269) 719-7710 E-mail: . . .bakervin@ath.msu.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(517) 353-9636 Mailing Address: Z-22 Breslin Center Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824 Press Row Phone: . .(517) 432-3158 Website: . . . . . .msuspartans.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . .vs. Southern California 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Albany NY 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . .North Carolina 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Syracuse 9/5 . . . . . . . . . .at Cleveland State 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBA 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Duquesne 9/12 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Georgia State 9/12 . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois-Chicago 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Clemson 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Furman 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Presbyterian 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 10/3 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 10/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 10/21 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 11/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State

2009 Opponents

INDIANA Hoosiers

Fri., Oct. 23 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall Sat., Nov. 21 • 7:00 p.m. ET • Bloomington, Ind. • University Gym

Sherry Dunbar Head Coach General Information Location: . . . . . .Bloomington, Ind. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1820 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,354 Colors: . . . . .Cream and Crimson Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . . . . . . . .University Gym Capacity: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000 President: . .Michael A. McRobbie Athletics Director: . .Rick Greenspan SWA: . . . . . . . .M. Grace Calhoun Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . .Sherry Dunbar Alma Mater: . . . .Ball State (1992) Career Record/Yrs.: . . . .145-54/6 Record at School/Yrs: . . .32-32/2 Assistant Coach: . . . .Sarah Gustin Assistant Coach: . .Keith Schunzel Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . .17-15 Conference Record/Finish: 9-11/6th Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . .4 + libero/2 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .6/6 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2002 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 38-0 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 5, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Indiana, Oct. 1, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 3, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at Indiana, Sept. 28, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Nov. 4, 2006

Kelsey Hall OH • Sr. • 6-0

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . . .Kyle Kuhlman Office Phone: . . . . .(812) 855-4770 Cell Phone: . . . . . . .(419) 308-8292 E-mail: . . .kkuhlman@indiana.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(812) 855-9401 Mailing Address: Assembly Hall 1001 East 17th Street Bloomington, Ind. 47408 Press Row Phone: . .(419) 308-8292 Website: . . . .www.iuhoosiers.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . .vs. Southeastern Louisiana 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. New Orleans 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Houston 9/4 . . . . . . . .vs. Tennessee-Martin 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kentucky 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Murray State 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UIC 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Delaware 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio 9/12 . . . . . . . .vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Missouri State 9/18 . . . . . . .vs. Western Michigan 9/19 . . . . . . . . .vs. Alabama A&M 9/19 . . . . . . . . .North Carlonia A&T 9/25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 9/26 . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 9/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Purdue 10/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 10/10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 10/11 . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 10/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 10/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 10/31 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 11/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Purdue 11/6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 11/13 . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 11/14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa

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PUR DU E Boilermakers

Sat., Oct. 24 • 7:00 p.m. ET • University Park, Pa. • Rec Hall Fri., Nov. 20 • 7:00 p.m. ET • West Lafayette, Ind. • IAF

Dave Shondell Head Coach General Information Location: . . .West Lafayette, Ind. Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1869 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . .40,090 Colors: . . . . . . . .Old Gold & Black Conference: . . . . . . . . . . .Big Ten Arena: . . . .Holloway Gymnasium Facility Capacity: . . . . . . . . .2,288 President: . . .France A. Cordova Athletics Director: Morgan J. Burke SWA: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy Cross Coaching Staff Head Coach: . . . .Dave Shondell Alma Mater: . . . . .Ball State, 1981 Career Record/Yrs.: . . . .124-75/6 Record at School/Yrs: . . . . .same Assistant Coach: . . . .Kathy Jewell Assistant Coach: . .John Shondell Office Phone: . . . .(765) 494-0605 Team Information 2008 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-9 Conference Record/Finish: 13-7/4th Postseason: . . .NCAA Second Round Final Ranking: . . . . . . . . . . . . .15th Starters R/L: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3/4 Letterwinners R/L: . . . . . . . . . . .9/7 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Last NCAA Appearance: . . .2008 Series: . . . . . . . . . . .PSU leads 41-5 Series Began: . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Last Five Meetings: • PSU 3-0, at PSU, Sept. 26, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Purdue, Nov. 15, 2008 • PSU 3-0, at Penn St., Nov. 2, 2007 • PSU 3-0, at Purdue, Sept. 29, 2007 • PSU 3-0, neutral, Dec. 8, 2006

Carrie Gurnell OH • Sr. • 6-1

Media Relations Volleyball SID: . . . .Wendy Mayer Office Phone: . . . .(765) 494-3919 Cell Phone: . . . . . .(765) 414-1379 E-mail: . . . .wbroker@purdue.edu SID Fax: . . . . . . . . . .(765) 447-6779 Mailing Address: Mackey Arena, Room 15 900 N. University St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2070 Press Row Phone: . .(765) 494-6779 Website: . . . . .purduesports.com 2009 Schedule 8/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ball State 8/29 . . . . . . . .vs. Coastal Carolina 8/29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Dayton 9/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UTSA 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Central Florida 9/5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Baylor 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Portland 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Kentucky 9/12 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Kansas State 9/18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio 9/19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Louisville 9/25 . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan State 9/26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Michigan 9/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Indiana 10/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota 10/9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Illinois 10/10 . . . . . . . . . .at Northwestern 10/16 . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin 10/17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Iowa 10/23 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State 10/24 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Penn State 10/30 . . . . . . . . . .vs. Northwestern 10/31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Illinois 11/4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Indiana 11/7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Minnesota 11/13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan 11/14 . . . . . . . . .at Michigan State 11/20 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Penn State 11/21 . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State 11/27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Iowa 11/28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Wisconsin

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 NCAA National Champions No. 1 Penn State Tops No. 2 Stanford for Second Straight NCAA Title

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 20, 2008 – e top-ranked Penn State women’s volleyball team capped a record-setting season for its second consecutive NCAA title Saturday night with a three-game win over No. 2 Stanford (25-20, 26-24, 25-23) at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. e Nittany Lions finish the 2008 campaign with a perfect 38-0 record, only the fourth team ever in Division I women’s volleyball history to finish the season with an unblemished slate. "I don't think it was the prettiest match to determine the national championship, but it was a match that was played very hard by both teams," said Penn State head coach Russ Rose, the 2008 AVCA National Coach of the Year. "I thought we hung in there defensively and gave ourselves opportunities for a chance for Megan to take big swings at the end. I thought it was a group effort in a lot of areas. It certainly wasn't a match that had the same energy from the match a couple of nights ago. at one had the significance to get us here. Tonight's has special significance, especially for the seniors." Stanford took the 3-0 lead to start the match, but a Harmotto and Brownblock along with two Harmotto kills helped pull Penn State within two at 6-4. e Nittany Lions trailed for much of the game, but forced two Stanford timeouts to steal the momentum. PSU went on to win the game, 25-20, and senior Christa Harmotto led the way with five kills and two blocks . Penn State jumped out to the early lead in game two and held on to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Penn State had a 12-9 advantage midway through the frame, but a Stanford kill and block again trimmed the Lion lead to one at 12-11. e squads traded points before a Cardinal kill and block put Stanford up 14-13. Penn State kills from Blair Brown and Megan Hodge put the Lions ahead 15-14 heading into the television timeout. Penn State maintained the lead for the remainder of the set, but Stanford didn’t let the Lions go unchallenged. A Stanford kill and a Lion attack error tied the score 2424 before kills from Nicole Fawcett and Hodge gave Penn State the game, 26-24. A monster Harmotto and Brown block gave the Nittany Lions the 3-1 lead in the third game, but Stanford tied the game at 3-3. e Lions controlled the set until Stanford recorded three kills to pull within two at 23-21 forxing a Penn State timeout. Out of the break, the Cardinals recorded another kill trimming the lead to one, 23-22, but Hodge responded with a crosscourt kill that clipped the line to make it 24-22. Stanford recorded a kill before a Fawcett kill off the block ended the game, 25-23 giving the Nittany Lions earned their third NCAA title.

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Penn State becomes just the sixth team in history to win back-to-back NCAA Championships, joining Hawaii (1982-83), Pacific (1985-86), UCLA (1990-91), Stanford (1996-97) and USC (2002-03).e Nittany Lion volleyball programs also become only the third school to have its men’s and women’s programs capture their respective championships in the same calendar year, as the Penn State men captured their championship in May. Penn State joins UCLA (1984) and Stanford (1997) as the only programs in history to accomplish the feat. Stanford (1996-97) and Penn State (2007-08) are the only two to win both titles in the same academic year. e match featured nine 2008 AVCA All-Americans, with Penn State’s Fawcett, Alisha Glass, Harmotto and Hodge and Stanford’s Alex Klineman, Cynthia Barboza and Foluke Akinradewo earning First Team honors and Lions Brown and Arielle Wilson picking up Second Team accolades. e contest also showcased the last two AVCA National Players of the Year in Fawcett (2008) and Akinradewo (2007). Penn State finished the season with a 114-2 individual game record and pushed its current NCAA-record match winning streak to 64 dating back to a five-game loss to 2008 NCAA runnerup Stanford on Sept. 15, 2007.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 NCAA National Champions

It was the fourth time that Stanford and Penn State have played each other for the national championship. Penn State won 3-0 in 1999 and 3-2 in 2007, while Stanford won 3-2 in 1997.

The 2008 National Championship match marked the first time in NCAA Tournament history that the same two teams have met in the championship match two years in a row.

Junior Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) was named the Hodge led all players with 16 kills and added 14 digs for her fifth douNCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player for the ble-double of the year. She also hit .318 for the match. second consecutive season, joining Lauren Cacciamani as Senior libero Roberta Holehouse led all players with 18 digs. the only Penn State players to accomplish the feat. Senior Nicole Fawcett, who was named AVCA It was the third NCAA championship of Coach Rose's career, tying him for third on the all-time list with Andy Banachowski (UCLA), Dave Shoji National Player of the Year, was one of two Nittany (Hawaii), Mick Haley (Texas/USC) and Brian Gimmillaro (Long Beach Lions with double figure kills offensively for the Nittany Lions. She finished with 10 kills, while adding 11 State). digs for her third double-double of the season. Penn State is now 6-5 all-time against Stanford, including 3-2 in tournament play.

Penn State become the eighth team in 11 years to hold # 1 ranking in the AVCA poll heading into the tournament ended up winning the championship. e championship attendance of 14,299 is the second-highest championship match attendance in NCAA Division I Tournament history. It was also the sixth-largest crowd ever to witness a Division I postseason volleyball match.

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2008 NCAA National Champions Opening Statement: Russ Rose (Head Coach)

"First I want to congratulate Stanford on the great season they had. ank you to the city of Omaha for supporting the event. I don't think it was the prettiest match to determine the national championship, but it was a match that was played very hard by both teams. I thought we hung in there defensively and gave ourselves opportunities for a chance for Megan to take big swings at the end. I thought it was a group effort in a lot of areas. It certainly wasn't a match that had the same energy from the match a couple of nights ago. at one had the significance to get us here. Tonight's has special significance, especially for the seniors."

On floor defense not getting the credit it deserved "Certainly in comparing our statistics to other teams, it's always been a challenge. For the year we're hitting close to .400. I think over the course of the season, maybe out of the 38 matches we were outdug once the entire season. I think our defense was good, but certainly our bread and butter has been the offense and the net play and Alisha's ability to get a variety of hitters involved at the net. I think that has always been the strength of this team."

On the expectations on this year’s team "I think for people who coach they know that seasons end at a certain time, and you hope that your season ends on the last dig of the season with someone making a great play. ere was certainly pressure placed on this team because of the number of people returning from last year's championship team, and the competitive level of volleyball we play in the Big Ten Conference was challenging. Last weekend playing against a great Cal team in regionals was challenging. Certainly the match ursday night against Nebraska was an incredible match to participate in. From that standpoint there was relief. In this case there is a lot of happiness and excitement because they could look back. I told them all along all season long keep working hard. ere will be a time to look back on it. Hopefully they'll look back and say that they didn't leave anything left in the tank. Certainly on ursday night, there wasn't much left at the end."

Nicole Fawcett (Senior Outside Hitter)

On what was going through her head after hitting the ball on the last point "Going through my head was they better call the touch. At that point it did seem like an eternity, but Megan was already celebrating, so I thought we must have gotten the point. It was good to see everyone rushing to the floor."

Alisha Glass (Junior Setter)

On special tactics or strategies used tonight "I think that Stanford has some great players. Foluke (Akinradewo) is an amazing athlete, as well as Cynthia (Barboza) and Alix (Klineman.) ey definitely had some players we needed to focus on that we needed to stop or try to slow down. at was some of the team goals. en playing our own game and trying to win the serve and pass game. ere are a lot of things we focused on, but I think we tried to do those things especially."

Megan Hodge (Sophomore Outside Hitter)

On the third game and whether she was determined not to have a relapse of the match with Nebraska "As a team ursday night and even last year we let off a little in the third game. It turned into a more competitive match going into five. We got it in our heads we had to get out there and play hard."

Blair Brown (Sophomore Middle Hitter)

On her role in tonight’s game "It's exciting, but I want to do my part for the team. If the team needs me to have a bigger role, I want to step up and do my part."

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2008 NCAA National Champions

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2008 NCAA National Champions

Coach Rose guided the Nittany Lions to their third national championship in 2008. He is tied for thrd on the all-time list with Andy Banachowski (UCLA), Dave Shoji (Hawaii), Mick Haley (Texas/USC) and Brian Gimmilaro (Long Beach State). Penn State capped off the regular season with its sixth-straight outright Big Ten title, a streak that is unprecendented within the league in women’s volleyball. After claiming their fifth straight title in 2007, Penn State became the first team in league history to claim five titles in a row.

Six Nittany Lions were honored as AVCA All-Americans, including four First Team selections.

Megan Hodge (No. 11) and teammates celebrate a point during the national championship match. Hodge was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament for the second year in a row.

e University hosted a gathering for the team and head coach Russ Rose. Penn State President Dr. Graham Spanier (above left) and Director of Athletics Tim Curley (above right), both avid volleyball fans, spoke to the team and assembled crowd at the gathering to honor the squad.

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Big Ten Review Final Standings

Conference Teams W L Penn State 20 0 Minnesota 16 4 Illinois 15 5 Purdue 13 7 Michigan 12 8 Indiana 9 11 Wisconsin 7 13 Michigan State 7 13 Iowa 6 14 Ohio State 3 17 Northwestern 2 18

Pct. 1.000 .800 .750 .650 .600 .450 .350 .350 .300 .150 .100

All Matches W L 38 27 26 26 26 17 17 15 14 12 8

2008 Players of the Week (Offensive/Defensive) Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 2 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov.10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1

Pct. 0 7 8 9 9 15 15 16 18 20 23

N. Fawcett, Penn State & L. DeBruler, Ill./C. Tan, Minn. E. Short, Ind./A. Karaba, Mich. St. L. Gibbenmeyer, Minn. & S. Lynch, Pur./K. Miller, Pur. N. Fawcett, Penn State/C. Tan, Minn. V. King, Mich. St./C. Tan, Minn. N. Fawcett, Penn State/C. Tan, Minn. A. Wilson, Penn State/ J. Bangert, Ill. & K. Kuzma, Wis. B. Dieter, Minn. & S. Lynch, Pur./K. Miller, Pur. A. Benson, Ind./A. Edinger, Ill. A Benson, Ind./A. Edinger, Ill. L. Debruler, Ill./A. Wilson, Penn State & C. Tan, Minn. A. Glass, Penn State/S. Lynch, Pur. L. DeBruler, Ill./J. Bangert, Ill. M. Hodge, Penn State/A. Edinger, Ill. & S. Lynch, Pur.

NCAA Tournament Results Ilinois

def. UW-Milwaukee, 25-8, 25-16, 25-20 def. Cincinnati, 26-24, 25-20, 25-22 lost to California, 22-25, 22-25, 22-25

Michigan

def. Kentucky, 24-26, 25-16, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13 def. St. Louis, 22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12 lost to Nebraska, 13-25, 16-25, 18-25

Minnesota

def. North Dakota State, 25-18, 25-14, 25-14 lost to Iowa State, 14-25, 24-26, 27-25, 19-25

Penn State

Penn State def. Long Island, 25-14, 25-15, 25-15 Penn State def. Yale, 25-18, 25-11, 25-12 Penn State def. Western Michigan, 25-17, 25-12, 25-19 Penn State def. California, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 Penn State def. Nebraska, 25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 22-25, 15-11 Penn State def. Stanford, 25-20, 26-24, 25-23

Purdue

def. Louisville, 25-22, 21-25, 29-27, 23-25, 16-14 def. Mid. Tennessee State, 25-18, 24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 15-8 lost to Hawaii, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 20-25

1.000 .794 .765 .743 .743 .531 .531 .484 .438 .375 .258

All-Big Ten

Name Laura Debruler Ashley Benson Lexi Zimmerman Vanessa King Brook Dieter Lauren Gibbemeyer Christine Tan Nicole Fawcett* Alisha Glass* Christa Harmotto* Megan Hodge* Arielle Wilson Stephanie Lynch

Cl. So. So. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr.

Pos. OH OH S MB OH MB LIB OH S MH OH MH MB

School Illinois Indiana Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Purdue

All-Big Ten Honorable Mention Johannah Bangert, Erica Short Beth Karpiak Katie Dull Roberta Holehouse

So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.

MB OH MB OH LIB

Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio State Penn State

Big Ten Player of the Year: Nicole Fawcett, Penn State Defensive Player of the Year: Christine Tan, Minnesota Freshman of the Year: Michelle Bartsch, Illinois Coach of the Year (Media/Coaches): Russ Rose, Penn State * Unanimous Selections

Big Ten Champions

Penn State has captured 12 Big Ten conference championships since it joined the league in 1991, nine outright and three shared. 2008: 2007: 2006: 2005: 2004: 2003:

Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State

1999: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1993: 1992:

Penn State Penn State Penn State/Wisconsin Penn State/Michigan State Penn State Penn State/Illinois

2008 Academic All-Big Ten - Penn State

Alyssa D’Errico, Christa Harmotto, Megan Hodge, Kelsey Ream, Arielle Wilson, Nicole Fawcett

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2008 Highlights Penn State Claims 12th Overall and Sixth Straight Big Ten Title With the two wins at Ohio State and No. 20 Michigan on Nov. 28-29, Penn State captured its fifth overall and second straight undefeated Big Ten season since joining the league for the 1991 season. Since 1985 when double round-robin play was instituted, only eight times has the conference champion gone undefeated, including Illinois in 1986 and 1988 with 18-0 records, Ohio State in 1991 with a 20-0 record and Penn State in 1998, 1999, 2005, 2007 and now 2008 with 20-0 marks. The Nittany Lions also made league history by not dropping a set during the conference slate, as the previous Big Ten record for the fewest games lost in a season was three, set by the 1998 Nittany Lion squad and tied in 2005 by Penn State.

Rewriting The Record Books - Again Penn State continues to rewrite the Big Ten record books. With the win over Northwestern on Nov. 21, Penn State clinched its sixth consecutive outright Big Ten title, a streak that is unprecedented within the league in women’s volleyball. In 2007, with the wins over No. 9 Wisconsin and Illinois on Nov. 16-17, Penn State captured its fifth consecutive outright Big Ten title, the first time in league history that one team had claimed five titles in a row, outright or shared. In 2006, the Nittany Lions clinched their fourth consecutive outright title which at that time was unprecedented in the conference in volleyball. Penn State also captured four consecutive conference titles from 1996-1999 but shared the 1996 crown with Michigan State and 1997 title with Wisconsin. The only other program to win more than two consecutive league titles was Illinois, whose 1986-88 teams captured three solo titles. The women’s volleyball squad has now won 12 Big Ten titles (1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008) in the 18 years since joining the league for the 1991 season, securing that every senior class at Penn State since 1992 has claimed at least one conference championship.

Six AVCA All-Americans Six Nittany Lions were named All-Americans by the AVCA (American Volleyball Coaches Association). Nicole Fawcett, Alisha Glass, Christa Harmotto and Megan Hodge all picked up first team honors, while Blair Brown and Arielle Wilson earned second team accolades. Penn State led all schools with four First Team AVCA All-America and sixoverall selections. NCAA runner-up Stanford and Texas each had three first team honorees. e six selections bring PSU’s total number of All-America selections to 58 since 1979 and head coach Russ Rose has now coached at least one AllAmerica selection in 29 of his 30 seasons at Penn State.

Rose Earns COY Honors Head coach Russ Rose was named both the AVCA National and Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2008. e national award was the fourth of his career, as he was also honored in 1997, 1999 and 2007 and his Big Ten recognition was his 10th, also picking up the award in 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Holding a career record of 963-159 in his 30 seasons for a nation-leading winning percentage of .858, Rose guided the Nittany Lions to their 12th Big Ten title in 18 seasons since joining the Big Ten in 1991, and the team became the eighth squad since double-round robin play began in 1985 to finish the Big Ten schedule with an undefeated 20-0 league record. He has led his teams to 28 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, one of only two schools to appear in every postseason event, while collecting his 20th conference title this season after winning eight straight Atlantic 10 titles from 1983-1990. He has coached at least one All-American in 29 of his 30 seasons, including 18 conference Players of the Year in the last 24 years

Fawcett Named Big Ten POY Senior outside hitter Nicole Fawcett was named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the first time in her career, conference officials announced on Dec. 1. Fawcett becomes the third different Big Ten Player of the Year on the 2008 Penn State squad, as senior middle hitter Christa Harmotto earned the honors last year and junior outside hitter Megan Hodge picked up the recognition in 2006 as a freshman. The award is the 10th in program history for the Nittany Lions, as Fawcett joins Leanne Kling (1992), Salima Davidson (1993, who is now an assistant coach with the Nittany Lions), Terri Zemaitis (1995), Bonnie Bremner (1997, 1998), Lauren Cacciamani (1999) and Sam Tortorello (2005), in addition to Hodge and Harmotto. AVCA Division I POY Penn State senior Nicole Fawcet was selected as the 2008 AVCA Division I National Player of the Year. Fawcett was an all-around weapon for the Nittany Lions. The 6-4 outside hitter led the Big Ten in service aces (40) and ranks fifth in the league with a .358 hitting percentage. Fawcett finished her Penn State career ranked in Penn State lore in kills with 1,943 total. In her senior season, she guied PSU to an unblemished 38-0 mark and its unprecendented sixth consecutive Big Ten Championship with a 20-0 league record.

30 Isn’t So Bad With the three-game win over Wisconsin on Nov. 22, Penn State claimed its 30th win of the season, the 21st time the Nittany Lions have done so under head coach Russ Rose, including the fourth consecutive season. The Penn State record for wins in a season is 44, which both the 1981 and 1990 squads accomplished.

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Christa Harmotto finished with a .433 hitting percentage for her career to rank second on the NCAA all-time career record list.

Roberta Holehouse surpassed the 1,000 career digs mark at the 2008 Nittany Lion Invitational. She finished her career with 1,306 digs.

Blair Brown earned her first AVCA honor after being named a Second Team All-American.

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2008 Highlights Penn State has reached the Regional Final contest on 11 occasions and has 20 Semifinal berths, including 16 of the last 18 seasons. Penn State is 38-3 in NCAA Tournament matches at Rec Hall, having earned the right to host the first and second rounds 21 times since 1981, including the last 18 seasons.

Six Lions Named All-Big Ten Six Penn State players earned All-Big Ten status, the conference office announced on Dec. 1. Senior outside hitter Nicole Fawcett, senior middle hitter Christa Harmotto, junior setter Alisha Glass, junior outside hitter Megan Hodge and sophomore middle hitter Arielle Wilson all earned First Team All-Big Ten honors, with Fawcett, Harmotto, Glass and Hodge picking up the unanimous nod. Senior libero Roberta Holehouse was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. Fawcett and Harmotto are only the eighth and ninth four-time First Team All-Big Ten selections in conference history, and just the third and the fourth in Penn State history, as they join Bonnie Bremner (1996-99) and Lauren Cacciamani (1996-99). Hodge earns her third straight First Team Honor as Glass picks up her second nod. Wilson, last season’s Big Ten Freshman of the Year, and Holehouse captured their first career All-Big Ten honors. The six honors bring Penn State's total number of All-Big Ten selections to 74 since joining the league for the 1991 season.

Holehouse Anchors the Defense, Reaches 1,000 Career Digs Senior libero Roberta Holehouse was the anchor of the Penn State defense in 2008, leading the squad with an average of 3.40 digs per game and 16 double-digit dig matches. At the Hawaiian Airlines Classic on Aug. 29-31 in Honolulu, she recorded a team-high 40 digs for an average of 4.44 digs per game and at the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 5-6 she surpassed the 1,000 career-dig plateau. She finished her career with 1,306 career digs. Kaleena Walters (2002-05) tops the Nittany Lion career digs chart with 1,957. Over the last three seasons, Holehouse has recorded 70 double-digit dig matches.

In The NCAAs e Nittany Lions have quite a history in the NCAA Championship. Penn State is just one of two teams - with the other being Stanford - selected to every NCAA postseason event (28) since its inception in 1981. e Nittany Lions have an overall NCAA record of 60-25, including seven trips to the NCAA National Semifinals (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008) and three National Championships (1999, 2007, 2008). e six-time defending Big Ten Champions have also reached the National Title match on six occasions (1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008).

Defending Our House The Nittany Lions take pride in “defending our house,” otherwise known as Rec Hall. Overall since 2004, Penn State has dropped only three matches in Happy Valley, winning 88 of its last 91 contests at home. The Nittany Lions have won their last 57 straight matches at Rec Hall dating back to the loss to Tennessee in the NCAA Regional semifinal on Dec. 9, 2005. Overall, Penn State has a Rec Hall NCAA record of 40-3. The Nittany Lions have earned the right to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament 22 times since 1981, including the last 19 seasons. During the regular season (excluding NCAA play), the Nittany Lions have an even better record, winning their last 67 consecutive matches within the friendly confines. Penn State’s last regular-season home loss was a five-game setback against Ohio State on Oct. 20, 2004. In the Big Ten, Penn State has a Rec Hall record of 171-12 since joining the conference for the 1991 season, a winning percentage of 0.934.

And They’re Smart Too! Senior middle hitter Christa Harmotto was named the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American of the Year, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Nov. 24. This prestigious honor is only the second-ever for a Nittany Lion women’s volleyball studentathlete, as Bonnie Bremner picked up the accolade in 1998 and 1999. In addition, junior outside hitter Megan Hodge was one of six student-athletes in the country to earn ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic AllAmerica honors.

Since joining the Big Ten Conference for the 1991 season, Penn State studentathletes have earned a total of 54 first team All-Big Ten selections.

They’re All the Same Value, But 1,000 is A Lot With the win over Iowa on Nov. 1, Penn State became just the sixth school in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball history to reach 1,000 wins in program history. The Nittany Lions (1,014) join UCLA (1,082), Nebraska (1,060), Missouri State (1,049), Brigham Young (1,031) and Long Beach State (1,026) as the programs who have reached the plateau

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2008 Highlights Commanding the Conference The Nittany Lions again closed out the conference with a perfect 20-0 record. Over the last four seasons, Penn State holds a Big Ten winning percentage of .975, winning 78 of its last 80 league matches. Spanning the last five years, the Nittany Lions are 96-4 (.960) in conference action. In individual games within the conference, Penn State was 60-0 this season, and since 2004, the Nittany Lions have claimed 82 of its 96 league wins in three games, having been only pushed to four or five sets on 14 occasions.

Big Ten Win No. 300 With the win at Indiana on Oct. 1, Penn State became only the second Big Ten school in conference history to win 300 league games. Minnesota accomplished the feat in 2007 after having joined the league at its beginning in 1981. The Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten for the 1991 season and have captured 12 league titles, including the last six straight. Penn State currently stands with 317 Big Ten wins while Minnesota holds 326.

Taking Care of Business Penn State was the only undefeated team in the country in 2008. The Nittany Lions won 37 of its 38 contests in three sets, the only NCAA Division I team in the nation to make that claim. Of the Lions’ 114 games played, they have held opponents to 20 or fewer points on 97 occasions, including five games in the single digits. In Big Ten play, only eight times an opponent scored more than 20 points in a single game, as Purdue scored 21 points in the third game on Sept. 26 and put up 21 points in the second game on Nov. 15, Wisconsin posted 21 points in the third game in Madison on Oct. 24, Indiana scored 22 points in the third game at Rec Hall on Nov. 5, Illinois recorded 23 points on Nov. 14 in Huff Hall, the Badgers posted 21 points on Nov. 22 at Rec Hall, Ohio State pushed Penn State to 30-28 in the third game in Columbus on Nov. 28 and Michigan put up 22 points in the first set in Ann Arbor on Nov. 29. In NCAA action, California put up two games with 21 points in each in the NCAA Regional Final on Dec. 13 at Rec Hall, including jumping out to several seven-point leads before the Lions came back to take the 25-21 victory in the first game. Harmotto Joins Elite Company With her fourth kill against Long Island on Sept. 5, senior middle hitter Christa Harmotto became the 20th player in Nittany Lion program history to reach 1,000 career kills. Her teammates Nicole Fawcett and Megan Hodge reached the milestone last season. Lori Barberich (1981-84) holds the overall career kills record with 2,282. Also with her 1,000th kill, Harmotto became only the fifth Nittany Lion in Penn State women’s volleyball history to record more than 1,000 career kills and 500 career blocks. She joins Cara Smith (2000-03), JoAnn Elwell (1987-90), Terri Zemaitis (1994-97) and Lauren Cacciamani (1996-99) as the only players to ever reach both milestones.

Streaking With the wins at Illinois and Purdue on Nov. 14-15, Penn State moved into second on the list of consecutive Big Ten win streaks, securing that the top three marks belong to the Nittany Lions. The Lions closed out the 2008 slate with two wins to move the streak to 45 consecutive wins, which is second all-time. The last Penn State loss in the Big Ten was in three games at Ohio State on Nov. 8, 2006.

Top Five Consecutive Big Ten Win Streaks • 49 - Penn State (11/1/97 - 11/27/99) - snapped at Wisconsin (9/22/00) • 45 - Penn State (11/11/06 - Present) • 41 - Penn State (10/22/04 - 10/21/06) - snapped at Wisconsin (10/27/06) • 40 - Illinois (11/15/85 - 11/20/87) - snapped at Purdue (11/27/87) • 25 - Illinois (10/2/92 - 10/9/93) - snapped vs. Penn State (10/15/93) • 24 - Ohio State (11/17/90 - 11/29/91) - snapped vs. Illinois (9/25/92) 78 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Big Ten Win No. 300 With the win at Indiana on Oct. 1, Penn State became only the second Big Ten school in conference history (besides Minnesota) to win 300 league games. The Nittany Lions joined the Big Ten for the 1991 season and have captured 12 league titles, including the last six straight. Penn State currently stands with 317 Big Ten wins while Minnesota holds 326.

Reaching 20 - 32 Times & Counting With the win over Ohio State on Oct. 18, Penn State earned its 20th win of the season and reached the plateau for the 31st consecutive season in the program’s 33-year history. The only season the Nittany Lions did not reach the mark was in 1976 when the team played just 20 total matches and finished with an overall record of 6-11-3. Three Lions Earn All-Tournament Recognition Seniors Nicole Fawcett and Christa Harmotto and junior Megan Hodge were all named to the All-Tournament Team at the Hawaiian Airlines Classic in Honolulu Aug. 29-31. They were joined by Ohio’s Ellen Herman, Hawaii’s Aneli Cubi-Otineru and UCLA’s Amanda Gil and Nellie Spicer. Fawcett was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

CSTV/AVCA Coaches Top 25 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

2008 Final Poll

School Penn State (60) Stanford Texas Nebraska Washington Hawai’i Oregon California UCLA Minnesota Florida Southern California Wichita State Illinois San Diego Kansas State Purdue Utah Michigan Kentucky Saint Louis Colorado State Pepperdine Long Beach State San Francisco

Total Points 1500 1436 1374 1309 1273 1181 1106 1088 995 925 826 810 741 719 687 621 493 431 399 369 334 244 156 115 102

2008 Rec 32-0 26-3 25-3 27-2 24-4 28-3 23-8 23-6 20-10 26-6 25-3 16-11 29-1 24-7 23-4 24-7 24-8 24-5 24-8 26-5 28-4 22-6 20-7 25-5 23-7

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Last Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 10 12 14 11 9 15 16 13 18 21 20 17 22 19 23 NR 24

Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: New Mexico State 72; Tulane 71; St. Mary's (Ca.) 41; Santa Clara 22; Tennessee 14; UAB 13; Texas A&M 9; Western Kentucky 8; North Carolina 7; Cincinnati 2

Penn State In The Coaches Poll

A look at how Penn State ranked in the CSTV/AVCA Coaches Poll throughout the 2008 season:

Preseason: #1; Sept. 1: #1; Sept. 8: #1; Sept. 15: #1; Sept. 22: #1; Sept. 29: #1: Oct. 6: #1; Oct. 13: #1; Oct. 20: #1; Oct. 27: #1; Nov. 3: #1; Nov. 10: #1; Nov. 17; Nov. 24: #1; Dec. 1: #1; Dec. 23: #1

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2008 Highlights Nittany Lion Invitational Sophomore outside hitter Arielle Wilson was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Nittany Lion Invitational after averaging 2.33 kills per game on .341 hitting with 17 total blocks through nine games. She was joined on the alltournament team by senior middle hitter Christa Harmotto and senior libero Roberta Holehouse.

Trailing for the Season but Leading in Matches Penn State finished 2008 ranked 11th in the Big Ten with 12.00 digs per game, but the Nittany Lions were only out-dug once in a match this season, when Wisconsin recorded five more digs (3025) on Oct. 24. Prior to that, Michigan came the closest on Oct. 17 when both teams tallied 21 digs for the contest, and the Lions out-dug conferenceleader Minnesota on Oct. 11, 32-25 and again on Oct. 31, 37-29. Penn State recorded a Big Tenbest 52 digs against Iowa on Nov. 1 and California came close in the NCAA Regional Final at 26-23. The main reasons for the trend: for the year, Penn State attacked at a nation-leading .390 percentage and led the country with 3.22 blocks per game, both of which don’t allow for large dig numbers for either side of the net. Against the Lions, opponents are only averaging 8.7 digs per game for the year and attacking at a .089 clip. Big Ten Players of the Week Four Penn State players earned seven Big Ten Player of the Week honors in 2008, bringing the Lions’ total to 65 awards since joining the conference for the 1991 season. Alisha Glass was also recognized nationally as the AVCA National Player of the Week for only the sixth time in program history. Below is a summary:

Nicole Fawcett:

Finished with eight career Big Ten POW honors

• Sept. 1: Fawcett was named the Most Valuable Player of the Hawaiian Airlines Classic after leading the Nittany Lions to three 3-0 wins, including two over top-15 teams. Versus #12 Hawaii, Fawcett posted 12 kills, one ace and two digs. A night later versus #6 UCLA, she registere 12 kills and 14 digs. She finished with 15 kills on .619 hitting in the closing match of the tournament against Ohio. • Sept 22: In the Penn State Classic, Fawcett was named the Most Valuable Player of the Hampton Inn Penn State Classic after leading the squad to three 3-0 sweeps. She finished the tournament with 32 kills and five blocks. • Oct 6: Fawcett earned her eighth career player of the week honor to rank second all-time in Big Ten history. In conference wins against Indiana and Michigan State, Fawcett averaged 4.50 kills per set and totaled 27 kills on 42 swings with a hitting percentage of .500. Arielle Wilson: Earned two Big Ten Player of the Week honors to total four for her career. • Oct. 13: Wilson contributed both offensively and defensively to help No. 1 Penn State remain undefeated in matches with Iowa and No. 12 Minnesota. She recorded the highest kill total of a non-outside hitter with 17 for an average of 2.83 kills per set on a team-high .556 hitting. Wilson totaled 12 blocks for an average of 2.00 blocks per set. • Nov. 10: Wilson earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors in wins versus Indiana and Michigan State. She averaged 2.83 kills per set, recording 17 kills without and error on 26 swigs to hit .654. SHe also led the team with 12 blocks and helped hold PSU opponents to hitting a combined .027 mark.

Megan Hodge earned her fifth Big Ten Player of the Week honor in 2008.

age. Against Purdue, Glass recorded 41 assists and 10 digs for her first double-double of the season. She averages 13.50 assists per set for the weekend while leading the offense to a combined .406 clip.

Megan Hodge:

Picked up fifth Big Ten POW honor of career

• Dec. 1: Hodge was a driving force behind Penn State's two road wins to finish out the Big Ten slate undefeated for the second consecutive season and also cap a historic regular-season in which the squad remained undefeated in individual games - a feat that has never before been done in any division in NCAA collegiate women's volleyball. Versus Ohio State and #20 Michigan, Hodge combined to lead the team with 30 kills, an average of 5.00 kills per game, on .436 hitting with 12 digs (2.0 digs per game) and three blocks.

Alisha Glass:

Tallied her sixth Big Ten POW honor and third AVCA recognition

• Nov. 17-18: Glass earned Big Ten and AVCA National POW honors after the Nittany Lions picked up road sweeps versus top-20 opponents Illinois and Purdue. e Lions set the NCAA record for consecutive maches won and also clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title. At Illinois, Glass dished out 40 assists and directed the Penn State offense to a .400 hitting percent-

Nicole Fawcett was named the MVP of both the Hawaiian Airlines Classic and the Hampton Inn Penn State Classic.

THE LAST TIME A LION...

Had 30 or more kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 - Nicole Fawcett vs. Cal Poly (8/31/07)

Had 10 or more blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 - Nicole Fawcett vs. Siena (11/30/07)

Had five or more aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - Roberta Holehouse vs. Yale (12/6/08) Had 25 or more digs: . . . . . . . . . . .27 - Roberta Holehouse at Washington (12/9/06) Had 80 or more assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 - Samantha Spink vs. Illinois (11/24/95)

Arielle Wilson earned two conference player of the week honors. She now has four for her career.

Hit .800 or better (min. 12 kills): .812 (13-0-16)/Christa Harmotto at Purdue (9/30/06)

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2008 Highlights 2008 Honors

PACKING REC HALL ONCE AGAIN

Blair Brown • Penn State Classic All-Tournament • First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team • Second Team AVCA All-American

As usual, Penn State was among the national leaders in attendance in 2008. The Nittany Lions ranked sixth in the country (2,998) behind Hawaii, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Wichita State. (Figures courtesy of Diane Nordstrom, Wisconsin Media Relations).

Alyssa D’Errico • Academic All-Big Ten

Nicole Fawcett • Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten • Hawaiian Airlines Classic MVP • Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 1, Sept. 22, Oct. 6) • Chicago Classic All-Tournament • Penn State Classic MVP • Big Ten Player of the Year • Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten • First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • First Team AVCA All-American • AVCA Division I Player of the Year • Honda Award Winner

School

1. Hawai’i

2. Nebraska

Attend.

4,769

71,539

5,944

4,349

5. Wichita State

3,177

3,676

Dates

56,539 44,478

15 13

18 14

53,959

18

8. Purdue

2,485

37,277

15

2,601

2,420

10. Colorado State 2,387 11. Texas

12. Florida

2,299 2,289

36,419

33,886 33,429 36,791 28,913

13. North Carolina 2,070

18,631

15. New Mexico St. 1,679

21,824

17. Missouri

17,875

14. Washington

1,946

16. Iowa State

1,671

18. Georgia Tech

1,594

19. USC

20. New Mexico 21. Texas A&M

22. Kansas State 23. Illinois State 24. Oregon

1,625

1,571 1,570 1,539

1,514 1,437 1,412

25. Northern Iowa 1,405 26. Creighton

1,403

28. Ohio

1,336

27. Illinois

29. Ohio State 30. Michigan

1,345 1,276 1,273

14

14 14 16 16 9

27,248

14

23,398

14

17,536 23,563 20,408 21,551

21,189 20,116 21,181 19,665 19,645 20,179 14,700

16,587 10,919

Roberta Holehouse • Nittany Lion Invitational All-Tournament • Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Kelsey Ream • Academic All-Big Ten • Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree

Russ Rose • Big Ten & AVCA Mideast Region Coach of the Year • Division I AVCA Women’s Volleyball National Coach of the Year Arielle Wilson • Preseason All-Big Ten • Nittany Lion Invitational MVP • Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Nov. 10) • First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region • Second Team AVCA All-American

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2,998

9. Stanford

Megan Hodge • Unanimous Preseason All-Big Ten • Hawaiian Airlines Classic All-Tournament • Chicago Classic All-Tournament • ESPN The Mag. First Team Academic All-District • ESPN The Mag. Second Team Acad. All-America • Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region • NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player • First Team AVCA All-American

136,714

Home

6. Penn State

7. Michigan State

Christa Harmotto • Preseason All-Big Ten • Hawaiian Airlines Classic All-Tournament • Nittany Lion Invitational All-Tournament • Penn State Classic All-Tournament • ESPN The Mag. First Team Academic All-District • ESPN The Mag. Academic All-Amer. of the Year • ESPN The Mag. First Team Academic All-America • Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten • First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team • First Team AVCA All-American

Total

Attend.

3. Wisconsin

4. Minnesota

Alisha Glass • Preseason All-Big Ten • Chicago Classic All-Tournament • Penn State Classic All-Tournament • Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 17) • AVCA National Player of the Week (Nov. 18) • Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten • First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region • NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team • NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • First Team AVCA All-American

Average

13 11

11 15 13 14

14 14 15 14 14 15 11 13 8

Double-Doubles Four Nittany Lion players produced 31

double-doubles during the last two seasons.

Nicole Fawcett (6 - 8 career) • vs. Texas, 8/24/07 (21 kills, 10 digs) • at Iowa, 10/27/2007 (12 kills, 10 digs) • at Michigan, 11/24/07 (15 kills, 11 digs) • vs. Siena, 11/30/07 (11 kills, 11 blocks) • vs. UCLA, 8/30/08 (12 kills, 15 digs) • at Illinois, 11/14/08 (12 kills, 11 digs) • vs. Standford, 12/20/08 (10 kills, 11 digs) Alisha Glass (7 - 12 career) • vs. Stanford, 9/15/07 (69 assists, 16 digs) • at Illinois, 10/19/07 (51 assists, 14 blocks) • vs. Indiana, 11/3/07 (39 assists, 11 digs) • vs. Wisconsin, 11/16/07 (59 assists, 10 digs) • at Michigan, 11/24/07 (65 assists, 10 digs) • vs. Stanford, 12/15/07 (65 assists, 11 digs) • at Purdue, 11/15/08 (41 assists, 10 digs) • vs. Nebraska, 12/18/08 (60 assists, 10 digs) Christa Harmotto (2 - 3 career) • vs. Michigan St., 9/21/07 (11 kills, 11 blks) • at Illinois, 10/19/07 (11 kills, 12 blocks) Megan Hodge (16 - 27 career) • vs. Texas, 8/24/07 (22 kills, 11 digs) • vs. Texas, 8/25/07 (20 kills, 10 digs) • vs. VCU, 9/8/07 (12 kills, 12 digs) • vs. Stanford, 9/15/07 (20 kills, 13 digs) • vs. Northwestern, 9/22/07 (14 kills, 14 digs) • vs. Iowa, 10/5/07 (11 kills, 18 digs) • vs. Minnesota, 10/6/07 (14 kills, 11 digs) • at Illinois, 10/19/07 (23 kills, 12 digs) • at Wisconsin, 10/21/07 (23 kills, 10 digs) • at Minnesota, 10/26/2007 (19 kills, 12 digs) • vs. Wisconsin, 11/16/07 (15 kills, 19 digs) • vs. Albany, 12/1/07 (11 kills, 12 digs) • vs. Stanford, 12/15/07 (26 kills, 10 digs) • at Iowa, 10/10/08 (12 kills, 10 digs) • vs. Iowa, 11/1/08 (13 kills, 12 digs) • vs. W. Michigan, 12/12/08 (15 kills, 10 digs) • vs. Nebraska, 12/18/08 (23 kills, 12 digs) • vs. Stanford, 12/20/08 (16 kills, 14 digs)

Senior Megan Hodge heads into the 2009 campaign with 27 career double-doubles.

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(38-0 Overall, 20-0 Big Ten)

Date Aug. 29 Aug. 30 Aug. 31 Sept. 5 Sept. 6 Sept. 6 Sept. 12 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Oct. 1 Oct. 4 Oct. 10 Oct. 11 Oct. 17 Oct. 18 Oct. 24 Oct. 25 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 5 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 21 Nov. 22 Nov. 28 Nov. 29 Dec. 5 Dec. 6 Dec. 12 Dec. 13 Dec. 18 Dec. 20

Opponent Hawaii UCLA Ohio Long Island George Wash. Villanova Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Louisville Yale New Hampshire Saint Louis Purdue* Illinois* Indiana* Michigan State* Iowa* Minnesota* Michigan* Ohio State* Wisconsin* Northwestern* Minnesota* Iowa* Indiana* Michigan State* Illinois* Purdue* Northwestern* Wisconsin* Ohio State* Michigan* Long Island Yale Western Michigan California Nebraska Stanford

W/L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

Score 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 3-2 3-0

2008 ATTENDANCE

Totals

Set Scores 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 25-22, 25-21, 25-13 25-15, 25-19, 25-9 25-8, 25-16, 25-9 25-18, 25-15, 25-11 25-20, 25-12, 25-16 25-9, 25-18, 25-20 25-12, 25-17, 25-22 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 25-7, 25-13, 25-16 25-10, 25-14, 25-15 25-17, 25-12, 25-15 25-12, 25-15, 25-21 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 25-11, 25-19, 25-14 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 25-18, 25-15, 25-12 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 25-15, 25-14, 25-12 25-20, 25-16, 25-21 25-19, 25-17, 25-14 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 25-13, 25-14, 25-22 25-20, 25-11, 25-18 25-23, 25-17, 25-13 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 25-15, 25-18, 25-11 25-21, 25-13, 25-17 25-20, 25-12, 30-28 25-22, 25-18, 25-13 25-14, 25-15, 25-15 25-18, 25-11, 25-12 25-17, 25-12, 25-19 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 22-25, 15-11 25-20, 26-24, 25-23

Average

All Matches: 132,841 (38 matches) 3,496 Home: Away:

61,002 (20 matches) 3,050 39,405 (12 matches) 3,283

*The Oct. 11 match with Minnesota was held in Williams Arena, which holds 14,625.

**The Dec. 20 NCAA Championship attendance of 14,299 was the second-highest championship match attendance in NCAA Division I Tournament History. It was the sixth-largest crowd ever to witness a Division I postseason match.

Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-0 At home . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-0 On the road. . . . . . . . . . 11-0 On a neutral court . . . . . 7-0 Non-conf. matches . . . 12-0 Big Ten matches . . . . . . 20-0 Vs. ranked opp.. . . . . . . 13-2 Vs. unranked opp. . . . . 21-0 PSU football home game . . . 7-0 With a crowd of 2,000+ . . 25-0

By Games... 3 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37-0 4 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 5 games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Sets over 25 points . . . . . 2-0 5th sets over 15 points . . 0-0

When... Winning 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . 38-0 Winning 2-0 . . . . . . . . . . 38-0 Losing 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Losing 2-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

2008 Results Site Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Chicago, Ill. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Bloomington, Ind. University Park, Pa. Iowa City, Iowa Minneapolis, Minn. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Madison, Wis. Evanston, Ill. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. East Lansing, Mich. Champaign, Ill. West Lafayette, Ind. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Columbus, Ohio Ann Arbor, Mich. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. University Park, Pa. Omaha, Neb. Omaha, Neb.

Att. 7111 ----------2642 3311 3311 335 255 450 2631 3241 3241 5800 1681 735 2817 1701 10126* 3932 2292 6296 961 2173 2875 1862 3139 2136 2438 5799 3012 2577 1850 1824 1515 3007 4036 17430 14299**

RECORD BREAKDOWN On Television . . . . . . . . . 14-0 On Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-0

By Kills... Leading in kills . . . . . . . . 38-0 Trailing in kills . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Tied in kills. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

By Digs... Leading in digs . . . . . . . 35-0 Trailing in digs. . . . . . . . . . 1-0 Tied in digs . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

By Hitting Percentage... Leading/tied in hitting pct. . 38-0 Trailing in hitting pct. . . . . 0-0 Hitting .400 or above . . 21-0 Hitting .300 to .399. . . . . 12-0 Hitting .200 to .299. . . . . . 4-0 Hitting .100 to .199. . . . . . 1-0 Hitting below .100 . . . . . . 0-0 Holding opp. below .200 . . 34-0 Holding opp. .100 or below . 19-0

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Record 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 7-0 8-0 9-0 10-0 11-0 12-0 13-0 14-0 15-0 16-0 17-0 18-0 19-0 20-0 21-0 22-0 23-0 24-0 25-0 26-0 27-0 28-0 29-0 30-0 31-0 32-0 33-0 34-0 35-0 36-0 37-0 38-0

Time 1:32 1:28 1:06 1:03 1:04 1:13 1:06 1:08 1:42 1:06 0:55 1:09 1:07 1:17 1:12 1:10 1:20 1:08 1:14 1:08 1:20 1:15 1:12 1:12 1:21 1:10 1:18 1:25 1:11 1:24 1:15 1:24 1:05 1:03 1:09 1:27 2:13 1:40

By Blocks... Leading in blocks . . . . . 34-0 Trailing in blocks. . . . . . . . 1-0 Tied in blocks . . . . . . . . . . 3-0

By the Players... Two or more players with double-digit kills . . 26-0 A player has five or more individual blocks . . . . . . 26-0 Two or more players with double-digit digs . . . . . . . 4-0 The team has 10 or more blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-0

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2008 Statistics

Overall Statistics Record: 38-0 Player

G

K

K/S

#3 Christa Harmotto

113

275

#9 Blair Brown

114

217

1.90

#11 Megan Hodge

115

470

#2 Katie Kabbes

25

#8 Kelsey Ream

E

TA

Pct

A

SA

SE

.486

14

5

11

45

404

.426

49

0

4.09

126

985

.349

33

24

0.96

10

52

.269

88

6

0.07

3

14

#17 Heather Tice

13

0

0.00

0

0

#13 Megan Shifflett

17

#1 Nicole Fawcett #6 Alisha Glass

#12 Alyssa D’Errico

116

114 116

110

#4 Roberta Holehouse 107 #5 Kimi Hohl

#14 Cathy Quilico

TEAM

PENN STATE..........

Opponents...........

15 44 116

116

245

431 64

1

1

0

0

0

1734

1038

2.11

3.78 0.55

0.01

0.01 0.00

0.00

0.00

14.95 8.95

51

Home: 20-0

461

#7 Arielle Wilson

2.43

Conference: 20-0

53

122 18

419

862 144

0

4

0

6

0

0

0

0 428

731

0

1 3352

3445

G

K

K/S

60

143

#9 Blair Brown

59

105

1.78

#11 Megan Hodge

60

246

#2 Katie Kabbes

13

#8 Kelsey Ream

46

#17 Heather Tice

4

#6 Alisha Glass

#12 Alyssa D’Errico

60 60 60

54

E

TA

373.5

4

4

36

0.32

9

85

94

0.82

2

268.5

20

48

25

242

2.10

8

41

49

0.43

9

518.5

1

0

10

1

15

0.60

1

4

5

0.20

0

27.0

.214

0

16

27

0

15

0.16

0

2

2

0.02

0

23.0

.000

0

0

1

0

3

0.23

0

0

0

0.00

0

6.0

1

2

1

0

.458

.358 .319

.250

.167

.000

.000

.000 .390

.089

10

16 1450

29

20 2

0

40 6

22

37

2

3

6

1628 977

156 71

Pct

A

55

61 1 7

337

201

1

9

0

11

18

0

16

210 212

197

364 1

0.14

1.84 1.83

1.79

3.40

0.07

14

10 12

0

0

0

0

0

212

.387

33

0

4.10

69

525

.337

20

9

24

7

0.54

3

14

.286

1

0

0

0.00

0

1

.000

0

0.00

0

0

.000

0

37

1

3.93 0.62

0.02

10

0

79

2

.342

.500

758

13

2

7

29

0.41

0

0

0

71

1392

12.00

75

597

373.5 3.22

1

156

1009

0.66

8.70

0

40

1751

1802

82 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

.407

.087

866

519

RE

DIG

Dig/S

BS

BA

TB

B/S

BE

Pts

47

0.80

1

132.0

14

112

1.87

4

24

28

0.47

3

271.0

3

0

10

0.77

0

0

0

0.00

0

7.0

4

13

0

4

0.09

0

0

0

0.00

0

4.0

0

0

0

22 1

10

4

211

Away: 10-0

40

3

396

1263.0

7

.000

15.38

2263.5

53

0.37

1

9.20

46

6.0

22

0

923

154.0 1.33

0

3

0.00

552

0.00

2.0

4

0

60

228

0

2.0

0

198.0

30

60

0

0.00

0

38.0

4

#14 Cathy Quilico

0

0.00

0

23.0

1.50

1

.000

0

0.00

0

133.0

90

0

0

0

0

0.00

11

517.5

78

.000

0

14

0

0

0.98

5

331.5

12

0

0.00

.333

10

0

114

0.73

12

0.40

0

0

3

.400

102

83

1.37

24

0.00

6

0

447

7

73

159

0

0

0

0.02

57

.541

145

8

10

Opponents...........

14

SE

#5 Kimi Hohl

PENN STATE..........

97

SA

1

TEAM

0

23

236

Pts

7

4

231

BE

1.46

7

22

B/S

166

.492

2.45

27

TB

145

236

147

2.38

BA

21

#4 Roberta Holehouse 51

#13 Megan Shifflett

BS

0.40

Home: 10-0

#3 Christa Harmotto

#1 Nicole Fawcett

Dig/S

45

Record: 20-0

#7 Arielle Wilson

DIG

9

Big Ten Conference Statistics Player

RE

Away: 11-0

12

1

68

42

55 7

29 28

1

6

0

9

9

113 107

95

0.15 1.88 1.78

1.76

8

4 5

0

83 44 59 0

91 48 64 0

1.52 0.80 1.07

0.00

7 1 5

0

196.5 284.0 72.5

11.0

8

167

3.27

0

0

0

0.00

0

13.0

1

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

0.00

0

1.0

6

1

24

0.80

0

0

0

0.00

0

4.0

0

178

86

0 1

42

68

1

3

691

516

0.25 0.50

11.52

8.60

0 0

40

22

0 0

328

134

0 0

0.00 0.00

204.0 3.40

89.0

1.48

0 0

21

25

0.0

1.0

1195.0

683.0

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Match-by-Match Highs Date

Opponent

Kills

Attacks

Assists

Digs

Aug. 30

UCLA

Hodge (14)

Hodge (39)

Glass (42)

Holehouse (19)

Aug. 29

Aug. 31 Sept. 5

Sept. 6

Hawaii Ohio

Long Island GWU

Sept. 6

Villanova

Sept. 12 Illinois-Chicago Sept. 13 Illinois State Sept. 13 Louisville Sept. 19 Yale

Sept. 20 New Hampshire Sept. 20 Saint Louis Sept. 26 Purdue Sept. 27 Illinois Oct. 1

Indiana

Oct. 10

Iowa

Oct. 4

Michigan State

Hodge (13)

Fawcett (15)

Hodge/Kabbes (8) Hodge (13)

Wilson/Hodge (10) Harmotto (13) Fawcett (17)

Fawcett (16) Hodge (12)

Fawcett (15)

Fawcett (16) Hodge (12)

Hodge (13)

Hodge (14)

Fawcett (14)

Oct. 31

Illinois

Nov. 15

Purdue

Nov. 21

Hodge (15)

Harmotto (10)

Michigan State

Nov. 14

Fawcett (17)

Indiana

Nov. 7

Nov. 5

Northwestern

Hodge (18)

Hodge (20)

Fawcett (23) Hodge (26)

Fawcett (28) Hodge (31)

Fawcett (22)

Glass (38)

Glass (41)

Glass (30)

Glass (37)

Glass (38)

Glass (34)

Glass (36)

Glass (48)

Glass (35)

Glass/Holehouse (7) Holehouse (19)

Wilson (9)

Hodge (13)

Glass/Wilson (3)

Fawcett (7)

Wilson (5)

Holehouse (10)

Glass (6)

Holehouse (16)

Harmotto (5)

D’Errico (13)

Fawcett (15) Hodge (15)

Hodge (17)

Fawcett (14)

Fawcett (12)

Hodge (35)

Hodge (26)

Fawcett (33) Hodge (27)

Fawcett (24) Hodge (30) Hodge (25)

Hodge (32)

Hodge (28)

Hodge (27)

Fawcett (29)

Glass (34)

Harmotto (6)

Glass (32) Glass (35)

Glass (38) Glass (37) Glass (43) Glass (31)

Glass (40)

Glass (40)

Glass (41)

Glass (36)

Harmotto/Glass (9)

Holehouse (10)

Harmotto (7)

Glass (9)

Holehouse (13)

Harmotto (5)

Holehouse (14)

Dec. 12

Western Michigan Hodge (15)

Dec. 18

Nebraska

Hodge (18)

Glass (32)

Wilson (9)

Glass (10)

Harmotto/Wilson/Brown (4) Harmotto (8)

Glass (8)

Holehouse (14)

Brown/Hodge (9)

Fawcett/Glass (4)

Fawcett (11)

Glass (40)

Long Island

Wilson (9)

Holehouse (11)

Hodge (28)

Dec. 5

Harmotto (5)

Hodge (9)

Hodge (18)

Glass (48)

Wilson (5)

Fawcett/Wilson (5)

Michigan

Hodge (27)

Glass (5)

Holehouse (9)

Wilson (5)

Wilson/Brown (4)

Glass (8)

Harmotto (8)

Yale

Hodge (14)

Hodge (24)

Glass (29)

Holehouse (7)

California

Hodge (13)

Hodge (27)

Glass (37)

Glass/Holehouse (6)

Stanford

Hodge (16)

Hodge (23)

Fawcett (24)

Fawcett (56)

Hodge - 21

Hodge - 26

Harmotto - 2

Kabbes - 1

Fawcett - 16 Wilson - 1

Kabbes - 1

Brown - 1

Hodge (44)

Fawcett - 12 Wilson - 1

Glass (48) Glass (60) Glass (40)

Glass - 38

Harmotto (7)

Holehouse (10)

Nov. 29

Fawcett (13)

Wilson (9)

Holehouse (13)

Hodge (9)

Totals (including ties)

Harmotto/Wilson (5)

Fawcett/D’Errico (9)

Glass (35)

Dec. 20

Harmotto (3)

Glass/Hodge (6)

Hodge (26)

Dec. 13

Glass (4)

Holehouse (9)

Hodge (16)

Dec. 6

Wilson (4)

Holehouse (10)

Wisconsin

Ohio State

Wilson (8)

Hodge (9)

Nov. 22 Nov. 28

Wilson (5)

Holehouse/D’Errico (5)

Fawcett (12)

Iowa

Hodge (35)

Glass (37)

Harmotto/Wilson (4)

Glass (32)

Minnesota

Nov. 1

Hodge (28)

Glass (36)

Fawcett/Harmotto (3)

Holehouse (8)

Hodge (21)

Fawcett (16)

Northwestern

Fawcett (20)

Glass (38)

Hodge (11)

Fawcett (10)

Ohio State

Oct. 25

Hodge (31)

Glass (33)

Harmotto (6)

Hodge (10)

Oct. 18

Wisconsin

Fawcett (28)

Glass (37)

Harmotto/Wilson/Hodge (2)

Glass (43)

Hodge (15)

Oct. 24

Wilson/Kabbes (13)

Holehouse (14)

Fawcett/Hodge (24)

Minnesota Michigan

Fawcett (21)

Glass (39)

Fawcett/Hodge (12)

Oct. 11 Oct. 17

Fawcett (31)

Total Blocks

Harmotto (7)

Holehouse (16)

Wilson/Brown (4)

Holehouse (22)

Harmotto (4)

Holehouse (18) Holehouse - 23 Hodge - 7 Glass - 7

D’Errico -3

Fawcett - 3

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Harmotto (6)

Harmotto (6) Harmotto - 20 Wilson - 18 Glass - 6

Fawcett - 3 Brown - 3

Hodge - 1

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2008 Match Superlatives

2008 Penn State Superlatives

Three games . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 - Megan Hodge at Michigan (11/29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 - at Indiana (10/1) Attacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 - Megan Hodge vs. UCLA (8/30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 - vs. UCLA (8/30) Attack Percentage*: . . . ..786 (11-0-14) - Arielle Wilson vs. Wisconsin (11/22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..583 (45-3-72) - vs. Saint Louis (9/20) Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 - Alisha Glass at Indiana (10/1), at Ohio State (11/28), vs. W. Michigan (12/12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 - at Indiana (10/1) Aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - Roberta Holehouse vs. Yale (12/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 - vs. Yale (9/19) Digs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 - Roberta Holehouse vs. UCLA (8/30), vs. Villanova (9/6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 - vs. UCLA (8/30) Solo Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - Three times, last, Nicole Fawcett vs. Illinois State (9/13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - vs. Iowa (10/10) Block Assists: . . . . . . . . . . .9 - Arielle Wilson vs. Yale (9/19), at Illinois (11/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 - vs. Yale (9/19) Total Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . .9 - Six times, last, Arielle Wilson at Illinois (11/14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.0 - at Iowa (10/10) Four games . . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attack Percentage*: . . . . Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solo Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . . Block Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . Total Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . .

Five games . . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 - Nicole Fawcett vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Attacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 - Nicole Fawcett vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Attack Percentage*: . . . ..383 - Megan Hodge vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..305 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 - Alisha Glass vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - Nicole Fawcett vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Digs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 - Roberta Holehouse vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Solo Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - Alisha Glass and Alyssa D’Errico vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Block Assists: . . . . . . . . . . .4 - Christa Harmotto vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 - vs. Nebraska (12/18) Total Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . .4 - Christa Harmotto and Alisha Glass vs. Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 - vs. Nebraska (12/18)

2008 Opponent Superlatives

Three games . . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 - Katie Dull, Ohio State (11/28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 - Ohio State (11/28) Attacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 - Erica Short, Indiana (11/5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 - UCLA (8/30) Attack Percentage*: . . . ..444 (9-1-18) - Kaila Calhoun, Ohio State (11/28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..253 (38-14-95) - Ohio State (11/28) Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 - Natalie Emro, Michigan State (11/7), Ashley Hughes, Ohio State (11/28) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 - Ohio State (11/28) Aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - Bridget Fonke, Saint Louis (9/20), Natalie Emro, Michigan State (11/7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - 4x, last, Michigan (11/29) Digs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 - Emily Hiza, Iowa (10/10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 - UCLA (8/30) Solo Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - Three times, last Stephanie Lynch, Purdue (11/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - California (12/13) Block Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . .7 - Stephanie Lynch, Purdue (11/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 - Purdue (11/15) Total Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .9 - Stephanie Lynch, Purdue (11/15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.0 - Purdue (11/15)

Four games . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attack Percentage*: . . . . Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solo Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . . Block Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .

Five games . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Team Kills: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 - Jordan Larson, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 - Nebraska (12/18) Attacks: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 - Jordan Larson, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 - Nebraska (12/18) Attack Percentage*: . . . ..467 - Amanda Gates, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247 - Nebraska (12/18) Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 - Sydney Anderson, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 - Nebraska (12/18) Aces: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - Rachel Schwartz, Jordan Larson, Tara Mueller, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - Nebraska (12/18) Digs: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 - Jordan Larson, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 - Nebraska (12/18) Solo Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .2 - Jordan Larson, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 - Nebraska (12/18) Block Assists: . . . . . . . . . . . .4 - Amanda Gates, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 - Nebraska (12/18) Total Blocks: . . . . . . . . . . . .5 - Amanda Gates, Nebraska (12/18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 - Nebraska (12/18) * a minimum of 10 attacks required for individual attack percentage

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Match Box Scores Aug. 29 • Match 1

Aug. 31 • Match 3

Penn State def. Hawaii, 3-0 H o n o l ul u , Ha wa ii • S ta n S h e r i ff Cente r

Penn State def. Ohio, 3-0 H on o lulu , H a waii • Sta n She riff Cente r

Aug. 30 • Match 2

Sept. 5 • Match 4

Penn State def. UCLA, 3-0 H o n o l ul u , Ha wa ii • S ta n S h e r i ff Cente r

Penn State def. Long Island, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

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2008 Match Box Scores Sept. 6 • Match 5

Sept. 12 • Match 7

Penn State def. George Washington, 3-0 U n i ve r si ty P a r k, P a . • Re c H a ll

Penn State def. Illinois-Chicago, 3-0 Chic a go , Ill. • Mo the r Mc Auley HS

Sept. 6 • Match 6

Sept. 13 • Match 8

Penn State def. Villanova, 3-0 U n i ve r si ty P a r k, P a . • Re c H a ll

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Penn State def. Illinois State, 3-0 Chic a go , Ill. • Mo the r Mc Auley HS

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Match Box Scores Sept. 13 • Match 9

Sept. 20 • Match 11

Penn State def. Louisville, 3-0 Ch i ca g o , I l l. • Mo t h e r M cA ule y HS

Penn State def. New Hampshire, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

Sept. 19 • Match 10

Sept. 20 • Match 12

Penn State def. Yale, 3-0 U n iv e r si ty P a r k, P a. • Re c Hall

Penn State def. St. Louis, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

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2008 Match Box Scores Sept. 26 • Match 13

Oct. 1 • Match 15

Penn State def. Purdue, 3-0 U n i ve r si ty P a r k, P a . • Re c H a ll

Penn State def. Indiana, 3-0 B lo o min gto n , Ind. • Univ e rsity Gym

Sept. 27 • Match 14

Oct. 4 • Match 16

Penn State def. Illinois, 3-0 U n i ve r si ty P a r k, P a . • Re c H a ll

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Penn State def. Michigan State, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Match Box Scores Oct. 10 • Match 17

Oct. 17 • Match 19

Penn State def. Iowa, 3-0 Io wa C i ty , I ow a • C a rv e r -H a w k e ye Arena

Penn State def. Michigan, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

Oct. 11 • Match 18

Oct. 18 • Match 20

Penn State def. Minnesota, 3-0 M i nn e a p o l i s, M in n . • S p o rt s Pavilion

Penn State def. Ohio State, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

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2008 Match Box Scores Oct. 24 • Match 21

Oct. 31 • Match 23

Penn State def. Wisconsin, 3-0 Ma d i s o n , W i s. • U W Fie l d H o u s e

Penn State def. Minnesota, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

Oct. 25 • Match 22

Nov. 1 • Match 24

Penn State def. Northwestern, 3-0 E v a n s t o n , I l l . • W el s h - Ry a n A r en a

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Penn State def. Iowa, 3-0 U n iv ersity P ark , Pa. • Rec Hall

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Match Box Scores Nov. 5 • Match 25

Nov. 14 • Match 27

Penn State def. Indiana, 3-0 U n iv e r si ty P a r k, P a. • Re c Hall

Penn State def. Illinois, 3-0 Ch a mp a ign , Ill. • Huff Hall

Nov. 7 • Match 26

Nov. 15 • Match 28

Penn State def. Michigan State, 3-0 E a s t La n s i ng , M ic h . • Je n is o n Fie ld Ho us e

Penn State def. Purdue, 3-0 We st La fa y e tte, Ind. • IAF

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2008 Match Box Scores Nov. 21 • Match 29

Penn State def. Northwestern, 3-0 U n i ve r si ty P a r k, P a . • Re c H a ll

Nov. 22 • Match 30

Penn State def. Wisconsin, 3-0 U n i ve r si ty P a r k, P a . • Re c H a ll

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Nov. 28 • Match 31

Penn State def. Ohio State, 3-0 Co lu mb u s, Ohio • St. John Arena

Nov. 29 • Match 32

Penn State def. Michigan, 3-0 An n Arb or, Mich. • Cliff Kee n Arena

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

2008 Match Box Scores Dec. 5 • Match 33

Dec. 12 • Match 35

Penn State def. Long Island, 3-0 U n i ve r s i ty Pa rk , P a. • Re c H a l l • NCAA

Penn State def. Western Michigan, 3-0 U n iv ersity P a rk, Pa. • Rec Hall • NCAA

Dec. 6 • Match 34

Dec. 13 • Match 36

Penn State def. Yale, 3-0 U n i ve r s i ty Pa rk , P a. • Re c H a l l • NCAA

Penn State def. California, 3-0 U n iv ersity P a rk, Pa. • Rec Hall • NCAA

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2008 Match Box Scores Dec. 18 • Match 37

Penn State def. Nebraska, 3-2 Om a h a , N eb . • Qw e s t C en te r • N C AA

Defensive specialist Roberta Holehouse serves the ball in a match at Wisconsin. She recorded one ace and eight digs in PSU’s 3-0 victory.

Senior Megan Hodge spikes the ball against Western Michigan’s Jaime Gotham in an NCAA Regional Semifinal match at Penn State’s Rec Hall.

Dec. 20 • Match 38

Penn State def. Stanford, 3-0 Om a h a , N eb . • Qw e s t C en te r • N C AA

Juniors Arielle Wilson and Blair Brown and former Nittany Lion Nicole Fawcett make up the front row in a match at Rec Hall in 2008.

Junior Blair Brown goes for a kill against Michigan State. e Nittany Lions hold an overall record of 31-6 against the Spartans.

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Senior setter Alisha Glass paces the offense in the NCAA Second Round match against California. Glass had 37 assists in the match.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

A Winning Tradition Inside the Numbers... .833

All-Time Winning Percentage

1,014

Program wins in 33 years

8

Consecutive Atlantic 10

Conference Championships (1983-1990)

11

Big Ten Conference Championships

(1992, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2003, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08)

10

Big Ten Players of the Year

7

Big Ten Freshmen of the Year

28

Consecutive NCAA Tournaments (1981-2008)

7

National Semifinal Appearances

All-Time Record

Year 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 33 Years

Head Coach Record Tom Tait 6-11-3 Tom Tait 25-18 Tom Tait 20-14-1 Russ Rose 32-9 Russ Rose 34-11 Russ Rose 44-5 Russ Rose 26-15 Russ Rose 36-10 Russ Rose 30-6 Russ Rose 31-5 Russ Rose 38-5 Russ Rose 27-9 Russ Rose 36-4 Russ Rose 34-7 Russ Rose 44-1 Russ Rose 26-6 Russ Rose 28-4 Russ Rose 31-5 Russ Rose 31-4 Russ Rose 27-8 Russ Rose 31-3 Russ Rose 34-2 Russ Rose 35-1 Russ Rose 36-1 Russ Rose 30-6 Russ Rose 22-8 Russ Rose 25-8 Russ Rose 31-5 Russ Rose 29-3 Russ Rose 31-3 Russ Rose 32-3 Russ Rose 34-2 Russ Rose 38-0 1,014-202-4

Pct. .375 .581 .586 .780 .756 .898 .634 .783 .833 .861 .884 .750 .900 .829 .978 .813 .875 .861 .886 .771 .912 .944 .972 .973 .833 .733 .758 .861 .906 .912 .914 .944 1.000 .833

Conference/National Finish EAIAW Participant EAIAW Participant EAIAW Participant EAIAW & AIAW Participant NCAA regional semifinalist NCAA participant Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional participant Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional participant Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional participant Atlantic 10 Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist NCAA regional semifinalist Big Ten Co-Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Big Ten Champions/NCAA National Runner-Up NCAA national semifinalist NCAA regional semifinalist Big Ten Co-Champions/NCAA regional finalist Big Ten Co-Champions/NCAA National Runner-Up Big Ten Champions/NCAA National Runner-Up Big Ten Champions/NCAA National Champions NCAA regional finalist NCAA Second Round NCAA Second Round Big Ten Champions/NCAA regional finalist Big Ten Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Big Ten Champions/NCAA regional semifinalist Big Ten Champions/NCAA regional finalist Big Ten Champions/NCAA National Champions Big Ten Champions/NCAA National Champions 20 Conference Titles, 3 National Championships

(1993, ‘94, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2007, 2008)

3

NCAA National Runner-Up finishes (1993, 1997, 1998)

3

NCAA National Championships (1999, 2007, 2008)

28

Players earning 58

All-America honors

5

NCAA Championship

Most Outstanding Players

2

AVCA Freshmen of the Year

Lindsay Anderson and Lauren Cacciamani combined to lead the Lions to five national semifinal appearances between 1994-1999.

Penn State is 40-3 all-time at home in NCAA Tournament matches, including a 125-14 game record. The Nittany Lions have swept 34 of their last 39 postseason matches at Rec Hall.

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A Winning Tradition

NCAA Tournament Results (60-25) 1981 W, 3-0 Cincinnati L, 2-3 Pacific (1) 1982 at Nebraska L, 0-3 1983 PROVIDENCE W, 3-0 UCLA (2) L, 0-3 1984 at N’western W, 3-2 Pacific (3) L, 0-3 1985 at Nebraska L, 0-3 1986 WYOMING W, 3-1 at Nebraska L, 2-3 1987 at Purdue L, 0-3 1988 at Notre Dame L, 1-3 1989 at Illinois L, 0-3 1990 PURDUE W, 3-0 Wisconsin (4) W, 3-0 at Nebraska L, 1-3 1991 COLORADO W, 3-2 Ohio State (4) L, 2-3 1992 NOTRE DAME W, 3-0 Stanford (5) L, 0-3 1993 N. ILLINOIS W, 3-0 Colorado (6) W, 3-2 Notre Dame (6) 15-12, 15-5, 15-12 BYU (7) W, 3-1 LBSU (7) L, 1-3 1994 BALL STATE W, 3-0 Notre Dame (4) 15-4, 15-6, 15-2 at Nebraska W, 3-1 UCLA (8) L, 2-3 1995 GA TECH W, 3-0 at Nebraska L, 3-1 1996 GA TECH W, 3-0 Wisconsin (4) W, 3-0 at Nebraska L, 2-3 1997 N. ILLINOIS W, 3-0 OHIO STATE W, 3-0 BYU W, 3-0 Florida (9) W, 3-0 Stanford (9) L, 2-3

15-8, 15-6, 15-2 10-15, 15-13, 15-10, 12-15, 13-15 13-15, 5-15, 13-15 15-10, 15-9, 15-9 1-15, 14-16, 11-15 7-15, 15-9, 15-4, 9-15, 15-4 4-15, 8-15, 12-15 8-15, 7-15, 12-15 13-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 7-15, 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 9-15 4-15, 9-15, 15-17 13-15, 10-15, 16-14, 10-15 5-15, 9-15, 2-15 15-8, 16-14, 15-4 15-6, 15-6, 15-3 12-15, 14-16, 15-10, 5-15 8-15, 10-15, 15-11, 15-6, 15-11 15-13, 9-15, 15-11, 5-15, 11-15 15-13, 15-8, 15-9 13-15, 6-15, 13-15 15-5, 15-8, 15-8 9-15, 16-14, 16-18, 15-8, 15-7 W, 3-0 15-13, 6-15, 16-14, 15-12 13-15, 15-12, 11-15, 14-16 15-8, 15-5, 18-16 W, 3-0 12-15, 15-11, 15-9, 15-8 15-3, 4-15, 9-15, 15-5, 11-15 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 7-15, 6-15, 16-14, 2-15 15-7, 15-10, 15-13 15-11, 15-5, 15-5 12-15, 15-8, 13-15, 15-9, 18-20 15-8, 15-7, 15-4 15-4, 15-4, 15-10 15-0, 15-12, 15-10 15-11, 15-12, 15-13 10-15, 6-15, 15-2, 17-15, 9-15

1998 W, 3-0 15-5, 15-1, 15-5 BUCKNELL W, 3-0 15-2, 15-11, 15-5 CLEMSON LOUISVILLE W, 3-0 15-5, 15-8, 15-2 W, 3-0 18-16, 15-2, 15-10 BYU Nebraska (7) W, 3-1 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 15-11 L, 2-3 3-15, 10-15, 15-13, 16-14, 12-15 LBSU (7) 1999 15-1, 15-1, 15-2 ROB. MORRIS W, 3-0 W, 3-0 15-2, 15-6, 15-10 BAYLOR MINNESOTA W, 3-0 15-9, 15-9, 17-15 W, 3-0 15-11, 15-9, 15-5 UCLA Pacific (10) W, 3-2 14-16, 15-5, 15-6, 7-15, 15-12 15-2, 15-10, 15-7 Stanford (10) W, 3-0 2000 15-12, 15-11, 15-7 J. MADISON W, 3-0 WASH. STATE W, 3-1 15-6, 15-7, 9-15, 15-3 Col.(11) W, 3-1 9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-7 L, 0-3 11-15, 9-15, 4-15 at USC 2001 W, 3-0 30-21, 30-24, 30-24 FAIRFIELD UCLA L, 0-3 11-30, 28-30, 18-30 2002 PENN W, 3-0 30-23, 30-10, 30-26 TEMPLE L, 1-3 24-30, 26-30, 30-26, 23-30 2003 ROB. MORRIS W, 3-0 30-10, 30-18, 30-11 PITTSBURGH W, 3-1 25-30, 33-31, 30-21, 30-21 Kansas St. (12) W, 3-1 12-30, 30-27, 30-21, 31-29 Florida (12) L, 0-3 21-30, 24-30, 16-30 2004 AMERICAN W, 3-0 30-18, 30-18, 35-33 MARYLAND W, 3-0 34-32, 30-27, 31-29 UCLA (13) L, 1-3 24-30, 30-22, 25-30, 28-30 2005 BINGHAMTON W, 3-0 30-15, 30-8, 30-10 LONG ISLAND W, 3-0 30-11, 30-27, 30-8 TENNESSEE L, 1-3 27-30, 30-14, 27-30, 31-33 2006 LONG ISLAND W, 3-0 30-16, 30-27, 30-15 HOFSTRA W, 3-0 30-20, 30-12, 30-19 Purdue (13) W, 3-0 30-24, 30-18, 30-15 Wash.(13) L, 1-3 27-30, 24-30, 30-28, 26-30 2007 SIENA W, 3-0 30-19, 30-11, 30-14 ALBANY W, 3-0 30-15, 30-9, 30-19 MICHIGAN W, 3-0 30-15, 30-18, 30-18 BYU W, 3-0 30-23, 30-15, 30-18 California (14) W, 3-0 30-28, 30-25, 30-16 Stanford (14) W, 3-2 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8 2008 LONG ISLAND W, 3-0 25-14, 25-15, 25-15 YALE W, 3-0 25-18, 25-11, 25-12 W. MICHIGAN W, 3-0 25-17, 25-12, 25-19 CALIFORNIA W, 3-0 25-21, 25-21 25-17 Nebraska (15) W, 3-2 25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 22-25, 15-11 Stanford (15) W, 3-0 25-20, 26-24, 25-23

(1) at Northwestern (2) at Purdue (3) at Western Michigan (4) at Nebraska (5) at Illinois (6) at Minnesota (7) at Wisconsin (8) at Texas (9) at Spokane, Wash. (10) at Honolulu (11) at Los Angeles (12) at Gainesville, Fla. (13) at Washington (14) at Sacramento, Calif. (15) at Omaha, Neb.• Home matches in CAPS.

ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

1983: First (Host: George Washington)

George Washington W 15-6, 15-8, 15-4 Rhode Island

W

15-11, 15-6, 15-6

Temple

W

15-8, 15-7, 15-5

West Virginia Rutgers

W

W

15-6, 15-6, 15-6

15-10, 15-9, 15-7

1984: First (Host: Rhode Island) West Virginia

Rhode Island

W W

15-2, 15-5, 15-5

15-11, 15-4, 15-8

1985: First (Host: West Virginia)

George Washington W 15-10, 15-4, 15-5 Rhode Island

W

1986: First (Host: Rutgers)

15-12, 15-9, 15-12

George Washington W 15-3, 15-4, 15-5 Rhode Island

W

15-2, 15-9, 15-6

Massachusetts

W

15-6, 15-2, 15-6

1987: First (Host: Rhode Island) West Virginia

W

15-11, 15-5, 15-6

1988: First (Host: Penn State) West Virginia

Rhode Island

W

W

15-9, 15-10, 15-5 15-8, 15-11, 15-8

1989: First (Host: George Washington) West Virginia

Rhode Island

W W

1990: First (Host: Temple) West Virginia

W

15-0, 15-3, 15-2

15-8, 15-7, 15-10 15-5, 15-0, 15-13

George Washington W 15-2, 15-1, 15-5

During its eight-year affiliation with the Atlantic 10 conference, Penn State captured all eight conference titles and never lost a regular season match.

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1999 NCAA National Champions

Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988

Champion PENN STATE PENN STATE Nebraska Washington Stanford So. Calif. So. Calif. Stanford Nebraska PENN STATE LBSU Stanford Stanford Nebraska Stanford LBSU Stanford UCLA UCLA LBSU Texas

All-Time National Champions

Runner-up Stanford Stanford Stanford Nebraska Minnesota Florida Stanford LBSU Wisconsin Stanford PENN STATE PENN STATE Hawaii Texas UCLA PENN STATE UCLA LBSU Pacific Nebraska Hawaii

Site Omaha, Neb. Sacramento, Calif. Omaha, Neb. San Antonio, Texas Long Beach, Calif. Dallas, Texas New Orleans, La. San Diego, Calif. Richmond, Va. Honolulu, Hawaii Madison, Wis. Spokane, Wash. Cleveland, Ohio Amherst, Mass. Austin, Texas Madison, Wis. Albuquerque, N.M. Los Angeles, Calif. College Park, Md. Honolulu, Hawaii Minneapolis, Minn.

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Year Champion Runner-up Site 1987 Hawaii Stanford Indianapolis, Ind. 1986 Pacific Nebraska Stockton, Calif. 1985 Pacific Stanford Kalamazoo, Mich. 1984 UCLA Stanford Los Angeles, Calif. 1983 Hawaii UCLA Lexington, Ky. 1982 Hawaii So. Calif. Stockton, Calif. 1981 Texas (AIAW) Portland State Tallahassee, Fla. 1981 So. Calif. (NCAA) UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. 1980 So. Calif. Pacific Santa Barbara, Calif. 1979 Hawaii Utah State Carbondale, Ill. 1978 Utah State UCLA Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1977 So. Calif. Hawaii Provo, Utah 1976 So. Calif. UCLA Austin, Texas 1975 UCLA Hawaii Princeton, N.J. 1974 UCLA Hawaii Portland, Ore. 1973 LBSU Tex. Women’s Univ. Wooster, Ohio 1972* LBSU BYU Provo, Utah 1972** UCLA LBSU Miami, Fla. 1971 Sul Ross State LBSU Lawrence, Kan. 1970 Sul Ross State UCLA Long Beach, Calif. * AIAW Championship in Feb. ** NCAA Championship

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1999 NCAA National Champions “Losing in the finals

two years in a row

motivated me to get it done. I knew I

couldn’t get those back and I lived with that every day.

Now I can live with something else.”

– Bonnie Bremner on winning the 1999 NCAA National Championship

“The fact that it eluded us after being so close the last two seasons made it sweet

to win. But I don’t think a National

Championship validates a program. We run a good, clean program and that is what I am most proud of.”

– Head Coach Russ Rose on winning the National Championship

“There couldn’t be any better way to end a senior year. There

couldn’t be a better way to come home to State College.”

– Lauren Cacciamani on winning the National Championship

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THIRD TIME A CHARM AS LIONS CLAIM NCAA TITLE HONOLULU--In just one hour and 20 minutes, the top-ranked Penn State women's volleyball team erased memories of five game losses in the previous two title matches by sweeping Stanford for the first NCAA volleyball national championship in school history. e Nittany Lions defeated the Cardinal 15-2, 1510, 15-7 in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,252 fans at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii. "I think we set the stage for the win in the first game when we had 10 blocks," said head coach Russ Rose. "We had a great game plan and the players played with passion and enthusiasm right out of the chute. I believe the players are the ones that placed themselves in a position to get into this situation and I thought they handled all the distractions that normally come in a match like this as well as they possible could."

“I think we had a great game plan and the players played with a lot of passion and enthusiasm right out of the chute.” – Head coach Russ Rose on

defeating Stanford for the NCAA Championship

It was a perfect ending for the three seniors who had started in the previous two title matches. Each of the trio played one of their best matches of the year, including senior Lauren Cacciamani who was named the Most Outstanding Player after pounding out a match-high 20 kills with eight blocks. Also the 1999 National Co-Player of the Year, she and the rest of the team weren't about to fall behind by two games again this year. "We did get an opportunity to watch a lot of film and we knew that we had to come out and jump on them," Cacciamani said. "We were going to try to go out there and dictate instead of having them show us what was going to go on. We were planning on going out strong and with a lot of fight." Seniors Bonnie Bremner and Carrie Schonveld were also named to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament team. Bremner dished out 37 assists with four kills of her own. She also hit .333 with six digs and a pair of blocks. Schonveld had nine kills to go with her team-high 10 digs. e outside hitter hit .368 on the night and also aided at the net with three blocks (1 BS, 2 BA). e Lions were banking on their previous championship experience and it finally paid off.

"We played well and at times we wanted to keep the ball in play and hope that they would make mistakes," Bremner said. "ey're a big team that's going to get a lot of kills, but we were also figuring they would make mistakes." e Penn State blockers created a wall that the Stanford hitters could not avoid. Fueled by Cacciamani's eight blocks, the Lions held the Cardinal to a season-low -.008 hitting percentage as 1999 Co-Player of the Year Kerri Walsh zeroed out (11k-11e-33ta). ey also held 1999 Freshman-of-the-Year Logan Tom to negative numbers (7k-10e-31ta, -.097) Redshirt-freshman Mishka Levy and sophomore Katie Schumacher each added five blocks--both with one solo and four assisted. Each of the six players that rotated to the front row recorded at least one block as Penn State ended the evening with 15 to Stanford's 10.5. "We blocked incredibly well and with patience," Rose said. "We blocked 10 balls and they had nine hitting errors in addition to that (in the first game), in my opinion they never got into a flow and I think some of their younger players weren't ready for that. We knew what we wanted to do and we recognized that a couple of players were going to be able to get their kills. We had a game plan that we felt comfortable about and believed would be successful." Schumacher also added nine kills with three each from Levy and sophomore Amanda Rome. e Lions only trailed during one part of the match. Down 3-1 in game two, the Lions rolled off three-consecutive points to resume the lead and never looked back the rest of the way. It was the first time this season the Cardinal had been swept.

"We didn't peak at the beginning of the season, obviously," Cacciamani said. "We lost our first match so we knew we wouldn't go undefeated. We did a good job playing as a team. We progressed and got better as the season wore on.

“We didn’t peak at the beginning of the season, obviously. We progressed and got better as the season wore on. The younger people got a lot better and the older people became better leaders and got it together as well. So it was an uphill progression leading towards the end.” – Senior Lauren Cacciamani on losing the first match of the year before closing out the season with 36 straight wins.

e younger people improved and the older people became better leaders and kept it together as well. So it was an uphill progression leading towards the end."

e Lions end the season with a 36-1 mark with the only loss coming in the season opener to Florida on Aug. 27. It was a matter off pulling things together to end the season on a high note.

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1999 Senior Class Bonnie Bremner • Setter • Lisle, Ill. Four-time All-American ... two-time GTE Academic All-American of the Year for women’s volleyball in 1998 and 1999 ... Big Ten Player of the Year in 1997 and 1998 ... NCAA Championship all-tournament team (1998 and 1999) ... four-time All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1996).

Year MP-GP K 1996 34-114 173 1997 36-120 203 1998 36-114 248 1999 37-124 156 Career 143-472780

E 33 40 46 39 158

TA 363 436 485 366 1650

Pct. .386 .374 .416 .320 .377

A 1478 1474 1364 1595 5911

SA 23 18 23 23 87

Digs 280 266 220 222 988

BS 7 5 5 10 27

BA 83 84 65 75 307

TB 90 89 70 85 334

Year MP-GP K 1996 32-106 350 1997 36-117 372 1998 36-114 442 1999 37-124 586 Career 141-4611,750

E 80 90 86 101 357

TA 723 751 863 1225 3,562

Pct. .373 .375 .413 .396 .391

A 19 22 21 22 84

SA 8 6 12 27 53

Digs 124 143 165 240 672

BS 40 40 33 48 161

BA 135 163 160 148 606

TB 175 203 193 196 767

Year MP-GP K 1997 28-53 0 1998 36-100 1 1999 37-116 2 Career 101-269 3

E 0 0 2 2

TA 0 1 7 8

Pct. .000 1.000 .000 .125

A 8 9 14 31

SA 3 10 15 28

Digs 41 136 200 377

BS 0 0 0 0

BA 0 0 0 0

TB 0 0 0 0

Year MP-GP K 1996 30-74 182 1997 34-108 311 1998 36-112 298 1999 37-122 345 Career 137-416 1136

E 64 100 100 98 362

TA 430 797 771 893 2891

Pct. .274 .265 .257 .277 .268

A 23 48 68 42 181

SA 8 30 23 43 104

Digs 166 286 318 383 1153

BS 8 14 20 16 58

BA 53 53 81 70 257

TB 61 67 101 86 315

Lauren Cacciamani • Middle Hitter • Paramus, N.J. Three-time All-American ... 1999 AVCA Co-Player of the Year ... two-time Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship (1998 & 1999) ... 1999 Honda Sports Award winner for women’s volleyball ... Big Ten Player of the Year in 1999 ... two-time GTE Academic All-American ... four-time All-Big Ten.

Kalna Miller • Back Row Specialist • Pittsburgh, Pa. Gave up final year of eligibility after graduating in May 2000 ... three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection ... appeared in every match over final two seasons.

Carrie Schonveld • Outside Hitter • Portage, Mich. NCAA Championship All-Tournament team in 1997 and 1999 ... three-time Academic All-Big Ten ... 1998 NCAA Central Regional Most Valuable Player ... honorable mention All-Big Ten in 1998 and 1999 ... ranks among PSU’s top 10 in career aces, digs and total blocks.

The 1999 seniors led Penn State to its firstever NCAA Women’s Volleyball title (from left) Carrie Schonveld, Leilani Schlottfeldt, Bonnie Bremner, Kalna Miller and Lauren Cacciamani. (Schlottfeldt decided to return for her final year of eligibility in 2000.)

FINISHING ON TOP The class of 1999 – Bonnie Bremner, Lauren Cacciamani, Kalna Miller and Carrie Schonveld – had been through it before but their final year had a different, even storybook ending. After losing in the regionals finals as freshmen, these four followed up with a pair of NCAA Semifinal appearances that led to five-game losses in the title match. Those memories were all erased with a three-game sweep of Stanford for the first women’s volleyball title in school history. What the seniors were a part of is nothing short of incredible. They helped Penn State to an amazing 137-5 record with a share of two Big Ten championships (1996 & 1997) before winning it outright in 1998 and 1999. The quartet also compiled a 77-3 mark (.963) in Big Ten matches, including consecutive 20-0 seasons over the past two years. They made Penn State the first school in Big Ten history to win four consecutive crowns and never lost a match at home. HOME SWEET HOME Talk about a home-court advantage – the four seniors never even lost a match and dropped only nine games in University Park. The 1999 senior class took the court in Rec Hall 78 times in their four years and each time they left with a win – a large part of the reason Penn State owns the NCAA record for consecutive home wins at 87. What’s even more amazing is the manner in which Penn State has won at home. During the seniors’ last 62 matches in Rec Hall, only Wisconsin (twice) and Texas (twice) were able to take a game. But it gets better...in the 80 consecutive home wins the class was a part of, 72 of those were threegame sweeps and the Lions never had to play five games.

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LIONS RALLY TO DEFEAT STANFORD, 3-2, CAPTURE SECOND NCAA NATIONAL TITLE

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2007 - The No. 1 Penn State women's volleyball team captured the program's second NCAA Championship, winning a dramatic five-game final, 3-2, against No. 4 Stanford in Arco Arena. The Nittany Lions won the thriller, 30-25, 3026, 23-20, 19-30, 15-8, posting their 26th consecutive victory since a five-game loss to the Cardinal exactly three months prior. Penn State finished the season with a superlative 34-2 record, bringing the championship trophy back to Happy Valley to join the program's 1999 crown. "We're awfully excited," stated Russ Rose, the 2007 AVCA National Coach of the Year and Hall of Fame inductee earlier in the week. "We're thrilled for our fans and everyone that cares about Penn State." "It's an amazing feeling," said junior outside hitter Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio). "This year's team was so determined. After the fourth game we were determined to get our focus back." After taking a 2-0 lead, Penn State saw the topseeded Stanford rally to tie the match, 2-2. The Cardinal took a 4-3 lead in the decisive Game 5, but the Nittany Lions scored seven consecutive points to take control at 10-4. Junior middle hitter Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and sophomore setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) each had two kills during the critical run. Kills by Fawcett and freshman middle hitter Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.) pushed Penn State's lead to 13-7. A block by Wilson and freshman opposite Blair Brown (Purcellville, Va.) made it 14-8. The Nittany Lions immediately seized the opportunity on their first match point, as sophomore outside hitter Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) delivered her 26th kill of the match, setting off jubilation among the Nittany Lions. Penn State won Game 1, 30-25. Stanford led 15-13, but the Nittany Lions scored five consecutive points to take a 18-15 lead. The game was tied at 22-22, but Penn State took the lead for good on a service error by the Cardinal and a kill by Harmotto. A block by Fawcett made it 29-24

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and she delivered the game-winning kill for the 30-25 margin. Penn State hit .263 in the opening game and Stanford hit .159. The Nittany Lions captured Game 2, 30-26. Penn State took the lead for good on a Fawcett kill to make it 13-12. Another Fawcett kill made it 29-25 and a block by Glass and Harmotto gave the Lions the 30-26 win and a 2-0 lead. Penn State hit .525 in the game, while the Cardinal hit .357. Stanford won Game 3, 30-23, snapping a streak of 17 consecutive winning games for the Nittany Lions in the 2007 NCAA Tournament. Penn State took its last lead at 7-6 on a block by freshman middle hitter Arielle Wilson, but the Cardinal took the lead for good at 9-8. The Cardinals won Game 4, 30-19, to force the decisive fifth game. The national championship match was the fifth in program history for the Nittany Lions, as they also advanced in 1993, 1997, 1998 and 1999, capturing the title in 1999. Penn State defeated Stanford (15-2, 15-10, 15-7) on Dec. 18, 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to give the Lions their first NCAA Championship. The two teams met earlier in 2007 in New Haven, Conn., with Stanford outlasting Penn State in five games (30-23, 23-30, 27-30, 30-28, 15-9) on Sept. 15. The Nittany Lions had won 25 consecutive matches since the loss entering the title match, including a 20-0 record in winning a fifth consecutive Big Ten Championship. The NCAA Championship match featured eight 2007 AVCA AllAmericans, including first teamers Fawcett, Hodge and Harmotto for Penn State and Bryn Kehoe, Foluke Akinradewo and Cynthia Barboza for Stanford. Penn State's Glass and Stanford's Alix Klineman both earned second team honors. Stanford was playing less than 120 miles from Arco Arena, while the Nittany Lions traveled more than 2,300 miles to capture the program's second NCAA Championship.

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2007 NCAA National Champions

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP POST MATCH QUOTES Opening Statement: Russ Rose (Head Coach) "Well I thought the match had a couple of different matches in there. I thought the first couple of games had a pretty even level of play. I don't think it was the best level that either team could play but we gritted it out and played hard enough to get those two games. In the next couple of games, as you would expect from a great team like Stanford, they kept fighting and we ran into a few passing problems and had some challenges along the way, and I thought we lost our composure a little bit in the fourth game. But we hit .368 and lost and they hit .535 and had no hitting errors in the fourth game, so it doesn't really make a difference who's on the other side of the net when somebody hits .535. Going into the fifth game I felt we didn't have the momentum, but there was no reason to think we didn't have a chance, and that's what I said. I thought we took control, we had a few touches and it's all about converting at that time and I thought we did a good job of that. Alisha had two or three kills and we played hard at the time we needed to play hard. Certainly the people that are up here tonight did a great job at some of the skills that we count on them to do. That's why they work hard. That was the goal. The goal was to be the national champion and that's what we talked about and that's what we tried to do in putting this team together. To compete at the highest level. We won the match, we won the national championship and talk to the players, they're the ones that did it." On the difference in the team now from the loss to Stanford in September "Earlier in the year it was Arie (Wilson's) first match that she started. We were up 21 and had opportunities in the fourth game to win the match. This evening we scored two points more than the other team in total points so it was really a situation where, with rally scoring, there are ebbs and flows and you have to try to keep your head about you when things are going bad. We didn't relax when we were up 2-0. You don't get here by having that as one of your traits. And Stanford being down 0-2, they wouldn't get here having a trait like that where they would give up. So when things were going bad we knew we still had a fifth game. We train hard and we believe that we have an opportunity against everyone we play. We play in a great conference where we play back-to-back nights against great teams and good crowds, so I don't think the crowd was a factor. The opportunity was out there and we seized it." On the rotation matchup in Game 5 "Christa in the left front is good for us. I thought even in the fourth game where we were struggling to hit .380, they couldn't stop her. So I wanted to go with that. One of our plans was to recognize the fact that Foluke is a great offensive player and we didn't have any interest in saying ‘let's think about stopping her.' She could hit a kill every time but the goal is to win a national championship. That's not to say we ignored her. We put two people on her on good passes in some situations, but in a short game I think you want to feel comfortable with what you're doing. I thought we had all the opportunities to sub the people we wanted and I think we just got good touches. We had some conversion opportunities and we got those. We could have picked a certain lineup that might not have worked and tonight it worked. When we played Stanford last time we hit negative in the fifth game and tonight they hit negative in the fifth game. So that might be just the difference that comes right out at me." On the match being a virtual home game for Stanford, and on Penn State representing the rest of the country "I don't want to comment about the Pac-10 because I'm not an expert about the Pac-10 and I don't feel I'm an expert on the Big Ten. There are a lot of great teams and a lot of great players and great coaches around the country. There are a lot of peo-

ple that maybe don't feel that way, but I feel that way. I coach Penn State and I care about Penn State and if Penn State's not in it I care about other Big Ten teams because I'm a loyal guy." On the decision n ot to redshirt Arielle Wilson "It sure makes me look like I was an idiot considering it right? I mean she hit what, .500, .600, .900 in one of the matches in the playoffs? But those things happen because other people allow it to happen. The staff works hard, the passing is good, Alisha continues to develop. And as Arielle said last weekend when she was MVP of the Regional, ‘I just hit over them.' That sums it up. She gets up, likes to hit and that's the beauty of what she does. She needs to learn a lot of other things about the game. But the rally score game is still a strange animal to me. We had conversations as a staff about it. We had the same questions last year because I redshirted Blair Brown when she was my best blocker and we needed blocking at that position. And I think that'll prove to be a good decision. But Arielle plays great. She's fresh. I'm not surprised about any of the things she's doing and I hope she continues to get better. It proves to be a very good decision. When we were discussing it, I was going home and my 12-year old son told me ‘you can't redshirt her,' so he broke the tie I guess." Alisha Glass (Sophomore Setter) On the efficiency of the passers throughout the tournament "If you look at our team, when we do pass well we're hard to stop. And the times when we were strong was when we were passing. When the team is passing well, it's fun to watch and it's fun to run the offense and mix things up a little bit. I think we had some streaks where we did struggle with passing a little bit but all in all I think we did pass well, and that gives you the ability to do whatever you want as a setter." On what the mood of the team was like before Game 5 "We didn't really want to look at the momentum. We just wanted to start from the beginning of game 5. We came into this match wanting to win a national championship and in between those games we just said ‘look, we're here, we got here, this is our goal and who says we're not going to come out and be strong.' We did and we won so I think it was a collective effort from everyone; our bench, our fans, everyone understood that we wanted to get it done and it was nice that we could." Megan Hodge (Sophomore Outside Hitter) On the feeling of winning the Championship and being named MVP "As far as the award, that doesn't matter. We got here as a team so all of the awards are nice but that's not what it's about. At this moment, I guess it hasn't really sunk in yet that we won. It's just kind of a surreal feeling - it's great, I'm on a high I guess. It's great." On the strong hitting and ser ving which both set tournament records "I think that's something we definitely stress in practice every day. Serving- we go through plenty of reps serving and coach always talks to us about how our hitting percentage needs to be high because that's how you win. So I think that's just what we've focused on and that's what's gotten us to this point." Christa Harmotto (Junior Middle Hitter) On the difference from Game 4 to Game 5 "You can never really predict what lineup you're going to be against. We knew on a good pass they were going to try to run middle, especially since Foluke was in the front row. So I think we did a good job as far as talking to our blockers in the front row, and I think our defense really picked up as far as making some great defensive plays and we were able to get some strength from that."

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Christa Harmotto and Nicole Fawcett at the team banquet prior to the NCAA Semifinals. Melissa Walbridge does a one-on-one interview prior to the NCAA Semifinals.

Arielle Wilson was a large factor in Penn State’s title run. She was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA University Park Regional Championship, and was very surprised by the honor.

After the team captured the NCAA National Championship, the team made several appearances, including signing autographs, being recognized during basketball and baseball games, and even throwing out the first pitch at a Big Ten softball game. Melissa Walbridge and Adam Hughes soak in the title atmosphere.

Kate Price enjoys her time with the National Championship trophy.

The Penn State team is a family, even spending Thanksgiving at Nicole Fawcett’s grandma’s house on the way to Michigan.

The University hosted a gathering for the team and head coach Russ Rose.

Penn State President Dr. Graham Spanier and Director of Athletics Tim Curley spoke to the team and assembled crowd at the gathering to honor the squad.

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2007 NCAA National Champions

A TRIP TO THE WHITE HOUSE

As another perk to winning their respective NCAA National Championships, the 2007 Penn State women’s volleyball team and the 2008 Penn State men’s volleyball team were invited to the White House to meet with President George W. Bush on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Both squads enjoyed a tour of the East Wing of the White House before individually meeting with the President. He chatted with each group, asking about the season and their championship, where the student-athletes were from and what they planned to do in the future. The team captains then presented the President with a gift - a jointly-signed Penn State No. 1 volleyball jersey and a red, white and blue volleyball - before taking a group photo. The teams were then escorted to the Blue Room of the White House before being formally announced to the South Lawn, where they descended the stairs to a reserved seating area. The captains of each of the 18 National Championship teams in attendance were then escorted to a stage in front of the group and the President joined them, speaking to the crowd and recognizing each team for their feats.

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2009 Trip to Brazil May 10 Greetings from Sao Paulo! Today was the first day we spent in Sao Paulo, and boy was it eventful! We began the day enjoying a nice complimentary breakfast from the hotel and then all jumped into our awesome two-story bus to head into town. We toured the very interesting and historical city of Sao Paulo with our wonderful tour guide Morris (at least I think that is how you spell his name =). He taught us many, many things about the city and a few things stood out to me in the outing. First, Sao Paulo specifically is famous for its graffiti. The artists take much pride their artwork while creating competitions with other artists around the city to see who can create the most difficult piece of work. Second, if women around the city want to get married, they must pray to St. Anthony so that he will help them find a husband. (As soon as I learned this, I held a small prayer session with a few of my teammates). After several hours of touring the city, we stopped at the Estadio Municipa to buy tickets to the professional soccer game. The Corinthians, or the home team, is the professional team that Cristiano Ronaldo plays for, so we were all very excited to have the opportunity to see him play! After buying our tickets, we took a quick trip down to a market place where we shopped for an hour or so and then ate an incredible lunch. The food, as we have all discovered, is incredible and it is so much fun to try all of these new dishes and experience all the new tastes (especially this drink they call Guarana, it is simply delicious!). After lunch, we drove back to the stadium two hours before the game started to enjoy the pregame festivities. In one corner of the stadium, the away team was banging their drums and screaming their teams’ anthem. In the other corner, and scattered all over the stadium, the Corinthian fans, dressed in black and white, were stomping and yelling at the fans dressed in red and green. There were policia stationed all around the fence separating us from the field to prevent any sort of fights that might erupt during the match if the game was to get close. It was one of the most invigorating and exciting things I've ever experienced. I know that we have some of the most dedicated fans in the country, but the way these fans supported their team was just incredible. The game began and the screaming continued. The away team scored the first goal, which completely infuriated all of the Corinthian fans. We weren't able to watch the entire game because after sitting in the stands for four hours we all became incredibly hungry and exhausted. We drove to a local pizza parlor which turned out to be quite the adventure. They brought many different types of pizza out for each of us to try, (it would take way too long for me to try and list them all!) but by far the best part of the meal, were the three different dessert pizzas they brought out at the end; one had bananas and this cinnamon spread on it, one had strawberries and dark chocolate and the last one had chocolate and shredded coconut. Absolutely delicious!! Well we finally made it back to the hotel after an incredibly long day and it's time I get to bed! Boa Noite ~ Roberta Holehouse May 11 Today was our first day of playing and I think everyone was anxious to see the different style of play here. We started off the morning with the complimentary breakfast downstairs of the hotel where there were delicious pastries and fruit. We got on our awesome, two story bus and took off to practice. When we arrived at the practice facility, we were in awe of its beauty. There were big beautiful trees everywhere surrounding this huge sports facility. But the first thing we all noticed was the gigantic water slide that we all wanted to go down. When we got in to the gym where we practiced, we all put on our shoes and kneepads and did our normal warm up. While we were waiting for the balls to come, we did some blocking and digging stuff. Then Coach had us circle up while Jess and Tice had a pretty bad wrestling match....no one won. The balls finally arrived and we got to adapt to the balls that they use here. After practice, we got to tour the facility. The facility used to be owned by a bank that sponsored teams but now is more of a country club. Lunch came after the tour and we went to a place where there was more meat, of course. It was a small buffet style with salad, sausage, fries, chicken and other things. They brought meat around the tables and everyone's drink of choice still seems to be Guarana. Right after lunch we went to our match. We arrived at the facility and immediately started to warm up. We split the court with the team during hitting lines. The club team had girls from the ages of 17 to 21 and they were pretty athletic. We played four games with them and won all four. After we played, we exchanged t-shirts with them and then took a group picture. This was another fun day filled with new experiences! ~ Cathy Quilico 106 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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2009 Trip to Brazil May 12 The morning started out at the hotel, with the usual complimentary breakfast, in which many of us have become accustomed to crapes (thin French style pancake). You can either add delicious jelly type topping or chocolate, both team favorites. Everyone dressed in the casual Brazilian type attire of shorts and tank tops ready for another adventurous day. The plan for the afternoon was a tour of a different part of the city of Sao Paulo; also known as the shopping district, stop by a wellknown park for lunch and a little walking around. First of all, I must say, people down here drive CRAZY. They don’t use turn signals and just weave in and out of lanes, not to mention the motorcycles that just drive up the center of the lane recklessly. It is an incredible sight to see, so forgive me if I forget different things about today, I got distracted watching the cars fly back and forth. So now to the good stuff, we started with a tour of the scenery on the way to this famous shopping street. We drove around beautiful estates of once famous people, hospitals and gorgeous malls. Among the other sites we drove past, was the Sao Paulo futbol club, another soccer stadium of a pro team in Sao Paulo. After all this driving we stopped at our first destination, the luxurious shopping strip where we recognized many names such as LaCoste, Adidas, Nike, Timberland, and Tommy Hilfiger. One name we did not recognize but were informed of prior to our adventure was the Havaianas, the most famous rubber flip-flops that originated from Brazil. Many of us bought pairs for family as well as friends and ourselves. Unfortunately as well as fortunately, we were limited to half an hour of wandering along this strip (saving many of us lots of Reais). The next stop was the beautiful park called Ibirapuera Park. It is four miles by four miles along the exterior borders and is full of green grass, ponds, bridges and restaurants. Unfortunately we were as a whole pretty worn out and didn’t get the chance to explore more of the park after our delicious buffet style lunch. Clara (AD, our tour guide’s, seven year old niece) has been teaching us Portuguese in exchange for English and sign language, thanks to Tice and Alisha. So of course, at lunch, we were asking the vocabulary queen about lettuce, ice cream and all other sorts of food on the table. After we finished lunch, (no caffeine) Christa and I enjoyed a small (maybe a half cup) of the ever so popular café and well, we were bouncing off the walls with energy for a bit. After we left the outdoor restaurant we walked to a bridge that oversaw a small pond with tons of fish in it (we were told were served them at the restaurant we ate at). We took pictures of the horizon behind us, which happened to be a cityscape of Sao Paulo. Shortly after visiting the near by bridge we walked to the bus and headed back to our hotel for a little nap before the match ahead of us that night. We left the hotel at 5 pm for our match that began at 7 pm. We arrived at the match SUPER early and proceeded to warm up for an hour and half (because it was a real match). As we all warmed up it was very strange to see a Penn State jersey on everyone for another match together. As the match started in a somewhat small gym at UniItalo, the fans packed it in and the noise was overpowering. The first game we came out a bit slow and went back and forth with the other team until we finally pulled out the close 29-27 win. Did I mention we played by international rules so some things were different. For instance I couldn’t serve and no back row subs could enter more than once. We came out a bit stronger at the start of the second game and ended up winning 25-18. After the match we exchanged shirts with some of the UniItalo players and we then hopped on the bus, took a short bus ride to another buffet style, meat serving restaurant, in which they bring the meat to the table and you say nao obrigada or sim obrigada (no thank you or yes thank you). We met a magician who had the best card tricks I have ever seen; in fact I am still stunned. Hope you enjoyed the day vicariously through me. ~ Nummy (Alyssa D’Errico) May 13 Today we woke up at 7:30 to play the semi-pro team, it was a mix of 18 to 25 years old women. We went 3-0 (25-23 25-21 25-23) and then decided to play another game and lost 22-25. All and all we went 3-1 and they were a pretty good team. Once we finished playing, we went straight to the mall to shop. It was a shopping ceter that was over four levels with about 400 stores, many of us ate at McDonald's, Burger King and Pizza Hut, but a few of us ventured away and ate the local food. I personally ate at Burger King; I needed a break. After spending 4 hours in the mall we then traveled to the airport where we had to leave our awesome bus driver and amazing tour guide. We got to the airport a little earlier than expected because we were all pooped from shopping that we showed up an hour early to leave the shopping center. We boarded the plane for Rio and it was a quick trip, like State College to Philly. Once we landed we grabbed our bags and were headed to dinner. Once again it was buffet style, but I feel like we have all tried everything at this point so there wasn’t much pigging out. After dinner it was back to the hotel and a new twist on things, three people in a room, so it will be interesting trying to get ready in the morning. Tonight we are going out to talk with one on the Brazilian national players, Celine. ~ Kelsey Ream 1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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2009 Trip to Brazil May 14 After an amazing first night in Rio de Janeiro, we began our journey of sightseeing around 9:30 am. The first thing we did was visit to the largest metropolitan forest of them all. This forest is found on Corco Vado, which is a huge mountain. On top of this mountain is a famous statue, which stands 30 meters high, called The Christ Redeemer. The statue was built in 1931 and it overlooks this gorgeous city. In order to get to this enormous statue we had to take a train up to the very top of the mountain. The ride was not long but very relaxing. There were guys on the very first cart who were playing music and dancing. They were doing it for money and because it was something they seemed to enjoy doing. When arrived to the top we got off the train and continued our journey toward The Christ Redeemer. If you decided to walk to the statue you had 250 flights of stairs to get there. But, if you waited in the long line for the elevator it would take you the 10 flights to get to the top. Most of us decided to enjoy the experience and take the stairs. On the way up was the most amazing view I and everyone else had seen since we arrived in Brazil. We were not only at the very top of this huge mountain, but we were overlooking the beautiful scenery of Rio de Janeiro. You better believe that tons of photos were taken of The Redeemer and of everyone¹s smiling faces. After a breathtaking adventure at the top of this mountain we headed back down by train and loaded the bus. We were headed to lunch at 12 pm and of course it was buffetstyle eating. By 1:30 pm we were on our way back to the lovely hotel. We got back to the hotel at about 2 pm and we all decided to make our way to the beach. We changed out of our clothes and were on our way to get some sun. The beach is directly in front of our hotel so we walked over as a group, set up our chairs and towels and enjoyed the people, sun, and the pretty scenery. We ended up leaving around 4 pm and headed back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. Dinner began at 7 pm; we all cleaned up very nicely and loaded the bus. We arrived at a pizza place, where they had all types of pizzas - shrimp, meat lovers, veggie, mushroom and Brazilian sausage. For dessert we had chocolate covered with strawberries, chocolate covered with M&M¹s, banana covered with cinnamon all laid on thin crust. As you can image dinner was very fulfilling! After dinner, we attended this amazing Brazilian show, by the name of Plata Forma. The show was interesting and entertaining. There was a lot of good Brazilian music and dancing by men and women. It reminded me of Las Vegas because of how colorful all the costumes were and boy did they sure know how to move!!!! ~ Arielle Wilson May 16 It was a sad and rainy morning when we had to leave Rio. So far it was our favorite city, and we weren’t sure it could get much better. We made the long bus trip to Saquarema. The bus was filled with sleepers and movie watchers. Jenna, our trainer, was on a mission to watch She’s The Man. For those of you that aren’t familiar with this movie, it’s a youthful comedy where Amanda Bynes pretends to be her brother at his new school for two weeks while he’s away in London. She tries to prove herself as a men’s soccer player and falls for her roommate/teammate in the process. Needless to say, Coach was not thrilled about the selection and running as punishment was mentioned several times! We sat down to a late lunch and then the afternoon was left to our own choice of beach exploring, relaxing in the courtyard, napping, or getting on the computer to keep in touch with the rest of the world. I sit in my room which is located right next to the pool and entrance to the beach where I can hear waves crashing and Brazilian music playing in the background, and I wonder how I could possibly feel more at ease. Moments like this make you realize how much of an opportunity this whole trip is. A thank you goes out to everyone who’s had their hand in making it possible because experiencing this country the way that we have, meeting the people we’ve met, and sharing it with each other is something that we’ll never forget. Next we traveled to the training center. There weren’t a lot of fans, but then again the gym wasn’t really made to hold people as much as it was made to be set up for practice and training. From hitting warm ups you could tell that this team was an excitable bunch. They were young, fresh, and excited to finally be playing someone as opposed to training everyday. We squeaked out a win in game one not playing our best. Not playing our best turned to not playing well at all in the next two games. We would get small leads and a missed serve, errors on our part, or a really bad call to their advantage would allow them to catch up, take the lead, and win those games. We came back to win the fourth, not wanting to let them think we didn’t come to play. A fifth and final game was played and we got down right off the bat just like in our Nebraska match. We were able to draw on that experience and make plays at the net and in the back-row to keep us in it. We eventually fought back for the win. We headed back to our hotel for a night of dinner, enjoying each other’s company, and peaceful sleep. Signing off from Brazil… ~Alisha Glass 108 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

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2009 Trip to Brazil May 19 I’m going to start this off a little differently today and begin by thanking everyone that made this trip possible. I cannot express the gratitude we feel in being able to experience such a beautiful and kind culture that enables us to play the sport we love and find great competition (and great people to play against). To be able to spend this time with my teammates, coaches and members of the booster family only enhanced our adventures further and I could not have asked for a better group of people to join me in this great experience. This trip has been the chance of a lifetime, unforgettable and unbelievable, truly a dream come true for all those involved. As gorgeous as Buzios was immediately, we only got a small taste of its beauty during our first night here. Today, we walked (everything is extremely convenient and in walking distance) to the pier to take a boat tour around the islands surrounding Buzios. Within minutes of boarding the boat it was a crowd favorite; the view was absolutely breathtaking in every direction. We continued to gasp at the sights of the mountains in the background and bask in the sunlight until we hit the next island. Closer to land than the previous stop, we decided to get a short workout in by swimming to the island. Five minutes later we all washed up on shore (a little worse for the wear), took the island by storm and claimed it as our own with pictures as proof. A few of the girls also snorkeled and saw “tropical fish” in the shallows. Needless to say, once the boat returned to the pier we were all trying to convince the captain to “accidentally” miss his mark with the rope so we could go on another loop around Buzios. For dinner, we all found another buffet with an excellent assortment of fresh meats, made to order pastas, salads, fruits and even pizza. We sufficiently stuffed ourselves until we were ready for another night of shopping downtown for different Brazilian knick knacks to bring back for our loved ones (no spoilers!). We also found a place that made the largest chocolate crepes I have ever seen and everyone gathered around to try them out. I would highly recommend a chocolate crepe from Buzios if you ever find yourself here. Now, sitting in the hotel after a long night of wandering from shop to shop, the girls sit around on their computers talking to parents or friends and challenge some of the coaches and boosters to card games. With only two days left in Brazil, everyone is starting to realize that this dream of a vacation is actually coming to an end. The experiences we have had the blessing to be a part of are once in a lifetime, and the opportunity to interact with such an incredible culture and see a beautiful part of the world was unimaginable. We cannot thank you enough. ~ Blair Brown

May 20 Today has been a very relaxing day. All of us girls woke up around 9:15 for breakfast and then left the hotel for the beach. On the way there, we got easily distracted and stopped in several shops along the way. Then, we went to a beach that was about a 15 minute walk from the hotel. It was a small, nice beach with a few restaurants right on the the beach. After a couple hours of catching some rays we decided we better leave to make it to lunch on time. Tonight we ate our last pizza dinner. Pizza has been one of the favorite meals here in Brazil, mainly because of the amazing desert pizzas they make here. It was a great last dinner to have in Brazil. After dinner we all headed to one of our favorite places that makes delicious crepes (as if we didn't already have enough desert). All of us ordered different ones from banana and chocolate to ice cream and chocolate. This place is very fun because not only is there great dessert, but there is a DJ playing music, and there are ping pong tables and bean bags to sit in around some tables. It seemed as though Penn State had taken over the place because every where you looked, you would see someone from our group. After that, everyone headed back to the hotel to hang out before bed. This trip has been a dream come true. There have been many times during this trip that I have talked with some of the girls and we discuss how lucky we are to have as much support as we have and been given an opportunity to broaden our horizons by experiencing another culture as beautiful as Brazil's. I will never forget this trip and how much fun I have been able to have with all my best friends ~ Katie Kabbes

May 21 The end of the trip has finally come! We all woke up sporadically on Thursday and had a pretty laid back morning. It was very overcast, so most of us headed into downtown to do some last minute personal shopping, gift buying, and getting rid of any Brazilian money we had left burning holes in our pockets. A few of us treated ourselves to manicures and pedicures, and Katie took the risk of getting her hair cut from someone who didn’t speak a word of English (but don’t worry, it turned out great). We met up for lunch at Boom, the same restaurant we ate lunch at our first afternoon in Buzios. The food (and more importantly the desserts) were just as fantastic as last time. After a quick lunch, we all headed back to the hotel to take a stab at packing all of our new and old belongings up one last time. It was tough, but just about all of us managed to shove our clothes and gifts into our suitcases (with the exception of Heather’s rain stick and Jess’s hammock). After stuffing everything into the bus, we started our bumpy trip back to Rio. For dinner, some of us experienced Bob’s Burgers for the first time, which is the burger chain created in Brazil by an American in the absence of McDonald’s back in the early 1900’s. At the gate, we parted with Nestor, our faithful tour guide. Nestor was a great addition to the trip as well, and we all appreciated his help and his insight into the Brazilian culture. There was plenty of time to kick back in the airport terminal while we awaited our flight. Once we boarded the plane, it was time to settle in and sleep our way back to the New York City. This was such an incredible experience for every one of us. I don’t think we can even begin to thank the Boosters and everyone who helped make all of this possible.Nothing can compare to the volleyball experience we got here and all the memorable times we had! ~ Megan Shifflett

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2005 Tour of Italy & Slovenia May 10 Dobrodosli ("welcome") to the Penn State Volleyball European tour 2005! Today was our first full day here and we have already done so much! Staying in the scenic city of Izola, we are pretty immersed in Slovenian culture. It's been drizzling a bit but we are staying right on the harbor of the Adriatic coast in the Hotel Marina and it is absolutely gorgeous. The brightly-colored buildings, green mountains and crystal clear sea make everything seem sunny. There is not a whole lot of English spoken here, so we stick out a lil' bit. The people have been pretty nice for the most part though, and we've managed to learn a bit of Slovenian: please = "prosim", thank you = "hvala", how much = "koliko" and "bela kava brez koffeina" = decaff cafe latte... I've already used that one about 4 times. All the girls are having a great time. We practiced last night after we got in and then played our first match today against a club team from Croatia. They were pretty young so we won all 5 games easily. We travel to the capital city of LJubljana tomorrow to play another match and see the sites. We will leave early in the morning to tour the city and then play in the afternoon. Tim and Jo from BringItUSA have really planned out a great trip for us. All the girls are really excited and the parents and boosters are having a good time too... with a few exceptions. So far the Naylors lost their luggage and got locked out of their room, the Janias tried to use a $1USD in an Italian Coke machine and then got their debit card chopped up in Izola, and Mrs. Holm tried to play matchmaker with the manager of a Slovenian pizzeria (which would be alright if the service wasn't so sub-par). So, to sum up... everyone is over their jetlag, we're loving Slovenia, and can't wait to get some more competition under our belts as we continue to travel the world!! Ciao! Kim Holm and the Penn State Women's Volleyball team

May 11 Ciao! Greetings from Slovenia. We started off this morning with a European breakfast at The Hotel Marina and then headed off to spend the day in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Upon arrival, we went to the tourist information center and got brochures of the entire city followed by a train ride to the medieval Ljubljana Castle. The castle is a fine feature of the city and nowadays it is a popular tourist spot. After the train ride back into the city square, we split up for a day of site seeing and fun. Our next step was a bus ride to our match. We played five games against a team called Nova Gorica, winning four of the five games. The match was very lively with a few face shots and a lot of cheering. The owner of the gym we played in also owned a restaurant nearby and he invited us to enjoy his five course cuisine. The food and atmosphere was amazing and the team, coaches, parents, and boosters all had a fabulous time. Tomorrow we leave Slovenia and are off to Venice, Italy. Maggie Case

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May 12 Today we finally woke up to the blue skies of Slovenia, only to say goodbye as we loaded the bus to continue on to Venice, Italy. After the bus ride we laced up our sneakers, stole the nearest "Vaporetto" (a motorboat used as a canal bus in Venice) and raced to the city - it was all Sam's idea! (Okay, so maybe the dramatic entrance is a slight exaggeration, but you know how girls can be.) After we docked near Piazza San Marco, the real adventures began. We had the entire day to absorb the city, and that we did. These are some of the interesting things I learned today: 1.) Imagine literally stepping into a world unlike anything you have ever seen. Imagine walking through massive crowds of people all speaking different languages. Now imagine seeing absolutely breathtaking architecture and scenery all around you. And finally, imagine 14 young American women (plus one Canadian) gracefully dodging hundreds of swooping pigeons while trying to take it all in at once. Thankfully, we all have cat-like reflexes and nobody was seriously injured. 2.) It's true what they say - Italian men really aren't afraid to sweep a woman off her feet! Maggie, Ashley Fidler, Melissa and I ate a delicious meal along the Grand Canal and as we were thanking the waiters and saying goodbye, the chef came from behind the counter, pinched my cheeks and picked me up in the middle of the restaurant! I am 6-5 ... he was probably 5-7 ... you do the math! Today marks the first time any man has dared to accomplish what he did. Sorprendente! (Amazing!) On a more serious note, today was a perfect example of why we are so thankful to be in Italy doing what we love, and we are thankful to be sharing it with some of the people who helped make it possible. We were all able to see Venice through our own eyes and learned a lot about the culture and history. We split up into different groups and spent the day shopping and exploring all the city has to offer. It was a beautiful day in Venice, but there is still work to be done! We left the sinking city behind and drove to Pordenone, where we will play the local team tomorrow night. Kim and Kaleena have been playing very well, so tomorrow will be a good opportunity for some new faces to step up and contribute! We will keep you posted, but until next time, there is volleyball to be played and more dessert to be eaten! CIAO! Cassy Salyer

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May 13 Boun Giorno fellow Americanos (Good morning fellow Americans!). We spent day 6 in Pordenone. After breakfast most of us enjoyed the downtown shopping of the city. This city was most like the cities that we are used to in the United States. There are more cars and traffic here then in the previous places we have been. Small boutiques lined the streets with an occasional department store. In the afternoon we ventured to the Villa Manin, which is a palace of the former Doge. The enormous structure and beautiful architecture were overwhelming. Unique art lined the walls of one of the sections of the castle, while other sections displayed old weaponry and carriages. The chapel was detailed in elegant artwork. We did not have the opportunity to view the actual rooms of the castle because of restoration, but we were told that Napoleon had slept there and that his room was preserved. From the castle we came back to the hotel to enjoy the traditional Italian pregame meal, which was actually breakfast. This included cereal, fruit, yogurt, and various pastries. On the way to the gym our tour guides indulged us with the translations of a local newspaper article that was about the team being in the town. The article was informative and contained a picture of us receiving our Big Ten trophy. The match was held at a nearby town owned gym. We won four out of the five games that we played against Pallavolo Pordenone in front of a very lively crowd. The match was the most the competitive one since we have been here and was fun to play in. After we played, we ate dinner (at 10:30 at night). It is custom to eat pasta as an appetizer, but we did not know this before so most of us ate it as a meal. Little did we know that we were also having meat, fries, salad, and dessert! It was a great ending to a wonderful day! Arrivederci (goodbye)!! Kaleena Walters & Tabitha Eshleman May 14 Ciao fellow Americans and Canadians, Well, our arrival into Pesaro came on our official graduation day, had we been in State College. So, as our final college project, here is our journal entry! On the bus yesterday, driving from Pordenone to Pesaro, we had to present our research on the Marche region to everyone on the bus, complete with our graduation caps! We are planning on spending 3 days total in this region, the first two in Pesaro, and the third in Comunanza. The region is pronounced "lay markay," and in English, it translates to "the Marches." The region lies on the eastern seaboard in central Italy, bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the east, and the Appenine mountains to the central part of the country. Pesaro is the capital city of this province, and is a bustling seaside resort town. Fortunately, we're here before most of the tourist season begins, so we've had the town all to ourselves! When we arrived to our beachfront hotel yesterday, we all ate lunch together, before we had a bit of down time last night. A few of us had the opportunity to accompany Coach Rose and Tim Kelly (in charge of our tour, he runs Bring It USA) to a professional women's volleyball match in a small town about 1.5 hours away from here. The gymnasium was full of enthusiastic and loud spectators, and it was a lot of fun! It was a match between the 2nd and 3rd place teams in the A2 division of the Italian professional league, with the winner of this match having the opportunity to move up to the A1 league next year. Wiz Bachman, former UCLA standout, was playing for the team that ended up losing in four games. Today we had some free time to take in the sites of Pesaro, which is the hometown of famed opera composer, Giaochino Rossini. This evening we had a chance to play our fourth match, against a team from Gabiche, Italy, about 15 minutes from Pesaro. We won the four games we played in the match, and every member of the team had a chance to play. Tomorrow we'll have a chance to go to an Italian Catholic mass if we want, before getting back on the road and heading over to Comunanza. From what we've heard so far, it's a small mountain town, about 3 blocks long and 1 block wide. We'll be there only one night, and the gentleman who runs the hotel/restaurant where we'll be staying is so excited to host all of us! People drive from miles around to eat at his restaurant, so we're looking forward to tasting the food for ourselves!! We have two matches left on this trip, one tomorrow night in Comunanza, and the last in Rome on Tuesday night. Buonas sera from Italy! Ashley Pederson & Syndie Nadeau

May 17 After winding through the Italian hillsides, our team arrived in the town of Comunanza. The town was small with a population of around 3,000 people. We stayed where executives generally stayed when they would visit the major factory just outside of the town. It was very nice place to stay as five of the girls got to stay in a 3-bedroom apartment that had two bathrooms and a dining room. Once we got settled in our rooms the team got on our jerseys and walked to the gym. We played a club team from Amandola. Their team was short a few players so Ashley Fidler volunteered to play with the other team. We won the match in 3 games, while Kris Brown and Kaleena even got a chance to play front row. That night we had what most of the team considered our best meal of the trip. It was a traditional Italian family meal with multiple courses and elaborate dishes. One of the first dishes we ate was intestine and eggs. It was a long meal the lasted late into the night. The next morning we were off to begin our long drive to Rome. We wove through the mountains and hills on roads that you wouldn't think buses could travel through. After nearly a five-hour trip we finally arrived in Rome, the 'eternal city.' We checked into the hotel and were immediately off to the Metro station just a few blocks away. The Metro is very small and crowded because the designers of the Metro wanted to avoid digging railways under ancient Roman architecture. Our first stop took us to see the Spanish Steps, which was a series of three levels of steps leading up to a church. The lining of the steps was covered in flowers and it was a great place to take a team picture. Our next stop was the Trevi Fountain. This was the first elaborate sculpture work we saw in Rome and we were in awe. It is said that you must throw a coin into the fountain but you must throw the coin with your back facing the fountain. The number of coins you throw also determines your fortune. One coin and you'll return to Rome, two coins and you'll fall in love. With our backs facing the fountain, Maggie, Cassy, Fidler, and I threw in two coins each. Our last stop of the day was to visit the Pantheon. As we walked inside we were amazed by the massive pillars holding the structure up. They lead us into a large circular dome with more sculptures and a roof with a giant circular hole allowing sunlight to pour inside. The basement of the building is also a resting place for people such as Raffaello a famous painter, Voltaire a philosopher, Murrie and Piere Currie both famous scientists as well as Victor Hugo the first president of unified Italy. After seeing the Pantheon we were all tired and grabbed some dinner, found the Metro and went back to our hotel. Today (Tuesday, May 17th) we got up and again took the Metro to see the Coliseum. I stepped out of the station and all I could see was the building. The structure was built between 12AD and 80AD and most of it still remains standing today. When it was first built it was called the Amphitheatre Flavium, and held up to 50,000 people. It was used to hold battles between animals and humans along with chariot races and mock naval battles.. The rest of the day we were able to tour around and explore the city of Rome. Other sites we saw included the Forum, the Arch of Constantine, and the Monument of Vittoriale. All of the sites were unique and amazing in their own respect. It was odd to see such monuments scattered amongst current shops and restaurants including McDonalds. Tonight we played our 6th and final match in a town of Usaro, which is thirty minutes to an hour away from Rome depending on traffic. We played one of our more competitive matches against a club team called As Fidia Ladispoli. We won all five games although it was a bittersweet victory. It was the last time our three seniors; Tab, Syndie and Ashley would play in their PSU uniforms. The club team had ordered pizza for us and we shared it with them before getting on the bus and heading back to Rome. Tomorrow is our last full day. We are going to see the Vatican City in the morning and the Pope may be speaking. The trip is almost over and it is going very fast but I'm very excited to get up tomorrow and see the Sistine Chapel. Melissa Walbridge

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2000 Tour of Cuba

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The Penn State women’s volleyball team was the first collegiate athletic team from the United States ever invited to play in Cuba. The Lions faced Cuba’s Junior National Team and its veterans.

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The Nittany Lions take a break to spend time with Cuban schoolchildren and learn some of their culture. 12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

The Streak - 87 Matches of Dominance Penn State’s NCAA Record Home Court Winning Streak

Penn State’s 87-match home court winning streak ranks as one of the longest such streaks in any D1 NCAA sport. In NCAA team sports of record, only a trio of men’s basketball streaks (Kentucky, 1943-55 [129]; St. Bonaventure, 1948-55 [99] and UCLA, 1970-76 [98]) outrank the Nittany Lions’ home court run.

Date Opponent Nov. 25, 1995 Indiana Dec. 3, 1995 Georgia Tech # Connecticut Sept. 6, 1996 Sept. 7, 1996 St. Bonaventure Sept. 7, 1996 Massachusetts Baylor Sept. 20, 1996 Sept. 21, 1996 William & Mary Sept. 21, 1996 Alabama Purdue Oct. 4, 1996 Oct. 5, 1996 Indiana Oct. 19, 1996 Michigan Iowa Oct. 25, 1996 Oct. 26, 1996 Illinois Nov. 8, 1996 Northwestern Michigan State @ Nov. 9, 1996 Nov. 13, 1996 Ohio State Nov. 29, 1996 Wisconsin Minnesota Nov. 30, 1996 Dec. 8, 1996 Georgia Tech # Aug. 29, 1997 Duquesne West Virginia Sept. 12, 1997 Sept. 13, 1997 UNC-Asheville Sept. 13, 1997 Massachusetts Illinois Oct. 3, 1997 Oct. 4, 1997 Wisconsin Oct. 10, 1997 Iowa Minnesota % Oct. 11, 1997 Oct. 25, 1997 Michigan State Purdue Nov. 14, 1997 Nov. 15, 1997 Ohio State Nov. 21, 1997 Northwestern Michigan Nov. 22, 1997 Nov. 26, 1997 Indiana Dec. 6, 1997 Northern Illinois # Ohio State & Dec. 12, 1997 Dec. 13, 1997 Brigham Young & Sept. 4, 1998 Illinois-Chicago Youngstown State Sept. 5, 1998 Sept. 5, 1998 William & Mary Sept. 15, 1998 Bucknell New Orleans Sept. 18, 1989 Sept. 19, 1998 Morgan State Sept. 19, 1998 American Ohio State Sept. 23, 1998 Oct. 9, 1998 Iowa Oct. 10, 1998 Wisconsin Oct. 16, 1998 Michigan Oct. 17, 1998 Michigan State Oct. 30, 1998 Purdue Oct. 31, 1998 Illinois Nov. 14, 1998 Minnesota Nov. 27, 1998 Northwestern Nov. 28, 1998 Indiana Dec. 4, 1998 Bucknell# Dec. 5, 1998 Clemson# Dec. 11, 1998 Louisville& Dec. 12, 1998 Brigham Young& Sept. 3, 1999 Akron Sept. 4, 1999 Bradley Sept. 4, 1999 Maryland Sept. 6, 1999 West Virginia Sept. 10, 1999 UNC Charlotte Sept. 11, 1999 Toledo Sept. 11, 1999 Kansas State Sept. 17, 1999 Texas Sept. 18, 1999 Texas Oct. 1, 1999 Illinois Oct. 2, 1999 Indiana Oct. 6, 1999 Ohio State Oct. 22, 1999 Iowa Oct. 23, 1999 Minnesota Oct. 30, 1999 Northwestern Nov. 12, 1999 Michigan Nov. 13, 1999 Michigan State Nov. 26, 1999 Wisconsin Nov. 27, 1999 Purdue Dec. 3, 1999 Robert Morris# Dec. 4, 1999 Baylor# Dec. 9, 1999 Minnesota& Dec. 10, 1999 UCLA& Sept. 6, 2000 Bucknell Sept. 8, 2000 Rutgers Sept. 9, 2000 Navy Sept. 9, 2000 James Madison Sept. 15, 2000 West Virginia Sept. 16, 2000 Eastern Kentucky Sept. 16, 2000 Fairfield @ Big Ten Television Format # NCAA First/Second Round Match

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

Score 17-15, 15-6, 15-7 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 15-2, 15-12, 15-4 15-3, 15-6, 15-3 15-8, 15-9, 15-4 15-5, 15-5, 15-11 15-6, 15-6, 15-3 15-2, 15-2, 15-5 15-7, 15-8, 15-8 15-2, 15-11, 15-8 15-5, 15-1, 15-9 15-4, 15-2, 15-5 15-11, 15-7, 15-13 15-3, 15-2, 15-0 19-9, 10-14, 18-10, 17-14 6-15, 15-4, 15-12, 15-5 15-9, 15-11, 7-15, 15-8 11-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-13 15-7, 15-10, 15-13 15-3, 15-2, 15-0 15-0, 15-2, 15-2 15-1, 15-0, 15-6 15-3, 15-0, 15-9 15-9, 15-5, 15-2 15-11, 15-9, 15-11 15-9, 15-7, 15-7 15-3, 15-3, 11-15,15-1 15-9, 15-6, 15-9 15-10, 15-8, 15-6 15-7, 15-4, 15-13 15-9, 15-0, 15-3 15-6, 15-8, 15-8 15-9, 15-5, 15-7 15-8, 15-7, 15-4 15-4, 15-4, 15-10 15-0, 15-12, 15-10 15-4, 15-1, 15-2 15-5, 15-6, 15-0 15-2, 15-4, 15-7 15-0, 15-2, 15-0 15-5, 15-6, 15-3 15-2, 15-7, 15-0 15-13, 15-4, 15-9 15-1, 15-3, 15-3 15-4, 15-6, 15-4 13-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-3 15-0, 15-5, 15-4 15-3, 15-7, 15-6 15-3, 15-7, 15-7 15-6, 15-9, 15-2 15-7, 15-5, 15-10 15-5, 15-3, 15-6 15-5, 15-6, 15-10 15-5, 15-1, 15-5 15-2, 15-11, 15-5 15-5, 5-8, 15-2 18-16, 15-2, 15-10 15-4, 15-3, 15-1 15-3, 15-2, 15-1 15-5, 15-5, 15-4 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 15-3, 15-0, 15-4 15-3, 15-2, 15-4 15-5, 15-9, 15-1 9-15, 15-7, 15-1, 15-13 15-6, 12-15, 15-10, 15-11 15-2, 15-5, 15-7 15-6, 15-9, 15-10 15-5, 15-5, 15-1 15-3, 15-5, 15-4 15-10, 15-3, 15-3 15-7, 15-5, 15-4 15-2, 15-11, 15-6 15-7, 15-10, 15-3 16-14, 10-15, 15-5, 15-9 15-7, 15-6, 15-3 15-1, 15-1, 15-2 15-2, 15-6, 15-10 15-9, 15-9, 17-15 15-11, 15-9, 15-5 15-0, 15-3, 15-2 15-8, 15-3, 15-4 15-1, 15-6, 15-5 15-1, 15-1, 15-0 15-3, 15-8, 15-3 15-6, 15-0, 15-5 15-5, 15-13, 15-7 % Played in the BJC & NCAA Regional

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Nittany Lions All-Americans First Team Foluke Akinradewo Cynthia Barboza Hana Cutura Ashley Engle Nicole Fawcett Alisha Glass Christa Harmotto Megan Hodge Destinee Hooker Alix Klineman Jordan Larson Stephanie Lynch Lauren Paolini Nellie Spicer Second Team Sydney Anderson Blair Brown Laura DeBruler Brook Dieter Neticia Enesi Jamie Houston Carli Lloyd Kaylee Manns Gorana Maricic Tamari Miyashiro Tara Mueller Jessica Swarbrick

2008 AVCA Division I All-Americans Stanford Stanford California Texas Penn State Penn State Penn State Penn State Texas Stanford Nebraska Purdue Texas UCLA

MH OH OH RS/Opp. OH S MH OH OH OH OH MH MH S

Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-5 5-10

Nebraska Penn State Illinois Minnesota Oregon Hawai’i California Iowa State Oregon Washington Nebraska Washington

S RS/Opp. OH OH MH OH S S OH DS/Lib. OH MH

So. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr.

6-0 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-3 5-7 6-0 6-1

Second Team cont’d Arielle Wilson Penn State Lexi Zimmerman Michigan Third Team Lori Baird Anna Cmaylo Kanani Danielson Jeanne Fairchild Jessica Fine Lauren Gibemeyer Jenna Hagglund Danielle Hepburn Nataly Korobkova Ashley Mass Jana Matiasovska Sammi McCloud Kelly Murphy Julie Rubenstein

Utah Santa Clara Hawai’i New Mexico UCLA Minnesota Washington Clemson Kansas State Iowa State Louisville Saint Louis Florida Pepperdine

MH S

So. So.

6-3 5-10

MH MH OH OH DS/Lib. MH S MH RS/Opp. DS/Lib. RS/Opp. RS/Opp. S/H OH

Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr.

6-2 6-4 5-10 6-1 5-6 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-8 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3

BLAIR Brown

All-American 2008

“It’s an honor to be named an All-American. I’m looking forward to continuing to represent Penn State well and maintaining the successful tradition of the program."

-Blair Brown

All-American 2008

Brown’s Career Statistics Through 2008

• NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team 114 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Sets 224

Kills 427

Pct.

.395

Blocks

195

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

ARIELLE Wilson

All-American 2008

“I am extremely blessed and honored to have been recognized as an All-American. Growing up I never would have imagined it. Having the opportunity to play here at Penn State, win back-to-back National Championships and play with an amazing group of talented women has made me believe anything is possible. Thanks to my coaches, the athletic administration and the faculty at Penn State who have helped to make me a better player and a well-rounded individual. I am humbled and appreciative to be a part of such a great list." -Arielle Wilson

All-American 2008

Wilson’s Career Statistics Through 2008

Sets 199

• 2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Kills 443

Pct.

.453

Blocks 308

Blks/set 1.55

ALISHA Glass

All-American 2007-08

“The list of All-Americans was always something I looked for when I was younger. The players that made the list were my role models, and the teams they played on, the things they achieved were what I aspired to. Penn State is one of those great programs with a tradition of outstanding players, distinguished coaches, and an amazing support system. I am honored to make the list, and be a part of a hard-working team that accomplished something great together in 2007." -Alisha Glass All-American 2007-08

Glass’ Career Statistics Through 2008

Sets 343

Kills 286

Asst.

4,347

Digs 640

Blocks 351

• Two-time NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team • Directed the 2008 offense to a Big Ten and nation-leading .390 hitting percentage

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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MEGAN Hodge

All-American 2006-08

“It is an honor to be named an All-American and it shows the dedication and hard work of the people around me, including my teammates and coaches. It is great to be categorized with such an elite group of athletes who have come before me at Penn State.” -Megan Hodge All-American 2006-08

Hodge’s Career Statistics Through 2008 Sets 351

Kills

1,582

Aces 94

Digs

855

Blocks 214

• First freshman in history to be named Big Ten Player of the Year, also picking up Freshman of the Year honors • 2006 AVCA National Freshman Of The Year • 2007 and 2008 NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player

NICOLE Fawcett

All-American 2005-08

“To be included in the long list of All-Americans is such an honor when I have grown up watching and respecting all of them. I know that without my teammates and coaching staff, an award like this would not be attained. That is what makes Penn State volleyball so great - the hard work and tradition of excellence that this program puts forth as one.” -Nicole Fawcett • 2005 AVCA National Freshman Of The Year • First PSU Freshman to receive AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week honors (Sept. 26, 2005) • 2008 AVCA National Player of the Year • Honda Award Winner 116 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

All-American 2005-08

Fawcett’s Career Statistics Through 2008 Sets

457

Kills

1,943

Aces

127

Digs

681

Blocks

361

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

CHRISTA Harmotto

All-American 2005-08

“When I think about all the players here at Penn State that are a part of the All-American list, I am humbled and honored to be among them. Yet I look at this award not so much as an individual award, but more as a reflection of my teammates and coaching staff. My teammates, our coaches, and the thriving PennState Volleyball tradition make it possible for me to have an incredible experience here at Penn State." -Christa Harmotto All-American 2005-08

Harmotto’s Career Statistics Through 2008 • Fourth PSU freshman ever to receive First Team All-Big Ten hon ors and second-ever to earn Big Ten Player of the Week. • 2007 Big Ten Player of the Year • Two-time NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team

Sets 439

Kills

1,244

Pct.

.433

Blocks 682

Points

1625.5

MELISSA Walbridge

All-American 2005

“Becoming an All-American has been a dream of mine since I started in volleyball. Now that I have received this honor, I feel strongly that it is as much a reflection of the tremendous support received from my teammates and coaches as it is an individual achievement. The program at Penn State has given me the tools, discipline and confidence to excel both on and off the court.” -Melissa Walbridge All-American 2005

Sets 339

Walbridge’s Career Statistics Kills 712

Pct.

.412

Blocks 482

Blks/Set 1.42

• First Team All-Big Ten 2005

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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KALEENA Walters

All-American 2005

“Growing up, I dreamed of playing for Penn State and I am honored to be ending my career as an All-American. The combination of the great players around me, the expertise of the coaching staff and the supportive fans made putting on a Penn State jersey an amazing experience that I am very thankful to have had.” -Kaleena Walters All-American 2005

Walters’ Career Statistics Sets 456

Assists 189

Aces 46

Digs

1,957

• Honda Volleyball Award Finalist 2004 & 2005 • Big Ten Player of the Year in 2005 • All-time Big Ten career assists leader • Former member of USA National Team

• 2005 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year • Four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in 2005, becoming only one of four players in conference history to earn four awards in one season

SAM Tortorello

All-American 2003-2005

“Being added to the long list of All-Americans here at Penn State is quite an honor. I couldn’t see myself any place else besides State College and this award has added to my overall amazing experience. It is a great reflection of my teammates, coaches and everyone who has supported the Penn State program.” -Sam Tortorello All-American 2003-05

Sets

456 118 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Tortorello’s Career Statistics Kills

448

Asst.

6,087

Digs

1,207

Blocks

372

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

SYNDIE Nadeau

All-American 2004

“I’m very grateful for having the opportunity to play for such an outstanding program. Thanks to my teammates and all the coaching staff for always pushing me to be the best I could be. Being recognized as an All-American is evidence that Penn State has all the ingredients to help you reach your fullest potential both on and off the court.”

-Syndie Nadeau

All-American 2004

Nadeau’s Career Statistics • Penn State’s first AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week (Nov. 8, 2004)

Sets 298

Kills 823

Pct.

.251

Digs 815

Blocks 107

ERIN Iceman

All-American 2003

“It was an honor to be recognized as an All-American, but I feel that it was more a reflection of the strength and commitment of our team than of my individual performance. This unexpected award was an incredible way to cap off my Penn State career!” -Erin Iceman All-American 2003

Sets 182

Iceman’s Career Statistics Kills 465

Pct.

.288

Digs 362

Blocks 132

• First Team All-Big Ten 2003

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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CARA Smith

All-American 2002-2003

“Looking back on my career, both athletically and academically, I think of the entire experience and it’s a bigger picture than just athletics. I’m going to miss volleyball, but even more, I’m going to miss the people. The entire Penn State experience of being a part of a tradition and making a difference in the program, being an All-American is just an extra honor to cap off my entire career.” -Cara Smith All-American 2002-2003

Smith’s Career Statistics Sets 456

Kills

1,330

Pct.

.367

Digs

321

Blocks

572

• In 2003, became only the fourth player in Penn State history to record more than 1,000 career kills and 500 career blocks.

MISHKA Levy

All-American 2000

“Being named as an All-American was an amazing experience. Adding that to the fact that I’m able to say that I was part of a team who won a National Championship is great, and I’m proud to be a part of the long tradition that is Penn State volleyball.” -Mishka Levy All-American 2000

Levy’s Career Statistics • Three-time All-Big Ten selection 120 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Sets

417

Kills

1,468

Pct.

.276

Digs

536

Blocks

401

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

KATIE Schumacher

All-American 1999-2000

“Volleyball becomes a big part of your life at Penn State and that’s a wonderful thing. The fans here really show support for us and pack the house whether we are playing the No. 2 ranked team in the country or No. 50.” -Katie Schumacher

All-American 1999-2000

Schumacher’s Career Statistics Sets • 2000 NCAA Tournament All-Region Team

361

Kills

1,310

Pct.

.277

Digs 772

Blocks 299

BONNIE Bremner

All-American 1996-1999

“I came into Penn State thinking the world ‘was volleyball’ and within the confines of Happy Valley I learned that ‘volleyball gave me the world.’ Thanks to Coach Rose, the athletic administration and the faculty at Penn State, I am not only a national champion, but a well-rounded individual with great confidence and hope for my future.” -Bonnie Bremner All-American 1996-1999

Sets 472

Bremner’s Career Statistics Kills 780

Pct.

.377

Assists 5,911

Digs 988

• Four-time All-American • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year • Honda Volleyball Award Finalist 1997 & 1998 • Big Ten Player of the Year 1997 & 1998

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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LAUREN Cacciamani

All-American 1997-1999

“If I had the opportunity to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change a thing. My experience at Penn State is something I will remember and treasure for the rest of my life, not because of athletic victories or accomplishments, but because of the impact that the experience had on my entire life. I didn’t just become a better volleyball player, I became a better person as a result of my relationships with my teammates, the coaching staff, the university administration and the entire Penn State community.” -Lauren Cacciamani

All-American 1997-1999

Cacciamani’s Career Statistics Sets 461

Kills

1,750

Pct.

.391

Digs

672

Blocks

767

• Three-time All-American • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American, 1998 & 1999 • Honda Volleyball Award Winner, 1999 • Big Ten Athlete of the Year 1999

LINDSAY Anderson

All-American 1998

“I wouldn’t trade my experiences for anything. It was a positive and fun atmosphere for student-athletes. We worked so hard and I’ll always be able to take the intangibles with me. Playing under Coach Rose gave me confidence that I can do anything. He’s such a great coach and he makes you succeed.” -Lindsay Anderson All-American 1998

Anderson’s Career Statistics Sets

• First Team All-Big Ten 122 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

301

Kills

669

Pct.

.262

Digs

706

Blocks

280

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

ANGIE Kammer

All-American 1996

“Because I learned so much about the game of volleyball at Penn State, it has helped me make the transition from indoor to beach — which is a totally different game.” -Angie Kammer on playing in the Women’s Pro American Volleyball League All-American 1996

Kammer’s Career Statistics Sets 340

• Two-time All-Big Ten

Kills 898

Pct.

.262

Digs

1,175

Blocks 182

TERRI Zemaitis

All-American 1995-1997

“Russ Rose is one of the best coaches in the country and I don’t ever regret for one moment my decision to go to Penn State. The program prepared me both physically and mentally for what I was able to accomplish in my volleyball career after I left Penn State [playing for the USA Women’s Volleyball National Team and for the USPV’s Chicago Thunder, named All-USPV in 2002].” -Terri Zemaitis All-American 1995-1997

Sets 458

Zemaitis’ Career Statistics Kills

1,842

Pct.

.304

Digs

1,005

Blocks 736

• Honda Volleyball Award Nominee 1997 • Big Ten Player of the Year 1995 • NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 1997 • U.S. National Team Member

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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LAURA Cook

All-American 1994

“I felt really comfortable with the players and Coach Rose. I immediately felt at home on my recruiting trip. I like the mountains and the scenery at Penn State. The education and the athletic program just make it a perfect college environment.” -Laura Cook All-American 1994

Cook’s Career Statistics Sets 369

Kills

1,245

Pct.

.260

Digs

1,278

Blocks 382

• U.S. National Team Member • Big Ten Player of the Year 1993

• Two-time NCAA Tournament All-Region Team

SALIMA Davidson

All-American 1992-1994

“Talent-wise, I don’t think we were the second-best team in the nation. I think our team’s cohesion was good and we worked well together. It’s a tradition on the volleyball team at Penn State that everyone makes the effort and sacrifice to get along and that really helps.” -Salima Davidson on the team’s second-place national finish in 1993 All-American 1992-1994

Davidson’s Career Statistics Sets

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Kills

421

Pct.

.301

Assists

5,455

Blocks

382

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans • Academic All-American 1994 • Two-time NCAA Tournament All-Region Team

SAUNDI Lamoureux

All-American 1994

“I think the Penn State crowd is really knowledgeable of volleyball. I think they really enjoyed watching us play. The students and the rest of the crowd really get involved when we would take the court.”

-Saundi Lamoureux on the Rec Hall crowds

All-American 1994

Lamoureux’s Career Statistics Sets 339

LEANNE Kling

Kills 681

Pct.

.291

Digs 311

Blocks 527

• U.S. National Team Member

All-American 1991-1992

“Penn State was the perfect choice for me because it allowed me to develop and mature as a player and person in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. I wouldn’t trade my years as a Penn State athlete for anything.” -Leanne Kling

All-American 1991-1992

Sets 385

Kling’s Career Statistics Kills

1,274

Pct.

.321

Digs 605

Blocks 471

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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MICHELLE Jaworski

All-American 1989-1990

“The greatest statement I could make about my career at Penn State would be that if I had to make the choice again, I would still choose to attend Penn State. The school and program were great for me because it provided me with an atmosphere that allowed me to develop into the best student-athlete I could be.” -Michelle Jaworski

All-American 1989-1990

Jaworski’s Career Statistics Sets 527

Kills 652

Pct.

.274

Digs

1,265

Assists 6,596

• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year 1989 • Two-time NCAA Tournament All-Regional Team

• Penn State career assists leader (6,596) • U.S. National Team member • Atlantic 10 Player of the Year 1990

JO ANN Elwell

All-American 1989-1990

“Penn State prepared me academically, as well as athletically, to move into a career with which I am extremely happy and successful. It challenged me to achieve all the goals which I had set for myself, as well as some I never thought I was capable of attaining. My years at Penn State were and will continue to be some of the finest and most memorable years of my life.”

-Jo Ann Elwell

All-American 1989-1990

Elwell’s Career Statistics Sets

510 126 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Kills

1,573

Pct.

.385

Digs

408

Blocks

712

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

NOELLE Zientara

All-American 1988, 1990

“College is supposed to be the best four years of your life. Playing volleyball at Penn State proved to be one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had. I’ll never forget the memories.” -Noelle Zientara

All-American 1988, 1990

Zientara’s Career Statistics Sets 486

• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year 1988

Kills

1,438

Pct.

Digs

.325

1,522

Aces 155

ELLEN Hensler

All-American 1985-1986

“Penn State has assisted me in reaching the pinnacle of my professional, academic and athletic capabilities. The University has opened doors of opportunity I would never have thought were possible. The dedication and discipline instilled in me while attending Penn State will continue to persevere throughout my life.” -Ellen Hensler

All-American 1985-1986

Sets 513

Hensler’s Career Statistics Kills 588

Pct.

.259

Digs

1,313

Assists 4,784

• Penn State career service aces leader (235) • Atlantic 10 Player of the Year 1986

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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LORI Barberich

All-American 1982-1984

“Looking back on my four years at Penn State, it is truly a wonderful feeling to know that I reached my full potential both academically and athletically. The volleyball program provided an excellent competitive environment and the training that is necessary to attain success. I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to compete in a Top-10 Division I volleyball program while receiving a quality education at Penn State. This positive experience laid the foundation for all of my present and future endeavors.” -Lori Barberich

All-American 1982-1984

Barberich’s Career Statistics Sets

517

Kills

2,282

Pct.

.386

Aces

175

• Two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year • Three-time All-American • Penn State career kills (2,282) & attacks leader (4,605)

ELLEN Crandall

All-American 1979-1981

“I am very proud to be one of the pioneers who initiated the on-going tradition of success of Penn State volleyball. Penn State is in my heart. I look back very fondly on the academic and athletic experiences I encountered during my undergraduate years.” -Ellen Crandall

All-American 1979-1981

Crandall’s Career Statistics Not Available • U.S. National Team Member 128 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Nittany Lion All-Americans

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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Penn State Shocks Team USA

Emily Stout (1) and Lauren Cacciamani (2) record one of Penn State’s 22.5 blocks in the match against Team USA.

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State College, Pa.; Oct. 6, 1997 - Penn State can now say it is truly the number one team in the country, as tonight it beat the USA Volleyball Women’s National Team, 15-8, 15-13, 13-15, 15-12. Rec Hall was full of electricity as 2,211 fans cheered the Lions on in route to becoming the first college team to take a game from Team USA, much less win a match. “We were aided by the home crowd and the excitement of the event---We had nothing to lose,” said Penn State head coach Russ Rose. “I thought we played hard and competed hard. It was a great team victory.” Sophomore middle hitter Lauren Cacciamani (Paramus, N.J.) posted match-highs of 18 kills and 11 blocks to lead the Nittany Lions. Outside hitter Carrie Schonveld (Portage, Mich.) notched 14 kills, nine blocks and a teamhigh 16 digs, while junior outside Christy Cochran (Bethlehem, Pa.) posted 14 kills and 14 digs. In addition, sophomore setter Bonnie Bremner (Lisle, Ill.) had 56 assists and 15 digs. Team USA was paced by outside hitter Karrie Downey and right side Allison Weston, who both notched 16 kills and 20 digs. Former Penn State All-American Salima Davidson, now the United States’ starting setter and team captain, had 63 assists, 10 digs and five kills. “I think they played a great match, they played like Penn State and that’s the bottom line, “ Davidson noted. “We played hard, but we could have played harder.” Penn State won game one easily, after racing to a 10-1 lead. Early on, game two was much the same, as the Lions used their momentum to go up 7-3, but Team USA battled back to take a 10-7 lead. However, Penn State’s block woke up, as it rallied to take the game 15-13. For the match, Penn State outblocked the national squad 22.5-11. e third game was all Team USA, as it seized the lead early, and held on down the stretch. e final frame was a see-saw battle, as the lead changed hands numerous times. With the score tied at 12-12, Cacciamani put down a spike and senior middle hitter Terri Zemaitis (Downers Grove, Ill.) and junior opposite Lindsay Anderson (Crystal Lake, Ill.) had consecutive blocks to close Christy Cochran blasts away at the National Team out the match. block.

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Honors & Awards Broderick Award Nominees Ellen Crandell, 1982; Lori Barberich, 1984 Honda Volleyball Award Winners Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 Nicole Fawcett, 2008

Vida Kernich (digging the ball) and Marcia Leap led the 1984 Lions to a 30-6 record and an A-10 title.

AVCA All-Americans Ellen Crandell, 1979, 80, 81 Lori Barberich, 1982, 83, 84 Ellen Hensler, 1985, 86 Noelle Zientara, 1988, 90 JoAnn Elwell, 1989, 90 Michelle Jaworski, 1989, 90 Leanne Kling, 1991, 1992 Salima Davidson, 1992, 93, 94 Laura Cook, 1994 Saundi Lamoureux, 1994 Terri Zemaitis, 1995, 96, 97 Bonnie Bremner, 1996, 97, 98, 99 Angie Kammer, 1996 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997, 98, 99 Lindsay Anderson, 1998 Mishka Levy, 2000 Cara Smith, 2002, 03 (1st) Erin Iceman, 2003 (HM) Sam Tortorello, 2003 (2nd), 04, 05 (1st) Syndie Nadeau, 2004 (2nd) Melissa Walbridge, 2005 (2nd) Kaleena Walters, 2005 (HM) Nicole Fawcett, 2005 (2nd), 06, 07, 08 (1st) Christa Harmotto, 2005 (HM), 06 (2nd), 07, 08 (1st) Megan Hodge, 2006, 07, 08 (1st) Alisha Glass, 2007 (2nd), 08 (1st) Blair Brown, 2008 (2nd) Arielle Wilson, 2008 (2nd)

Volleyball Mag. All-Americans Mishka Levy, 2000 Katie Schumacher, 1999, 2000

AAU All-Americans Noelle Zientara, 1987; Tammy Cairl, 1988 Jennifer Schuller, 1988; Terri Zemaitis, 1993 Bonnie Bremner, 1994, 95; Robyn Guokas, 1999; Laura Holloway, 2005 Jessica Yanz, 2006; Megan Hodge, 2006

Honda Volleyball Award Nominees Bonnie Bremner, 1997, 98 Terri Zemaitis, 1997 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998, 99 Sam Tortorello, 2004, 2005 Christa Harmotto, 2007, 08 Megan Hodge, 2007 Nicole Fawcett, 2008 U.S. National Team Ellen Crandell, 1979-80 Ellen Hensler, 1987 Michelle Jaworski, 1991 Leanne Kling, 1993 Salima Davidson, 1996-98 Terri Zemaitis, 1997-99 Sam Tortorello, 2006 Christa Harmotto, 2009 Nicole Fawcett, 2009

U.S. National “B” Team Michelle Jaworski, 1990 Jo Ann Elwell, 1990 (alternate) Salima Davidson, 1993, 1994 Melissa Walbridge, 2005 Nicole Fawcett, 2006 USVBA All-Rookie Team Ellen Crandell, 1981 Maria Josjoe, 1985

USVBA/USA Volleyball Jr. National Team Noelle Zientara, 1987 Heidi Rottinghaus, 1993 Emily Stout, Bonnie Bremner 1994 Lauren Cacciamani, 1995 Nadia Edwards, 1995, 96, 97 Katie Schumacher, 1996, 97 Mishka Levy, 1997 Jess Hayden, Cara Smith, 1999 Kate Price, 2002, 04 Nicole Fawcett, 2002, 03, 04 Christa Harmotto, 2003, 2004 Megan Hodge, 2006 Darcy Dorton, 2008 Kristin Carpenter, 2007, 2008

Puerto Rican National Team Elizabeth Ramirez, 1984-89

USVBA All-Americans Jo Ann Elwell, 1994, 95, 96, 97 Ellen Crandell 1980, 81, 90-99 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997

Academic All-Americans Lisa Vernon, 1982 Pam Schaffer, 1983 Carla LeJeune, 1983 Vida Kernich, 1986 Saundi Lamoureux, 1994 Zeynep Ton, 1994, 95 Bonnie Bremner, 1998, 1999 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998, 1999 Christa Harmotto, 2007 (3rd),08 (1st) Megan Hodge, 2008 (2nd) Academic All-American of the Year Bonnie Bremner, 1998, 1999 Christa Harmotto, 2008

Academic All-District Amanda Rome, 2000 Carrie Schonveld, 1999 Bonnie Bremner, 1996, 97, 98, 99 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 Kaleena Walters, 2005 Melissa Walbridge, 2005, 06, 07 Christa Harmotto, 2007, 08 Megan Hodge, 2008 World University Games Team Ellen Crandell, 1979-81 Lori Barberich, 1985 Ellen Hensler, 1987 Leanne Kling, 1993

Swedish National Team Maria Josjoe, 1981-85

Terri Zemaitis-Boumans was named to the 2002 All-USPV team during the league’s inaugural season.

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Syndie Nadeau earned Penn State’s first-ever AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week award on Nov. 8, 2004.

U.S. Olympic Festival (1978-1994) Ellen Crandell, 1978, 79 Leslie Peters, 1981, 82 Jan Mosier, 1981 Patty Skadeland, 1982 Pam Schaffer, 1982 (alternate) Lori Barberich, 1982, 83Marcia Leap, 1982, 83 (alternate) Ellen Hensler, 1983 Denise Navoney, 1984 Vida Kernich, 1984 (alternate) Michelle Jaworski, 1987, 91 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1987 Heidi Pilecki, 1987 (alternate) Tammy Cairl, 1989 (alternate) Jennifer Schuller, 1989 (alternate) Sue Boner, 1990 Leanne Kling, 1990 Kim Kumfer, 1990 Noelle Zientara, 1991 Salima Davidson, 1991 (alternate) Laura Cook, 1993 Terri Zemaitis, 1994 Lindsay Anderson, 1994 (alternate)

AVCA All-Region Lori Barberich, 1981 Ellen Crandell, 1981 Lisa Leap, 1986 JoAnn Elwell, 1990 Michelle Jaworski, 1990 Salima Davidson, 1993, 94 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993 Zeynep Ton, 1993, 94 Laura Cook, 1994 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 Bonnie Bremner, 1996, 97, 98, 99 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996, 97, 98, 99 Angie Kammer, 1996 Terri Zemaitis, 1996, 97 Christy Cochran, 1997, 98

Lindsay Anderson, 1998 Emily Stout, 1998 Amanda Rome, 1999 Katie Schumacher, 1999, 00, 01 Carrie Schonveld, 1999 Mishka Levy, 2000, 02 Katie Schumacher, 2001 Cara Smith, 2002, 03 Sam Tortorello, 2002, 03, 04, 05 Erin Iceman, 2003 Syndie Nadeau, 2004 Kaleena Walters, 2004, 05 Melissa Walbridge, 2005 Nicole Fawcett, 2005, 06, 07, 08 Christa Harmotto, 2005, 06, 07, 08 Megan Hodge, 2006, 07, 08 Alisha Glass, 2007, 08 Blair Brown, 2008 Arielle Wilson, 2008

AVCA Region Freshman of the Year Cassy Salyer, 2003 Nicole Fawcett, 2005 Megan Hodge, 2006 AVCA National Freshman of the Year Nicole Fawcett, 2005 Megan Hodge, 2006

NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team Salima Davidson, 1993, 94 Jen Reimers, 1993 Zeynep Ton, 1993 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997, 98, 99 Carrie Schonveld, 1997, 99 Terri Zemaitis, 1997 Bonnie Bremner, 1998, 99 Nicole Fawcett, 2007, 08 Christa Harmotto, 2007 Alisha Glass, 2007, 08 Megan Hodge, 2007

NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player Terri Zemaitis, 1997 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998 (Co), 99 Megan Hodge, 2007, 08

NCAA Tournament All-Region Team Ellen Hensler, 1986 Lisa Leap, 1986, 87 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986, 88 Michelle Jaworski, 1987, 88 JoAnn Elwell, 1987, 88 Noelle Zientara, 1988 JoAnn Elwell, 1990 Michelle Jaworski, 1990

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Leanne Kling, 1990, 91, 92 Noelle Zientara, 1990 Salima Davidson, 1991, 92, 93, 94 Jenny Schuller, 1991 Laura Cook, 1992, 94 Kim Kumfer, 1992 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993, 94 Jen Reimers, 1993 Zeynep Ton, 1993, 94,95 Terri Zemaitis, 1995, 96, 97 Bonnie Bremner, 1996, 97, 98, 99 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996, 97, 98 Christy Cochran, 1998 Carrie Schonveld, 1998 (M.O.P.) Amanda Rome, 1998 Katie Schumacher, 2000 Mishka Levy, 2000 Erin Iceman, 2003 Melissa Walbridge, 2004, 05 Nicole Fawcett, 2006, 07, 08 Megan Hodge, 2006, 07, 08 (MOP) Arielle Wilson, 2007 (MOP) Alisha Glass, 2008 Christa Harmotto, 2008 Blair Brown 2008

AVCA National Coach of the Year Russ Rose, 1997, 99, 07, 08

Big Ten Player of the Year Leanne Kling, 1992 Salima Davidson, 1993 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 Bonnie Bremner, 1997, 98 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 Sam Tortorello, 2005 Megan Hodge, 2006 Christa Harmotto, 2007 Nicole Fawcett, 2008

Big Ten Coach of the Year (Voted by coaches & media) Russ Rose, 1992, 93, 96, 97 (Co), 98, 03 (Co), 05, 06, 07, 08

Sam Tortorello was a two-time first team AVCA All-America selection and a two-time Honda Award Finalist.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Honors & Awards

Bonnie Bremner, Penn State’s first four-time All-American, was selected as the GTE Academic All-American of the Year in 1998 and 1999.

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Bonnie Bremner, 1996 Sam Tortorello, 2002 Cassy Salyer, 2003 Kate Price, 2004 Nicole Fawcett, 2005 Megan Hodge, 2006 Arielle Wilson, 2007

All-Big Ten First-Team Leanne Kling, 1991, 92 Laura Cook, 1992, 94 Salima Davidson, 92, 93, 94 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993, 94 Jen Reimers, 1993 Zeynep Ton, 1993, 95 Terri Zemaitis, 1995, 96, 97 Bonnie Bremner, 1996, 97, 98, 99 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996, 97, 98, 99

Nicole Fawcett earned Penn State’s first AVCA National Freshman of the Year honors in 2005.

Angie Kammer, 1996 Lindsay Anderson, 1998 Christy Cochran, 1998 Katie Schumacher, 1999, 00, 01 Mishka Levy, 2000, 02 Cara Smith, 2002, 03 Erin Iceman, 2003 Sam Tortorello, 2003, 04, 05 Syndie Nadeau, 2004 Kaleena Walters, 2004, 05 Melissa Walbridge, 2005 Nicole Fawcett, 2005, 06, 07, 08 Christa Harmotto, 2005, 06, 07, 08 Megan Hodge, 2006, 07, 08 Alisha Glass, 2007, 08 Arielle Wilson, 2008 Second-Team Salima Davidson, 1991 Jenny Schuller, 1991 Honorable-Mention Kim Kumfer, 1991, 92 Saundi Lamoureux, 1992 Laura Cook, 1993 Zeynep Ton, 1994 Angie Kammer, 1995 Christy Cochran, 1997 Carrie Schonveld, 1998, 99 Emily Stout, 1998 Amanda Rome, 1999, 2000 Mishka Levy, 2001 Robyn Guokas, 2002 Sam Tortorello, 2002 Melissa Walbridge, 2006 Roberta Holehouse, 2008

Big Ten All-Freshman Team Jessica Hayden, 2000 Cara Smith, 2000 Sam Tortorello, 2002 Cassy Salyer, 2003 Kate Price, 2004 Nicole Fawcett, 2005 Christa Harmotto, 2005 Alisha Glass, 2006 Megan Hodge, 2006 Blair Brown, 2007 Arielle Wilson, 2007

Big Ten Player of the Week Leanne Kling (Oct. 7, 1991; Oct. 19, 1992) Laura Cook (Sept. 21, 1992) Salima Davidson (Sept. 28, 1992; Sept. 13, 1993) Jen Reimers (Oct. 4 & 18, Nov. 1, 1993) Laura Cook (Oct. 17, 1994) Terri Zemaitis (Nov. 13, 1995; Sept. 16, 1996; Sept. 8 & Nov. 24, 1997) Angie Kammer (Nov. 11, 1996) Bonnie Bremner

(Sept. 2 & Nov. 17, 1997) Lauren Cacciamani (Sept. 15, 1997; Oct. 5, Nov. 2, 1998; Sept. 20 & Nov. 1, 1999) Christy Cochran (Oct. 27, 1997) Lindsay Anderson (Nov. 31, 1997) Katie Schumacher (Nov. 22, 1999; Oct. 18, 2000) Mishka Levy (Aug. 28, 2000; Oct. 29, 2001) Cara Smith (Dec. 2, 2002; Sept. 2, 2003) Erin Iceman (Oct. 6, 2003) Sam Tortorello (Nov. 17, 2003; Sept. 20, 2004; Oct. 3, 2005) Syndie Nadeau (Nov. 8 & Nov. 29, 2004) Cassy Salyer (Oct. 31, 2005) Nicole Fawcett (Sept. 26, Nov. 14, Nov. 28, 2005; Sept. 4, 2006; Oct. 8, 2007; Sept. 1, Sept. 22, Oct. 6, 2008) Christa Harmotto (Oct. 10, 2005; Oct. 2, 2006; Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 15, 2007) Alisha Glass (Sept. 11, 2006; Nov. 19, 2007; Nov. 17, 2008) Megan Hodge (Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27, 2006; Sept. 10, 2007; Dec. 1, 2008) Arielle Wilson (Nov. 5, 2007; Oct. 13, 2008)

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Kaleena Walters (Aug. 29, Sept. 5, Oct. 17 & 31, 2005) Arielle Wilson (Oct. 1, 2007, Nov. 10, 2008)

Lauren Cacciamani was named Penn State’s Female Athlete of the Year in 2000.

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Alisha Glass is the only Penn State player ever to earn three AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week honors.

AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week Syndie Nadeau, Nov. 8, 2004 Sam Tortorello, Oct. 3, 2005 Alisha Glass, Sept. 11, 2006; Nov. 19, 2007; Nov. 18, 2008 Megan Hodge, Sept. 10, 2007 Academic All-Big Ten Sue Boner, 1991 Laura Cook, 1991, 92, 93, 94 Pam Petro, 1991 Michelle Robinson, 1991 Jenny Schuller, 1991 Erika Spencer, 1991, 92 Laura Stober, 1991 Kristi Hart, 1992 Saundi Lamoureux, 1992, 93, 94 Julie Miller, 1992 Jenny Myszewski, 1992, 93 Jen Reimers, 1992, 93, 94 Andrea Boner, 1993, 94 Zeynep Ton, 1993, 94, 95 Jen Burdis, 1994, 95, 96, 97 Heidi Rottinghaus, 1994, 95, 96 Lindsay Anderson, 1995, 98 Teri Wroblewski, 1995, 96, 97 Cara Armstrong, 1996 Christy Cochran, 1996, 97, 98 Bonnie Bremner, 1997, 98, 99 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997, 98, 99 Kalna Miller, 1997, 98, 99 Carrie Schonveld, 1997, 98, 99 Dawn Ippolito, 1999, 00 Amanda Rome, 1999, 00, 01 Shannon Bortner, 2000, 01 Robyn Guokas, 2000, 01, 02 Erin Iceman, 2000, 01, 02, 03

Hilary Sexton, 2000, 01, 02 Tabitha Eshleman, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Emily Gerega, 2001, 02, 03 Syndie Nadeau, 2002, 03 Ashley Pederson, 2002, 03, 04 Jessica Hayden, 2002, 03 Cara Smith, 2002, 03 Kaleena Walters, 2003, 04, 05 Kris Brown, 2004, 05, 06 Cassy Salyer, 2005, 06 Maggie Case, 2005 Ann Naylor, 2005, 06, 07 Melissa Walbridge, 2005, 06, 07 Kara Callahan, 2006, 07 Nicole Fawcett, 2006 Joanie Guman, 2006 Christa Harmotto, 2006, 07, 08 Roberta Holehouse, 2006, 07 Laura Holloway, 2006 Alisha Glass, 2007 Megan Hodge, 2007, 08 Kelsey Ream, 2007, 08 Jessica Yanz, 2007 Alyssa D’Errico, 2008 Arielle Wilson, 2008

Volleyball Magazine All-Freshman Team Terri Zemaitis, 1994 Bonnie Bremner, 1996 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996

Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year Lauren Cacciamani, 1999

Penn State Female Athlete of the Year Bonnie Bremner, 1999 Lauren Cacciamani, 2000 Nicole Fawcett, 2008

Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (From 1983-1990) Lori Barberich, 1983, 84 Marcia Leap, 1985 Ellen Hensler, 1986 Lisa Leap, 1987 Noelle Zientara, 1988 JoAnn Elwell, 1989 Michelle Jaworski, 1990

All-Atlantic 10 (From 1982-1990) Patty Skadeland, 1982 Lori Barberich, 1982, 83, 84 Marcia Leap, 1984, 85 Ellen Hensler, 1984, 85, 86 Vida Kernich, 1985, 86 Lisa Leap, 1986, 87 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986, 87, 88, 89

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Michelle Jaworski, 1987, 88, 89, 90 Tammy Cairl, 1988 JoAnn Elwell, 1988, 89, 90 Noelle Zientara, 1988, 89, 90 Kim Kumfer, 1989, 90 Jennifer Schuller, 1989 Leanne Kling, 1990

Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team (From 1982-1990) Lori Barberich, 1982, 83, 84 Patty Skadeland, 1982 Marcia Leap, 1983, 84, 85 Leslie Peters, 1983, 84 Ellen Hensler, 1984, 85, 86 Lisa Chidester, 1985 Lisa Leap, 1986, 87 Vida Kernich, 1986 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986, 87 Noelle Zientara, 1987, 88, 90 Joanne Elwell, 1988, 89 Michelle Jaworski, 1988, 89, 90 Jennifer Schuller, 1989, 90 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (From 1983-1990) Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986 JoAnn Elwell, 1987 Tammy Cairl, 1988 Kim Kumfer, 1989

Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Valuable Player (From 1983-1990) Lori Barberich, 1983, 84 Ellen Hensler, 1985, 86 Lisa Leap, 1987 Noelle Zientara, 1988 Michelle Jaworski, 1989 Jennifer Schuller, 1990

Atlantic 10 All-Academic (From 1982-1990) Pam Schaffer, 1982

Kaleena Walters earned a record four Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors.

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Honors & Awards

Megan Hodge was named the MVP of the 2007 and 2008 NCAA Championship and is a two-time AVCA First Team All-American.

Carla LeJeune, 1982 Lisa Vernon, 1982 Lynn Koltookian, 1983 Vida Kernich, 1984, 85, 86 Ellen Hensler, 1985 Julie Firth, 1989 Laura Stober, 1989 Jo Ann Elwell, 1990 Michele Robinson, 1990

Volleyball Monthly/Magazine “Fab 50” Ellen Hensler, 1983 Vida Kernich, 1983 Lisa Leap, 1984 Heidi Pilecki, 1985 Michelle Jaworski, 1986 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986 Noelle Zientara, 1987 Tammy Cairl, 1988 Kim Kumfer, 1989 Leanne Kling, 1989 Saundi Lamoureux, 1991 Jenny Myszewski, 1991 Angela Kammer, 1993 Heidi Rottinghaus, 1993 Terri Zemaitis, 1994 Nikki Higley, 1995 Emily Stout, 1995 Bonnie Bremner, 1996 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996 Carrie Schonveld, 1996 Nadia Edwards, 1997 Katie Schumacher, 1997 Shannon Bortner, 1998 Mishka Levy, 1998 Amanda Rome, 1998 Robyn Guokas, 1999 Erin Iceman, 1999 Hilary Sexton, 1999 Jess Hayden, 2000 Kim Holm, 2001 Amy Morris, 2001

Sam Tortorello, 2001 Cassy Salyer, 2002 Kate Price, 2003 Melissa Walbridge, 2003 Natalie Mullikin, 2003 Nicole Fawcett, 2004 Christa Harmotto, 2004 Laura Holloway, 2004 Blair Brown, 2005 Alisha Glass, 2005 Megan Hodge, 2005 Jessica Yanz, 2005 Alyssa D’Errico, 2006 Arielle Wilson, 2006 Katie Kabbes, 2007 Darcy Dorton, 2008 Marika Racibarskas, 2008

United States Pro Volleyball League “Dream Team” Lindsay Anderson, 1999 Christy Cochran, 1999 Bonnie Bremner, 1999, 2001

United States Pro Volleyball League Bonnie Bremner (2002, Chicago Thunder) Nadia Edwards (2002, St. Louis Quest) Terri Zemaitis-Boumans (2002, Chicago Thunder) Lindsay Anderson-Henning (2002, Minnesota Chill)

Major League Volleyball (Started in 1987) Ellen Crandell: Chicago, Dallas, New York, 1987-88 Lori Barberich-Rose: Dallas, 1987 Jan Mosier-Hudson: Minnesota, 1987-88 Ellen Hensler: San Francisco, Minnesota, 1987-88 Michelle Jaworski: Minnesota, 1991

AVCA Hall of Fame Russ Rose, 2007 Tom Tait, 2003

Special Awards Pam Schaffer, 1984 Ernest B. McCoy Award Michelle Robinson, 1992 Ernest B. McCoy Award Ellen Hensler, 1987 Pittsburgh Team Sports Award Lisa Leap, 1988 Yugo East-West AllStar Classic Kristi Hart, 1993 Student Marshal (College of Health & Human Development) Zeynep Ton, 1995 Evan Pugh Award Terri Zemaitis, 1998 Oswald Award Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 Oswald Award Bonnie Bremner, 1999 Commission for Women Award Christa Harmotto, 2006 Dapper Dan Pittsburgh HS Athlete of the Year; 2007 & 2008 Dapper Dan Female Athlete of the Year Finalist

Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Hall of Fame Lori Barberich Terri Zemaitis Ellen Crandall Bonnie Bremner Salima Davidson Lauren Cacciamani Jo Ann Elwell Leanne Kling Ellen Hensler Russ Rose Mike Schall

Professional Volleyball Cassy Salyer, Syndie Nadeau, Ashley Pederson, Falin Schaefer, Christy Cochran, Lindsay Anderson, Nadia Edwards, Elizabeth Ramirez, Maria Josjo, Leanne Kling Athletes In Action Chris Lennon, 1983, 84 Laurie Dietsch, 1986

USA Volleyball “All-Time Great Coach” Russ Rose (Contemporary), 2005 Tom Tait (Pioneer), 2007

Arielle Wilson was named the 2007 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

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Four Games:

Five Games:

Assists Three Games: Four Games: Five Games:

INDIVIDUAL 25, Megan Hodge at Northwestern, Oct. 13, 2006 23, Megan Hodge vs. Ohio State, Sept. 20, 2006 23, Megan Hodge at Iowa, Sept. 22, 2006 23, Nicole Fawcett vs. Minnesota, Oct. 6, 2007 31, Mishka Levy vs. Akron, Aug. 31, 2002 27, Mishka Levy at Indiana, Nov. 10, 2001 25, Megan Hodge vs. Michigan, Oct. 20, 2006 25, Megan Hodge at Michigan, Nov. 24, 2007 31, Nicole Fawcett vs. Cal Poly, Aug. 31, 2007 29, Katie Schumacher at Minnesota, Nov. 24, 2001 28, Nicole Fawcett vs. Stanford, Sept. 15, 2007 28, Kate Price at Stanford, Sept. 10, 2004 54, Sam Tortorello at Iowa, Nov. 6, 2004 52, Sam Tortorello vs. Seton Hall, Sept. 16, 2005 52, Sam Tortorello vs. Maryland, Dec. 4, 2004 68, Sam Tortorello vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 6, 2003 66, Sam Tortorello at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2003 65, Alisha Glass at Michigan, Nov. 24, 2007 74, Sam Tortorello vs. Ohio State, Oct. 20, 2004 71, Sam Tortorello at Wisconsin, Oct. 24, 2003 70, Sam Tortorello vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 26, 2002

Hitting Percentage Three Games: .889, Nicole Fawcett vs. Long Island, Dec. 3, 2005 .889, Christa Harmotto vs. Ohio State, Oct. 28, 2008 Four Games: .677, Cassy Salyer vs. Michigan, Nov. 14, 2003 Five Games: .591, Robyn Guokas vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 26, 2002 Kills Three Games:

Four Games: Five Games:

Assists Three Games:

Four Games: Five Games:

Five Games: Digs Three Games: Four Games:

Five Games:

Total Blocks Three Games: Four Games: Five Games:

Four Games:

Five Games: Digs Three Games: Four Games:

65 vs. Maryland, Dec. 4, 2004 58 vs. American, Dec. 3, 2004 58 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 13, 2004 57 vs. Indiana, Oct. 1, 2008 77 vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 6, 2003 75 at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2003 73 vs. Akron, Aug. 31, 2002 81 vs. Ohio State, Oct. 20, 2004 80 at Texas, Sept. 8, 2006 78 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 2, 2004

Five Games: Total Blocks Three Games: Four Games:

Hitting Percentage Three Games: .602 (57-4-88) vs. Albany, Dec. 1, 2007 Four Games: .447 (78-15-141) at Michigan, Nov. 24, 2007 Five Games: .320 (85-22-197) at Texas, Sept. 8, 2006

7, Sam Tortorello at Fairfield, Sept. 7, 2002 5, Sam Tortorello at Northwestern, Nov. 23, 2002 4, Kaleena Walters vs. Michigan State, Oct. 16, 2004 7, Shannon Bortner at Illinois, Nov. 9, 2000 5, Sam Tortorello vs. Michigan State, Nov. 1, 2002 27, Kaleena Walters vs. Purdue, Oct. 30, 2004 26, Kaleena Walters at Akron, Sept. 6, 2003 23, Kaleena Walters vs. Iowa, Oct. 1, 2004 28, Kaleena Walters at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2003 27, Kaleena Walters vs. So. California, Aug. 31, 2005 27, Roberta Holehouse vs. Washington, Dec. 9, 2006 26, Kaleena Walters vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 28, 2005 26, Roberta Holehouse vs. Michigan, Oct. 20, 2006 44, Kaleena Walters vs. Minnesota, Oct. 2, 2004 27, Kaleena Walters vs. Purdue, Sept. 24, 2005 26, Kaleena Walters at Hawaii, Sept. 2, 2005 26, Kaleena Walters at Stanford, Sept. 10, 2004 26, Kate Price at LSU, Aug. 26, 2006 13, Christa Harmotto vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 7, 2006 13, Christa Harmotto vs. Southern Calif., Aug. 31, 2005 12, Cara Smith vs. North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2001 14, Alisha Glass at Illinois, Oct. 19, 2007 12, Christa Harmotto at Illinois, Oct. 19, 2007 12, Melissa Walbridge at Texas, Sept. 8, 2006

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Service Aces Three Games:

70 vs. Maryland, Dec. 4, 2004 66 vs. American, Dec. 3, 2004 62 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 13, 2004 62 at Akron, Sept. 6, 2003 82 vs. Pittsburgh, Dec. 6, 2003 79 at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2003 78 at Michigan, Nov. 24, 2007 85 at Texas, Sept. 8, 2006 85 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 2, 2004 84 vs. Stanford, Dec. 15, 2007 83 vs. Stanford, Sept. 15, 2007 83 vs. Ohio State, Oct. 20, 2004 83 at Michigan, Sept. 27, 2003

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Service Aces Three Games: Four Games:

Five Games:

15 vs. Fairfield, Sept. 7, 2002 14 vs. Quinnipiac, Sept. 4, 2004 14 vs. Tennessee State, Sept. 15, 2006 14 vs. West Virginia, Sept. 2, 2006 9 vs. Texas, Aug. 24, 2007 8 at Indiana, Nov. 10, 2001 8 vs. Southern California, Aug. 31, 2005 8 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 6, 2006 15 at Minnesota, Nov. 24, 2001 9 at Wisconsin, Oct. 24, 2003 9 at Minnesota, Oct. 28, 2006 80 vs. Maryland, Dec. 4, 2004 80 vs. Northwestern, Nov. 13, 2004 107 at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2003 92 vs. Michigan, Nov. 14, 2003 113 vs. Minnesota, Oct. 2, 2004 101 vs. North Carolina, Sept. 1, 2001 21.0 vs. Hofstra, Dec. 12, 2006 18.5 vs. Michigan State, Sept. 21, 2007 18.0 vs. Yale, Sept. 18, 2004 21.0 vs. Southern California, Aug. 31, 2005 20.5 vs. Temple, Dec. 7, 2002 19.0 vs. Rutgers, Sept. 8, 2001 25.0 at Illinois, Oct. 19, 2007 21.0 at Texas, Sept. 8, 2006 20.0 vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 26, 2002 18.5 at LSU, Aug. 26, 2006

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

All-Time Single-Match Records Kills Three Games: Four Games: Five Games:

25, Jo Ann Elwell vs. Duke, Nov. 4, 1989 25, Megan Hodge at Northwestern, Oct. 13, 2006 34, Terri Zemaitis vs. George Mason, Oct. 6, 1995 38, Terri Zemaitis at Illinois, Sept. 23, 1995

Hitting Percentage Three Games: 1.000 (11-0-11), Cara Smith vs. Army, Sept. 14, 2002 Four Games: .692, Kim Kumfer vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 21, 1989 Five Games: .634, Lori Barberich vs. Northwestern, Dec. 1, 1984 Service Aces Three Games: Four Games:

Five Games:

Digs Three Games: Four Games: Five Games:

7, Sam Tortorello at Fairfield, Sept. 7, 2002 5, Sam Tortorello at Northwestern, Nov. 23, 2002; 5, Terri Zemaitis vs. Stanford, Sept. 6, 1997; 5, Zeynep Ton vs. Ohio State, Oct. 13, 1993; 5, Jennifer Schuller vs. Hofstra, Oct. 20, 1990; 5, Elizabeth Ramirez vs. Florida State, Sept. 10, 1988 8, Vida Kernich vs. Northwestern, Nov. 26, 1983 7, Shannon Bortner at Illinois, Nov. 9, 2000 27, Kaleena Walters vs. Purdue, Oct. 30, 2004 26, Kaleena Walters at Akron, Sept. 6, 2003 25, Heidi Rottinghaus vs. Wisconsin, Sept. 30, 1995; 25, Noelle Zientara vs. Western Mich., Sept. 23, 1989 28, Kaleena Walters at Minnesota, Nov. 28, 2003; 28, Laura Cook vs. Minnesota, Sept. 24, 1993 44, Kaleena Walters vs. Minnesota, Oct. 2, 2004 40, Noelle Zientara vs. N.C. State, Oct. 15,1988

Total Blocks Three Games: Four Games: Five Games: Solo Blocks Three Games: Four Games: Five Games: Block Assists Three Games:

Four Games: Five Games:

13, Christa Harmotto vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 7, 2006 13, Robyn Guokas vs. Ohio State, Nov. 18, 2000 15, Terri Zemaitis at Illinois, Nov. 1, 1997 13, Christa Harmotto vs. Southern Calif., Aug. 31, 2005 12, Robyn Guokas vs. Minnesota, Sept. 29, 2000 15, Robyn Guokas at Michigan, Oct. 7, 2000 14, Alisha Glass at Illinois, Oct. 19, 2007 9, Ellen Crandell vs. Geo. Wash., Sept. 12, 1981 7, Saundi Lamoureux vs. Ohio State, Sept. 21, 1994 5, JoAnn Elwell vs. LSU, Nov. 28, 1987; 5, Marcia Leap vs. Tennessee, Nov. 30, 1985 12, Christa Harmotto vs. Wisconsin, Oct. 7, 2006 11, Robyn Guokas vs. Ohio State, Nov. 18, 2000 10, Melissa Walbridge at Michigan State, Nov. 26, 2004; 10, Cassy Salyer vs. Rhode Island, Aug. 29, 2003; 10, Mishka Levy vs. Seton Hall, Sept. 7, 2002; 10, Terri Zemaitis at Wisconsin, Sept. 28, 1996; 10, Terri Zemaitis at Purdue, Oct. 13, 1995 14, Terri Zemaitis at Illinois, Nov. 1, 1997 13, Lauren Cacciamani vs. Minnesota, Nov. 30, 1996 12, Christa Harmotto vs. Southern Calif., Aug. 31, 2005 13, Lauren Cacciamani at Illinois, Oct. 2, 1998 12, Robyn Guokas, at Michigan, Oct. 7, 2000

THE LAST TIME PENN STATE...

vs. Non-conference Opponents (regular-season matches) Won a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Saint Louis, 9/20/08 (25-17, 25-12, 25-15) Lost a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Stanford, 9/15/07 (23-30, 30-23, 30-27, 28-30, 9-15) Won at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Saint Louis, 9/20/08 (25-17, 25-12, 25-15) Lost at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Stanford, 9/4/01 (30-28, 26-30, 16-30, 23-30) Won 3-0 at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Saint Louis, 9/20/08 (25-17, 25-12, 25-15) Lost 3-0 at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. UC-Santa Barbara, 9/18/86 (1-15, 7-15, 13-15) Won 3-0 on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Louisville, 9/13/08 (25-16, 25-19, 25-20) Lost 3-0 on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Nebraska, 9/2/07 (20-30, 21-30, 27-30) vs. Big Ten Opponents (regular-season matches) Won a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan, 11/29/08 (25-22, 25-18, 25-13) Lost a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State, 11/8/06 (19-30, 26-30, 21-30) Won at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin, 11/22/08 (25-21, 25-13, 25-17) Lost at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Ohio State, 10/20/04 (25-30, 30-22, 26-30, 30-26, 11-15) Won 3-0 at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Wisconsin, 11/22/08 (25-21, 25-13, 25-17) Lost 3-0 at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota, 10/18/03 (26-30, 18-30, 21-30) Won 3-0 on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan, 11/29/08 (25-22, 25-18, 25-13) Lost 3-0 on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State, 11/8/06 (19-30, 26-30, 21-30) All Matches Won a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Stanford, 12/20/08 (25-20, 26-24, 25-23) Lost a match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Stanford, 9/15/07 (23-30, 30-23, 30-27, 28-30, 9-15) Won at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. California, 12/13/08 (25-21, 25-21, 25-17) Lost at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Tennessee, 12/9/05 (27-30, 30-14, 27-30, 31-33) Won 3-0 at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. California, 12/13/08 (25-21, 25-21, 25-17) Lost 3-0 at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs. Minnesota, 10/18/03 (26-30, 18-30, 21-30) Won 3-0 on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Michigan, 11/29/08 (25-22, 25-18, 25-13) Lost 3-0 on the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Nebraska, 9/2/07 (20-30, 21-30, 27-30) 1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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Single-Season Records Kills 666 603 586 580 567 561 551 535 533 513 512 508 501 496 495 483 480

Lori Barberich, 1983 Lori Barberich, 1981 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 Mishka Levy, 2000 Megan Hodge, 2007* Megan Hodge, 2006* Terri Zemaitis, 1996 Nicole Fawcett, 2007* Ellen Crandell, 1981 Lori Barberich, 1984 Ashley Pederson, 2003* Lori Barberich, 1982 Nicole Fawcett, 2005* Cara Smith, 2003* Nicole Fawcett, 2006* JoAnn Elwell, 1990 Leanne Kling, 1991

Kills Per Game Terri Zemaitis, 1995 5.00 Lori Barberich, 1981 4.98 4.83 Megan Hodge, 2006* Terri Zemaitis, 1996 4.78 4.73 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 4.60 Megan Hodge, 2007* Lori Barberich, 1983 4.59 4.54 Mishka Levy, 2000 4.51 Nicole Fawcett, 2005* 4.45 Leanne Kling, 1992, Lori Barberich, 1984 4.44 Nicole Fawcett, 2007* 4.27 Nicole Fawcett, 2006* 4.09 Megan Hodge, 2008* 4.06 Laura Cook, 1994 3.97 Leanne Kling, 1991 3.94 Ashley Pederson, 2003* 3.93 Kate Price, 2004* 3.92 Laura Cook, 1992 Hitting Percentage .501 Lori Barberich, 1981 .492 Christa Harmotto, 2007 .486 Christa Harmotto, 2008 .480 JoAnn Elwell, 1990 .458 Arielle Wilson, 2008* .446 Arielle Wilson, 2007* .436 Leanne Kling, 1990 .426 Blair Brown, 2008* .423 Cara Smith, 2002* .418 Melissa Walbridge, 2004* .416 Bonnie Bremner, 1998 .413 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998 Ellen Hensler, 1985 Melissa Walbridge, 2005* .405 Melissa Walbridge, 2006* .404 Christa Harmotto, 2006* .397 Kim Holm, 2004* .396 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 JoAnn Elwell, 1989 .391 Cassy Salyer, 2006* .386 Bonnie Bremner, 1996 .382 Lori Barberich, 1983 .381 Cara Smith, 2003* .375 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997 Lori Barberich, 1984

Attacks 1,444 1,394 1,350 1,319 1,319 1,278 1,253 1,225 1,212 1,202 1,196 1,174 1,161 1,141 1,116 1,093 1,088 1,052 1,046 1,045 1,035 1,034

Ashley Pederson, 2003* Lori Barberich, 1983 Mishka Levy, 2000 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 Megan Hodge, 2007* Megan Hodge, 2006* Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 Laura Cook, 1994 Lori Barberich, 1982 Kate Price, 2004* Terri Zemaitis, 1996 Katie Schumacher, 2000 Ashley Pederson, 2004* Nicole Fawcett, 2007* Nicole Fawcett, 2005* Lori Barberich, 1984 Erin Iceman, 2003* Lisa Leap, 1986 Leanne Kling, 1991 Nicole Fawcett, 2006* Marcia Leap, 1983

Total Blocks 400 Marcia Leap, 1983 325 Lori Barberich, 1983 Ellen Hensler, 1983 315 207 Terri Zemaitis, 1996 205 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993 203 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997 200 Christa Harmotto, 2007* 196 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 193 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998 190 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 188 JoAnn Elwell, 1988 187 Marcia Leap, 1985 Total Blocks Per Game (since 1987) 1.85 Terri Zemaitis, 1996 1.80 Arielle Wilson, 2007* 1.77 Saundi Lamoureux, 1992 1.76 Emily Stout, 1998 1.74 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997 1.69 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998 1.68 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993 1.65 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996 Christa Harmotto, 2007* 1.64 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 1.62 Terri Zemaitis, 1997 1.58 Christa Harmotto, 2006* Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 1.57 Melissa Walbridge, 2006* 1.52 Saundi Lamoureux, 1994 1.50 Christa Harmotto, 2005* 1.48 Melissa Walbridge, 2005* 1.47 Christa Harmotto* Solo Blocks (since 1987) 83 JoAnn Elwell, 1987 71 Saundi Lamoureux, 1992 70 Izetta Phillips, 1987 65 JoAnn Elwell, 1988 62 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993 54 JoAnn Elwell, 1990 51 Lisa Leap, 1987 48 Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 46 Leanne Kling, 1991 45 Tammy Cairl, 1988 44 Saundi Lamoureux, 1994

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Block Assists (since 1987) 177 Terri Zemaitis, 1996 Christa Harmotto, 2007* 167 163 Lauren Cacciamani, 1997 Lauren Cacciamani, 1998 160 155 Melissa Walbridge, 2006* Christa Harmotto, 2006* 153 Emily Stout, 1998 152 151 Terri Zemaitis, 1995 Terri Zemaitis, 1997 150 Cassy Salyer, 2003* Lauren Cacciamani, 1999 148 145 Christa Harmotto, 2008* Arielle Wilson, 2008* 143 Saundi Lamoureux, 1993 140 Melissa Walbridge, 2005* JoAnn Elwell, 1989 141 136 Cara Smith, 2003* Lauren Cacciamani, 1996 135 134 Robyn Guokas, 2002* Mishka Levy, 2002* 132 131 Arielle Wilson, 2007* Service Aces Noelle Zientara, 1988 72 67 Ellen Hensler, 1983 63 Michelle Jaworski, 1988 Vida Kernich, 1986 61 60 Ellen Hensler, 1985 59 Lisa Chidester, 1983 Ellen Hensler, 1986 55 Vida Kernich, 1983 54 Lori Barberich, 1983 51 Lisa Chidester, 1985 50 Roberta Holehouse, 2006* Service Aces Per Game .56 Noelle Zientara, 1988 .51 Ellen Hensler, 1985 .47 Ellen Hensler, 1983 .46 Jess Hayden, 2000 Michelle Jaworski, 1988 Lisa Chidester, 1985 .44 Roberta Holehouse, 2006* .43 Ellen Hensler, 1984 .42 Ellen Hensler, 1986 Lisa Chidester, 1983 .40 Tammy Cairl, 1989 .39 Nicole Fawcett, 2007* .37 Zeynep Ton, 1995 & 1993 Lori Barberich, 1983 .36 Leilani Schlottfeldt, 2000 .35 Roberta Holehouse, 2008* Nicole Fawcett, 2008* Digs 619 554 544 507 498 479 471 443 440 437 430 427 417 416

Kaleena Walters, 2004* Kaleena Walters, 2003* Kaleena Walters, 2005* Kim Kumfer, 1991 Noelle Zientara, 1988 Heidi Rottinghaus, 1995 Roberta Holehouse, 2007* Ellen Hensler, 1986 Roberta Holehouse, 2006* Angie Kammer, 1996 Laura Cook, 1994 Kim Kumfer, 1990 Angie Kammer, 1995 Noelle Zientara, 1990 Noelle Zientara, 1989

Kaleena Walters holds the overall singleseason digs record along with the digs per game mark. Digs Per Game 5.68 Kaleena Walters, 2004* Kaleena Walters, 2005* 4.90 4.29 Kaleena Walters, 2003* 4.20 Heidi Rottinghaus, 1995 4.19 Kim Kumfer, 1991 Angie Kammer, 1995 3.99 3.95 Jen Reimers, 1994 Angie Kammer, 1996 3.93 3.92 Roberta Holehouse, 2007* 3.86 Roberta Holehouse, 2006* Noelle Zientara, 1988 3.80 Laura Cook, 1994 3.79 Jen Reimers, 1993 3.69 Kim Kumfer, 1992 3.55 Zeynep Ton, 1995 Lisa Chidester, 1985 Assists 1,966 1,741 1,739 1,713 1,697 1,595 1,579 1,526 1,500 1,484 1,478 1,474 1,454

Michelle Jaworski, 1990 Ellen Hensler, 1986 Sam Tortorello, 2003* Michelle Jaworski, 1988 Michelle Jaworski, 1989 Bonnie Bremner, 1999 Leslie Peters, 1983 Sam Tortorello, 2004* Salima Davidson, 1994 Samantha Spink, 1995 Sam Tortorello, 2005* Alisha Glass, 2007* Bonnie Bremner, 1996 Bonnie Bremner, 1997 Salima Davidson, 1993

Assists Per Game 14.04 Michelle Jaworski, 1990 14.00 Sam Tortorello, 2004* 13.48 Sam Tortorello, 2003* 13.37 Sam Tortorello, 2005* 13.02 Alisha Glass, 2007* 12.96 Bonnie Bremner, 1996 12.93 Samantha Spink, 1995 12.86 Bonnie Bremner, 1999 12.82 Salima Davidson, 1994 12.65 Salima Davidson, 1992 * indicates rally-scoring era indicates current player

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Career Records Kills 2,282 1,943 1,842 1,750 1,582 1,573 1,482 1,468 1,438 1,393 1,340 1,330 1,310 1,274 1,245 1,244 1,234 1,136 1,069

Lori Barberich, 1981-84 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 Megan Hodge, 2006-Present JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 Marcia Leap, 1982-85 Mishka Levy, 1999-02 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986-89 Ashley Pederson, 2001-04 Cara Smith, 2000-03 Katie Schumacher, 1998-01 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 Laura Cook, 1991-94 Christa Harmotto, 2005-08 Vida Kernich, 1983-86 Carrie Schonveld, 1996-99 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95

Kills Per Game 4.51 Megan Hodge, 2006-Present 4.41 Lori Barberich, 1981-84 4,25 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 4.02 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-87 3.77 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 3.71 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986-89 Katie Schumacher, 1998-01 3.63 Mishka Levy, 1999-02 3.52 Laura Cook, 1991-94 3.37 3.33 Ashley Pederson, 2001-04 3.31 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 3.08 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 2.97 Marcia Leap, 1982-85 2.96 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 Attacks 4,605 4,106 4,084 3,773 3,601 3,562 3,515 3,431 3,341 3,273 3,230 3,174 3,165 3,059

Lori Barberich, 1981-84 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 Ashley Pederson, 2001-04 Marcia Leap, 1982-85 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 Megan Hodge, 2006-present Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 Mishka Levy, 1999-02 Vida Kernich, 1983-86 Laura Cook, 1991-94 Katie Schumacher, 1998-01 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986-89 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90

Hitting Percentage .433 Christa Harmotto, 2005-08 .412 Melissa Walbridge, 2004-07 .395 Blair Brown, 2007-present .391 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 .386 Lori Barberich, 1981-84 .385 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 .367 Cara Smith, 2000-03 .340 Cassy Salyer, 2003-06 .326 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 .325 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 .324 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986-89 .321 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 .306 Tammy Cairl, 1988-90 .304 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 .302 Megan Hodge, 2006-present .301 Salima Davidson, 1991-94 .300 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95

Total Blocks (since 1987) 767 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 736 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 712 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 Christa Harmotto, 2005-08 682 Cara Smith, 2000-03 572 Saundi Lamoureux, 1991-94 547 Melissa Walbridge, 2004-07 482 479 Cassy Salyer, 2003-06 471 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 440 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 Mishka Levy, 1999-02 401 Salima Davidson, 1991-94 382 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 372 361 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 351 Alisha Glass, 2006-present 308 Arielle Wilson, 2007-present 273 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95 269 Jennifer Schuller, 1988-91 265 Total Blocks Per Game (since 1987) 1.66 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 1.61 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 Saundi Lamoureux, 1991-94 1.55 Christa Harmotto, 2005-08 Arielle Wilson, 2007-present 1.42 Melissa Walbridge, 2004-07 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 1.40 Robyn Guokas, 2000-02 1.36 Cara Smith, 2000-03 1.25 1.22 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 1.14 Cassy Salyer, 2003-06 1.04 Jenny Myszewski, 1991-93 Solo Blocks (since 1987) 243 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 179 Saundi Lamoureux, 1991-94 160 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 128 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 117 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 Block Assists (since 1987) 608 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 606 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 581 Christa Harmotto, 2005-08 486 Cara Smith, 2000-03 469 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 431 Melissa Walbridge, 2004-07 425 Cassy Salyer, 2003-06 368 Saundi Lamoureux, 1991-94 354 Leanne Kling, 1989-92 Assists 6,596 6,087 5,911 5,455 4,774 4,347 1,516

Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 Bonnie Bremner, 1996-99 Salima Davidson, 1991-94 Ellen Hensler, 1983-86 Alisha Glass, 2006-Present Samantha Spink, 1995-96

Assists Per Game 13.35 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 12.67 Alisha Glass, 2006-Present 12.52 Bonnie Bremner, 1996-99 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 12.34 Salima Davidson, 1991-94 11.23 Samantha Spink, 1995-96 9.33 Ellen Hensler, 1983-86

Service Aces 235 Ellen Hensler, 1983-86 183 Vida Kernich, 1983-86 175 Lori Barberich, 1981-84 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 163 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 155 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986-89 151 Roberta Holehouse, 2005-08 134 127 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 126 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95 118 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 Jennifer Schuller, 1988-91 107 Kim Kumfer, 1989-92 105 Carrie Schonveld, 1996-99 104 94 Megan Hodge, 2006-present 92 Leilani Schlottfeldt, 1997-00 Service Aces Per Game Ellen Hensler, 1983-86 .46 Lisa Chidester, 1983-85 .43 Roberta Holehouse, 2005-08 .34 .32 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 .31 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 Digs 1,957 1,685 1,522 1,313 1,306 1,278 1,265 1,207 1,177 1,175 1,167 1,160 1,153 1,146

Kaleena Walters, 2002-05 Kim Kumfer, 1989-92 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 Ellen Hensler, 1983-86 Roberta Holehouse, 2005-08 Salima Davidson, 1991-94 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95 Angie Kammer, 1993-96 Vida Kernich, 1983-86 Jennifer Schuller, 1988-91 Carrie Schonveld, 1996-99 Elizabeth Ramirez, 1986-89

Digs Per Game 4.29 Kaleena Walters, 2002-05 3.53 Kim Kumfer, 1989-92 3.46 Angie Kammer, 1993-96 3.26 Roberta Holehouse, 2005-08 3.20 Jen Reimers, 1991-94 3.13 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 3.00 Zeynep Ton, 1992-95 2.98 Laura Cook, 1991-94 2.89 Salima Davidson, 1991-94 2.77 Carrie Schonveld, 1996-99 Heidi Rottinghaus, 1993-96 2.73 Syndie Nadeau, 2001-04 2.65 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 2.56 Ellen Hensler, 1983-86 2.51 Jennifer Schuller, 1988-91 Games Played 527 Michelle Jaworski, 1987-90 517 Lori Barberich, 1981-84 513 Ellen Hensler, 1983-86 510 JoAnn Elwell, 1987-90 509 Vida Kernich, 1983-86 499 Marcia Leap, 1982-85 486 Noelle Zientara, 1987-90 477 Kim Kumfer, 1989-92 472 Bonnie Bremner, 1996-99 462 Jennifer Schuller, 1988-91 461 Lauren Cacciamani, 1996-99 458 Terri Zemaitis, 1994-97 457 Nicole Fawcett, 2005-08 456 Sam Tortorello, 2002-05 Kaleena Walters, 2002-05

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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Team Records ALL-TIME MATCH WINNING STREAKS 64 . . . . . . .2007-08 44 . . . . . . . . .1990 36 . . . . . . . . . .1999 35 . . . . . . . . .1998 29 . . . . . . . . . .1981 26 . . . . . . . . .1988 . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 25 . . . . . . . . .1992 . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 23 . . . . . . . . . .1986 21 . . . . . . . . .1997 . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 20 . . . . . . . . .1993 19 . . . . . . . . .1980 18 . . . . . . . . .1985 ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE GAMES WINNING STREAK 111 Games From Dec. 15, 2007 vs. Stanford to Dec. 18, 2008 vs. Nebraska

Kills 2,094 2,084 2,075 2,038 2,027 2,020 1,999 1,976 1,913 1,906

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 . . . . . . . . .1986 & 2006* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004*

Kills Per Game 17.49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004* 17.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 17.08 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* 16.78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006* 16.66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 16.49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005* 16.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 16.26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 16.23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003* 16.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Attacks 5,335 4,996 4,928 4,861 4,846 4,821 4,811

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986

Hitting Percentage .390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008* .367 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 .350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* .346 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 .329 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 .323 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006* .316 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 .312 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 .307 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005* Digs 2,435 2,363 2,354 2,333 2,330

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993

Digs Per Game 20.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 19.94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 19.68 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004* 19.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 19.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 18.12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Assists 1,966 1,931 1,905 1,856 1,854 1,770 1,763 1,756 1,750

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989

Assists Per Game 16.24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004* 15.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* 15.46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006* 15.32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005* 15.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 14.97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003* 14.85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 14.84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 14.82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990

Service Aces 254 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 215 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006* 209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002* 201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 194 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 176 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Service Aces Per Game 2.42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 2.23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984 2.21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 1.95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 1.89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006*

Solo Blocks (since 1987) 254 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 247 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 159 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992

Block Assists (since 1987) 739 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* 657 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 652 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 651 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006* 648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 624 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003* 610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 607 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 597 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008* 582 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005* 558 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002* 534 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Total Blocks (since 1987) 493 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 465.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* 450.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 450 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 443 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 437 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Total Blocks Per Game (since 1987) 3.92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 3.82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007* 3.75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 3.69 . . . . . . . . . .1997 & 2006* 3.63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 3.58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005* 3.57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988

Consecutive Regular Season Wins 52 — Aug. 31, 1990 - Sept. 27, 1991 44 — Sept. 16, 2005 - Oct. 21, 2006 31 — Aug. 28, 1999 - Nov. 27, 1999

Home Winning Streaks 87 — Nov. 25, 1995 - Sept. 29, 2000 42 — Sept. 23, 1989 - Sept. 28, 1991 37 — Sept. 18, 1987 - Sept. 22, 1989 — Sept. 1, 2007 - Present 32 — Sept. 9, 1983 - Sept. 18, 1986 31 — Oct. 11, 1991 - Sept. 4, 1993 26 — Sept. 17, 1993 - Oct. 21, 1995

Sweeps In A Season 42 — 1981 (32 were by 2-0 score) 40 — 1990 (NCAA Record) 32 — 1998 29 — 1989 28 — 1985 27 — 1986, 2005*, 2006* 26 — 1988, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2007* 25 — 1992 24 — 1995, 1996 23 — 1983, 2002* 22 — 2004* 21 — 2000

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12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

All-Time Letterwinners AA

A

Amobi, Jennifer Anderson, Lindsay Armstrong, Cara Aronson, Meredith Ash, Rachel

2002 1995-98 1995 1981 1984-85

Bahr, Davies Balogh, Brenda Banker, Brooke Barberich, Lori Bolcar, Jane Boner, Andrea Boner, Susan Bortner, Shannon Bremner, Bonnie Brennan, Cindy Brown, Blair (Jennifer) Brown, Kris Burdis, Jen Burton, Michelle

1978 1977-78 2006 1981-84 1984 1992-95 1988-91 1998-01 1996-99 1976-78 2007-08 2003-06 1994-97 1986

B

B B

CC

C

Cacciamani, Lauren 1996-99 Cairl, Tammy 1988-89 Callahan, Kara 2004-07 Cambest, Olga 1987 Carter, Chris 1986-89 Case, Maggie 2004-05 Cavallaro, Marijo 1977 Chiappetta, Dana 1989 Chidester, Lisa 1982-83,85 Clarke-Williams, Zoe 1992 Cochran, Christy 1995-98 Cody, Colleen 1985-86 Connolly, Karen 1979-81 Cook, Laura 1991-94 Coon, Tracie 1990 Crandall, Barbara 1977-78 Crandall, Ellen 1978-81 Czarny, Patricia 1977

D

DD • EEE • FFF

D’Errico, Alyssa 2007-08 Davidson, Salima 1991-94 Dietsch, Laura 1985-87 Eaglen, Barbara 1976 Ebuwei, Tomuke 1995-98 Edwards, Nadia 1997-00 Elwell, Joann 1987-90 Eshleman, Tabitha 2001-04 Farlow, Angie 1990, 93 Fawcett, Nicole 2005-08 Ferguson, Lisa 1984-87 Fidler, Ashley 2003-06 Firth, Julie 1986-89 Fox, Janet 1978-81 Frantz, Karen 1997 Fratini, Jo 2000 Frowen, Toby 1990, 1993

G

GG

Gerega, Emily 2000-03 Glass, Alisha 2006-08 Gozum, Patricia 1985 Gregg, Debbie 1976 Greiner, Tama 1976 Griffith, Karen 1988-89 Gruber, Jane 1977 Guman, Emily 2002 Guman, Joanie 2005-06 Guokas, Robyn 1999-00, 2002

H

HH

Hall, Linda Harmotto, Christa Hart, Kristi Hayden, Jessica Henry, Michelle Hensler, Ellen Hensler, Nancy Hess, Caitlyn Higley, Nikki Hilderbrand, Julie Hodge, Megan Hoff, Laura Holehouse, Roberta Holloway, Laura Holm, Kim Hoyt, Kathy Huisenga, Tina

1976 2005-08 1991-92 2000-03 1983 1983-86 1982-83 2007 1995-97 1990 2006-08 1997-98 2005-08 2005-06 2003-05 1976 1999-02

Iceman, Erin Ippolito, Dawn Jackson, Judi Jania, Suzie Jaworski, Michelle Johns, Samantha Jones, Susan Josjo, Maria Juarbe, Jennisse

2000-03 1999-01 1976 2004 1987-90 1984-87 1986-87 1984 1988

I

J

I I•J J

KK

K

Kabbes, Katie 2008 Kammer, Angie 1993-96 Kendrick, Kimberly 1987 Kenna, Kimberly 1985-86,88 Kernich, Vida 1983,85-86 Klinedinst, Arlene 1977 Kling, Leanne 1989-92 Kocjancic, Tricia 1989 Kooltookian, Lynne 1983 Kovalchich, Jeanette 1990 Kumfer, Kim 1989-92

L

L L

Lamoureux, Saundi Lange, Emily Leap, Lisa Leap, Marcia LeJeune, Carla Lennon, Christine Levy, Mishka Lokash, Laurie

1991-94 1985-86 1984-87 1982-85 1981-82 1982-83 1999-02 1980-82

MM

M

McDonough, Judy 1983,85-86 McLaughlin, Nancy 1976-79 Miller, Julie 1988, 1992 Miller, Kalna 1996-99 Miller, Michelle 1982 Mitchell, Susan 1976 Morris, Amy 2002 Mosier, Jan 1979-82 Myszewski, Jennifer 1991, 93

NN • OOO

N

Nadeau, Syndie Nalepa, Lisa Navoney, Denise Naylor, Ann Ney, Beth Niswender, Jodi Osterrieder, Michele Otero, Claudette

P

P P

Pace, Kirsten Panko, Becky Patterson, Tracy Pederson, Ashley Peters, Leslie Petro, Pam Phillips, Brooke Phillips, Izetta Pilecki, Heidi Posch, Lisa Price, Kate Pruner, Cynthia Pruner, Ellie Prusak, Jeanne

Q

2001-04 1991 1984-87 2004-07 1976 1993-96 2007 1993-96

1985 1981 1990 2001-04 1980-83 1988, 1991 2003 1984-87 1985-88 1977-80 2004-07 1976-77 1980 1976-77

QQ • RRR

Quick, Solena 1998-00 Quilico, Cathy 2008 Ramirez, Elizabeth 1986-89 Ream, Kelsey 2007-08 Reimers, Jennifer 1991, 1993 Riegel, Shirley A. 1976 Rinder, Pam 1984 Robinson, Michelle 1988-91 Rojas, Zulma 2001 Rome, Amanda 1998-01 Rottinghaus, Heidi 1993-96

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

S

S S

Salerno, Elaine 1976 Salyer, Cassy 2003-06 Sava, Mary Rose 1984-87 Schaefer, Falin 1999 Schaeffer, Pam 1980-83 Schlottfeldt, Leilani 1997-00 Schonveld, Carrie 1996-99 Schuller, Jennifer 1988-91 Schumacher, Katie 1998-01 Seemiller, Carrie 2003 Seitz, Cheryl 1978 Sexton, Hilary 1999-02 Shafer, Diane 1976 Shaughnessy, Ann 1992 Sherrow, Tina 1986 Sitar, Anne 1985 Skadeland, Patricia 1981-84 Sky-Stiskin, Rachel 1992 Smith, Cara 2000-03 Snyder, Cheryl 1978 Spencer, Erika 1989-92 Spink, Samantha 1994-96 Stober, Laura 1988-91 Stout, Emily 1995-98 Susinskas, Joan 1980-81 Susinskas, Mary 1979-80, 82

T

T T

Thomas, Amanda Ton, Zeynep Tortorello, Sam

UU•VVV

U

Unger, Steph Urbanowicz, Cheryl Vaklinova, Zoe

WW

W

1995-96 1992-95 2002-05 2005 1977 2000

Walbridge, Melissa Walters, Carolyn Walters, Kaleena Weeks, Cynthia White, Lisa Wilson, Arielle Wilson, Teresa Wroblewski, Teri Wu, Deborah

2004-07 1976 2002-05 1977-78 1979-81 2007-08 1976-78 1994-97 1979-80

Yanz, Jessica Yerace, Elizabeth Zemaitis, Terri Zientara, Noelle

2006-07 1987 1994-97 1987-90

YY•ZZZ

Y

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All-Time Series Records Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Akron 5-0 2003/— 09/02/88 15-4, 15-4, 15-3 W H 10/02/90 15-1, 15-7, 15-9 W A 09/03/99 15-4, 15-3, 15-1 W H 08/31/02 30-25, 30-26, 29-31, 30-27 W H 09/06/03 30-26, 30-21, 30-22 W A Alabama 1-0 09/21/96 15-2, 15-2, 15-5

1996/— W H

Ala.-Birmingham 1-0 10/22/88 15-4, 15-5, 15-3

1988/— W N

Albany 1-0 12/01/07 30-15, 30-9, 30-19

2007/— W H

American 6-0 2004/— 10/22/77 15-6, 15-8 W 10/26/79 15-5, 15-8 W 09/03/94 15-10, 15-6, 15-1 W 09/19/98 15-13, 15-4, 15-9 W 09/06/03 30-19, 30-25, 30-24 W 12/03/04 30-18, 30-18, 35-33 W

N N H H N H

Arizona 2-1 1991/1987 09/26/87 5-15, 8-15, 10-15 L A 08/31/91 12-15, 15-7, 15-13, 15-11 W N 09/01/91 15-0, 15-8, 15-10 W N Arkansas 1-0 09/01/00 15-3, 15-9, 15-12

2000/— W N

Army 09/01/90 09/14/91 09/12/92 09/14/02

2002/— W W W W

4-0 15-5, 15-4, 15-2 15-5, 15-5, 15-3 15-4, 15-1, 15-0 30-12, 30-15, 30-17

H H H H

Ball State 2-0 1994/— 09/24/94 15-7, 6-15, 15-7, 15-7 W A 12/03/94 15-8, 15-5, 18-16 W H Baylor 2-0 09/20/96 15-5, 15-5, 15-11 12/04/99 15-2, 15-6, 15-10

1999/— W H W H

Binghamton 1-0 12/02/05 30-15, 30-8, 30-10

2005/— W H

Bradley 1-0 09/04/99 15-3, 15-2, 15-1

1999/— W H

Bridgeport 1-0 10/23/76 15-10, 15-3

1976/— W N

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Brigham Young 6-4 2007/2003 09/20/83 10-15, 10-15, 15-12, 5-15 L A 09/24/83 12-15, 9-15, 7-15 L A 09/29/84 7-15, 13-15, 11-15 L A 12/16/93 15-13, 6-15, 16-14, 15-12 W N 08/22/97 15-8, 15-5, 12-15, 15-13 W N 12/13/97 15-0, 15-12, 15-10 W H 12/12/98 18-16, 15-2, 15-10 W H 09/13/03 31-21, 27-30, 23-30, 30-26, 13-15 L A 09/04/04 30-26, 27-30, 30-17, 30-11 W H 12/08/07 30-23, 30-15, 30-18 W H BYU-Hawaii 1-0 09/18/92 15-4, 15-2, 15-2

1992/— W H

Brockport 0-1 11/19/77 6-15, 13-15

—/1977 L N

Brooklyn 1-0 10/08/77 won by default

1977/— W N

Brown 2-0 10/05/84 15-2, 15-0 09/20/03 30-18, 30-15, 30-20

2003/— W N W H

Bucknell 10/09/76 09/22/77 11/01/77 11/01/78 10/28/79 09/15/98 12/04/98 09/06/00

8-0 2000/— 15-6, 11-15, 7-15, 15-3, 15-0 W 15-5, 15-10, 15-1 W 16-14, 15-6 W 15-2, 15-6 W 15-5, 15-4, 15-0 W 15-0, 15-2, 15-0 W 15-5, 15-1, 15-5 W 15-0, 15-3, 15-12 W

N H A H A H H H

Buffalo 2-0 09/30/77 15-11, 15-6 09/28/79 15-3, 15-13

1979/— W N W N

California 1-0 12/13/07 30-28, 30-25, 30-16 12/13/08 25-21, 25-21, 25-17

2007/— W N W H

Cal Poly SLO 2-0 2007/— 09/22/90 15-2, 15-0, 15-7 W N 08/31/07 30-24, 30-27, 26-30, 27-30, 15-7 W N Cal State-Irvine 1-0 09/06/86 15-5, 15-12, 15-5

1986/— W N

Cal State-Northridge 1-0 08/26/95 15-5, 15-9, 15-1

1995/— W N

Cal-Santa Barbara0-1 09/18/86 1-15, 7-15, 13-15

—/1986 L H

Carleton (exhib.)1-0 11/11/84 15-0, 15-2, 15-5

1984/— W H

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Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Central Michigan4-0 1994/— 09/11/87 18-16, 15-3, 13-15, 15-13 W N 10/03/87 15-10, 15-10, 15-6 W H 11/11/89 15-7, 15-5, 15-12 W H 09/02/94 15-6, 15-8, 15-9 W H Cincinnati 5-0 2003/— 12/06/81 15-8, 15-6, 15-2 W 11/15/85 15-3, 15-0, 15-1 W 11/07/87 8-15, 15-4, 15-8, 15-6 W 09/01/89 15-5, 16-14, 15-3 W 09/20/03 30-27, 25-30, 30-27, 30-18 W

H N N H H

Clarion 2-0 10/11/78 15-9, 15-6, 15-6 11/03/79 15-13, 15-4

1979/— W H W A

Clemson 2-0 10/23/82 15-8, 15-5 12/05/98 15-2, 15-11, 15-5

1998/— W N W H

Cleveland State 3-1 09/30/77 8-15, 13-15, 8-15 09/30/83 15-2, 15-11, 15-2 11/10/84 15-5, 15-1, 15-8 11/14/87 15-3, 15-2, 15-0

1987/1977 L N W H W H W H

Colgate 2-0 09/21/79 15-7, 15-4 09/08/07 30-10, 30-13, 30-14 Colorado 09/09/89 09/08/90 10/06/90 12/07/91 12/09/93 08/29/03

2007/— W N W H

5-1 2003/1989 15-10, 13-15, 1-15, 15-8, 3-15 L N 15-7, 15-4, 15-6 W H 15-7, 13-15, 15-10, 15-8 W N 8-15, 10-15, 15-11 W H 9-15, 16-14, 16-18, 15-18, 15-7W N 26-30, 30-22, 30-27, 30-25 W N

Colorado State 3-0 2000/— 12/12/80 15-7, 15-8 W N 09/27/86 15-13, 8-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-10W N 12/07/00 9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-7 W N Connecticut 7-1 10/21/77 15-12, 3-15, 10-15 10/01/89 15-4, 15-4, 15-7 11/02/90 15-4, 15-3, 15-0 09/18/93 15-3, 15-3, 15-8 09/17/94 15-0, 15-4, 15-10 09/16/95 15-0, 15-0, 15-9 09/06/96 15-2, 15-12, 15-4 09/05/97 15-5, 15-2, 15-4

1997/1977 L N W A W H W H W H W H W H W A

Cortland 10/28/77 11/19/77 09/30/78 10/06/79

1979/1978 L N L N L N W N

1-3 15-17, 3-15 15-9, 6-15, 11-15 12-15, 15-4, 10-15 15-2, 15-6

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

All-Time Series Records Opponent Record Delaware 2-0 10/20/79 15-3, 15-12 10/09/81 15-6, 15-7

Last Win/Loss 1981/— W A W N

Delaware State 1-0 09/15/07 30-12, 30-10, 30-17 Duke 11/02/85 09/26/86 10/20/87 11/12/88 11/04/89 10/16/90 10/17/95 09/02/06

2007/— W N

8-0 2006/— 11-15, 15-10, 3-15, 15-10, 15-10W 9-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-10 W 15-7, 15-4, 15-7 W 15-7, 15-11, 15-7 W 15-13, 15-12, 15-12 W 15-5, 15-9, 15-1 W 15-9, 15-5, 15-9 W 30-18, 30-18, 30-22 W

N A H N A H H H

Duquesne 8-1 1997/1976 11/09/76 14-16, 15-12, 8-15 L A 11/11/77 12-15, 15-3, 15-3 W H 10/18/86 15-0, 15-2, 15-4 W H 10/17/87 15-1, 15-2, 10-15, 15-3 W A 09/03/88 15-1, 15-1, 15-7 W H 10/30/88 15-0, 15-2, 15-2 W A 10/22/89 15-0, 15-4, 15-0 W H 10/13/90 15-1, 15-5, 15-11 W A 08/29/97 5-3, 15-2, 15-0 W H East Carolina 2-0 10/24/80 15-4, 15-12 10/23/81 15-5, 15-12

1981/— W N W N

East Stroudsburg 4-5 1980/1977 10/22/76 7-15, 8-15 L N 11/13/76 5-15, 14-16 L H 10/07/77 11-15, 14-16 L N 10/12/77 12-15, 15-3, 10-15 L A 10/28/77 7-15, 15-11, 16-14 W N 11/12/77 6-15, 10-15 L H 10/03/78 11-15, 15-6, 15-8 W A 10/02/79 15-2, 11-15, 15-2, 15-12 W N 09/30/80 15-9, 15-4, 16-14 W H Eastern Illinois 2-0 09/11/86 15-11, 15-9, 15-8 09/13/90 15-6, 15-2, 15-9

1990/— W A W H

Eastern Kentucky5-1 2006/1985 09/12/81 15-11, 15-6 W N 10/21/83 15-7, 15-7, 15-10 W A 11/16/85 7-15, 11-15, 15-12, 17-19 L N 10/22/88 15-3, 15-1, 15-9 W N 09/16/00 15-6, 15-0, 15-5 W H 09/01/06 30-23, 30-16, 30-28 W H Eastern Washington 1-0 09/11/04 30-22, 30-26, 30-14

2004/– W

N

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Edinboro 3-4 1982/1978 10/30/76 6-15, 13-15 L H 11/13/76 3-15, 8-15 L H 11/18/77 15-11, 10-15, 6-15 L N 10/07/78 15-5, 15-3 W N 11/04/78 15-8, 10-15, 15-8, 4-15, 11-15 L A 09/12/81 15-1, 15-3 W N 10/30/82 15-1, 15-3, 15-2 W H Fairfield 3-0 09/16/00 15-5, 15-13, 15-7 11/30/01 30-21, 30-24, 30-24 09/08/02 30-19, 30-17, 30-12

2002/— W H W H W A

Fairleigh Dickinson 4-0 10/09/80 15-1, 15-5 09/19/81 15-0, 15-1, 15-8 10/23/81 15-4, 15-4 10/30/82 15-1, 15-4, 15-4

1982/— W W W W

Florida 11/08/86 09/09/88 09/21/89 12/18/97 08/27/99 09/26/00 09/20/02 12/13/03

H H N H

5-3 2000/2003 15-12, 12-15, 15-4, 15-12 W A 16-18, 8-15, 16-14, 15-13, 15-11W A 15-12, 15-9, 15-9 W H 15-11, 15-12, 15-13 W N 12-15, 15-8, 10-15, 15-10, 12-15 L N 15-7, 8-15, 15-5, 16-14 W A 30-32, 30-20, 30-32, 30-28, 13-15 L N 21-30, 24-30, 16-30 L A

FIU 1-0 10/10/81 15-9, 15-11

1981/— W N

Florida State 2-1 1994/1983 09/17/83 12-15, 7-15, 15-13, 6-15 L N 09/10/88 13-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-5 W N 09/10/94 15-4, 15-3, 15-10 W A Franklin & Marshall 09/25/76 15-9, 15-8

1-0

1976/— W A

George Mason 9-0 2001/— 10/15/83 15-4, 15-6, 15-6 W 10/19/84 15-5, 15-6, 15-8 W 10/26/85 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 W 10/05/86 15-6, 15-7, 15-6 W 09/05/87 15-4, 15-6, 15-6 W 09/03/88 15-3, 15-2, 15-3 W 10/08/89 15-3, 15-9, 15-6 W 10/06/95 11-15, 15-4, 15-8, 15-2 W 09/07/01 26-30, 30-24, 30-23, 30-14 W

H H H A H H A H H

Opponent Record Last Win/Loss George Washington 20-2 2008/1980 09/22/77 15-13, 15-13, 9-15, 2-15, 12-15 L H 09/22/78 3-15, 15-8, 15-9 W A 10/05/79 15-5, 15-7 W N 10/10/80 15-3, 15-0 W H 10/17/80 15-7, 15-11 W N 11/07/80 10-15, 13-15, 15-5, 15-7, 11-15 L N 11/21/80 15-6, 15-11 W N 10/17/81 15-2, 15-8 W N 10/24/81 15-6, 15-2 W N 11/18/83 15-6, 15-8, 15-4 W A 10/26/84 15-4, 15-4, 15-4 W A 10/04/85 15-4, 15-3, 15-1 W H 11/23/85 15-10, 15-4, 15-5 W N 10/04/86 15-9, 16-14, 15-7 W A 11/22/86 15-3, 15-4, 15-5 W N 10/02/87 15-2, 15-8, 15-6 W H 10/14/88 15-3, 13-15, 15-6, 15-10 W H 10/06/89 15-3, 15-0, 15-11 W A 10/27/90 15-9, 15-3, 15-5 W H 11/17/90 15-2, 15-1, 15-5 W N 09/20/91 15-3, 15-3, 15-6 W H 09/06/08 25-18, 25-15, 25-11 W H Georgetown 22-5 1991/1979 10/23/76 13-15, 16-14, 14-16 L N 09/30/78 12-15, 10-15 L N 10/28/78 9-15, 12-15 L N 09/29/79 17-15 W N 10/06/79 6-15, 7-15 L N 10/19/79 9-15, 15-7, 15-7 W N 10/20/79 15-13, 15-1 W N 11/16/79 15-6, 8-15, 15-3 W N 11/17/79 13-15, 15-13, 12-15 L N 09/19/80 8-15, 15-7, 15-4 W N 10/03/80 16-14, 15-5, 9-15, 15-13 W H 10/04/80 15-9, 15-13 W H 10/04/80 15-4, 3-15, 15-3 W H 10/18/80 15-13, 15-11 W N 10/21/80 15-1, 15-12, 6-15, 15-12 W A 10/24/80 15-6, 13-15, 15-8 W N 11/08/80 15-13, 15-3, 15-7 W A 11/20/80 11-15, 15-1, 15-7 W N 11/21/80 15-8, 10-15, 15-5, 15-6 W N 09/18/81 15-2, 15-5, 15-3 W H 09/19/81 15-3, 15-2, 15-8 W H 10/24/81 15-8, 15-1 W N 10/18/85 15-11, 15-1, 15-4 W N 11/09/85 15-6, 15-11, 15-11 W A 10/13/89 15-1, 15-2, 15-3 W H 09/08/90 15-2, 15-1, 15-10 W H 09/13/91 15-9, 15-2, 15-8 W H Georgia 0-1 —/1986 11/08/86 15-9, 12-15, 10-15, 15-12, 10-15 A

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Georgia Tech 3-0 09/11/93 15-12, 15-8, 19-17 12/03/95 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 12/08/96 15-7, 15-10, 15-13

1996/— W N W H W H

Grove City 1-0 11/03/79 15-12, 15-12

1979/— W N

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All-Time Series Records Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Hawaii 4-0 2008/— 09/10/93 15-12, 15-13, 15-8 W A 08/27/05 30-27, 30-26, 30-18 W N 09/02/05 22-30, 17-30, 30-27, 30-18, 15-11W A 08/29/08 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 W A Hofstra 10/09/81 10/16/83 09/21/85 10/11/86 10/10/87 10/20/90 12/02/06

7-0 2006/— 15-4, 15-9 W 15-1, 15-5, 15-1 W 15-1, 15-4, 15-7 W 15-6, 15-4, 15-9 W 15-1, 15-4, 15-4 W 15-11, 12-15, 15-11, 15-11 W 30-20, 30-12, 30-19 W

Houston 12/11/80 10/02/82 09/22/83 10/17/87

2-2 1987/1982 10-15, 4-15 L N 15-8, 17-15, 2-15, 12-15, 14-16 L A 17-15, 15-8 W N 15-6, 12-15, 13-15, 15-8, 15-7 W N

Howard 1-0 09/28/79 15-5, 15-4 Illinois 10/31/81 10/09/83 12/01/89 10/04/91 11/02/91 09/26/92 11/27/92 10/15/93 11/13/93 10/21/94 11/19/94 09/23/95 11/24/95 10/26/96 11/22/96 10/03/97 11/01/97 09/12/98 10/02/98 10/31/98 10/01/99 11/06/99 10/14/00 11/24/00 09/22/01 11/09/01 10/04/02 11/09/02 10/10/03 11/01/03 10/22/04 11/20/04 09/23/05 11/12/05 10/15/06 11/24/06 10/19/07 11/17/07 09/26/08 11/14/08

N H N H N A H

1979/— W N

34-6 2008/2003 15-7, 15-1, 15-7 W H 15-5, 15-2, 16-14 W N 5-15, 9-15, 2-15 L A 15-4, 15-13, 7-15, 9-15, 16-18 L A 15-0, 15-3, 15-12 W H 15-6, 10-15, 9-15, 15-4, 16-14 W H 9-15, 6-15, 12-15 L A 15-10, 15-12, 15-9 W A 15-4, 15-10, 15-3 W H 15-3, 15-6, 15-11 W H 15-9, 15-10, 15-1 W A 15-10, 13-15, 12-15, 15-11, 15-13 W A 15-17, 13-15, 15-9, 15-3, 11-15 L H 15-11, 15-7, 15-13 W H 15-7, 11-9, 10-14, 17-8 W A 15-9, 15-5, 15-2 W H 13-15, 15-7, 18-16, 15-13 W A 15-6, 15-6, 15-7 W N 15-6, 15-7, 15-17, 8-15, 15-12W A 15-6, 15-9, 15-2 W H 15-2, 15-5, 15-7 W H 15-6, 15-13, 6-15, 15-8 W A 15-9, 15-6, 15-1 W H 15-13, 15-5, 15-7 W A 30-22, 30-21, 30-21 W H 30-17, 30-25, 30-32, 28-30, 15-17 L A 34-32, 30-28, 30-24 W A 30-27, 30-16, 30-22 W H 30-27, 19-30, 20-30, 26-30 L A 30-22, 30-23, 30-21 W H 30-18, 30-24, 30-32, 30-15 W A 30-21, 30-28, 30-19 W H 31-29, 30-19, 30-21 W H 30-12, 30-11, 30-15 W A 34-32, 30-23, 32-30 W A 30-22, 30-23, 30-13 W H 30-28, 30-25, 19-30, 28-30, 15-10 W A 30-27, 30-22, 30-18 W H 25016, 25-19, 25-12 W H 25-23, 25-17, 25-13 W A

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Illinois-Chicago 5-0 2008/— 10/29/82 15-13, 15-9, 15-8 W H 11/10/88 15-8, 15-9, 15-4 W A 10/14/89 15-4, 15-6, 15-1 W H 09/04/98 15-4, 15-1, 15-2 W H 09/12/08 25-9, 25-18, 25-20 W A Illinois State 2-2 2008/1985 10/03/81 9-15, 15-4, 13-15 L N 09/28/85 10-15, 10-15, 15-4, 13-15 L N 10/16/93 15-7, 15-4, 17-15 W A 09/13/08 25-12, 25-17, 25-22 W N Immaculata 0-1 10/22/76 3-15, 7-15 Indiana 11/06/82 09/02/89 09/27/91 11/30/91 10/02/92 10/31/92 10/09/93 11/05/93 09/23/94 11/26/94 09/22/95 11/25/95 10/05/96 11/01/96 10/22/97 11/26/97 10/23/98 11/28/98 10/02/99 11/05/99 10/18/00 11/15/00 09/21/01 11/10/01 09/27/02 11/16/02 10/04/03 11/07/03 10/09/04 10/29/04 10/01/05 11/04/05 09/29/06 11/04/06 09/28/07 11/03/07 10/01/08 11/05/08

38-0 2008/— 15-9, 15-11, 15-2 W 15-6, 15-10, 15-8 W 15-1, 15-5, 8-15, 15-11H W 15-12, 15-2, 15-0 W 15-6, 15-5, 15-3 W 15-7, 15-3, 15-5 W 15-4, 15-9, 15-5 W 15-6, 15-7, 15-9 W 18-16, 16-14, 9-15, 15-7 W 15-4, 15-4, 15-11 W 15-0, 15-8, 15-10 W 17-15, 15-6, 15-7 W 15-2, 15-11, 15-8 W 15-6, 15-10, 15-13 W 15-3, 15-4, 12-15, 15-6 W 15-9, 15-5, 15-7 W 15-9, 15-6, 15-6 W 15-5, 15-6, 15-10 W 15-6, 15-9, 15-10 W 15-6, 15-2, 15-2 W 15-7, 15-10, 15-9 W 15-5, 15-11, 15-12 W 30-28, 24-30, 30-19, 30-20 W 34-32, 24-30, 30-22, 30-25 W 30-22, 30-21, 33-31 W 30-25, 30-25, 30-25 W 30-20, 30-17, 30-15 W 30-16, 30-15, 30-28 W 30-15, 30-24, 30-15 W 30-18, 30-21, 30-27 W 30-24, 30-10, 30-18 W 30-19, 30-16, 30-13 W 30-19, 30-23, 30-22 W 30-18, 30-15, 30-17 W 30-19, 30-22, 30-22 W 30-14, 30-16, 30-23 W 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 W 25-13, 25-14, 25-22 W

Indiana (Pa.) 5-1 11/09/76 8-15, 6-15 11/11/77 15-5, 15-8 11/08/78 15-5, 15-5, 15-0 11/16/78 15-10, 15-4 09/25/79 15-4, 15-7, 15-8 11/06/79 15-11, 15-2, 15-4

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Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Iowa 36-0 2008/— 10/18/91 15-5, 15-4, 15-10 W A 11/16/91 15-6, 15-7, 15-5 W H 10/24/92 15-2, 15-9, 15-12 W A 11/20/92 15-10, 15-12, 15-2 W H 09/25/93 15-4, 15-1, 15-4 W H 11/26/93 15-8, 15-8, 15-12 W A 09/30/94 15-8, 15-12, 15-3 W A 10/29/94 15-7, 15-11, 15-8 W H 10/07/95 16-18, 15-12, 15-4, 15-6 W H 11/03/95 15-9, 15-4, 15-9 W A 10/25/96 15-4, 15-2, 15-5 W H 11/23/96 11-15, 15-6, 15-9, 15-4 W A 10/10/97 15-9, 15-7, 15-7 W H 11/08/97 15-6, 15-6, 15-10 W A 10/09/98 15-4, 15-6, 15-4 W H 11/07/98 15-13, 15-2, 15-3 W A 10/22/99 15-3, 15-5, 15-4 W H 11/20/99 15-2, 15-9, 15-5 W A 09/30/00 15-7, 15-13, 13-15, 15-8 W H 11/03/00 15-13, 15-17, 12-15, 15-8, 16-14 W A 10/13/01 30-15, 30-18, 31-29 W H 11/23/01 30-21, 30-28, 30-16 W A 10/18/02 30-23, 32-30, 30-25 W A 11/30/02 30-19, 30-14, 30-16 W H 10/17/03 30-14, 30-23, 30-19 W H 11/29/03 30-16, 27-30, 30-19, 30-20 W A 10/01/04 30-15, 30-17, 30-18 W H 11/15/04 30-23, 30-17, 30-19 W A 10/21/05 30-15, 30-21, 30-23 W A 11/19/05 30-14, 30-24, 30-16 W H 09/22/06 30-25, 30-18, 30-26 W A 11/11/06 30-17, 30-18, 30-20 W H 10/05/07 30-23, 30-15, 30-24 W H 10/27/07 30-15, 30-23, 30-25 W A 10/10/08 25-20, 25-18, 25-20 W A 11/01/08 25-16, 25-13, 25-15 W H Iowa State 1-0 09/08/95 15-5, 15-7, 15-6

1995/— W N

Jacksonville 1-0 11/07/86 15-2, 15-2, 15-7

1986/— W A

James Madison 5-0 10/28/77 12-15, 15-4, 15-11 10/20/79 15-3, 15-8 10/30/82 15-0, 15-3, 15-7 09/09/00 15-1, 15-1, 15-0 12/01/00 15-12, 15-11, 15-7

2000/— W W W W W

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Kansas State 2-0 2003/— 09/11/99 15-5, 15-9, 15-10 W H 12/12/03 12-30, 30-27, 30-21, 31-29 W N Kean College 1-0-1 09/24/76 7-15, 15-12 09/29/78 15-2, 15-4

1978/— T N W N

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

All-Time Series Records Opponent Record Last Win/Loss Kent State 6-0 1994/— 09/19/81 15-2, 15-12, 15-9 W H 09/18/82 15-5, 15-0, 15-4 W H 10/29/88 15-6, 15-11, 15-4 W N 10/13/90 15-3, 15-0, 15-3 W A 09/11/92 15-6, 15-7, 15-5 W H 09/16/94 15-0, 15-3, 15-3 W H

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Louisville 5-1 2008/1983 10/09/82 15-11, 15-11, 15-9 W N 09/16/83 15-6, 15-6, 14-16, 11-15, 11-15 L N 09/15/84 11-15, 15-13, 15-5, 17-15 W A 11/15/86 15-8, 15-0, 15-10 W H 12/11/98 15-5, 15-8, 15-2 W H 09/13/08 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 W N

Kentucky 10/16/82 10/23/83 09/15/84 11/10/84 11/16/85 10/18/86

Loyola (Md.) 2-0 09/12/81 15-8, 15-8 09/01/01 30-13, 30-14, 30-16

2001/— W N W H

Maine 1-0 08/30/03 30-15, 30-14, 30-11

2003/— W A

5-1 1986/1983 10-15, 17-15, 15-10, 10-15, 15-3 W N 5-15, 8-15, 14-16 L A 15-10, 16-14, 15-10 W N 15-13, 6-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-5 W H 15-5, 15-3, 15-12 W A 15-11, 15-8, 13-15, 15-9 W H

Lamar 1-0 09/30/82 15-11, 15-12, 15-6

1982/— W A

Mansfield 2-0 11/01/77 15-12, 17-15 11/01/78 15-8, 15-13

1978/— W N W H

Laurentian 1-0 10/08/80 15-2, 15-1, 15-11

1980/— W H

Marshall 1-0 09/17/05 30-19, 30-25, 30-13

2005/— W H

Laurier (Exhib.) 1-0 10/26/85 15-1, 15-3, 15-1

1985/— W H

Lehigh 09/03/89 09/02/90 09/18/93 09/15/95 09/16/06

2006/— W W W W W

Maryland 10/22/76 09/30/77 10/21/77 09/29/78 10/06/78 10/27/78 11/10/78 11/17/78 10/27/79 10/10/80 11/08/80 10/09/81 10/10/81 10/01/83 10/05/84 10/27/84 10/27/85 10/03/86 11/14/86 09/24/88 10/07/89 09/07/90 09/04/99 12/04/04

5-0 15-0, 15-0, 15-7 15-1, 15-0, 15-5 15-5, 15-3, 15-3 15-2, 15-4, 15-3 30-13, 30-9, 30-19

Liberty 2-0 10/28/89 15-2, 15-9, 15-1 11/03/90 15-5, 15-7, 15-4

H H H H H

1990/— W H W H

Long Beach State2-2 1990/1998 09/23/83 15-11, 15-9 W 10/05/90 15-6, 15-4, 15-12 W 12/18/93 13-15, 15-12, 11-15, 14-16 L 12/19/98 3-15, 10-15, 15-3, 16-14, 12-15 L

N N N N

Long Island 4-0 12/03/05 30-11, 30-27, 30-8 12/01/06 30-16, 30-27, 30-15 09/05/08 25-8, 25-16. 25-9 12/05/08 25-14, 25-15, 25-15

H H H H

2008/— W W W W

Louisiana St. (LSU) 9-2 2006/1992 11/25/82 16-14, 10-15, 8-15, 15-12, 15-7W N 10/08/83 17-15, 13-15, 15-6, 15-10 W A 09/14/85 15-9, 15-1, 14-16, 15-13 W H 11/28/87 15-9, 13-15, 15-10, 4-15, 14-16 L A 10/14/89 17-15, 15-9, 15-8 W H 09/22/90 8-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-10 W A 09/05/92 10-15, 8-15, 14-16 L A 09/10/94 15-3, 15-9, 15-4 W N 09/01/95 15-10, 15-2, 15-9 W H 09/01/96 15-3, 15-7, 15-6 W A 08/26/06 30-32, 24-30, 30-23, 30-23, 15-6 W A

18-5-1 2004/1979 15-17, 7-15 L N 3-15, 11-15 L N 9-15, 15-7, 15-9 W N 4-15, 15-4 T N 7-15, 9-15 L N 10-15, 8-15 L A 15-13, 16-14 W N 15-13, 16-14 W N 15-11, 11-15, 11-15 L A 15-6, 15-10 W H 15-5, 15-8, 15-12 W N 15-2, 15-8 W N 15-1, 15-6 W N 15-2, 15-5, 9-15, 15-2 W H 15-6, 15-2 W N 15-7, 15-2, 15-7 W N 15-0, 15-4, 15-8 W H 15-9, 16-14, 15-7 W A 15-3, 15-13, 15-12 W H 15-8, 15-9, 15-2 W H 15-2, 15-5, 16-14 W A 15-10, 15-6, 15-3 W H 15-5, 15-5, 15-4 W H 34-32, 30-27, 31-29 W H

UMBC 2-0 10/16/81 15-1, 15-4 09/17/04 30-14, 30-12, 30-12

2004/— W N W H

Massachusetts 8-0 10/25/86 15-10, 15-4, 15-7 10/23/87 15-4, 15-2, 15-3 11/21/87 15-6, 15-2, 15-6 10/08/88 15-3, 15-4, 15-3 09/29/89 15-0, 15-2, 15-2 10/26/90 15-8, 15-1, 15-2 09/07/96 15-8, 15-9, 15-4 09/13/97 15-3, 15-0, 15-9

1997/— W W W W W W W W

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Memphis (State) 2-0 1996/— 09/24/88 17-15, 15-4, 15-5 W H 09/01/96 15-6, 15-3, 15-1 W N Miami (Ohio) 3-0 2006/— 08/31/90 15-9, 15-7, 15-6 W H 08/31/91 15-9, 11-15, 15-9, 15-6 W N 09/16/06 30-21, 30-17, 30-12 W H Michigan 11/07/81 09/16/88 10/11/91 11/09/91 10/10/92 11/06/92 10/23/93 11/19/93 10/08/94 11/04/94 10/20/95 11/18/95 10/19/96 11/15/96 10/17/97 11/22/97 10/16/98 11/21/98 09/25/99 11/12/99 10/07/00 10/27/00 10/20/01 11/16/01 10/11/02 11/02/02 09/27/03 11/14/03 10/15/04 11/27/04 10/14/05 11/26/05 10/20/06 11/18/06 10/12/07 11/24/07 12/07/07 10/17/08 11/29/08

36-3 2008/2002 15-8, 15-3 W N 15-5, 15-4, 16-14 W H 15-8, 15-5, 15-3 W H 115-4, 15-10, 15-10 W A 15-4, 15-10, 15-7 W H 15-11, 15-2, 15-10 W A 15-8, 15-9, 15-7 W A 15-5, 15-4, 17-15 W H 15-6, 15-4, 15-7 W H 15-11, 15-8, 15-0 W A 15-4, 15-5, 15-2 W H 12-15, 15-10, 15-13, 5-15, 13-15 L A 15-5, 15-1, 15-9 W H 15-6, 15-4, 15-11 W A 15-5, 15-7, 15-7 W A 15-6, 15-8, 15-8 W H 15-0, 15-5, 15-4 W H 15-7, 15-2, 15-3 W A 15-2, 15-5, 15-3 W A 15-2, 15-11, 15-6 W H 15-17, 12-15, 15-3, 15-13, 15-10 W A 15-6, 15-10, 15-10 W H 18-30, 28-30, 27-30 L A 23-30, 30-22, 26-30, 30-25, 15-9 W H 30-21, 30-21, 30-24 W H 29-31, 30-28, 20-30, 30-15, 10-15 L A 31-29, 31-33, 32-30, 26-30, 15-12 W A 30-19, 24-30, 30-27, 30-18 W H 30-23, 30-21, 30-14 W H 30-26, 31-29, 30-23 W A 30-23, 30-15, 30-23 W H 30-21, 30-13, 30-27 W A 24-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-26 W H 30-27, 34-32, 30-14 W A 30-16, 30-28, 30-22 W H 30-21, 30-22, 30-32, 30-21 W A 30-15, 30-18, 30-18 W H 25-18, 25-15, 25-20 W H 25-22, 25-18, 25-13 W A

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All-Time Series Records Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Michigan State 31-6 2008/2002 09/13/85 15-9, 15-12, 15-3 W H 10/12/91 15-8, 15-6, 15-2 W H 11/08/91 17-15, 15-1, 15-17 W A 10/09/92 15-3, 15-4, 15-1 W H 11/07/92 15-8, 15-7, 15-5 W A 10/22/93 15-4, 15-9, 15-8 W A 11/20/93 15-1, 15-1, 15-2 W H 10/07/94 10-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-2 W H 11/05/94 14-16, 15-5, 16-18, 16-14, 14-16 L A 10/21/95 16-14, 6-15, 10-15, 15-13, 14-16 L H 11/17/95 14-16, 8-15, 7-15 L A 10/11/96 15-9, 7-15, 7-15, 15-9, 12-15 L A 11/09/96 19-9, 10-14, 18-10, 17-13 W H 10/25/97 15-9, 15-6, 15-9 W H 11/28/97 15-5, 15-4, 15-5 W A 10/17/98 15-3, 15-7, 15-6 W H 11/20/98 15-6, 15-7, 15-13 W A 09/24/99 10-15, 15-3, 15-5, 11-15, 15-8 W A 11/13/99 15-7, 15-10, 15-3 W H 10/06/00 11-15, 15-6, 15-10, 15-7 W A 10/28/00 15-7, 15-5, 15-7 W H 10/19/01 30-23, 30-24, 30-25 W A 11/17/01 21-30, 30-32, 30-28, 28-30 L H 10/12/02 30-19, 30-24, 30-27 W H 11/01/02 29-31, 30-20, 30-28, 24-30, 13-15 L A 09/26/03 30-20, 28-30, 30-28, 26-30, 16-14 W A 11/15/03 30-28, 24-30, 30-21, 28-30, 15-8 W H 10/16/04 30-17, 30-24, 23-30, 30-22 W H 11/26/04 30-28, 30-24, 30-21 W A 10/15/05 30-19, 30-17, 30-21 W H 11/25/05 30-25, 30-21, 30-15 W A 10/21/06 30-18, 30-22, 30-13 W H 11/17/06 30-24, 30-26, 30-23 W A 09/21/07 30-13, 30-17, 30-17 W H 11/10/07 30-27, 30-21, 30-24 W A 10/04/08 25-11, 25-19, 25-14 W H 11/07/08 25-20, 25-11, 25-18 W A Minnesota 32-7 2008/2004 09/09/83 15-10, 7-15, 15-3, 15-7 W H 09/12/87 15-12, 11-15, 15-11, 15-5 W N 10/19/91 9-15, 9-15, 15-10, 10-15 L A 11/15/91 15-11, 11-15, 12-15, 15-6, 15-13 W H 10/23/92 15-5, 15-4, 15-1 W A 11/21/92 15-9, 13-15, 15-7, 15-10 W H 09/24/93 11-15, 15-10, 15-9, 15-13 W H 11/27/93 15-7, 11-15, 4-15, 9-15 L A 10/01/94 15-7, 15-9, 9-15, 15-8 W A 10/28/94 15-5, 15-12, 15-9 W H 09/29/95 15-8, 15-5, 15-5 W H 10/28/95 15-11, 15-7, 15-12 W A 09/27/96 15-11, 15-3, 15-12 W A 11/30/96 11-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-13 W H 10/11/97 15-3, 15-3, 11-15, 15-1 W H 11/07/97 15-6, 15-6, 15-13 W A 09/25/98 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 W A 11/14/98 15-7, 15-5, 15-10 W H 10/23/99 15-10, 15-3, 15-3 W H 11/19/99 15-2, 15-5, 13-15, 15-7 W A 12/09/99 15-9, 15-9, 17-15 W H 09/29/00 15-13, 12-15, 12-15, 11-15 L H 11/04/00 15-17, 12-15, 15-11, 15-6, 10-15 L A 10/12/01 30-22, 30-19, 30-27 W H 11/24/01 30-20, 30-26, 27-30, 28-30, 18-16 W A 10/19/02 27-30, 20-30, 19-30 L A

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent (Minnesota, con’t) 11/29/02 30-28, 30-25, 30-20 W H 10/18/03 26-30, 18-30, 21-30 L H 11/28/03 30-19, 26-30, 30-27, 30-24 W A 10/02/04 36-24, 28-30, 27-30, 30-26, 11-15 L H 11/05/04 32-30, 30-28, 22-30, 30-26 W A 10/22/05 30-9, 30-17, 30-20 W A 11/18/05 30-14, 30-24, 30-21 W H 10/06/06 30-24, 25-30, 30-20, 30-26 W H 10/28/06 21-30, 30-12, 26-30, 30-24, 15-13 W A 10/06/07 30-16, 30-25, 30-26 W H 10/26/07 30-21, 30-25, 30-15 W A 10/11/08 25-18, 25-15, 25-12 W A 10/31/08 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 W H

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent New Mexico 1-1 1995/1989 09/22/89 6-15, 10-15, 15-12, 10-15 L H 09/09/95 15-8, 15-5, 15-12 W A

Missouri 09/16/84 09/13/86 09/04/87 09/06/97 09/07/06

5-0 15-11, 15-12, 15-5 15-6, 15-5, 15-13 15-12, 15-11, 15-3 15-3, 15-7, 15-6 30-19, 30-21, 30-21

2006/— W W W W W

N N H N N

Montana 1-0 09/22/83 15-11, 15-7

1983/— W N

Morehead State 1-0 10/20/83 15-3, 15-5, 15-5

1983/— W A

Morgan State 2-0 09/19/98 15-2, 15-7, 15-0 09/14/02 30-23, 30-22, 30-13

2002/– W W

H H

Navy 10/27/78 09/21/79 09/22/79 10/19/79 10/26/79 10/24/80 09/09/00

6-1 15-11, 15-10 17-15, 15-13 15-13, 13-15, 9-15 15-3, 15-7 15-11, 15-10 15-5, 15-6 15-1, 15-6, 15-5

Nebraska 10/02/81 12/04/82 12/07/85 12/12/86 09/12/87 12/08/90 09/04/93 12/10/94 08/25/95 12/08/95 12/14/96 09/19/97 12/17/98 09/28/99 09/11/05 09/02/07 12/18/08

6-11 2008/2007 15-2, 15-8 W N 13-15, 5-15, 13-15 L A 8-15, 7-15, 12-15 L A 7-15, 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 15-9 L A 12-15, 12-15, 17-15, 7-15 L A 12-15, 14-16, 15-10, 5-15 L A 11-15, 15-9, 4-15, 17-15, 10-15 L H 12-15, 15-11, 15-9, 15-8 W A 4-15, 3-15, 6-15 L A 7-15, 6-15, 16-14, 2-15 L A 12-15, 15-8, 13-15, 15-9, 18-20 L A 16-14, 15-12, 16-14 W N 15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 15-11 W N 11-15, 15-12, 15-8, 16-14 W A 14-30, 27-30, 25-30 L A 20-30, 21-30, 27-30 L A 25-17, 25-18, 15-25, 22-25, 15-11 W N

New Hampshire 2-0 10/15/83 15-6, 15-0, 15-4 09/06/02 30-22, 30-18, 30-20 09/20/08 25-1. 25-14, 25-15

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2000/1979 W N W N L N W N W N W N W H

New Mexico State 1-0 1985/— 09/28/85 15-8, 15-11, 12-15, 10-15, 15-11W A New Orleans 2-0 09/02/96 15-7, 15-5, 15-5 09/18/98 15-5, 15-6, 15-3

1998/— W A W H

New York Tech 2-0 09/22/79 15-4, 15-1 10/12/85 15-4, 15-2, 15-5

1985/— W N W N

Nicholls State 1-0 08/25/06 30-11, 30-15, 30-18

2006/— W N

North Carolina 6-0 2001/— 10/17/81 15-11, 15-6 W 11/03/84 15-0, 15-3, 15-4 W 09/25/86 15-6, 15-6, 15-4 W 10/03/87 15-8, 15-2, 15-4 W 11/05/89 15-6, 13-15, 14-16, 15-9, 15-7 W 09/01/01 30-17, 28-30, 30-25, 28-30, 15-9 W

N N A H A H

UNC-Asheville 2-0 09/13/97 15-1, 15-0, 15-6 09/08/01 30-11, 30-14, 30-8

2001/— W H W H

UNC-Charlotte 1-0 09/10/99 15-3, 15-0, 15-4

1999/— W H

UNC-Greensboro 0-1 10/29/77 15-12, 6-15, 10-15

—/1977 L N

N.C. State 6-0 1989/— 10/28/78 15-4, 6-15, 15-6 W 10/18/80 15-9, 15-10 W 09/27/86 11-15, 15-11, 9-15, 15-11, 15-4 W 10/12/87 7-15, 15-5, 15-1, 15-5 W 10/15/88 14-16, 15-9, 15-10, 13-15, 15-11 W 11/04/89 15-6, 15-5, 15-4 W

N N A H H A

Northeastern 1-0 10/01/88 15-6, 15-3, 15-3

1988/— W N

Northern Illinois 2-0 12/04/93 15-5, 15-8, 15-8 12/06/97 15-8, 15-7, 15-4

1997/— W H W H

2002/— W H W N W H

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

All-Time Series Records Opponent Record Last Win/Loss Northwestern 36-8 2006/2002 11/27/81 15-8, 15-12, 12-15, 15-10 W A 11/29/81 3-15, 4-15, 8-15 L A 10/01/82 15-6, 15-12, 12-15, 10-15, 12-15 L N 10/16/82 6-15, 15-11, 4-15, 9-15 L N 11/26/83 15-8, 15-12, 8-15, 11-15, 15-9 W A 12/01/84 7-15, 15-9, 15-4, 9-15, 15-4 W A 09/05/87 5-15, 13-15, 16-14, 12-15 L H 11/11/88 12-15, 9-15, 16-14, 8-15 L N 10/25/91 15-6, 15-8, 15-0 W H 11/23/91 7-15, 15-5, 7-15, 15-2, 10-15 L A 09/25/92 15-2, 15-7, 15-6 W H 11/28/92 15-2, 15-1, 15-5 W A 10/01/93 15-10, 15-12, 15-4 W A 10/30/93 15-1, 15-6, 15-4 W H 10/15/94 15-6, 15-9, 15-3 W A 11/11/94 15-2, 15-5, 15-10 W H 10/14/95 15-7, 15-4, 15-13 W A 11/10/95 15-7, 15-1, 15-3 W H 10/12/96 15-8, 15-7, 15-11 W A 11/08/96 15-3, 15-2, 15-0 W H 10/19/97 15-3, 15-11, 7-15, 13-15, 16-14 W A 11/21/97 15-9, 15-0, 15-3 W H 10/24/98 15-11, 15-1, 15-6 W A 11/27/98 15-5, 15-3, 15-6 W H 10/08/99 15-8, 15-4, 15-2 W A 10/30/99 15-7, 15-5, 15-4 W H 09/23/00 15-10, 14-16, 15-4, 12-15, 12-15 L A 11/10/00 15-4, 15-4, 15-9 W H 10/06/01 30-19, 30-24, 30-23 W A 10/26/01 30-25, 30-21, 30-23 W H 10/25/02 30-23, 30-27, 30-21 W H 11/23/02 30-27, 23-30, 24-30, 26-30 L A 10/11/03 31-29, 24-30, 30-22, 30-27 W A 10/31/03 30-25, 30-25, 30-19 W H 09/24/04 30-25, 30-24, 30-24 W A 11/13/04 30-17, 30-25, 30-8 W H 10/07/05 30-14, 30-21, 30-16 W A 10/29/05 30-24, 30-23, 30-21 W H 10/13/06 30-26, 30-26, 30-22 W A 11/25/06 30-21, 30-27, 30-22 W H 09/22/07 31-29, 30-23, 30-13 W H 11/09/07 30-24, 30-20, 30-27 W A 10/25/08 25-19, 25-17, 25-14 W A 11/21/08 25-15, 25-18, 25-11 W H

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent (Ohio State, con’t) 09/28/91 15-12, 15-6, 16-18, 5-15, 16-18 L H 11/29/91 13-15, 9-15, 7-15 L A 12/13/91 15-13, 9-15, 15-11, 5-15, 11-15 L N 10/14/92 18-16, 15-8, 15-13 W A 10/13/93 15-7, 15-12, 15-2 W H 11/11/92 15-8, 15-8, 15-11 W H 11/10/93 15-12, 15-12, 2-15, 16-18, 15-17 L A 09/21/94 16-18, 9-15, 17-15, 13-15 L H 11/23/94 9-15, 3-15, 15-4, 9-15 L A 10/04/95 8-12, 7-11, 21-18 L A 11/01/95 5-15, 14-16, 13-15 L H 10/16/96 15-8, 15-10, 10-14, 10-17, 15-17 L A 11/13/96 6-15, 15-4, 15-12, 15-5 W H 09/26/97 15-1, 15-8, 15-6 W A 11/15/97 15-7, 15-4, 15-13 W H 12/12/97 15-4, 15-4, 15-10 W H 09/23/98 15-1, 15-3, 15-3 W H 11/11/98 15-5, 15-9, 15-9 W A 10/06/99 15-5, 15-5, 15-1 W H 10/27/99 15-6, 15-12, 15-17, 15-4 W A 10/20/00 15-5, 10-15, 16-14, 7-15, 15-9 W A 11/18/00 15-12, 15-4, 15-10 W H 09/26/01 24-30, 30-28, 30-28, 29-31, 12-15 L A 10/31/01 19-30, 23-30, 19-30 L H 09/28/02 23-30, 22-30, 30-26, 30-20, 15-9 W H 11/15/02 28-30, 30-32, 25-30 L A 10/22/03 30-18, 30-20, 30-25 W H 11/19/03 17-30, 30-27, 30-21, 30-25 W A 10/20/04 25-30, 30-22, 26-30, 30-26, 11-15 L H 11/17/04 30-28, 22-30, 30-19, 30-28 W A 09/28/05 30-18, 30-24, 30-24 W A 11/02/05 31-29, 30-9, 30-26 W H 09/20/06 30-21, 31-29, 30-16 W H 11/08/06 19-30, 26-30, 21-30 L A 10/10/07 30-23, 30-17, 30-16 W H 11/21/07 30-22, 30-21, 30-21 W A 10/18/08 25-15, 25-14, 25-12 W H 11/28/08 25-20, 25-12, 30-28 W A

Oklahoma 1-0 10/03/81 15-2, 15-3

1981/— W N

Notre Dame 8-1 1996/1988 11/02/84 15-1, 15-7, 15-1 W N 11/26/88 15-6, 12-15, 15-13, 5-15, 15-2 W N 12/03/88 13-15, 10-15, 16-14, 10-15 L A 09/28/90 15-8, 15-7, 15-5 W A 10/28/90 15-8. 15-9, 15-4 W H 12/03/92 15-13, 15-8, 15-9 W H 12/10/93 15-12, 15-5, 15-12 W N 12/09/94 15-4, 15-6, 15-2 W N 09/13/96 10-15, 15-6, 16-14, 16-14 W N

Oneonta 1-0 10/06/78 15-7, 15-11

1978/— W N

Oregon 1-0 09/21/85 15-3, 15-6, 16-14

1985/— W N

Oregon State 1-0 09/09/95 15-6, 15-4, 15-13

1995/— W N

Ohio State 32-14 2008/2006 09/12/81 15-4, 15-9 W N 11/06/81 15-4, 15-9, 15-12 W A 11/07/81 15-4, 15-9, 15-12 W A 09/25/82 15-8, 15-8, 15-12 W N 11/06/82 4-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-10, 17-15 W N 10/15/84 15-7, 15-6, 15-5 W H 09/14/85 15-9, 15-9, 15-5 W H 11/12/90 13-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-10 W A

Ohio 1-0 08/31/08 25-15, 25-19, 25-9

Pacific 12/12/81 11/26/83 09/22/84 10/08/84 12/16/99 09/09/05

2008/— W

N

3-3 2005/1984 10-15, 15-13, 15-10, 12-15, 13-15 L A 11-15, 9-15, 9-15 L N 15-13, 2-15, 15-12, 8-15, 16-14 W H 4-15, 8-15, 12-15 L N 14-16, 15-5, 15-6, 7-15, 15-12 W N 30-13, 30-15, 30-12 W N

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Pennsylvania 7-0 2005/— 10/01/77 15-6, 8-15, 15-9 W N 11/05/77 13-15, 15-3, 6-15, 15-11, 16-14 W H 10/19/79 15-4, 15-4 W N 10/06/84 15-8, 15-4 W N 11/02/85 15-0, 15-1, 15-9 W A 12/06/02 30-23, 30-10, 30-26 W H 09/17/05 30-17, 30-16, 30-17 W H Pepperdine 1-0 09/10/05 30-20, 30-24, 30-23 Pittsburgh 10/29/77 11/08/77 10/07/78 11/10/78 11/16/78 09/28/79 09/29/79 10/16/79 11/12/79 11/17/79 09/20/80 10/04/80 10/04/80 10/25/80 10/31/80 11/04/80 09/11/81 09/12/81 10/31/81 09/24/82 10/09/82 11/03/82 09/17/83 11/12/83 10/21/84 11/03/84 10/04/85 10/18/85 09/05/86 10/19/86 11/01/86 10/18/87 11/08/87 11/13/87 10/29/88 11/04/88 10/21/89 11/10/89 10/14/90 11/09/90 08/30/91 10/23/91 09/03/93 09/05/03 12/06/03

2005/— W N

28-17 2003/1987 3-15, 14-16 L N 10-15, 6-15, 10-15 L H 6-15, 8-15 L A 12-15, 5-15 L A 12-15, 7-15 L N 4-15, 7-15 L A 15-12, 2-15, 8-15 L N 15-12, 11-15, 9-15, 14-16 L A 15-6, 15-5, 15-4 W A 12-15, 15-4, 15-11 W A 11-15, 15-11, 10-15 L A 6-15, 10-15 L H 15-8, 8-15, 15-7 W H 15-13, 11-15, 12-15 L N 11-15, 11-15, 16-14, 16-14, 10-15 L A 14-16, 15-12, 9-15, 15-11, 15-9 W H 16-14, 15-8, 15-2 W A 15-5, 15-6 W A 15-6, 13-15, 15-4, 15-13 W H 15-11, 12-15, 9-15, 13-15 L A 15-10, 14-16, 13-15, 15-9, 9-15 L A 15-2, 15-11, 15-11 W H 15-10, 15-12, 15-10 W A 15-9, 19-21, 15-1, 15-12 W H 15-5, 15-11, 15-10 W H 13-15, 15-17, 11-15 L A 15-4, 15-6, 15-12 W H 15-5, 15-12, 9-15, 15-13 W A 15-13, 11-15, 15-6, 15-5 W N 15-7, 15-8, 15-6 W A 15-4, 6-15, 15-11, 15-12 W H 15-5, 11-15, 13-15, 15-17 L A 8-15, 15-17, 14-16 L N 15-6, 8-15, 15-10, 15-1 W H 15-2, 15-7, 15-6 W A 15-10, 10-15, 15-6, 9-15, 15-5 W H 9-15, 15-5, 15-1, 15-5 W A 5-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-7 W H 18-16, 15-2, 15-5 W A 15-1, 15-6, 15-7 W H 15-12, 7-15, 7-15, 18-16, 16-14 W A 7-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-13 W H 15-12, 15-8, 15-5 W H 30-25, 28-30, 30-22, 30-25 W N 25-30, 33-31, 30-21, 30-21 W H

Portland State 1-0 09/24/83 15-8, 15-0, 15-5

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All-Time Series Records Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Princeton 6-2 1984/1977 10/07/77 15-3, 2-15, 14-16 L N 10/08/77 12-15, 15-3, 15-8 W N 10/22/77 12-15, 15-6, 15-13 L N 10/27/79 15-7, 15-8 W N 11/20/80 15-2, 16-14 W N 10/17/81 15-2, 15-4 W N 10/23/82 9-15, 15-9, 15-11 W N 10/06/84 15-8, 15-8 W A Providence 10-0 1988/— 10/24/81 15-8, 15-3 W 10/22/82 15-2, 15-5 W 11/05/83 15-10, 15-5 W 11/05/83 15-8, 15-11, 15-9 W 11/11/83 15-5, 16-14, 15-9 W 12/04/83 15-10, 15-9, 15-9 W 10/06/84 15-11, 15-4 W 10/18/85 15-9, 15-4, 15-11 W 09/06/86 15-7, 15-13, 3-15, 15-9 W 09/18/88 15-6, 15-1, 15-11 W Purdue 11/07/81 10/15/82 11/13/82 11/13/82 09/14/84 12/04/87 09/17/88 09/08/89 11/29/90 10/05/91 11/01/91 10/03/92 10/30/92 10/08/93 11/06/93 10/22/94 11/18/94 10/13/95 11/11/95 10/04/96 11/02/96 09/27/97 11/14/97 10/03/98 10/30/98 10/15/99 11/27/99 10/13/00 11/25/00 09/29/01 11/02/01 10/05/02 11/08/02 10/03/03 11/08/03 10/08/04 10/30/04 09/24/05 11/11/05 09/30/06 11/03/06 12/08/06 09/29/07

N N N N H H N N N H

40-5 2008/1987 15-8, 15-10 W N 8-15, 4-15, 12-15 L A 10-15, 9-15 L N 15-9, 5-15, 12-15, 7-15 L N 12-15, 15-8, 12-15, 16-14, 13-15 L N 4-15, 9-15, 15-17 L A 15-11, 4-15, 15-9, 15-7 W H 16-14, 15-11, 15-5 W A 15-8, 16-14, 15-4 W H 15-8, 15-4, 4-15, 15-13 W A 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 W H 15-6, 5-15, 15-13, 15-8 W A 15-1, 15-12, 15-4 W H 15-4, 15-5, 15-7 W H 15-13, 15-6, 15-4 W A 15-8, 15-3, 15-6 W H 15-3, 15-2, 15-8 W A 17-15, 18-16, 15-10 W A 15-5, 15-2, 15-6 W H 15-7, 15-8, 15-8 W H 15-12, 15-5, 15-10 W A 15-3, 12-15, 15-7, 15-2 W A 15-10, 15-8, 15-6 W H 15-8, 15-2, 15-3 W A 15-3, 15-7, 15-7 W H 15-1, 15-5, 15-4 W A 15-7, 15-6, 15-3 W H 15-3, 15-6, 15-4 W H 16-14, 15-10, 15-7 W A 30-26, 30-16, 30-23 W H 30-24, 30-20, 30-23 W A 30-25, 30-21, 30-20 W A 30-15, 30-20, 30-17 W H 30-20, 30-20, 30-25 W H 30-13, 30-24, 30-23 W A 30-28, 30-27, 30-26 W A 30-22, 30-19, 30-18 W H 22-30, 30-21, 27-30, 30-24, 15-11W H 30-28, 30-22, 30-18 W A 30-12, 31-29, 30-27 W A 30-13, 30-15, 30-22 W H 30-24, 30-18, 30-15 W N 30-18, 30-20, 38-36 W A

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent (Purdue, con’t) 11/02/07 30-24, 30-14, 30-28 W H 09/26/08 25-12, 25-15, 25-21 W H 11/15/08 25-20, 25-21, 25-15 W A Queens 2-0 10/09/81 15-3, 15-5 09/07/85 15-2, 15-6, 15-0

1985/— W N W H

Quinnipiac 2-0 08/31/02 30-13, 30-11, 30-6 09/04/04 30-11, 30-5, 30-16

2004/– W W

H H

Rhode Island 25-1 2003/1985 09/28/79 15-4, 15-9 W N 11/16/79 15-4, 16-14 W N 10/09/80 15-2, 10-15, 15-4 W H 10/25/80 15-13, 15-9 W N 10/16/81 15-1, 15-6 W N 10/23/82 15-4, 15-4 W N 11/13/82 15-8, 19-17 W A 11/19/82 15-6, 15-4 W A 11/19/82 15-10, 15-10 W A 10/01/83 15-5, 15-1, 15-3 W H 11/18/83 15-11, 15-6, 15-6 W N 09/21/84 15-10, 15-11, 15-4 W A 10/27/84 15-12, 15-9, 15-9 W N 11/17/84 15-11, 15-4, 15-8 W A 09/20/85 16-14, 11-15, 1-15, 11-15 L A 10/25/85 15-2, 15-2, 15-6 W H 11/23/85 15-12, 15-9, 15-12 W N 10/26/86 15-4, 15-10, 15-4 W A 11/22/86 15-2, 15-9, 15-6 W N 10/24/87 15-11, 15-9, 15-10 W H 10/07/88 8-15, 15-6, 15-11, 15-6 W H 11/20/88 15-8, 15-11, 15-8 W H 09/30/89 15-11, 7-15, 15-2, 11-15, 15-6 W A 11/19/89 15-8, 15-7, 15-10 W N 10/27/90 15-2, 15-6, 15-9 W H 08/29/03 30-19, 30-21, 30-21 W N Rice 3-0 09/27/85 15-11, 15-8, 15-3 09/12/03 30-27, 30-26, 30-14 08/26/06 30-6, 30-17, 30-27

2006/— W N W N W N

Robert Morris 5-0 11/06/76 15-6, 15-3 10/15/77 15-5, 15-5, 15-1 12/03/99 15-1, 15-1, 15-2 09/19/03 30-22, 30-14, 30-18 12/05/03 30-10, 30-18, 30-11

2003/— W W W W W

148 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

A H H H H

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Rutgers 24-9 2004/1982 10/08/77 15-6, 5-15, 15-5 W N 10/03/78 8-15, 14-16 L N 10/07/78 11-15, 6-15 L N 11/18/78 13-15, 9-15 L N 10/02/79 15-11, 13-15, 12-15, 8-15 L A 10/26/79 16-14, 15-5 W N 11/18/79 15-12, 13-15, 14-16 L N 09/19/80 16-18, 9-15 L N 10/04/80 15-12, 15-13 W H 11/20/80 5-15, 9-15 L N 11/21/80 15-11, 15-10, 14-16, 15-5 W N 09/12/81 15-4, 15-8 W N 10/10/81 15-1, 15-8 W N 10/30/81 15-10, 15-6, 15-10 W H 10/23/82 7-15, 15-9, 15-13 W N 11/13/82 12-15, 15-5, 15-7 W N 11/19/82 10-15, 11-15 L N 11/19/82 15-8, 15-11, 8-15, 10-15, 12-15 L N 09/10/83 15-5, 15-3, 15-13 W H 11/04/83 15-7, 12-15, 15-6 W A 11/20/83 15-10, 15-9, 15-7 W N 11/09/84 15-10, 15-3, 15-8 W H 10/12/85 15-0, 15-2, 15-1 W A 10/10/86 15-1, 15-4, 15-7 W H 10/10/87 15-6, 15-1, 15-6 W A 10/01/88 15-2, 15-6, 15-6 W A 10/27/89 15-4, 15-5, 15-7 W H 10/19/90 15-4, 15-0, 15-4 W A 09/03/94 15-2, 15-6, 15-1 W H 09/08/00 15-8, 15-3, 15-4 W H 09/08/01 30-24, 30-28, 30-32, 30-25 W H 08/30/02 30-14, 30-10, 30-16 W H 09/03/04 30-24, 30-25, 30-18 W H St. Bonaventure 10-0 10/31/87 15-1, 15-3, 15-2 10/19/88 15-2, 15-1, 15-4 09/03/89 15-3, 15-4, 15-5 10/11/89 15-0, 15-1, 15-4 09/02/90 15-8, 15-2, 15-6 10/02/90 15-0, 15-7, 15-2 09/17/93 15-1, 15-4, 15-3 09/17/94 15-1, 15-2, 15-5 09/16/95 15-2, 15-1, 15-8 09/07/96 15-3, 15-6, 15-3

1996/— W W W W W W W W W W

St. John’s 1-0 09/07/07 30-20, 30-14, 30-17

2007/— W H

Saint Louis 1-0 09/20/08 25-17, 25-12, 25-17

2008/— W H

Salisbury State 3-0-1 09/25/76 2-15, 15-12 09/25/76 15-12, 18-16 10/01/77 15-11, 15-7 10/28/77 15-11, 15-7

1977/— T W W W

N A H H H A H H H H

N N N A

San Diego State 2-3 1990/1988 12/12/80 5-15, 11-15 L N 10/02/82 11-15, 4-15, 6-15 L N 09/29/84 15-9, 15-9, 15-2 W N 11/26/88 14-16, 15-4, 16-14, 15-17, 5-15 L N 11/23/90 15-8, 15-4, 15-11 W N 12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

All-Time Series Records Opponent Record Last Win/Loss San Francisco 2-0 2004/— 09/01/94 15-7, 15-6, 15-4 W H 09/09/04 30-21, 30-20, 30-24 W N San Jose State 1-2 1989/1986 10/22/83 5-15, 8-15, 14-16 L N 09/12/86 4-15, 5-15, 10-15 L N 09/09/89 12-15, 15-4, 8-15, 15-7, 15-6 W N Seton Hall 2-0 09/07/02 30-18, 30-18, 30-14 09/16/05 30-20, 30-17, 30-20

2005/– W W

Siena 1-0 11/30/07 30-19, 30-11, 30-14

2007/— W H

Slippery Rock 2-1 10/30/76 7-15, 11-15 10/01/77 15-3, 15-4 11/12/77 15-8, 15-6

N H

1977/1976 L A W N W H

South Carolina 1-0 10/23/81 15-7, 15-8

1981/— W N

South Florida 2-0 11/06/86 15-4, 16-14, 15-8 09/08/88 15-7, 15-4, 15-12

1988/— W A W A

SE Louisiana 1-0 09/04/92 15-0, 15-0, 15-1

1992/— W N

S. California 1-2 2005/2000 12/11/80 5-15, 1-15 L N 12/08/00 11-15, 9-15, 4-15 L N 08/31/05 30-23, 30-27, 28-30, 30-28 W N S. Connecticut 2-0 11/17/78 15-7, 15-10 10/18/80 15-5, 15-8

1980/— W N W N

Southern Illinois 3-1 1993/1987 11/05/82 15-11, 15-8, 15-8 W N 09/25/87 10-15, 12-15, 9-15 L N 10/29/90 15-5, 15-3, 15-11 W H 09/02/93 15-4, 15-5, 15-11 W H SE Missouri St. 1-0 08/30/03 30-23, 30-17, 30-19

2003/— W N

SW Missouri St. 1-1 1988/1981 10/01/81 15-8, 13-15, 15-17, 8-15 L A 09/17/88 15-2, 15-6, 15-8 W H

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Stanford 6-5 2008/2007 12/10/92 13-15, 6-15, 13-15 L N 08/23/97 15-8, 15-13, 15-9 W A 09/06/97 14-16, 15-6, 15-12, 15-7 W N 12/20/97 10-15, 6-15, 15-2, 17-15, 9-15 L N 12/18/99 15-2, 15-10, 15-7 W N 09/04/01 30-28, 26-30, 16-30, 23-30 L H 09/10/04 31-29, 23-30, 30-25, 26-30, 15-12W A 08/26/05 24-30, 24-30, 30-28, 30-23, 10-15 L N 09/15/07 23-30, 30-23, 30-27, 28-30, 9-15 L N 12/15/07 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8 W N 12/20/08 25-20, 26-24, 25-23 W N Syracuse 11/18/77 10/09/82 11/15/86 11/14/87 11/05/88 09/12/92

6-0 15-11, 14-16, 15-13 15-11, 15-5, 15-5 15-4, 15-8, 15-2 15-8, 15-5, 15-4 15-2, 15-8, 15-4 15-6, 15-7, 15-2

1992/— W W W W W W

Temple 10/12/77 10/28/78 11/18/78 09/29/79 10/23/81 11/04/83 11/19/83 10/13/84 11/01/85 10/31/86 10/30/87 09/30/88 11/05/88 10/28/89 10/20/90 09/27/92 12/07/02

13-4 1992/2002 8-15, 7-15 L N 15-12, 14-16, 10-15 L N 11-15, 10-15 L N 12-15, 15-8, 15-10 W N 16-14, 15-5 W N 15-5, 15-5 W N 15-8, 15-7, 15-5 W N 15-7, 15-13, 15-8 W H 15-1, 15-3, 15-6 W A 15-10, 14-16, 15-3, 15-1 W H 15-11, 15-2, 15-8 W A 15-1, 15-4, 15-4 W A 15-3, 15-2, 15-3 W H 15-4, 15-0, 15-11 W H 15-1, 15-6, 15-2 W A 15-2, 15-3, 15-4 W H 24-30, 26-30, 30-26, 23-30 L H

N N H H H H

Tennessee 5-4 1989/2005 09/25/82 15-13, 10-15, 11-15, 12-15 L N 10/07/83 15-12, 10-15, 5-15, 15-13, 8-15 L N 09/22/84 15-7, 15-3, 10-15, 15-5 W H 11/24/84 9-15, 15-6, 8-15, 12-15 L N 11/30/85 15-6, 15-3, 15-7 W N 11/29/86 15-11, 15-3, 15-9 W H 10/21/88 15-7, 9-15, 15-7, 18-16 W A 11/11/89 15-5, 15-10, 16-14 W H 12/09/05 27-30, 30-14, 27-30, 31-33 L H Tennessee State 1-0 09/15/06 30-16, 30-19, 30-12 Texas 10/01/82 11/25/82 10/07/83 11/24/84 12/01/85 09/16/89 11/24/90 09/20/97 09/17/99 09/18/99 09/02/00

Record Last Win/Loss Opponent (Texas, con’t) 09/08/06 27-30, 28-30, 30-28, 36-34, 15-13 W A 08/24/07 30-23, 32-34, 30-22, 30-24 W H 08/25/07 19-30, 30-13, 30-21, 30-24 W H Texas A & M 3-0 10/08/83 15-13, 15-12, 15-13 11/27/87 15-5, 15-4, 15-12 09/21/90 15-4, 15-8, 15-8

1990/— W N W N W N

Texas-Arlington 3-4 1990/1989 10/02/81 10-15, 15-10, 10-15 L N 11/12/82 15-11, 5-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-10 W H 09/24/83 15-3, 15-11, 15-10 W N 09/10/88 7-15, 9-15, 13-15 L N 11/24/89 15-12, 18-16, 10-15, 12-15, 13-15 L A 11/25/89 12-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-12, 13-15 L A 11/10/90 15-6, 15-1, 15-7 W H Toledo 3-0 09/10/83 15-2, 15-2, 15-4 09/07/85 15-2, 15-4, 15-8 09/11/99 15-3, 15-2, 15-4

1999/— W H W H W H

Towson 1-0 10/17/80 15-0, 15-6

1980/— W N

Trenton State 0-0-1 09/24/76 7-15, 15-7 UCLA 10/09/83 09/15/89 09/09/93 09/09/94 12/15/94 09/11/98 12/10/99 09/25/00 12/01/01 08/30/08

—/— T

N

4-6 2008/2001 1-15, 14-16, 11-15 L N 15-6, 7-15, 5-15, 12-15 L N 15-11, 12-15, 7-15, 8-15 L N 10-15, 15-12, 15-12, 15-13 W N 15-3, 4-15, 9-15, 15-5, 11-15 L A 15-3, 15-7, 15-9 W N 15-11, 15-9, 15-5 W H 15-8, 12-15, 2-15, 15-13, 12-15 L N 11-30, 28-30, 18-30 L H 5-22, 25-21, 25-13 W N

Utah 2-0 1983/— 09/21/83 8-15, 15-11, 10-15, 15-8, 15-11 W A 09/22/83 15-9, 16-14 W N Utah State 1-0 1984/— 09/27/84 15-7, 15-9, 2-15, 15-13 W A

2006/— W H

8-6 2007/1989 15-13, 15-12, 7-15, 12-15, 0-15 L N 15-8, 2-15, 3-15, 11-15 L N 5-15, 6-15, 7-15 L N 4-15, 3-15, 5-15 L N 9-15, 12-15, 7-15 L N 6-15, 15-6, 6-15, 16-14, 9-15 L N 15-11, 15-10, 15-2 W A 15-3, 15-7, 7-15, 15-4 W N 9-15, 15-7, 15-1, 15-13 W H 15-6, 12-15, 15-10, 15-11 W H 15-13, 15-3, 15-10 W A

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

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All-Time Series Records Record Last Win/Loss Opponent Villanova 12-0 2008/— 09/06/85 15-3, 15-7, 15-5 W H 09/07/86 15-7, 15-5, 15-11 W A 11/16/86 15-4, 15-4, 15-0 W H 09/19/87 15-4, 15-4, 15-3 W H 09/23/88 15-2, 15-4, 15-5 W H 09/02/89 15-2, 15-5, 15-5 W H 09/01/90 15-2, 15-5, 15-2 W H 09/19/92 15-5, 15-1, 15-2 W H 09/12/00 15-11, 15-4, 15-10 W A 08/31/01 30-24, 30-25, 30-13 W H 09/13/02 30-10, 30-27, 30-20 W H 09/06/08 25-20, 25-12, 25-16 W H Virginia 10/22/82 09/19/86 09/18/87 09/15/90

4-0 15-10, 15-0 15-9, 15-6, 15-6 15-10, 16-14, 15-9 15-5, 15-3, 15-5

1990/— W W W W

N H H H

Va. Commonwealth 3-1 2007/1977 10/29/77 12-15, 8-15 L N 10/06/78 15-8, 16-14 W N 11/01/86 15-4, 15-7, 15-7 W H 09/08/07 30-15, 30-13, 30-14 W H Wake Forest 1-0 10/27/78 15-5, 15-8

1978/— W N

Washington 1-2 1995/2006 09/05/92 8-15, 11-15, 13-15 L N 09/02/95 15-9, 15-9, 15-9 W H 12/09/06 27-30, 24-30, 30-28, 26-30 L A Wash. College 1-0 09/23/78 15-7, 15-10

1978/— W N

Washington St. 2-0 2000/— 09/14/96 15-6, 15-8, 15-11 W N 12/02/00 15-6, 15-7, 9-15, 15-3 W H West Chester 2-0 10/07/77 8-15, 15-7, 15-4 10/05/79 15-0, 15-4

1979/— W N W N

West Texas State 1-0 09/27/85 15-3, 15-3, 15-7

1985/— W N

Opponent Record Last Win/Loss West Virginia 27-0 2006/— 09/24/76 15-7, 15-12 W N 09/21/79 15-9, 12-15, 15-10 W N 10/10/80 15-12, 15-5 W H 09/12/81 15-10, 15-6 W N 11/19/83 15-6, 15-6, 15-6 W N 10/12/84 15-9, 15-5, 15-2 W H 11/17/84 15-2, 15-5, 15-5 W N 10/19/85 15-6, 15-3, 15-6 W A 10/17/86 15-9, 15-6, 15-1 W H 10/16/87 6-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-12, 15-3 W A 11/22/87 15-11, 15-5, 15-6 W N 10/28/88 6-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-5 W A 11/19/88 15-9, 15-10, 15-5 W H 10/20/89 15-1, 15-4, 15-6 W H 11/18/89 15-0, 15-3, 15-2 W N 10/12/90 15-1, 15-4, 15-3 W A 11/16/90 15-5, 15-0, 15-13 W N 09/14/91 15-8, 15-8, 15-6 W H 09/19/92 15-3, 15-2, 15-6 W H 09/04/93 15-17, 15-12, 13-15, 15-11, 15-3 W H 09/02/95 15-1, 15-7, 15-1 W H 09/12/97 15-0, 15-2, 15-2 W H 09/08/98 15-1, 15-10, 15-4 W A 09/06/99 15-4, 15-2, 15-4 W H 09/15/00 15-3, 15-8, 15-3 W H 09/18/04 30-18, 30-20, 30-18 W H 09/02/06 30-11, 30-14, 30-14 W H W. Michigan 7-3 2008/1987 09/20/80 8-15, 15-13, 11-15 L N 09/20/80 15-9, 15-7 W N 11/07/84 15-13, 15-10, 15-12 W A 11/28/86 15-10, 14-16, 7-15, 5-15 L H 09/26/87 2-15, 15-12, 14-16, 13-15 L N 09/23/89 15-13, 15-11, 15-12 W H 09/29/90 15-4, 15-8, 15-9 W A 09/21/91 6-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-4, 15-3 W H 09/01/05 30-19, 30-26, 30-22 W N William & Mary 10-1 1998/1976 10/23/76 15-9, 6-15, 4-15 L N 10/21/77 17-15, 13-15, 15-10 W N 10/22/77 9-15, 15-11, 15-10 W N 10/29/77 15-6, 15-3 W N 10/17/80 15-5, 15-8 W N 10/16/81 15-2, 15-4 W N 09/20/86 15-6, 15-5, 15-1 W H 10/07/89 15-3, 15-3, 15-11 W N 11/10/90 15-1, 15-2, 15-5 W H 09/21/96 15-6, 15-6, 15-3 W H 09/05/98 15-2, 15-4, 15-7 W H

Opponent Record Last Win/Loss Wisconsin 33-6 2008/2006 09/20/86 15-2, 11-15, 15-3, 15-11 W H 12/07/90 15-6, 15-6, 15-3 W N 10/26/91 8-15, 11-15, 15-10, 15-7, 15-11 W H 11/22/91 15-12, 15-5, 9-15, 16-14 W A 10/17/92 15-4, 15-4, 15-5 W A 11/13/92 15-8, 15-11, 15-6 W H 10/02/93 8-15, 15-3, 15-2, 16-14 W A 10/29/93 15-9, 15-8, 15-4 W H 10/14/94 15-11, 15-13, 15-7 W A 11/12/94 15-4, 15-6, 15-5 W H 09/30/95 15-11, 15-6, 16-14 W H 10/27/95 21-8, 21-9, 15-11 W A 09/28/96 15-13, 17-15, 15-9 W A 11/29/96 15-9, 15-11, 7-15, 15-8 W H 12/13/96 15-11, 15-5, 15-5 W N 10/04/97 15-11, 15-9, 15-11 W H 10/31/97 11-15, 7-15, 15-6, 5-15 L A 10/10/98 13-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-3 W H 11/06/98 15-5, 15-12, 15-10 W A 10/16/99 13-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-4 W A 11/26/99 16-14, 10-15, 15-5, 15-9 W H 09/22/00 9-15, 9-15, 6-15 L A 11/11/00 15-7, 11-15, 5-15, 15-5, 15-12 W H 10/05/01 23-30, 19-30, 31-30 L A 10/27/01 20-30, 28-30, 30-23, 30-26, 15-9 W H 10/26/02 30-23, 30-32, 30-21, 28-30, 10-15 L H 11/22/02 30-27, 30-24, 30-27 W A 11/24/03 26-30, 28-30, 30-24, 30-21, 14-16 L A 11/22/03 30-24, 30-23, 30-21 W H 09/26/04 30-19, 30-26, 30-28 W A 11/12/04 23-30, 32-30, 30-25, 30-28 W H 10/08/05 30-21, 30-25, 30-22 W A 10/28/05 27-30, 30-16, 30-22, 30-21 W H 10/07/06 30-24, 30-22, 30-27 W H 10/27/06 22-30, 28-30, 25-30 L A 10/21/07 30-18, 24-30, 24-30, 30-27, 15-13 W A 11/16/07 30-28, 30-22, 24-30, 30-25 W H 10/24/08 25-20, 25-16, 25-21 W A 11/22/08 25-21, 25-13, 25-17 W H Wyoming 3-0 1986/— 10/02/81 15-10, 15-8 W N 09/23/83 15-5, 15-8 W N 12/04/86 13-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 W N Yale 09/22/78 09/23/78 09/22/02 09/18/04 09/14/07 09/19/08 12/06/08

7-0 16-14, 15-13 15-3, 15-7, 15-7 30-15, 30-17, 30-13 30-16, 30-14, 30-11 30-14, 30-14, 30-20 25-7, 25-13, 25-16 25-18, 25-11, 25-12

Youngstown State2-0 09/05/98 15-5, 15-6, 15-0 10/09/01 30-23, 30-17, 30-20

150 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

2008/— W W W W W W W

N N N H A H H

2001/— W H W H

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

Year-By-Year Results 1976

Record: 6-11-3

Head Coach: Tom Tait Sept. 24-25 - at Franklin Marshall Invitational (!) ! S24 Kean College

7-15, 15-12

! S24 West Virginia

! S24 Trenton State

! S25 Salisbury State Bucknell

15-9, 15-8

W

15-12, 18-16

W

2-15, 15-12

! S25 Salisbury State O9

W

7-15, 15-7

! S25 at Franklin & Marshall

15-6, 11-15, 7-15, 15-3, 15-0

Oct. 22-23 - at Delaware Invitational (#) #O22 East Stroudsburg #O22 Immaculata #O22 Maryland

#O23 Georgetown

$O30 Edinboro N6

at Robert Morris

N9

Indiana (Pa.)

N9

N13

N13

at Duquesne

L

L

W

7-15, 11-15

L

15-6, 15-3

W

8-15, 6-15

L

14-16, 15-12, 8-15

5-15, 14-16

Edinboro

L

15-10, 15-3

6-15, 13-15

East Stroudsburg

W

15-17, 7-15

15-9, 6-15, 4-15

O30 at Slippery Rock

T

L

3-15, 7-15

#O23 William & Mary

T

7-15, 8-15

13-15, 16-14, 14-16

#O23 Bridgeport

T

15-7, 15-12

3-15, 8-15

$ - at Slippery Rock, Pa. * - at Pittsburgh, Pa.

L

*O28 at Salisbury

L

*O29 UNC-Greensboro

L

L

L

1977

S22

Bucknell

15-5, 15-10, 15-1

W

3-15, 11-15

L

15-11, 15-6

W

Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 - at Pitt Invitational !S30

Maryland

!S30

Buffalo

!S30 !O1

!O1 !O1

Cleveland

8-15, 13-15, 8-15

Salisbury

Slippery Rock Pennsylvania

15-11, 15-7

W

15-6, 8-15, 15-9

W

15-3, 2-15, 14-16

L

15-3, 15-4

Oct. 7-8 - at Temple Invitational #O7 Princeton

#O7 East Stroudsburg

#O7 West Chester

11-15, 14-16

8-15, 15-7, 15-4

#O8 Brooklyn

won by default

#O8 Princeton

12-15, 15-3, 15-8

#O8 Rutgers

15-6, 5-15, 15-5

O12 at East Stroudsburg 12-15, 15-3, 10-15 $O12 Temple

L

N1

at Bucknell

8-15, 7-15

L

W

W

W

L

L

N5

Penn

O22 Princeton

O22 William & Mary

W

9-15, 15-11, 15-10

W

12-15, 15-6, 15-13

Oct. 28-29 - at Salisbury Invitational *O28 East Stroudsburg

*O28 James Madison

7-15, 15-11, 16-14

12-15, 15-4, 15-11

*O28 N.C. State *O28 Temple

N8

%N18 Syracuse

15-11, 14-16, 15-13

W

%N10 Maryland

%N19 Cortland

15-9, 6-15, 11-15

L

Slippery Rock

Nov. 18-19 - at EAIAW Championship (%) %N18 Edinboro

15-11, 10-15, 6-15

%N19 Brockport

6-15, 13-15

L

15-9, 15-6, 15-6

W

15-11, 15-10

W

15-5, 15-8

W

10-15, 8-15

*O27 Wake Forest

W

6-15, 10-15

*O28 Georgetown

15-4, 6-15, 15-6

15-12, 14-16, 10-15

9-15, 12-15

Indiana (Pa.)

W

W

15-13, 16-14

W

&N16 at Indiana (Pa.)

15-10, 15-4

W

&N17 Southern Connecticut

15-7, 15-10

W

at Pittsburgh

12-15, 5-15

12-15, 7-15

&N17 Maryland

15-13, 16-14

&N18 Temple

11-15, 10-15

&N18 Rutgers

Head Coach: Tom Tait

W

15-5, 15-5, 15-0

N10

&N16 Pittsburgh

Record: 20-14-1

L

L

at Edinboro15-8, 10-15, 15-8, 4-15, 11-15 L

L

1978

W

N4

15-8, 15-13

Nov. 16-17 - at EAIAW Championship (&)

$ - at East Stroudsburg, Pa. @ - at Lewisburg, Pa.

L

Bucknell

Mansfield

15-2, 15-6

L

N1

N1

L

13-15, 9-15

L

L

W

L

L

@ - at East Stroudsburg, Pa. % - at Pittsburgh, Pa.

Sept. 22-23 - at George Washington Invitational (!) !S22

at GWU

!S23

Washington College

!S22 !S23

Yale

Yale

3-15, 15-8, 15-9

W

15-3, 15-7, 15-7

W

15-7, 15-10

Sept. 29-30 - at Temple Invitational (#) #S29 Maryland

#S30 Georgetown O3

at East Stroudsburg

W

16-14, 15-13

4-15, 15-4

15-2, 15-4

12-15, 10-15

12-15, 15-4, 10-15

11-15, 15-6, 15-8

W T

W

L L

W

@O3 Rutgers

L

$O6 Oneonta

15-7, 15-11

W

$O6 VCU

15-8, 16-14

W

W

*O27 at Maryland

15-8, 15-6

N12

East Stroudsburg

W

L

W

*O27 Navy

W

15-5, 15-8

L

W

Oct. 27-28 - at Maryland Invitational (*)

12-15, 15-3, 15-3

Indiana (Pa.)

#S30 Cortland

15-6, 15-8

W

15-5, 15-3 6-15, 8-15

O11 Clarion

Duquesne

W

15-12, 3-15, 10-15

15-12, 17-15

$O7 at Pittsburgh

10-15, 6-15, 10-15

9-15, 15-7, 15-9

O21 Connecticut

W

$O7 Edinboro

Pittsburgh

O21 Maryland

O22 American

L

W

#S29 Kean College

W

15-6, 15-3

L

13-15, 15-3, 6-15, 15-11, 16-14

W

17-15, 13-15, 15-10

12-15, 8-15

@N1 Mansfield

15-5, 15-5, 15-1

O21 William & Mary

3-15, 14-16

W

O15 Robert Morris

Oct. 21-22 - at Delaware Invitational

L

L

16-14, 15-6

W

W

15-12, 6-15, 10-15

*O29 William & Mary

N12 L

W

*O29 VCU

N11

15-13, 15-13, 9-15, 2-15, 12-15

15-11, 15-7 15-17, 3-15

*O29 Pittsburgh

N11

Head Coach: Tom Tait GWU

*O28 Cortland

N8

Record: 25-18

S22

Head coach Russ Rose took over the helm of the Nittany Lion program in 1979 and led his ďŹ rst squad to a 32-9 record.

8-15, 14-16

Oct. 6-7 - at Pittsburgh Invitational ($) $O6 Maryland $O7 Rutgers

7-15, 9-15

11-15, 6-15

L L

L

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Record: 32-9

Head Coach: Russ Rose

!S21

!S21

Navy

17-15, 15-13

West Virginia

15-9, 12-15, 15-10

Colgate

W

W

W

15-4, 15-7, 15-8

W

@S28 SUNY-Buffalo

15-3, 15-13

W

@S28 at Pittsburgh

4-15, 7-15

!S22

S25

New York Tech

15-7, 15-4

W

15-4, 15-1

!S22

Navy

Indiana (Pa.)

15-13, 13-15, 9-15

Sept. 28-29 - at Pitt Invitational (@) @S28 Howard

15-5, 15-4

@S28 Rhode Island @S29 Temple

@S29 Georgetown at Rutgers

Laurentian

15-2, 15-1, 15-11

Rhode Island

15-2, 10-15, 15-4

15-8, 8-15, 15-7

West Virginia

W

15-5, 15-7

6-15, 7-15

W L

15-12, 11-15, 9-15, 14-16

L

15-4, 15-4

W

%O19 Navy

%O20 James Madison

%O20 at Delaware

%O20 Georgetown

9-15, 15-7, 15-7

15-3, 15-7

*O26 American *O26 Navy

*O26 Rutgers

*O27 Princeton

*O27 at Maryland at Bucknell

&N3

Grove City

N6

at Indiana (Pa.)

W

W

O9

O10

O10

15-1, 15-5

15-12, 15-5

Maryland

15-6, 15-10

George Washington

15-3, 15-0

Oct. 17-18 - at Delaware Invitational (@) @O17 George Washington @O17 Towson State

@O17 William & Mary @O18 Georgetown @O18 N.C. State O21

15-5, 15-8

15-13, 15-11

15-9, 15-10

at Georgetown 15-1, 15-12, 6-15, 15-12

15-5, 15-8

W

#O25 Rhode Island

W

O31

W

15-7, 15-8

W

15-5, 15-4, 15-0

W

15-11, 11-15, 11-15

L

15-12, 15-12

W

15-11, 15-2, 15-4

W

15-13, 15-4

W

15-6, 15-5, 15-4

W

*N16 Georgetown

15-6, 8-15, 15-3

W

*N17 at Pittsburgh

12-15, 15-4, 15-11

W

15-12, 13-15, 14-16

L

Nov. 16-18 - at EAIAW Championship (*)

15-4, 16-14

13-15, 15-13, 12-15

# - at Piscataway, N.J. & - at Clarion, P

W L

N4

S18

Georgetown

!S12

S19

S19

S19

O1

Fairleigh Dickinson Georgetown

15-13, 15-3, 15-7

@O2 Texas-Arlington

W

W

W

@O2 Nebraska @O2 Wyoming

@O3 Illinois State

W

W

15-10, 15-8

W

15-2, 15-3

W

9-15, 15-4, 13-15

W

#O9 Hofstra

#O9 Maryland

W

#O10 Maryland

W

15-4, 15-9

15-6, 15-7

#O9 Queens

W

W

W

L

W

L

W

W

15-9, 15-11

W

15-1, 15-6

15-11, 15-10, 14-16, 15-5

Dec. 11-12 - at AIAW Championship (*)

15-1, 15-6

W

$O16 William & Mary

15-2, 15-4

W

$O17 George Washington

15-2, 15-8

$O17 Princeton

%O23 Fairleigh Dickinson

*D12 San Diego State

5-15, 11-15

%O24 Georgetown O31

Illinois

L

L

O31 N6

Pittsburgh

15-6, 15-2

W

W

W

15-6, 13-15, 15-4, 15-13

W

15-10, 15-6, 15-10 15-7, 15-1, 15-7

*N7

at Ohio State

15-4, 15-9, 15-12

*N7

Michigan

N29

at N’western

3-15, 4-15, 8-15

D6

Cincinnati

15-8, 15-6, 15-2

D12

Pacific10-15, 15-13, 15-10, 12-15, 13-15

W W

W W

15-8, 15-10

W

at N’western 15-8, 15-12, 12-15, 15-10

W

15-8, 15-3

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15-8, 15-1

Nov. 7 - at Ohio State Invitational (*)

N27

W W

15-4, 15-9, 15-12

Purdue

W

W

15-5, 15-12

at Ohio State

*N7

W

W

15-8, 15-3

%O24 George Washington

W

15-7, 15-8

16-14, 15-5

%O23 East Carolina

W

W

10-15, 4-15

15-4, 15-4

%O23 South Carolina

Rutgers

15-7, 15-8

*D11 Houston

15-11, 15-6

Oct. 23-24 - at Maryland Invitational (%)

O30

L

15-1, 15-4

15-2, 15-4

$O17 North Carolina

W

5-15, 1-15

W

$O16 Rhode Island

L

W

W

W

5-15, 9-15

15-6, 15-11

W

W

15-1, 15-8

%O24 Providence

15-8, 10-15, 15-5, 15-6

L

#O10 Rutgers

W

W

L

15-3, 15-5

15-2, 15-8

#O10 Florida International

15-2, 16-14

*D12 Colorado State

15-2, 15-8

10-15, 15-10, 10-15

@O3 Oklahoma

%N20 Princeton

%N21 George Washington

L

W

%O23 Temple

11-15, 15-1, 15-7

W

Oct. 2-3 - at Southwest Missouri Autumn Classic (@)

W

%N20 Georgetown

W

W

15-5, 15-8, 15-12

*D11 USC

15-3, 15-2, 15-8

at SW Missouri 15-8, 13-15, 15-17, 8-15

$N8 Maryland

Nov. 20-21 - at EAIAW Championship (%)

W

W

L

$N8 at Georgetown

W

15-2, 15-12, 15-9

15-13, 11-15, 12-15

10-15, 13-15, 15-5, 15-7, 11-15

W

W W

15-0, 15-1, 15-8

Kent State

W

15-2, 15-5, 15-3

$O16 Maryland-Baltimore Co.

Nov. 7-8 - at Georgetown Classic ($)

%N21 Rutgers

15-5, 15-6

W

11-15, 11-15, 16-14, 16-14, 10-15

%N21 Georgetown

15-4, 15-8

at Pittsburgh

15-6, 13-15, 15-8

15-13, 15-9

%N20 Rutgers

15-4, 15-9

Oct. 16-17 - at Delaware Invitational ($)

Pittsburgh 14-16, 15-12, 9-15, 15-11, 15-9

$N7 GWU

Ohio State

W

15-4, 15-12

#O24 Georgetown at Pitt

!S12

15-10, 15-6

L

W

W

West Virginia

Rutgers

W

15-8, 15-8

15-5, 15-6

#O24 Navy

#O25 Pittsburgh

!S12

!S12

W

W

15-11, 15-6

#O9 Delaware

#O24 East Carolina

16-14, 15-5

Loyola

15-1, 15-3

Eastern Kentucky

W

W

15-11, 15-10

!S12

!S12

15-5, 15-8

15-13, 15-1

W

Edinboro

W

Oct. 9-10 - at Princeton Invitational (#)

Oct. 24-25 - at Maryland Invitational (#)

15-3, 15-12

!S12

16-14, 15-8, 15-2

W

15-0, 15-6

@O18 Southern Connecticut

at Pittsburgh

Sept. 12 - at Pittsburgh Invitational (!)

15-7, 15-11

W

15-3, 15-8

Oct. 26-27 - at Maryland Invitational (*)

*N18 Rutgers

Pittsburgh

O10

W

15-2, 15-6

*N17 Georgetown

15-4, 3-15, 15-3

S11

W

W

O8

O4

W

15-9, 15-13

6-15, 10-15

Georgetown

L

W

L

W

O4

L

15-12, 15-13

15-12, 2-15, 8-15

Cortland

*N16 Rhode Island

Georgetown 16-14, 15-5, 9-15, 15-13

Rutgers

L

%O19 Georgetown

15-9, 15-4, 16-14

Georgetown

L

W

at Pittsburgh

East Stroudsburg

15-11, 13-15, 12-15, 8-15

%O19 Pennsylvania

11-15, 15-11, 10-15

O4

Oct. 19-20 - at Delaware Invitational (%)

N12

L

16-18, 9-15

W

15-0, 15-4

at Clarion

O3

O4

Western Michigan 8-15, 15-13, 11-15

at Pittsburgh

Fairleigh Dickinson

Georgetown

N3

S30

W

O9

$O6

O20

!S20

15-9, 15-7

Rutgers

15-4, 15-9

West Chester

Pittsburgh

Western Michigan

!S20

W

W

George Washington

O16

!S20

!S19

Head Coach: Russ Rose

8-15, 15-7, 15-4

17-15

$O5

$O6

Georgetown

Pittsburgh

Oct. 5-6 - at Temple Invitational ($) $O5

!S19

O4

#O2 E. Stroudsburg 15-2, 11-15, 15-2, 15-12 O2

L

Sept. 19-20 - at Pitt Invitational (!)

W

12-15, 15-8, 15-10

@S29 at Pittsburgh

Record: 44-5

Head Coach: Russ Rose

Sept. 21-22 - at George Washington Invitational (!) !S21

1981

Record: 34-11

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

W L

W L

Year-By-Year Results #O8 Texas A & M

15-13, 15-12, 15-13

#O9 Illinois

O15

O15

O16

O20

15-5, 15-2, 16-14

New Hampshire

15-6, 15-0, 15-4

George Mason

15-4, 15-6, 15-6

Hofstra

15-1, 15-5, 15-1

at Morehead State

15-3, 15-5, 15-5

O21

at Eastern Kentucky 15-7, 15-7, 15-10

O23

at Kentucky

$O22 San Jose State

5-15, 8-15, 14-16

5-15, 8-15, 14-16

Nov. 4-5 - at Rutgers Tournament (%) %N4

%N4

%N5

%N5 N11 N12

Temple

15-5, 15-5

at Rutgers

15-7, 12-15, 15-6

Providence

15-8, 15-11, 15-9

Providence

Providence Pittsburgh

15-10, 15-5

15-5, 16-14, 15-9

W

W

W

W

W

W W

L

L W

W

W

W

W

15-9, 19-21, 15-1, 15-12

W

15-6, 15-8, 15-4

W

15-6, 15-6, 15-6

W

Nov. 18-20 - at Atlantic 10 Tourn. (Washington DC) (*) *N18 at GWU

1982

N19

at Rhode Island

Head Coach: Russ Rose

N19

at Rhode Island

e 1983 squad started the Atlantic 10 string of eight consecutive league championships. &N19 Rutgers

Record: 26-15

S18

Kent State

15-5, 15-0, 15-4

!S24

at Pittsburgh 15-11, 12-15, 9-15, 13-15

!S25

Tennessee 15-13, 10-15, 11-15, 12-15

Sept. 24-25 - at Pittsburgh Invitational (!)

W L

15-6, 15-4

W

15-10, 15-10

W

10-15, 11-15

&N19 Rutgers 15-8, 15-11, 8-15, 10-15, 12-15

L

Nov. 25 - at Northwestern Invitational (*)

*N25 Texas

15-8, 2-15, 3-15, 11-15

*N25 LSU

16-14, 10-15, 8-15, 15-12, 15-7

NCAA Sub-Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)

15-11, 15-12, 15-6

W

# - in Pittsburgh, Pa. $ - in West Lafayette, Ind.

@O1 N’western15-6, 15-12, 12-15, 10-15, 12-15

L

S30

Ohio State

15-8, 15-8, 15-12

at Lamar

Oct. 1-2 - at Houston Invitational (@) @O1 Texas

15-13, 15-12, 7-15, 12-15, 0-15

L

11-15, 4-15, 6-15

L

#O9 Syracuse

15-11, 15-5, 15-5

W

#O9 Louisville O9

O15

at Pitt

at Purdue

15-11, 15-11, 15-9

15-10, 14-16, 13-15, 15-9, 9-15 8-15, 4-15, 12-15

$O16 Kentucky 10-15, 17-15, 15-10, 10-15, 15-3

$O16 Northwestern

6-15, 15-11, 4-15, 9-15

Oct. 22-23 - at Maryland Invitational (%) %O22 Virginia

15-10, 15-0

%O22 Providence

%O23 Rhode Island O29

O30

O30

O30

N3

S10

Rutgers

Fairleigh Dickinson

Edinboro

Pittsburgh

1-15, 14-16, 11-15

L

S10

Toledo

Record: 30-6 • Atlantic 10: 8-0 Atlantic 10 Champions

Head Coach: Russ Rose

15-10, 7-15, 15-3, 15-7

W

15-5, 15-3, 15-13

W

15-2, 15-2, 15-4

Sept. 16-17 - at Pittsburgh Invitational (!) !S16

!S17

Louisville15-6, 15-6, 14-16, 11-15, 11-15

Florida State 12-15, 7-15, 15-13, 6-15

W L

L

!S14

Purdue 12-15, 15-8, 12-15, 16-14, 13-15

S15

at Louisville

!S15 !S16 S21

Kentucky Missouri

W

15-11, 15-12, 15-5

W

11-15, 15-13, 15-5, 17-15

at Rhode Island

15-10, 15-11, 15-4

#S22 Pacific 15-13, 2-15, 15-12, 8-15, 16-14

#S22 Tennessee

15-7, 15-3, 10-15, 15-5

15-8, 15-5

W

7-15, 15-9, 15-13

W

15-0, 15-3, 15-7

W

W

15-1, 15-4, 15-4

15-1, 15-3, 15-2

15-2, 15-11, 15-11

W

W

W

Indiana

15-9, 15-11, 15-2

W

N12

UT-Arlington 15-11, 5-15, 15-8, 12-15, 15-10

N13

Purdue

W

at BYU

10-15, 10-15, 15-12, 5-15

Sept. 22-24 - at BYU Invitational (@)

15-7, 15-13, 15-8

W

W

O12

West Virginia

@S23 Long Beach State @S24 Texas-Arlington @S24 Portland State

@S24 at Brigham Young S30

Cleveland State

O1

Maryland

O1

Rhode Island

#O8 at LSU

W

L

W

15-2, 15-5, 9-15, 15-2

W

5-15, 6-15, 7-15

L

17-15, 13-15, 15-6, 15-10

W

#O7 Tenn.

Texas

15-8, 15-0, 15-5

12-15, 9-15, 7-15

W

15-2, 15-11, 15-2

W

#O7

15-11, 15-9

15-3, 15-11, 15-10

12-15, 15-5, 15-7

L

W

at Princeton

W

15-9, 5-15, 12-15, 7-15

15-11, 15-4

O6

15-5, 15-1, 15-3

15-12, 10-15, 5-15, 15-13, 8-15

W

L

$O6

O13

O15

O19

O21

O26

Providence

Temple

Ohio State

George Mason

Pittsburgh

at GWU

*O27 Rhode Island *O27 Maryland %N2

Notre Dame

N3

at Pittsburgh

%N3

L

W

W W

W

15-8, 15-4

15-11, 15-7

15-5, 15-8

W

Pennsylvania

@S22 Montana

@S23 Wyoming

W

W

Maryland

$O6

W

W

15-2, 15-0

$O5

W

15-9, 15-9, 15-2

W

Brown

W

15-9, 16-14

15-8, 19-17

L

$O5

17-15, 15-8

@S22 Utah

15-7, 15-9, 2-15, 15-13

@S29 San Diego State

@S22 Houston

Oct. 7-9 - at LSU Classic (#)

10-15, 9-15

L

L

15-10, 16-14, 15-10

at Brigham Young 7-15, 13-15, 11-15

S20

W

1984

1983

S29

*N6

Purdue

UCLA

W

W

N13

D9

$ - in Lexington, Ky. & - in Evanston, Ill.

at Utah 8-15, 15-11, 10-15, 15-8, 15-11

at Ohio State4-15, 15-9, 12-15, 15-10, 17-15 W

Rutgers

W

S21

W

15-11, 15-8, 15-8

N13

15-10, 15-9, 15-9

at Utah State

Southern Illinois

Rhode Island

Providence

S27

*N5

N13

D4

NCAA Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.)

W

Nov. 5-6 - at Rhode Island Invitational (*) *N6

L

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

15-10, 15-12, 15-10

Illinois-Chicago Circle15-13, 15-9, 15-8 W

James Madison

11-15, 9-15, 9-15

at N’western 15-8, 15-12, 8-15, 11-15, 15-9

at Pittsburgh

15-4, 15-4

%O23 Rutgers

W W

&N26 Pacific

L

Head Coach: Russ Rose

L

L

W

N26

L

W

15-10, 15-9, 15-7

Record: 36-10

Minnesota

15-8, 15-7, 15-5

W

*N20 Rutgers

Atlantic 10 Champions

S9

L

*N19 Temple

!S17

9-15, 15-9, 15-11

%O23 Clemson

& - in Kingston, R.I.

L

W

13-15, 5-15, 13-15

*N19 West Virginia

W

15-2, 15-5

%O23 Princeton

at Nebraska

L

@O2 San Diego

@O2 at Houston15-8, 17-15, 2-15, 12-15, 14-16

D4

15-11, 15-6, 15-6

L

W

W

!S25

*N18 Rhode Island

North Carolina

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

15-6, 15-2

15-8, 15-8

15-9, 15-5, 15-2

15-7, 15-6, 15-5

15-5, 15-6, 15-8

15-5, 15-11, 15-10

W

W

W

W

W

W

15-4, 15-4, 15-4

W

15-7, 15-2, 15-7

W

15-12, 15-9, 15-9

15-1, 15-7, 15-1 15-0, 15-3, 15-4

13-15, 15-17, 11-15

W

W W

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N9

N10

N10 N11

at W. Michigan

N17

Nebraska

15-5, 15-1, 15-8

W

$ - in Piscataway, N.J. * - in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Carleton (Exhibition) 15-0, 15-2, 15-5

W

+ - in Morgantown, W Va.

West Virginia

15-2, 15-5, 15-5

W

4-15, 3-15, 5-15

L

Cleveland State

Kentucky15-13, 6-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-5

at Rhode Island

&N24 Texas

&N25 Tennessee

W

W

15-11, 15-4, 15-8

9-15, 15-6, 8-15, 12-15

! - in Kingston, R.I. # - in Las Cruces, N.M.

D1

at N’western 7-15, 15-9, 15-4, 9-15, 15-4

D8

Pacific

! - in Louisville, Ky. # - in Kingston, R.I. @ - in

!S6 S7

* - in Washington D.C.

S11

% - in Pittsburgh, Pa. & - in Evanston, Ill.

S18

Atlantic 10 Champions

S7

S13

S14

S14

S20

!S21

!S21

15-3, 15-7, 15-5

15-2, 15-4, 15-8

Queens

15-2, 15-6, 15-0

Michigan State

Ohio State

LSU

15-9, 15-12, 15-3 15-9, 15-9, 15-5

15-9, 15-1, 14-16, 15-13

at Rhode Is.16-14, 11-15, 1-15, 11-15

Oregon

15-3, 15-6, 16-14

Hofstra

15-1, 15-4, 15-7

#S27 West Texas State

#S27 Rice

#S28 Illinois State

15-3, 15-3, 15-7

15-11, 15-8, 15-3

10-15, 10-15, 15-4, 13-15

W

W W

L

O18 at Pittsburgh

*O19 Georgetown

15-5, 15-12, 9-15, 15-13

O19 at West Virginia

15-11, 15-1, 15-4 15-6, 15-3, 15-6

S25

S26

15-2, 11-15, 15-3, 15-11

W

15-5, 15-6, 15-1

at North Carolina at Duke

15-6, 15-6, 15-4

9-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-10

$S27 Col. State 15-13, 8-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-10 O4

O18 Kentucky

W

N9

W

at Pennsylvania Georgetown

@N15 Cincinnati

@N16 E. Kentucky N16

at Kentucky

15-0, 15-1, 15-9

15-6, 15-11, 15-11

15-3, 15-0, 15-1

7-15, 11-15, 15-12, 17-19 15-12, 15-9, 15-12

W

+N23 George Washington 15-10, 15-4, 15-5 +N23 Rhode Island &N30 Tennessee &D1 Texas

15-6, 15-3, 15-7

9-15, 12-15, 7-15

N14 N15

Maryland

North Carolina

15-8, 15-2, 15-4

15-6, 15-1, 15-6

&O10 Hofstra

15-1, 15-4, 15-4

O12 N.C. State

7-15, 15-5, 15-1, 15-5

O16 at WVU 6-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-12, 15-3

O17 at Duquesne

15-1, 15-2, 10-15, 15-3

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

%O17 Houston 15-6, 12-15, 13-15, 15-8, 15-7

W

O20 Duke

W

O18 at Pittsburgh 15-5, 11-15, 13-15, 15-17

15-7, 15-4, 15-7

O23 Massachusetts

15-4, 15-2, 15-3

O24 Rhode Island

15-11, 15-9, 15-10

O30 at Temple

15-11, 15-2, 15-8

@O31 St. Bonaventure

15-1, 15-3, 15-2

W

W

L

N29

Cincinnati

8-15, 15-4, 15-8, 15-6

Pittsburgh

+N13 Pittsburgh

8-15, 15-17, 14-16

L

W

W

W W

15-8, 15-5, 15-4

W

Massachusetts

West Virginia

15-6, 15-2, 15-6

15-5, 15-4, 15-12

W

?N28 at LSU

15-4, 15-4, 15-0

15-9, 13-15, 15-10, 4-15, 14-16

W

NCAA Sub-Regional (West Lafayette, Ind.)

W

& - in Piscataway, N.J.

Western Michigan15-10, 14-16, 7-15, 5-15 L

@ - in Philadelphia, Pa.

Tennessee

15-3, 15-4, 15-5

15-2, 15-9, 15-6

W

15-11, 15-3, 15-9

W

13-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4

W

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.) D4

Wyoming

D12

at Nebraska7-15, 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 9-15 L

W

! - Philadelphia, Pa. # - Champaign, Ill.

D4

Purdue

4-15, 9-15, 15-17

% - in Pittsburgh, Pa.

$ - iRaleigh, N.C. % - Tampa, Fla. & - Piscataway, N.J.

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W

W

W

?N27 Texas A&M

W

15-11, 15-5, 15-6

1598, 15-0, 15-10

Louisville

W

L

W

15-3, 15-2, 15-0

+N14 Syracuse

N21

W

15-6, 8-15, 15-10, 15-1

Nov. 27-28 - at LSU Open (?)

&N22 George Washington N28

*N7

W

NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)

L

*O3

15-2, 15-8, 15-6

15-10, 15-10, 15-6

15-3, 15-13, 15-12

W

NCAA Sub-Regional (Nebraska - Lincoln, Neb.)

GWU

Central Michigan

*N8

&N22 Rhode Island

L

*O2

W

W

W

L

L

Oct. 2-3 - at Reebok Classic (University Park, Pa.) (*)

Nov. 7-8 - at Ohio State Classic (*)

Nov. 22 - at Atlantic 10 Tournament (Piscataway, N.J.) (&)

15-5, 15-3, 15-12

5-15, 8-15, 10-15

W

W

W

$S26 at Arizona

N22

%N2 Duke 11-15, 15-10, 3-15, 15-10, 15-10

N2

L

W

15-2, 15-2, 15-7

%N8 Georgia15-9, 12-15, 10-15, 15-12, 10-15

Villanova

15-1, 15-3, 15-6

10-15, 12-15, 9-15

Nov. 21-22 - at Atlantic 10 Tourn. (Kingston, R.I.)

%N7 Jacksonville

N16

at Temple

$S25 Southern Illinois

$S26 W. Michigan 2-15, 15-12, 14-16, 13-15

W

15-4, 16-14, 15-8

W

N1

W

+N14 Cleveland State

15-0, 15-4, 15-8

O27 Maryland

W

15-4, 15-4, 15-3

W

15-4, 15-7, 15-7

15-4, 15-8, 15-2

W

Villanova

Sept. 25-26 - at Wildcat Classic (Tucson, Ariz.) ($)

15-4, 6-15, 15-11, 15-12

Pittsburgh

Syracuse

15-1, 15-3, 15-1

S19

L

N1

N15

O26 Laurier (Exhibition)

W

W

Nov. 13-14 - at Penn State Classic (+)

W

W

W

15-10, 16-14, 15-9

Virginia

W

15-12, 12-15, 15-4, 15-12

15-8, 15-5, 15-5

W

W

#S12 at Nebraska 12-15, 12-15, 17-15, 7-15 S18

W

15-12, 11-15, 15-11, 15-5

15-10, 14-16, 15-3, 15-1

at South Florida

15-2, 15-2, 15-6

#S12 Minnesota

O31 Temple

at Florida

O25 Rhode Island

W

W

15-4, 15-10, 15-4

N8

O26 George Mason

15-4, 15-6, 15-6

15-10, 15-4, 15-7

N6

W

15-7, 15-8, 15-6

O25 at Massachusetts VCU

W

W

15-11, 15-8, 13-15, 15-9

O19 at Pittsburgh

N1

W

15-6, 15-7, 15-6

W

W

W

W

15-9, 15-6, 15-1

O26 at Rhode Island

W

W

W

W

W

W W

15-0, 15-2, 15-4

L

O10 at Rutgers

15-1, 15-4, 15-7

O18 Duquesne

Northwestern 5-15, 13-15, 16-14, 12-15

W

15-9, 16-14, 15-7

15-6, 15-4, 15-9

!S5

*O3

O10 Rutgers

O17 West Virginia

W

W

15-9, 16-14, 15-7

at George Mason

W

L

L

at GWU

O5

O11 Hofstra

W

L

W

William and Mary

W

W

15-0, 15-2, 15-1

15-9, 15-4, 15-11

Wisconsin

W

15-9, 15-6, 15-6

1-15, 7-15, 13-15

at Maryland

O12 at Rutgers

*O18 Providence

S20

W W

UC-Santa Barbara

Virginia

W

15-6, 15-5, 15-13

O3

W

15-4, 15-6, 15-12

15-4, 15-2, 15-5

4-15, 5-15, 10-15

W

Pittsburgh

$O12 New York Tech

15-11, 15-9, 15-8

at NC State11-15, 15-11, 9-15, 15-11, 15-4

O4

15-4, 15-3, 15-1

at Eastern Illinois

S27

at New Mex. St. 15-8, 15-11, 12-15, 10-15, 15-11 W

George Washington

W

15-7, 15-5, 15-11

W

S28

O4

15-7, 15-13, 3-15, 15-9

Providence

at Villanova

S19

S20

Head Coach: Russ Rose Villanova

W

15-5, 15-12, 15-5

15-12, 15-11, 15-3

George Mason

#S11 C. Michigan 18-16, 15-3, 13-15, 15-13

15-13, 11-15, 15-6, 15-5

#S13 Missouri

Record: 31-5 • Atlantic 10: 5-0

Toledo

Cal-Irvine

#S12 San Jose State

1985

S6

Pittsburgh

Missouri

Sept. 11-12 - at Husker Invit. (Lincoln, Neb.) (#)

Head Coach: Russ Rose !S6

!S4

!S5

Atlantic 10 Champions

!S5

Provo, Utah $ - in Princeton, N.J.

Sept. 4-5 - at Baden Invit. (University Park, Pa.) (!)

Record: 38-5 • Atlantic 10: 7-0

L

L

Atlantic 10 Champions

1986

NCAA Regional (W. Michigan - Kalamazoo, Mich.) 4-15, 8-15, 12-15

Record: 27-9 • Atlantic 10: 8-0 Head Coach: Russ Rose

& - Sheraton Class., Evanston, Ill.

W

W

1987

L

% - in Philadelphia, Pa. @ - in Lexington, Ky.

NCAA Sub-Regional (Northwestern - Evanston, Ill.)

S7

8-15, 7-15, 12-15

W

15-10, 15-3, 15-8

Nov. 17 - at Atlantic 10 Tournament (Kingston, R.I.) N17

D7

15-13, 15-10, 15-12

Rutgers

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

L L

Year-By-Year Results 15-2, 15-5, 16-14

W

O11 St. Bonaventure

15-0, 15-1, 15-4

W

*O13 Georgetown

15-1, 15-2, 15-3

W

17-15, 15-9, 15-8

W

O7

O8

at Maryland

at George Mason

15-3, 15-9, 15-6

Oct. 13-14 - at Penn State Classic (*)

*O14 Illinois-Chicago Circle 15-4, 15-6, 15-1 *O14 LSU

O20 West Virginia

15-1, 15-4, 15-6

O21 at Pittsburgh

9-15, 15-5, 15-1, 15-5

O22 Duquesne

15-0, 15-4, 15-0

O27 Rutgers

15-4, 15-5, 15-7

O28 Liberty

O28 Temple N4

N4

N5

1988

Atlantic 10 Champions

!S2

Akron

15-4, 15-4, 15-3

W

!S3

George Mason

15-3, 15-2, 15-3

W

!S3 S8

Duquesne

15-1, 15-1, 15-7

at South Florida

15-7, 15-4, 15-12

Sept. 9-10 - at Florida Invitational (#) #S9

W

W

at Florida16-18, 8-15, 16-14, 15-13, 15-11 W

#S10 Florida State

13-15, 15-13, 15-8, 15-5

W

*N11 Northwestern 12-15, 9-15, 16-14, 8-15

L

*N12 Duke

Head Coach: Russ Rose Sept. 2-3 - at Penn State Preview (!)

at UIC Circle

W

L

15-7, 15-11, 15-7

West Virginia

15-9, 15-10, 15-5

Rhode Island

15-8, 15-11, 15-8

Nov. 26 - at Texas Classic (+)

+N26 San Diego St.14-16, 15-4, 16-14, 15-17, 5-15 D3

at Notre Dame 13-15, 10-15, 16-14, 10-15

@ - in Piscataway, N.J. & - in Pittsburgh, Pa.

W

15-11, 4-15, 15-9, 15-7

W

15-2, 15-4, 15-5

W

Sept. 1-3 - at Penn State Preview (!)

W

!S2

Villanova

!S3

St. Bonaventure

S23

Villanova

S24

Memphis State

S24 S30 O1

Maryland

at Temple

O8

Rhode Island

Massachusetts

O14 GWU

O15

15-1, 15-4, 15-4

at Rutgers

@O1 Northeastern

O7

15-8, 15-9, 15-2

17-15, 15-4, 15-5 15-2, 15-6, 15-6

15-6, 15-3, 15-3

8-15, 15-6, 15-11, 15-6 15-3, 15-4, 15-3

15-3, 13-15, 15-6, 15-10

N.C. St. 14-16, 15-9, 15-10, 13-15, 15-11

O19 at St. Bonaventure

15-2, 15-1, 15-4

Oct. 21-22 - at Tennessee Invitational (*) *O21 at Tennessee

15-7, 9-15, 15-7, 18-16

*O22 Alabama-Birmingham 15-4, 15-5, 15-3

*O22 Eastern Kentucky

&O29 Kent State

W

Tennessee

15-5, 15-10, 16-14

W

N18

West Virginia

15-0, 15-3, 15-2

W

N24

at UT Arlington15-12, 18-16, 10-15, 12-15, 13-15 L

W W

N5

15-3, 15-2, 15-3

!S3

1990

Record: 44-1 • Atlantic 10: 8-0 Atlantic 10 Champions

Head Coach: Russ Rose 15-9, 15-7, 15-6

Army

15-5, 15-4, 15-2

!S1

Villanova

15-2, 15-5, 15-2

!S2

St. Bonaventure

15-8, 15-2, 15-6

#S7

Maryland

Lehigh

15-1, 15-0, 15-5

W

#S8

Lehigh

15-0, 15-0, 15-7

15-3, 15-4, 15-5

W

W

at Purdue

16-14, 15-11, 15-5

W

#S9

Colorado15-10, 13-15, 1-15, 15-8, 3-15

L

San Jose St.12-15, 15-4, 8-15, 15-7, 15-6 W

Sept. 15-16 - at Sportsmart Classic (Chicago, Ill.) ($) $S15 UCLA $S16 Texas

15-6, 7-15, 5-15, 12-15

6-15, 15-6, 6-15, 16-14, 9-15

L

L

*S21 Florida

*S23 W. Michigan

at Massachusetts

15-12, 15-9, 15-9

W

15-13, 15-11, 15-12

W W

15-0, 15-2, 15-2

S30

at Rhode Is.15-11, 7-15, 15-2, 11-15, 15-6

W

O6

at GWU

%O1 Connecticut

@O7 William & Mary

L

W

15-4, 15-4, 15-7

W

15-3, 15-3, 15-11

W

15-3, 15-0, 15-11

W

L

@ - at College Park, Md.

15-6, 15-10, 15-8

#S8

S29

5-15, 9-15, 2-15

Indiana

W

W

15-2, 15-8, 15-4

!S2

W

Syracuse

at Illinois

Sept. 7 - at Penn State Invitational (#)

W

W

D1

W

*S22 New Mexico 6-15, 10-15, 15-12, 10-15

W

15-8, 15-7, 15-10

at UT-Arlington12-15, 15-13, 4-15, 15-12, 13-15 L

!S2

Sept. 21-23 - at Baden Invit. (University Park, Pa.) (*)

Pittsburgh15-10, 10-15, 15-6, 9-15, 15-5

Temple

Rhode Island

15-5, 16-14, 15-3

15-2, 15-5, 15-5-

W

W

N25

!S1

W

W

15-7, 15-5, 15-12

Cincinnati

#S9

W

15-2, 15-7, 15-6

!S1

W W

N19

!A31 Miami (Ohio)

Head Coach: Russ Rose

Sept. 8-9 - at Purdue Classic (#)

W

Central Michigan

Aug. 31- Sept. 2 - at Penn State Preview (!)

Atlantic 10 Champions

W

W

N11

L

1989

W

15-6, 15-11, 15-4 15-0, 15-2, 15-2

N5

W

W

O30 at Duquesne

N4

W

15-3, 15-1, 15-9

O28 at West Virginia 6-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-5

O29 at Pittsburgh

W

L

Record: 34-7 • Atlantic 10: 8-0

W

W

W

W

W

Nov. 18-19 - at Atlantic 10 Tourn.(Washington DC)

+N26 Notre Dame15-6, 12-15, 15-13, 5-15, 15-2 W

NCAA Sub-Regional (South Bend, Ind.)

15-5, 15-4, 16-14

15-6, 15-1, 15-11

15-13, 15-12, 15-12

15-6, 13-15, 14-16, 15-9, 15-7

% - at Danbury, (Conn.) H.S.

N19

$S16 Michigan

$S18 Providence

W

N20

7-15, 9-15, 13-15

$S17 Purdue

15-6, 15-5, 15-4

NCAA Sub-Regional (Champaign, Ill.)

#S10 Texas-Arlington

15-2, 15-6, 15-8

W

Nov. 19-20 - at Atlantic 10 Tourn. (University Park, Pa.)

Sept. 16-18 - at Baden Invit. (University Park, Pa.) ($) $S17 SW Missouri State

W

W

W

5-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-7

N11

15-8, 15-9, 15-4

N10

Nov. 11-12 - at Notre Dame Classic (*)

Record: 36-4 • Atlantic 10: 8-0

W

W

Pittsburgh

N10

The 1992 Penn State team captured its first Big Ten title with a 19-1 conference record.

at Duke

at UNC

W

15-2, 15-9, 15-1

15-4, 15-0, 15-11

at N.C. State

W

#S8

S13

S15

15-10, 15-6, 15-3

Georgetown

15-2, 15-1, 15-10

Eastern Illinois

15-6, 15-2, 15-9

Colorado

Virginia

W

W W W

W

W

W

15-7, 15-4, 15-6

W

15-5, 15-3, 15-5

W

W

Sept. 21-22 - at Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) ($) $S21 Texas A&M

$S22 Cal Poly-SLO

$S22 at LSU

S28

S29

O2

15-4, 15-8, 15-8

15-2, 15-0, 15-7

8-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-10

at Notre Dame

15-8, 15-7, 15-5

at St. Bonaventure

15-0, 15-7, 15-2

at Western Michigan 15-4, 15-8, 15-9

%O2 Akron

W

W

W

W

W

W

15-1, 15-7, 15-9

W

15-6, 15-4, 15-12

W

15-1, 15-4, 15-3

W

Oct. 5-6 - at Sportsmart Classic (Palos Heights, Ill.) (*) *O5 *O6

Long Beach State Colorado

15-7, 13-15, 15-10, 15-8

O12 at West Virginia

&O13 Kent State

O13 at Duquesne

O14 at Pittsburgh

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

15-3, 15-0, 15-3

15-1, 15-5, 15-11 18-16, 15-2, 15-5

W

W

W W

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Year-By-Year Results O28 Notre Dame

15-8. 15-9, 15-4

O29 Southern Illinois

N2

N3

N9

N10

N10

15-5, 15-3, 15-11

Connecticut

15-4, 15-3, 15-0

Liberty

15-5, 15-7, 15-4

Pittsburgh

15-1, 15-6, 15-7

William & Mary

15-1, 15-2, 15-5

Texas-Arlington

15-6, 15-1, 15-7

W

O18 at Iowa

W

O23 Pittsburgh

W

W

W

W

W

15-5, 15-4, 15-10

W

7-15, 15-10, 15-5, 15-13

W

O19 at Minnesota 9-15, 9-15, 15-10, 10-15 O25 Northwestern O26 N8

at Michigan State

N2

Illinois

17-15, 15-1, 15-17

W

15-0, 15-3, 15-12

W

N16

West Virginia

W

N15

Minnesota 15-11, 11-15, 12-15, 15-6, 15-13

W

Nov. 23-24 - at Whataburger Classic (Austin, Texas) (*)

N22

at Wisconsin

W

N17

George Washington

*N23 San Diego State

*N24 Texas

15-2, 15-1, 15-5

W

15-8, 15-4, 15-11

W

Purdue

D7

Wisconsin

Nebraska

15-6, 15-7, 15-5

15-12, 15-5, 9-15, 16-14

8-15, 10-15, 15-11

W

D13

Ohio State15-13, 9-15, 15-11, 5-15, 11-15 L

O31 Indiana

Iowa

N7

15-12, 7-15, 7-15, 18-16. 16-14

L

NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)

N30

L

15-5, 15-5, 15-3

8-15, 10-15, 15-11

W

D13

Ohio State15-13, 9-15, 15-11, 5-15, 11-15 Record: 28-4 • Big Ten: 19-1

W

Head Coach: Russ Rose

15-3, 15-3, 15-6

W

15-1, 15-5, 8-15, 15-11H

W

O5

at Purdue

at Illinois 15-4, 15-13, 7-15, 9-15, 16-18

O12 Michigan State

15-8, 15-4, 4-15, 15-13 15-8, 15-5, 15-3

15-8, 15-6, 15-2

1992

W

W

L

L

W

W

W

15-5, 15-4, 15-1

L

!S4

SE Louisiana

!S5

at LSU

!S5

Washington

N6

at Michigan

N11

Ohio State

N20

N27

N28

D10

Stanford

W W

15-10, 15-12, 15-2

W

9-15, 6-15, 12-15

W

W

L

15-2, 15-1, 15-5

W

15-13, 15-8, 15-9

W

13-15, 6-15, 13-15

L

1993

10-15, 8-15, 14-16

L

L

Big Ten Champions

Head Coach: Russ Rose Sept. 2-4 - at Penn State Classic (!) !S2

Southern Illinois

15-4, 15-5, 15-11

W

15-17, 15-12, 13-15, 15-11, 15-3

W

!S3

Pittsburgh

!S4

Nebraska11-15, 15-9, 4-15, 17-15, 10-15

WVU

15-12, 15-8, 15-5

Sept. 9-11 - at Hawaii Classic Classic (#) #S9

UCLA

15-11, 12-15, 7-15, 8-15

#S10 at Hawaii

15-12, 15-13, 15-8

#S11 Georgia Tech

15-12, 15-8, 19-17

Sept. 17-18 - at Penn State Invitational ($) $S17 St. Bonaventure

$S18 Lehigh

$S18 Connecticut

S24

Minnesota

O1

at Northwestern

S25

O2

O8

O9

Iowa

at Wisconsin Purdue

Indiana

O13 Ohio State

O15 at Illinois

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W

W

W

NCAA Regional (Champaign, Ill.)

!S4

e 1994 Penn State team won 23 of its first 24 games and tied for third in the country.

W

NCAA Runners-Up

W

Sept.11-12 - at Penn State Invitational (#)

W

15-8, 15-8, 15-11

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.) Notre Dame

W

W

15-8, 15-7, 15-5

at Northwestern

D3

W

15-11, 15-2, 15-10

15-9, 13-15, 15-7, 15-10

at Illinois

W

W

15-8, 15-11, 15-6

Iowa

W

15-1, 15-12, 15-4 15-7, 15-3, 15-5

at Michigan State

W

Record: 31-5 • Big Ten: 18-2

15-0, 15-0, 15-1

8-15, 11-15, 13-15

15-2, 15-9, 15-12

O30 Purdue

Big Ten Co-Champions

Sept. 4-5 - at LSU Tiger Classic (!)

15-4, 15-4, 15-5

O24 at Iowa

Minnesota

Colorado

W

O23 at Minnesota

O17 at Wisconsin

N21

D7

15-3, 15-4, 15-1

18-16, 15-8, 15-13

Wisconsin

W

15-6, 15-5, 15-3

O14 at Ohio State

N13

15-12, 15-2, 15-0

15-9, 15-2, 15-8

15-6, 10-15, 9-15, 15-4, 16-14

L

at Indiana

NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)

15-8, 15-8, 15-6

W

13-15, 9-15, 7-15

at N’western 7-15, 15-5, 7-15, 15-2, 10-15

W

W

W

W

15-0, 15-8, 15-10

15-9, 11-15, 15-9, 15-6

Ohio State15-12, 15-6, 16-18, 5-15, 16-18

O11 Michigan

W

L

15-12, 15-5, 9-15, 16-14

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

S28 O4

N23

15-6, 15-7, 15-5

W

W. Michigan 6-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-4, 15-3 Indiana

N16

12-15, 15-7, 15-13, 15-11

Sept. 13-14 - at Penn State Classic (#)

S27

15-4, 15-10, 15-7

Colorado

at Ohio State

GWU

O10 Michigan

Michigan State

D7

N29

S21

W

O9

W

Aug. 30- 31 - at Pittsburgh Classic (!)

S20

15-6, 5-15, 15-13, 15-8

at Indiana

O3

15-6, 15-6, 15-3

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

at Wisconsin

#S14 Army

at Purdue

O2

W

N22

#S14 West Virginia

W

15-12, 15-2, 15-0

1991

#S13 Georgetown

15-2, 15-3, 15-4

Illinois

at Indiana

12-15, 14-16, 15-10, 5-15

Arizona

Temple

15-5, 15-1, 15-2

S26

S27

N30

13-15, 9-15, 7-15

Head Coach: Russ Rose

S1

W

W

Record: 26-6 • Big Ten: 15-5

!A31 Miami (Ohio)

15-2, 15-7, 15-6

S25

15-8, 16-14, 15-4

at Ohio State

W

Northwestern

$S19 Villanova

L

N29

W W

15

Minnesota15-11, 11-15, 12-15, 15-6, 15-13

!A31 Arizona

W

at Northwestern7-15, 15-5, 7-15, 15-2, 10-

N15

!A30 at Pitt

W

15-4, 15-2, 15-2

W

W

15-3, 15-2, 15-6

W

NCAA Regional (Lincoln, Neb.) D8

N23

Iowa

115-4, 15-10, 15-10

$S18 BYU-Hawaii

15-11, 15-10, 15-2

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.) N29

N16

at Michigan

15-6, 15-7, 15-2

$S19 West Virginia

W

W

N9

#S12 Syracuse

W

at Ohio State 13-15, 15-9, 15-9, 15-10 15-5, 15-0, 15-13

15-4, 15-1, 15-0

15-2, 15-7, 15-4

N12

Nov. 16-17 - at Atlantic 10 Tourn. (Philadelphia, Pa.)

15-6, 15-7, 15-5

#S12 Army

Sept. 4-5 - at Penn State Classic ($)

Wisconsin 8-15, 11-15, 15-10, 15-7, 15-11

Purdue

#S11 Kent State

W

15-6, 15-8, 15-0

N1

L

O16 at Illinois State

15-1, 15-4, 15-3

15-5, 15-3, 15-3

W

L L

W

W

W

W

15-3, 15-3, 15-8

W

15-4, 15-1, 15-4

W

11-15, 15-10, 15-9, 15-13 15-10, 15-12, 15-4

8-15, 15-3, 15-2, 16-14

15-4, 15-5, 15-7 15-4, 15-9, 15-5

W

W

W

W

W

15-7, 15-12, 15-2

W

15-7, 15-4, 17-15

W

15-10, 15-12, 15-9

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

W

Year-By-Year Results $S9

$S9

Oregon State

15-6, 15-4, 15-13

at New Mexico

15-8, 15-5, 15-12

Sept. 15-16 - at Penn State Invitational (*)

15-2, 15-4, 15-3

W

*S16 Connecticut

15-0, 15-0, 15-9

W

15-2, 15-1, 15-8

S22

at Indiana

15-0, 15-8, 15-10

S29

Minnesota

15-8, 15-5, 15-5

S23

S30 O4

O6

O7

at Illinois15-10, 13-15, 12-15, 15-11, 15-13 Wisconsin

15-11, 15-6, 16-14

at Ohio State

8-12, 7-11, 21-18

George Mason 11-15, 15-4, 15-8, 15-2

Iowa

16-18, 15-12, 15-4, 15-6

O13 at Purdue

17-15, 18-16, 15-10

O14 at Northwestern

15-7, 15-4, 15-13

O17 Duke

15-9, 15-5, 15-9

O20 Michigan

O21

O22 at Michigan State

15-4, 15-9, 15-8

O23 at Michigan

15-8, 15-9, 15-7

O29 Wisconsin

O30 Northwestern

N5

W

15-9, 15-8, 15-4

W

15-6, 15-7, 15-9

W

15-1, 15-6, 15-4

at Indiana

W

S23

S24

S30

at Indiana

O27 at Wisconsin

W

Michigan State 10-15, 15-5, 15-10, 15-2

W

N17

at Michigan State

W

N24

Illinois

at Iowa

O1

at Minnesota

O8

Michigan

15-7, 15-9, 9-15, 15-8

15-6, 15-4, 15-7

at Purdue

15-13, 15-6, 15-4

W

N13

Illinois

15-4, 15-10, 15-3

W

O15 at Northwestern

15-1, 15-1, 15-2

W

O22 Purdue

15-7, 11-15, 4-15, 9-15

L

at Ohio State15-12, 15-12, 2-15, 16-18, 15-17

N19

Michigan

N26

at Iowa

N20

15-5, 15-4, 17-15

Michigan State

15-8, 15-8, 15-12

N27

at Minnesota

D4

Northern Illinois

D9

Colorado 9-15, 16-14, 16-18, 15-18, 15-7

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

15-5, 15-8, 15-8

NCAA Mideast Regional (Minneapolis, Minn.) D10

Notre Dame

L

W

W W

W

15-12, 15-5, 15-12

W

D16

Brigham Young15-13, 6-15, 16-14, 15-12

W

D18

LBSU

NCAA National Semifinal (Madison, Wis.) NCAA National Final (Madison, Wis.)

13-15, 15-12, 11-15, 14-16

1994

L

!S2

!S3

San Francisco

Central Michigan

Rutgers

!S3

American

#S9

UCLA

15-7, 15-6, 15-4

W

15-2, 15-6, 15-1

W

15-6, 15-8, 15-9

15-10, 15-6, 15-1

15-6, 15-9, 15-3

15-3, 15-6, 15-11

O28 Minnesota

15-5, 15-12, 15-9

15-8, 15-3, 15-6

O29 Iowa

15-7, 15-11, 15-8

W

W

W

W

#S10 LSU

15-3, 15-9, 15-4

Sept. 16-17 - at Penn State Invitational ($) $S16 Kent State

$S17 St. Bonaventure

$S17 Connecticut

S21

Ohio State

15-0, 15-3, 15-3

15-1, 15-2, 15-5

15-0, 15-4, 15-10

16-18, 9-15, 17-15, 13-15

N19

at Illinois

at Ohio State

N26

Indiana

D3

Ball State

15-9, 15-10, 15-1

W

15-4, 15-4, 15-11

W

15-8, 15-5, 18-16

W

9-15, 3-15, 15-4, 9-15

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.) Notre Dame

D10

Nebraska

D15

UCLA

15-4, 15-6, 15-2

L

W

12-15, 15-11, 15-9, 15-8

W

15-3, 4-15, 9-15, 15-5, 11-15

L

1995

D8

at Nebraska

Head Coach: Russ Rose

!A25 at Nebraska

4-15, 3-15, 6-15

15-9, 15-9, 15-9

W

$S8

Iowa State

15-5, 15-7, 15-6

W

Sept. 8-9 - at Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) ($)

L

1996

S2

at New Orleans

15-7, 15-5, 15-5

W

at LSU

15-3, 15-7, 15-6

Sept. 6-7 - Penn State Invitational (#) #S6

#S7

#S7

Connecticut

W

15-8, 15-9, 15-4

W

10-15, 15-6, 16-14, 16-14

W

Massachusetts

$S13 Notre Dame

W

15-2, 15-12, 15-4

St. Bonaventure

15-3, 15-6, 15-3

Sept. 13-14 - Mizuno USA Cup (Chicago, Ill.) ($)

W

$S14 Washington State

15-6, 15-8, 15-11

S20

Baylor

15-5, 15-5, 15-11

W

S21

Alabama

15-2, 15-2, 15-5

W

15-13, 17-15, 15-9

W

15-2, 15-11, 15-8

W

S21

O5

Washington

L

W

W

W

W

15-6, 15-3, 15-1

15-10, 15-2, 15-9 15-1, 15-7, 15-1

L

W

Memphis

!S1

S27

#S2

West Virginia

W

!S1

L

#S2

W

L

Sept. 1 - Louisiana State Classic (!)

W

Louisiana State

W

Big Ten Co-Champions

15-5, 15-9, 15-1

#S1

W

7-15, 6-15, 16-14, 2-15

Sept. 20-21 - Penn State Classic (*)

Record: 27-8 • Big Ten: 14-6

W

W

Head Coach: Russ Rose

N23

W

15-8, 15-5, 15-5

W

W

W L

Georgia Tech

L

15-4, 15-6, 15-5

15-3, 15-2, 15-8

Sept. 1-2 - at Penn State Classic (#)

W

D3

Record: 31-3 • Big Ten: 18-2

Wisconsin

W

W

W

at Purdue

L

W

17-15, 15-6, 15-7

15-2, 15-5, 15-10

W W

Indiana

15-17, 13-15, 15-9, 15-3, 11-15

Northwestern

N12

W

L

at Mich. 12-15, 15-10, 15-13, 5-15, 13-15

N11

N18

W

14-16, 8-15, 7-15

W

at Michigan St.14-16, 15-5, 16-18, 16-14, 14-16

W

W

15-11, 15-8, 15-0

N5

W

15-7, 15-1, 15-3

15-5, 15-2, 15-6

NCAA Mideast Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)

!A26 Cal St. Northridge

W

N25

Northwestern

Purdue

W

#S10 at Florida State

W

N18

15-9, 15-4, 15-9

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

Aug. 25-26 - at NACWAA Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) (!)

15-4, 15-3, 15-10

N10

N11

at Iowa

W

W

Sept. 9-10 - at VB Monthly Invit. (Tallahassee, Fla.) (#) 10-15, 15-12, 15-12, 15-13

N3

5-15, 14-16, 13-15

at Michigan

W

W

W

Ohio State

N4

NCAA National Semifinal (Austin, Texas)

Head Coach: Russ Rose !S1

15-11, 15-13, 15-7

O21 Illinois

D9

NCAA Third Place (Tie)

Sept. 1-3 - at Penn State Classic (!)

O14 at Wisconsin

NCAA Mideast Regional (Lincoln, Neb.)

Record: 31-4 • Big Ten: 17-3

15-11, 15-7, 15-12

15-8, 15-12, 15-3

15-7, 6-15, 15-7, 15-7

N6

N10

21-8, 21-9, 15-11

O28 at Minnesota N1

W

Michigan State16-14, 6-15, 10-15, 15-13, 14-16 L

W

W

O7

15-4, 15-5, 15-2

18-16, 16-14, 9-15, 15-7

at Ball State

W

*S15 Lehigh

*S16 St. Bonaventure

e 1997 squad finished second in the nation and captured the Big Ten title.

W

S28

O4

William & Mary at Minnesota at Wisconsin

Purdue

Indiana

15-6, 15-6, 15-3

15-11, 15-3, 15-12

15-7, 15-8, 15-8

O11

at Michigan St.15-9, 7-15, 7-15, 15-9, 12-15

O16

at Ohio State15-8, 15-10, 10-14, 10-17, 15-17

O12 at Northwestern O19 Michigan

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

W W W

W L

15-8, 15-7, 15-11

W

15-5, 15-1, 15-9

W

L

www.GoPSUsports.com 157

Year-By-Year Results O25 Iowa

15-4, 15-2, 15-5

O26 Illinois

N1

15-11, 15-7, 15-13

at Indiana

15-6, 15-10, 15-13

W

O3

O4

O6

Illinois

15-9, 15-5, 15-2

Wisconsin

15-11, 15-9, 15-11

W

W

Team USA (Exh.)15-8, 15-13, 13-15, 15-12 W

O10 Iowa

15-9, 15-7, 15-7

W

O17 at Michigan

N15

at Michigan

15-6, 15-4, 15-11

W

O22 at Indiana

15-3, 15-4, 12-15, 15-6

W

N23

at Iowa

O31 at Wisconsin

11-15, 7-15, 15-6, 5-15

L

N13

Ohio State

N22 N29

6-15, 15-4, 15-12, 15-5

at Illinois

Wisconsin

N30

Minnesota

D8

Georgia Tech

D13

Wisconsin

15-7, 11-9, 10-14, 17-8

11-15, 15-6, 15-9, 15-4

15-9, 15-11, 7-15, 15-8

11-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-13

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

W W

W

W W

15-7, 15-10, 15-13

W

15-11, 15-5, 15-5

W

NCAA East Regional (Lincoln, Neb.) D14

W

at Nebraska12-15, 15-8, 13-15, 15-9, 18-20 L

1997

O11 Minnesota O19

15-3, 15-3, 11-15, 15-1 15-5, 15-7, 15-7

15-9, 15-6, 15-9

N1

at Illinois

13-15, 15-7, 18-16, 15-13

N8

at Iowa

15-6, 15-6, 15-10

N7

N14

N15

N21 N22

N26

N28

at Minnesota

15-6, 15-6, 15-13

Purdue

15-10, 15-8, 15-6

15-5, 15-4, 15-5

NCAA Runners-Up

D6

Northern Illinois

D12

Ohio State

D13

Brigham Young

D18

Florida

D20

Stanford

15-0, 15-12, 15-10

NCAA National Final (Spokane, Wash.)

A29

Duquesne

W

#S5

at Connecticut

#S6

Stanford

15-3, 15-2, 15-0

Sept. 5-6 - Connecticut Invitational (#) #S6

Missouri

15-5, 15-2, 15-4

W

14-16, 15-6, 15-12, 15-7

W

15-3, 15-7, 15-6

Sept. 12-13 - Penn State Classic ($) $S12 West Virginia

$S13 UNC-Asheville

$S13 Massachusetts

W

15-0, 15-2, 15-2

15-1, 15-0, 15-6

*S19 Nebraska *S20 Texas S26

S27

at Ohio State at Purdue

W

10-15, 6-15, 15-2, 17-15, 9-15

L

1998

W

!S5

Youngstown State

15-1, 15-8, 15-6

W

S8

at West Virginia

15-3, 12-15, 15-7, 15-2

W

W

!S4

!S5

Illinois-Chicago William & Mary

W

15-7, 15-7, 15-8 15-8, 15-2, 15-3

Iowa

15-4, 15-6, 15-4

13-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-3

O16 Michigan

15-0, 15-5, 15-4

O17 Michigan State

15-3, 15-7, 15-6

O23 at Indiana

15-9, 15-6, 15-6

O24 at Northwestern

15-11, 15-1, 15-6

O30 Purdue

15-3, 15-7, 15-7

O31 Illinois

15-6, 15-9, 15-2

N6

at Wisconsin

N11

at Ohio State

N20

at Michigan State

N7

N14

N21

N27 N28

W

W

W

15-6, 15-7, 15-17, 8-15, 15-12

15-5, 15-12, 15-10

at Iowa

15-5, 15-3, 15-6

Indiana

W

W

W

W

W W

W

W W

15-7, 15-2, 15-3

Northwestern

W

15-7, 15-5, 15-10

15-6, 15-7, 15-13

at Michigan

W

W

15-5, 15-9, 15-9

Minnesota

W

15-13, 15-2, 15-3

15-5, 15-6, 15-10

W

W

W W

W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.) D4

Bucknell

15-5, 15-1, 15-5

Clemson

15-2, 15-11, 15-5

Louisville

Brigham Young

15-5, 15-8, 15-2

18-16, 15-2, 15-10

NCAA National Semifinal (Madison, Wis.)

15-2, 15-4, 15-7

Sept. 11-12 - at USA Cup (Chicago, Ill.) (#)

at Illinois

W W

O10 Wisconsin

D12

W

15-1, 15-10, 15-4

O9

D11

15-4, 15-1, 15-2

15-5, 15-6, 15-0

W

NCAA Central Regional (University Park, Pa.)

Head Coach: Russ Rose

16-14, 15-12, 16-14

O2

D5

NCAA Runners-Up

Sept. 4-5 - at Penn State Invitational (!)

15-3, 15-7, 7-15, 15-4

W

Big Ten Champions

W

Sept. 19-20 - Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge (Madison, Wis) (*)

W

Record: 35-1 • Big Ten: 20-0

W

W

W

15-11, 15-12, 15-13

W

15-3, 15-0, 15-9

W

W

!A23 at Stanford

15-8, 15-13, 15-9

W

15-4, 15-4, 15-10

NCAA National Semifinal (Spokane, Wash.)

W

W

W

Aug. 22-23 - NACWAA Classic (Palo Alto, Calif.) (!) !A22 Brigham Young 15-8, 15-5, 12-15, 15-13

W

15-8, 15-7, 15-4

NCAA East Regional (University Park, Pa.)

Big Ten Co-Champions

Head Coach: Russ Rose

15-5, 15-6, 15-3

W

15-1, 15-3, 15-3

at Purdue

W

at Michigan State

W

15-13, 15-4, 15-9

Ohio State

O3

15-6, 15-8, 15-8

15-9, 15-5, 15-7

S23

W

Michigan

Indiana

15-0, 15-2, 15-0

15-2, 15-7, 15-0

$S19 American

at Minnesota

W

15-9, 15-0, 15-3

$S18 New Orleans

S25

15-7, 15-4, 15-13

Northwestern

Bucknell

W

Ohio State

NCAA Sub-Regional (University Park, Pa.)

Record: 34-2 • Big Ten: 19-1

W

at N’western15-3, 15-11, 7-15, 13-15, 16-14 W

O25 Michigan State

W

15-6, 15-6, 15-7

$S19 Morgan State

19-9, 10-14, 18-10, 17-14

N9

15-3, 15-2, 15-0

S15

15-3, 15-7, 15-9

W

Michigan St.

Northwestern

#S12 Illinois

Sept. 18-19 - at Penn State Classic ($)

W

N8

#S11 UCLA

W

15-12, 15-5, 15-10

N2

at Purdue

W

W

D17

Nebraska

D19

LBSU

W W

W

15-11, 15-8, 8-15, 15-11

W

3-15, 10-15, 15-3, 16-14, 12-15

L

NCAA National Final (Madison, Wis.)

W

W

1999

Record: 36-1 • Big Ten: 20-0 NCAA Champions

Big Ten Champions

Head Coach: Russ Rose Aug. 27-28 - at NACWAA Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) (!) !A27 Florida 12-15, 15-8, 10-15, 15-10, 12-15 !A28 Nebraska

W

Sept. 3-4 - Penn State Classic (#) #S3

Akron

15-4, 15-3, 15-1

W

#S4

Maryland

15-5, 15-5, 15-4

W

#S4 S6

Bradley

15-3, 15-2, 15-1

West Virginia

15-4, 15-2, 15-4

Sept. 10-11 - Penn State Invitational ($) $S10 UNC Charlotte $S11 Toledo

$S11 Kansas State S17

Texas

S24

at Mich. St.

S18

S25 e 1998 team captured Penn State’s fifth Big Ten title and finished second in the nation.

158 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

L

11-15, 15-12, 15-8, 16-14

O1

Texas

at Michigan Illinois

15-3, 15-0, 15-4

W

W W

15-3, 15-2, 15-4

W

9-15, 15-7, 15-1, 15-13

W

15-5, 15-9, 15-10

15-6, 12-15, 15-10, 15-11

10-15, 15-3, 15-5, 11-15, 15-8

15-2, 15-5, 15-3

15-2, 15-5, 15-7

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

W

W W

W

W

Year-By-Year Results 2001

Record: 22-8 • Big Ten: 14-6 Head Coach: Russ Rose

Aug. 31-Sept. 1 - Penn State Invitational ($) $A31 Villanova

$S1

$S1 S4

30-24, 30-25, 30-13

Loyola (Md.)

UNC

W

30-28, 26-30, 16-30, 23-30

L

30-17, 28-30, 30-25, 28-30, 15-9

Stanford

W

30-13, 30-14, 30-16

W

Sept. 7-8- Penn State Classic (@)

@S7 George Mason26-30, 30-24, 30-23, 30-14 W

@S8 UNC-Asheville

@S8 Rutgers

S15

at Long Beach State

S21

Indiana

S16 S22

S26

S29

e 2000 team advanced to the NCAA Pacific Regional Finals in Los Angeles, Calif. O2

O6

O8 O9

Indiana

15-6, 15-9, 15-10

Ohio State

O15 at Purdue

O22 Iowa

O23 Minnesota

O27 at Ohio State

O30 Northwestern N5

N12

N13

N19

N20

N26

15-8, 15-4, 15-2

USPV Dream Team (Exhib.)15-6, 15-6, 15-11, 15-7

O16 at Wisconsin

N6

15-5, 15-5, 15-1

Northwestern

at Indiana

at Illinois

15-1, 15-5, 15-4

13-15, 15-9, 15-4, 15-4

15-3, 15-5, 15-4

15-10, 15-3, 15-3

15-6, 15-12, 15-17, 15-4

15-7, 15-5, 15-4

15-6, 15-2, 15-2

15-6, 15-13, 6-15, 15-8

Michigan

Michigan State

at Minnesota

at Iowa

Wisconsin

15-2, 15-11, 15-6

15-7, 15-10, 15-3

15-2, 15-5, 13-15, 15-7

15-2, 15-9, 15-5

16-14, 10-15, 15-5, 15-9

N27

Purdue

D3

Robert Morris

W

W W

L

W

W

W

D4

Baylor

D9

Minnesota

D10

UCLA

D16

Pacific

D18

Stanford

W

S6

Bucknell

at Texas

S22

S29

at Wisconsin

9-15, 9-15, 6-15

L

15-13, 12-15, 12-15, 11-15

W

W

W

W

15-9, 15-9, 17-15

W W

O6

at Michigan St. 11-15, 15-6, 15-10, 15-7

O13 Purdue

O14 Illinois

O18 Indiana O20

15-9, 15-6, 15-1

N11

Wisconsin 15-7, 11-15, 5-15, 15-5, 15-12

Northwestern

at Indiana

15-4, 15-4, 15-9

15-12, 15-11, 15-7

Sept. 8-9 - Penn State Invitational ($)

34-32, 24-30, 30-22, 30-25

W

L

N9

at Illinois30-17, 30-25, 30-32, 28-30, 15-17

W

N16

Michigan23-30, 30-22, 26-30, 30-25, 15-9 W

W

N23

at Iowa

W

W

N10

N17 N24

at Indiana

Michigan State21-30, 30-32, 30-28, 28-30 30-21, 30-28, 30-16

L L

W

at Minnesota30-20, 30-26, 27-30, 28-30, 18-16 W

at Illinois

W

W

N30

Fairfield

L

11-30, 28-30, 18-30

2002

W

W

$A30 Rutgers

30-14, 30-10, 30-16

W

30-25, 30-26, 29-31, 30-27

W

vs. New Hampshire 30-22, 30-18, 30-20

W

at Fairfield

W

$A31 Akron

30-13, 30-11, 30-6

W

#S7

W

Sept. 13-14 - Penn State Classic (%)

Washington State 15-6, 15-7, 9-15, 15-3

NCAA Pacific Regional (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Colorado State 9-15, 15-11, 15-12, 15-7 Southern California

11-15, 9-15, 4-15

L

L

Head Coach: Russ Rose

D2

W

W

Record: 25-8 • Big Ten: 14-6

W

W

30-21, 30-24, 30-24

UCLA

Sept. 6-7 - at Fairfield Tournament (#)

D8

L

W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.)

D7

L

W

30-24, 30-20, 30-23

$A31 Quinnipiac

James Madison

W

19-30, 23-30, 19-30

at Purdue

W

16-14, 15-10, 15-7

15-0, 15-3, 15-12

N2

15-13, 15-5, 15-7

at Purdue

W

O31 Ohio State

Aug. 30-31 - Penn State Invitational ($)

N25 D1

W

O27 Wisconsin20-30, 28-30, 30-23, 30-26, 15-9 W

W

W

W

30-25, 30-21, 30-23

15-5, 15-11, 15-12

15-2, 15-10, 15-7

15-3, 15-9, 15-12

O26 Northwestern

30-23, 30-24, 30-25

W

W

W

15-12, 15-4, 15-10

15-13, 15-3, 15-10

O19 at Michigan State

W

at Iowa 15-13, 15-17, 12-15, 15-8, 16-14

15-7, 15-5, 15-7

Ohio State

W

30-22, 30-19, 30-27

D1

N18

15-7, 8-15, 15-5, 16-14

Youngstown State 30-23, 30-17, 30-20

O12 Minnesota

L

W

W

L

W

15-6, 15-10, 15-10

at Ohio State15-5, 10-15, 16-14, 7-15, 15-9

at Minnesota15-17, 12-15, 15-11, 15-6, 10-15

N24

30-19, 30-24, 30-23

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.)

N4

N15

at Northwestern

W

O28 Michigan State

N10

W

23-30, 19-30, 31-30

15-7, 15-10, 15-9

O27 Michigan N3

15-3, 15-6, 15-4

14-16, 15-5, 15-6, 7-15, 15-12

15-8, 12-15, 2-15, 15-13, 12-15

L

at Michigan15-17, 12-15, 15-3, 15-13, 15-10 W

15-2, 15-6, 15-10

2000

W

O7

W

15-7, 15-13, 13-15, 15-8

at Wisconsin

18-30, 28-30, 27-30

at N’western15-10, 14-16, 15-4, 12-15, 12-15

Minnesota

30-26, 30-16, 30-23

at Ohio State24-30, 30-28, 30-28, 29-31, 12-15 L

Purdue

O20 at Michigan

W

W

W

30-15, 30-18, 31-29

W

W

W

30-22, 30-21, 30-21

O13 Iowa

15-6, 15-0, 15-5

15-5, 15-13, 15-7

CANCELLED

30-28, 24-30, 30-19, 30-20

W

W

W

Sept. 1-2 - at Longhorn Classic (#) Arkansas

*S16 Eastern Kentucky

15-3, 15-8, 15-3

O6

Illinois

CANCELLED

O9

Iowa

Aug. 25-26 - at NACWAA Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) (!)

#S2

Sept. 15-16 - Penn State Classic (*)

*S15 West Virginia

O5

at UC-Irvine

W

W

S30

Head Coach: Russ Rose

#S1

15-11, 15-4, 15-10

W

W

Record: 30-6 • Big Ten: 16-4

!A26 at Florida

15-1, 15-6, 15-5

15-1, 15-1, 15-0

at Villanova

S23

15-1, 15-1, 15-2

NCAA National Final (Honolulu, Hawaii)

!A25 UCLA

Navy

W

W

NCAA National Semifinal (Honolulu, Hawaii)

S12

15-8, 15-3, 15-4

James Madison

*S16 Fairfield

15-7, 15-6, 15-3

15-11, 15-9, 15-5

$S9

$S9

Rutgers

W

W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.) NCAA Central Regional (University Park, Pa.)

$S8

30-11, 30-14, 30-8

30-24, 30-28, 30-32, 30-25

#S6

#S8

vs. Seton Hall

%S13 Villanova

%S14 Morgan State

%S14 Army

30-18, 30-18, 30-14

30-19, 30-17, 30-12

30-10, 30-27, 30-20

30-23, 30-22, 30-13

30-12, 30-15, 30-17

Sept. 20-22 - at American Volleyball Classic (!)

W

W

W

W

W

!S20

vs. Florida30-32, 30-20, 30-32, 30-28, 13-15 L

S27

Indiana

!S22

S28

vs. Yale

30-15, 30-17, 30-13

30-22, 30-21, 33-31

W W

Ohio State23-30, 22-30, 30-26, 30-20, 15-9 W

1999, 2007 & 2008 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, 28 CONSECUTIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

www.GoPSUsports.com 159

Year-By-Year Results !S9

vs. San Francisco 30-21, 30-20, 30-24

W

!S11

vs. E. Washington 30-22, 30-26, 30-14

W

#S17 Maryland-Balt. Co.30-14, 30-12, 30-12

W

#S18 West Virginia

W

!S10

at Stanford31-29, 23-30, 30-25, 26-30, 15-12 W

Sept. 17-18 - Penn State Classic (#) #S18 Yale S24

at Northwestern

O1

Iowa

S26

@S19 Robert Morris

O11 Michigan

W

@S20 Cincinnati

O12 Michigan State O18 at Iowa

O19 at Minnesota

30-23, 32-30, 30-25

W

S27

O25 Northwestern

30-23, 30-27, 30-21

W

W

30-19, 30-24, 30-27

W

30-21, 30-21, 30-24 27-30, 20-30, 19-30

L

O26

Wisconsin30-23, 30-32, 30-21, 28-30, 10-15

N2

at Mich.29-31, 30-28, 20-30, 30-15, 10-15 L

N9

Illinois

N1

N8

N15

N16

N22

30-27, 25-30, 30-27, 30-18

O16

Michigan St.30-17, 30-24, 23-30, 30-22

Indiana

Wisconsin

W

N17

at Ohio State 30-28, 22-30, 30-19, 30-28

W

N26

at Michigan State 30-28, 30-24, 30-21

30-20, 30-20, 30-25

W

30-27, 19-30, 20-30, 26-30

L

30-20, 30-17, 30-15

Purdue

O18 Minnesota

30-15, 30-20, 30-17

W

30-27, 30-16, 30-22

W

30-25, 30-25, 30-25

W

at Ohio State

28-30, 30-32, 25-30

at Wisconsin

30-27, 30-24, 30-27

W

Minnesota

30-28, 30-25, 30-20

W

at Indiana

N30

Iowa

D6

Pennsylvania

30-19, 30-14, 30-16

L

L

Temple

24-30, 26-30, 30-26, 23-30

2003

W

N19

at Ohio State 17-30, 30-27, 30-21, 30-25

L

N22

N28

Wisconsin

30-16, 27-30, 30-19, 30-20

W

Robert Morris

D6

Pittsburgh

30-10, 30-18, 30-11

W

D12 D13

W

Kansas State12-30, 30-27, 30-21, 31-29

W

at Florida

21-30, 24-30, 16-30

$A29 Colorado

26-30, 30-22, 30-27, 30-25

W

$A30 at Maine

30-15, 30-14, 30-11

W

30-25, 28-30, 30-22, 30-25

W

Head Coach: Russ Rose

30-26, 30-21, 30-22

W

Sept. 3-4 - Penn State Invitational ($)

W

$S4

$A30 SE Missouri St.

30-23, 30-17, 30-19

Sept. 5-6 - Akron Zips Invitational (!) !S5

!S6 !S6

Pittsburgh

American at Akron

30-19, 30-25, 30-24

Sept. 12-13 - BYU Mizuno Classic (#) #S12 Rice

30-27, 30-26, 30-14

#S13 at BYU30-21, 27-30, 23-30, 30-26, 13-15

Sept. 19-20 - Penn State Classic (@)

W

W

L

W

25-30, 33-31, 30-21, 30-21

NCAA East Regional (Gainesville, Fla.)

2004

L

Record: 29-3 • Big Ten: 18-2

Rutgers

$S4

BYU

Quinnipiac

at Michigan

30-26, 31-29, 30-23

W

American

30-18, 30-18, 35-33

W

34-32, 30-27, 31-29

24-30, 30-22, 25-30, 28-30

2005

W L

Big Ten Champions

Head Coach: Russ Rose (Omaha, Neb) ($) $A27 vs. Hawaii

30-27, 30-26, 30-18

#A31 vs. USC #S1

30-23, 30-27, 28-30, 30-28

vs. W. Michigan

30-19, 30-26, 30-22

W

W

#S2

at Hawaii22-30, 17-30, 30-27, 30-18, 15-11 W

!S9

vs. Pacific

!S11

at Nebraska

Sept. 9-11 - at Nebraska Players Challenge (!)

!S10

vs. Pepperdine

30-13, 30-15, 30-12

30-20, 30-24, 30-23 14-30, 27-30, 25-30

Sept. 16-17 - Penn State Classic (&)

W

W

L

&S16 Seton Hall

30-20, 30-17, 30-20

W

&S17 Marshall

30-19, 30-25, 30-13

W

S23 S24 S28

Illinois

W

30-18, 30-24, 30-24

W

at Northwestern

30-14, 30-21, 30-16

W

30-26, 27-30, 30-17, 30-11

W

O8

at Wisconsin

O14

31-29, 30-19, 30-21

W

at Ohio State

Indiana

O7

30-17, 30-16, 30-17

Purdue22-30, 30-21, 27-30, 30-24, 15-11 W

O1

W

W

Aug. 31-Sept. 2 - at Hawaiian Airlines Classic (#)

W

30-11, 30-5, 30-16

W

Record: 31-3 • Big Ten: 20-0

30-24, 30-25, 30-18

Sept. 9-11 - at Stanford Invitational (!)

160 PENN STATE 2009-2010 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

W

&S17 Pennsylvania

Big Ten Champions

$S3

30-21, 30-28, 30-19

$A26 vs. Stanford24-30, 24-30, 30-28,30-23, 10-15 L

at Minnesota30-19, 30-26, 27-30, 30-24 W

D5

W

Illinois

W

W

at Iowa

W

W

Aug. 26-27 - AVCA/NACWAA Showcase

30-24, 30-23, 30-21

N29

30-17, 30-25, 30-8

23-30, 32-30, 30-25, 30-28

Northwestern

W

W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.)

Big Ten Champions

30-19, 30-21, 30-21

Mich. St. 30-28, 24-30, 30-21, 28-30, 15-8

W

N15

W

NCAA West Regional (Seattle, Wash.)

W

W

30-19, 24-30, 30-27, 30-18

30-23, 30-17, 30-19

W

30-13, 30-24, 30-23

Michigan

Head Coach: Russ Rose $A29 Rhode Island

at Purdue

N14

Record: 31-5 • Big Ten: 17-3

Aug. 29-30 - Maine “Sea Sun” Invitational ($)

W

W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.) 30-23, 30-10, 30-26

30-25, 30-25, 30-19

30-22, 30-23, 30-21

at Iowa

W

vs. UCLA

D3

at Wisconsin26-30, 28-30, 30-24, 30-20, 14-16 L 30-16, 30-15, 30-28

W

30-18, 30-21, 30-27

D10

O31 Northwestern Illinois

30-22, 30-19, 30-18

L

W

at Indiana

Purdue

Maryland

30-18, 30920, 30-25

N8

N27

W

D4

O22 Ohio State

N1

N20

L

30-18, 30-24, 30-32, 30-15

W

W

N7

N13

W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.)

30-14, 30-23, 30-19

O24

N6

at Illinois

W

W

O17 Iowa

26-30, 18-30, 21-30

W

N12

Purdue

O10 at Illinois

30-23, 30-21, 30-14

at Minnesota 32-30, 30-28, 22-30, 30-26

O3 O4

Michigan

N5

at Mich. St.30-20, 28-30, 30-28, 26-30, 16-14 W at Mich.31-29, 31-33, 32-30, 26-30, 15-12

W

30-15, 30-24, 30-15

Indiana

W

W

30-28, 30-27, 30-26

O29

W

W

at Purdue

Ohio State25-30, 30-22, 26-30, 30-26, 11-15

S26

O11 at N’western31-29, 24-30, 30-22, 30-27

at N’western30-27, 23-30, 24-30, 26-30

D7

30-22, 30-14, 30-18

30-18, 30-15, 30-20

at Mich. St.29-31, 30-20, 30-28, 24-30, 13-15 L

N23 N29

L

@S20 Brown

W

at Indiana

O30

W

34-32, 30-28, 30-24

30-25, 30-21, 30-20

30-15, 30-17, 30-18

O20

e 2003 team started the current string of six consecutive Big Ten championships.

at Purdue

30-19, 30-26, 30-28

O9

O22

at Illinois

30-25, 30-24, 30-24

W

Minnesota36-34, 28-30, 27-30, 30-26, 11-15 L

O15

O5

at Wisconsin

30-18, 30-20, 30-18

O2

O8

O4

30-16, 30-14, 30-11

Michigan

30-24, 30-10, 30-18 30-21, 30-25, 30-22 30-23, 30-15, 30-23

12-TIME BIG TEN CHAMPIONS ‘92, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08

W W W

Year-By-Year Results O15

Michigan State

O21

at Iowa

O28

Wisconsin

O22

O29

at Minnesota

N19

at Illinois

30-12, 30-11, 30-15

N25 N26

Minnesota

30-14, 30-24, 30-21

Iowa

30-14, 30-24, 30-16

at Michigan State 30-25, 30-21, 30-15 at Michigan

30-21, 30-13, 30-27

Binghamton

30-15, 30-8, 30-10

W

vs. Purdue

30-24, 30-18, 30-15

W

D9

W

W

30-28, 30-22, 30-18

30-20, 30-12, 30-19

W

30-19, 30-16, 30-13

at Purdue

Hofstra

NCAA West Regional (Seattle, Wash.)

at Indiana

31-29, 30-9, 30-26

D2

W

W

N11 N18

30-9, 30-17, 30-20

27-30, 30-16, 30-22, 30-21

W

30-24, 30-23, 30-21

Ohio State

N12

30-15, 30-21, 30-23

Northwestern

N2 N4

30-19, 30-17, 30-21

D8

at Wasington27-30, 24-30, 30-28, 26-30 Record: 34-2 • Big Ten: 20-0

W W W

A24

A25

Texas

Texas

30-23, 32-34, 30-22, 30-24

W

19-30, 30-13, 30-21, 30-24

W

$A31 vs. Cal Poly30-24, 30-27, 26-30, 27-30, 15-7

W

Aug. 31 - Holiday Inn Classic (Lincoln, Neb.) ($)

D3

Long Island

Sept. 2 - Holiday Inn Classic (Omaha, Neb.) ($)

D9

Tennessee 27-30, 30-14, 27-30, 31-33

30-11, 30-27, 30-8

NCAA East Regional (University Park, Pa.)

W

W L

2006

%S8

W

$A26 at LSU 30-32, 24-30, 30-23, 30-23, 15-6

W

#S1

Eastern Kentucky 30-23, 30-16, 30-18

W

#S2

Duke

W

#S2

West Virginia

30-11, 30-14, 30-14 30-18, 30-18, 30-22

Sept. 7-8 - at Texas Classic (Austin, Texas) (!) !S7

!S8

vs. Missouri

30-19, 30-21, 30-21

at Texas27-30, 28-30, 30-28, 36-34, 15-13

Sept. 15-16 - Penn State Classic (%) %S15 Tennessee State

30-16, 30-19, 30-12

%S16 Miami (Ohio)

30-21, 30-17, 30-12

S22

at Iowa

30-25, 30-18, 30-26

at Purdue

30-12, 31-29, 30-27

%S16 Lehigh

S20

Ohio State

S29

at Indiana

S30 O6

N25

W

W

W W W

#S15 vs. Stanford23-30, 30-23, 30-27, 28-30, 9-15 S21

S22

S28

S29

O5

Michigan State

Northwestern

at Indiana

at Purdue

30-13, 30-17, 30-17

31-29, 30-23, 30-13

30-19, 30-22, 30-22

30-18, 30-20, 38-36

W

W

N17

at Wisconsin

30-18, 30-22, 30-13

22-30, 28-30, 25-30

W W

L

W

Purdue

30-13, 30-15, 30-22

W

at Ohio State

19-30, 26-30, 21-30

L

N24

N30

D8

N1

N7

N15

Illinois

30-27, 30-22, 30-18

W

at Michigan 30-21, 30-22, 30-32, 30-21

W

Siena

W

Albany

30-22, 30-21, 30-21

30-19, 30-11, 30-14

30-15, 30-9, 30-19

Michigan

Brigham Young

30-15, 30-18, 30-18 30-23, 30-15, 30-18

NCAA National Semifinal (Sacramento, Calif.)

W

25-20, 25-21, 25-15

W

Wisconsin

25-21, 25-13, 25-17

Michigan

25-23, 25-17, 25-13

25-15, 25-18, 25-11 25-20, 25-12, 30-28 25-22, 25-18, 25-13

D5

Long Island

D6

Yale

D12

W. Michigan

25-14, 25-15, 25-15 25-18, 25-11, 25-12

NCAA East Regional (University Park, Pa.) D13

California

25-17, 25-12, 25-19

25-21, 25-21, 25-17

W

NCAA National Final (Omaha, Neb.)

D15

Stanford 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8

W

at Michigan

30-27, 34-32, 30-14

W

Northwestern

30-21, 30-27, 30-22

W

W

W W

W W

NCAA First/Second Rounds (University Park, Pa.)

NCAA National Semifinal (Omaha, Neb.)

W

W

W

Purdue

25-13, 25-14, 25-22

W

W

NCAA National Final (Sacramento, Calif.)

25-19, 25-17, 25-17

W

W

Ohio State

at Ohio State

25-20, 25-16, 25-21

W

25-20, 25-11, 25-18

N28

N29

25-18, 25-15, 25-20

Michigan State

W

W

W

W

30-24, 30-20, 30-27

W

W

W

25-16, 25-13, 25-15

at Northwestern

30-28, 30-22, 24-30, 30-25

W

Iowa

Northwestern

at Michigan State 30-27, 30-21, 30-24

25-20, 25-18, 25-20

W

25-19, 25-17, 25-14

N21 N22

25-11, 25-19, 25-14

W

Northwestern

W

30-17, 30-18, 30-20

30-22, 30-23, 30-13

O25

30-24, 30-14, 30-28

Wisconsin

W

W

Purdue

W

25-17, 25-12, 25-15

25-15, 25-14, 25-12

Illinois

30-14, 30-16, 30-23

W

Ohio State

N14

W

Illinois

O18

W

Indiana

25-7, 25-13, 25-16

25-10, 25-14, 25-15

W

Indiana

W

W

25-18, 25-15, 25-12

N5

30-28, 30-25, 30-16

W

Iowa

W

W

Minnesota

W

California

at Michigan State 30-24, 30-26, 30-23

O10

O11

at Illinois30-28, 30-25, 19-30, 28-30, 15-10 30-21, 30-25, 30-15

W

25-16, 25-19, 25-20

25-17, 25-18, 25-19

Minnesota

30-15, 30-23, 30-25

25-9, 25-18, 25-20

25-12, 25-17, 25-22

Indiana

O31

D13

Iowa

O1

W

at Minnesota

W

25-16, 25-19, 25-12

30-23, 30-17, 30-16

W

25-20, 25-12, 26-16

25-18, 25-15, 25-11

25-12, 25-15, 25-21

Ohio State

30-16, 30-28, 30-22

W

Purdue

Wisconsin

W

W

30-18, 30-15, 30-17

S26

O24

NCAA East Regional (University Park, Pa.)

D7

#S20 Saint Louis

W

D1

24-30, 30-27, 30-25, 30-26

Michigan State

W

#S19 Yale

#S20 New Hampshire

30-23, 30-15, 30-24

at Iowa

N10

%S13 Louisville

Iowa

30-16, 30-25, 30-26

W

25-8, 25-16, 25-9

Sept. 19-20 Penn State Classic

Michigan