2024 PSU WVB Thread

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[ILLINOISLION]

I thought tOSU freshman would get honors this week…..she was awesome against PSU Fri night!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I think I saw that kind of info when Russ Rose retired, but I can't locate it doing a quick search. I suspect @NitneLiun may know if such a document exists on VolleyTalk or some of the other VB sites.

I'll give you a few names, and others can add to it:

Darcy Dorton - Ball State head coach
Katie Schumacher-Cawley - PSU head coach
Megan Hodge Easy - PSU assistant coach
Salima Rockwell - Notre Dame head coach
Abby Detering - Rutgers associate head coach
Blair Brown - former head coach of Buffalo (no longer coaching)
Nicolę Fawcett - Ohio State assistant coach
Alisha Glass - former Stanford assistant coach (I don't think she's currently coaching)
Kristin Carpenter - former Maryland assistant coach (I don't think she's currently coaching)
Jessica Yanz - Wisconsin director of volleyball operations
Joanie Guman-Troutman - former Penn State Lehigh Valley head coach (I'm not sure what she's up to now)
Kris Brown - she's the owner/director of High Tide Volleyball (a VB club)
Kate Price - she was the head coach of Eastern Illinois U. (I'm not sure what she's up to now)
Lori Lokash - head coach of Slipper Rock U
Julie Firth - she was the long-time head coach of UNC Asheville. (I'm not sure what she's up to now)
Leanne Kling - she's been the long-time head coach of Shippensburg U
Alyssa D'Errico - Utah University associate head coach
Arielle Wilson - Missouri U. defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator
Megan Shifflett - George Mason head coach
Ariel Scott - she was an assistant coach at NJIT. I'm not sure what she's up to now

That's my quick take on this. I'm sure there are a lot of names I'm missing from the tree.

Others I've remembered:

Michelle Jaworski - she was an assistant at multiple programs (Kentucky, UNC-Asheville, East Carolina, etc.) I think she's currently coaching club VB
Noelle Zientara - she was a coach at State College HS. I think she's since gotten out of coaching
Lori Barberich - she was an assistant coach at PSU
Kim Kumfer - I don't know what she's up to these days, but she was an assistant coach at Minnesota, American, U. of San Francisco, and Pittsburgh

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Tonight's game is on BTN

 

[SleepyLion]

Tonight's game is on BTN

Won 1st set.

I just turned it on struggling in 2nd.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Won 1st set.

I just turned it on struggling in 2nd.

PSU with a lot of problems with serve receive, which lead to poor sets, which lead to poor kill attempts in Set 2.

 

[SleepyLion]

PSU with a lot of problems with serve receive, which lead to poor sets, which lead to poor kill attempts in Set 2.

25-15 good 3rd set.

 

[bdgan]

PSU's kill rate isn't good even when sets are good. There's been some improvement when Jurevicius is playing.

 

[SleepyLion]

PSU's kill rate isn't good even when sets are good. There's been some improvement when Jurevicius is playing.

yeah I think they are only hitting 0.200.

 

[bdgan]

Momentum is all UCLA

 

[Tom McAndrew]

they'll need a 5th set to decide the match

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PSU's kill rate isn't good even when sets are good. There's been some improvement when Jurevicius is playing.

her rep coming in was that she hit the ball really hard, and her play this season has confirmed that.

 

[JMDPSU]

This is atleast the third road match they have played down to the competition and/or looked past them to the tougher match of the weekend.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PSU takes the 5th set, 15-9, and the match, 3-2, over UCLA

 

[SleepyLion]

This is atleast the third road match they have played down to the competition and/or looked past them to the tougher match of the weekend.

Yep. They didn't have their beat night, but it was good enough.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[bdgan]

This is a good team but IMO not nearly as dominant as Pitt or Nebraska.

 

[SleepyLion]

This is a good team but IMO not nearly as dominant as Pitt or Nebraska.

The first example was proven earlier this season, but the second will have to wait until Nov 29. That may determine who is the regular season conference champ.

When PSU played Pitt it was not really that close. It was a good measuring stick though.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I've got to get up really early tomorrow morning, so I won't be providing updates during this match

 

[CoolBean]

 

[LionsAndBears]

Get some rest Tom.

Our girls got this!

 

[LionsAndBears]

Stupid question but what are the limitations on a Libero? I was under the impression they couldn't hit the ball over the net.

 

[SleepyLion]

Stupid question but what are the limitations on a Libero? I was under the impression they couldn't hit the ball over the net.

This is mostly garbage...

just look at the link @Tom McAndrew posted below..

I'm not 100% on this but I'll try.
they cannot hit the ball over the net from above their head (maybe shoulder) from inside the 10 ft line.
I do not think they can leave their feet while hitting the ball over the net.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Stupid question but what are the limitations on a Libero? I was under the impression they couldn't hit the ball over the net.

The college volleyball libero, explained

Other than wearing another jersey, the libero is one of the most important positions on the volleyball court. Here is how the libero position works in college volleyball.

www.ncaa.com

 

[SleepyLion]

15-9 PSU in 1st set at 1st timeout.

 

[SleepyLion]

15-9 PSU in 1st set at 1st timeout.

19-13 PSU. I'm not sure what that first break was for. This was USC's first TO.

 

[LionsAndBears]

Thank you both. I learned something tonight. On the 1st point I saw USC's Libero hit it over the net and it confused me. Now I understand why it was a legal play.