2026 PSU WVB Thread

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

0:00 Ava & Caroline Hit the Road
0:23 A Rainy Day in Happy Valley
0:38 Cleveland or Nebraska?
1:12 Moving Away at Just 15
2:28 How Ava Found Volleyball
4:02 Growing Up in the Jurevicius Family
4:58 Ava & Caroline’s Sister Dynamic
5:41 Winning State Championships Together
7:13 Ava Misses Being a Hitter
8:02 Why Ava Chose Penn State
8:29 Life in Happy Valley
9:40 Battling Back From Double Knee Surgery
10:55 The Legacy Ava Wants to Leave
11:57 Life Outside Volleyball
13:08 Ava’s Plans After Volleyball
13:39 The Story of “Ava Bucks”

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Haley Burgdorf had a bit of a coming out party, as she had a number of kills, as well as digs.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[SkiSkiSki]

Haley Burgdorf had a bit of a coming out party, as she had a number of kills, as well as digs.

Very likeable team. Against DePaul and Stanford they showed a ton of grit. They are fun to watch.

 

[scocha409]

Fun match and even better result. My son and his wife were in first row, lots of screen time!
What’s the scoop that Ewing and Jurevicius not playing?

 

[KingLando]

That's an impressive win--honestly didn't think they were on that level yet this year

 

[Roar More]

One down in Philly. One to go.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

This is out of sequence, so to speak, in that it was posted by the Collegian in advance of the Villanova match.

 

[Roar More]

We sweep Stanford and are ranked behind them. That tracks.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

We sweep Stanford and are ranked behind them. That tracks.

Yeah, if the only data set was that match, I would agree with you that PSU should be ahead of Stanford.

It seems that the biggest issue was where the two teams were ranked the previous week:

Stanford - 4
Penn State - 12

So in this week's poll, Stanford dropped 4 spots to 8, and PSU moved up 3 spots to 9.

Rankings early in the season in WVB are often pretty volatile. A lot of teams are still working on their new lineups, or dealing with injuries. In that context, I try not to read too much into a win (though PSU looked really good in their sweep over Stanford), or to read too much into a loss (though PSU didn't look very good in their 3-1 loss to Kentucky, especially in the 4th set).

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[CoolBean]

Same issues as last year, serve receive and OH are terrible, Martin is the only one that can hit. Perhaps the main reason is passing. We will see how this coaching staff will develope the players as the BIG will start in MI

 

[bdgan]

It's difficult to beat good teams if you struggle to field serves. PSU had the 2nd set in hand until UT ran off 5 straight because PSU couldn't handle the serve.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

00:00 Weis Carpool Karaoke with Haley Burgdorf
00:25 Big Ten Freshman of the Week
01:30 Stanford & Entering “Flow State”
02:08 Finding Out She Won the Award
02:50 Building Confidence at Penn State
03:38 From Softball to Volleyball
05:14 The “Military Academy” of Volleyball
06:40 Why Haley Chose Penn State
08:02 Her First Impression of College Athletics
08:53 The Biggest Misconception About College Sports
09:18 Life Outside Volleyball in State College
10:44 Haley’s Favorite State College Food
11:47 Bruno Mars & Her Favorite Concerts
12:57 Carpool Karaoke: “Locked Out of Heaven”
14:19 SZA, A$AP Rocky & Lollapalooza
15:24 Haley Looks Ahead

 

[Tom McAndrew]

PSU dropped 5 spots:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Not how I would have phrased it

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If I EVER have that condition, I'm calling the doctor