Volleyball

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:19 pm

Big weekend for MVC volleyball.
UNI and Missouri State are tied for 1st, with both being undefeated in conference.
Preseaon favorite, Wichita State (who had been in the top 25 for a month or so to start the season) is in 3rd.

WSU plays at UNI Friday night, and then UNI hosts MSU.

Go Panthers!

Post by **ToTheLeft** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:57 pm

Liberty's volleyball seems to be slipping a bit this year... the past couple years we have dominated the Big South, but injuries and suspect defense, along with a team that might be a little too used to winning and not have a killer instinct, have been holing this team back. Here's to hoping we can turn that around by tournament time...

Post by **clenz** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:01 pm

UNI beat Missouri State 3-1 and WSU 3-2

They play Evansville tonight and SIU tomorrow night, both on the road

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:53 pm

I'm a big fan of Penn State volleyball. They have won the last two national championships and are currently ranked #1. They are only 4 wins short of tying the UCLA men's basketball winning streak of 88 games and only 8 wins away from surpassing the North Carolina women's soccer winning streak of 91 games, currently the longest winning streak in NCAA history.

frinq · Post by **frinq** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:24 pm

That's fine for Penn State, but hey, man, we're talking Championship Division, down here where the money's scarce nad the arenas are small. Nice to hear about UNI. Sounds like they're involved in the same sort of conference scrambles we are in the Big Sky, with three teams tied for first. Those teams play each other once over the next three weeks and that should resolve the tie but there's no telling. I'm betting on PSU. We have the Montanas coming up this weekend (we should beat them), but then we've got EWU and UNC and it's up for grabs. Once we take care of the conference we can worry about Penn State.

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:10 pm

There is no FCS in volleyball. And there is only one PSU and it ain't in Oregon.

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:47 pm

CitadelGrad wrote:There is no FCS in volleyball. And there is only one PSU and it ain't in Oregon.

And I suppose you would say that there is only one OSU, or one ISU, or one ASU.......

No, there isn't "FCS" in volleyball, nor is there officially anything such as "mid-majors" in basketball.
But athletic departments whose football teams participate in FBS conferences (or more accurately, the BCS conferences) tend to have higher all-around athletic budgets and more financial resources.

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:03 am

I imagine half the people who've heard of Portland State think it's in Maine. I did. PSU = Penn State.

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:43 am

I'm surprised you don't call it "THE Penn State"

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:50 am

JayJ79 wrote:I'm surprised you don't call it "THE Penn State"

No. We leave that bullshit to THE Ohio State University.

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:28 am

CitadelGrad wrote:
JayJ79 wrote:I'm surprised you don't call it "THE Penn State"
No. We leave that bullshit to THE Ohio State University.

true. I hate that. One of the dumbest things ever.

I was also kind of poking fun at a certain other Citadel poster around here. ;op

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:54 pm

UNI's volleyball team has won 20 straight matches,
and moved into the top 25 in the country this week (well, they're tied with St. Marys for #25, but still)

CatMom · Post by **CatMom** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:52 pm

TXST volleyball has clinched at least a tie for the SLC. They were SLC champs last year, as well. Along with the soccer team, they will repeat as champions. Now, if the Football team can keep going like Saturday ......

frinq · Post by **frinq** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:32 pm

UNI does indeed look pretty good this year. Penn State our look-alike (PSU) looks better - 1st in the country with no losses yet! Whereas we're scrambling around down around 90th. But we're still scrambling. The Big Sky conference will hang on the match with Northern Colorado this next week. We've taken EWU out of the equation, now only UNC remains. If we do get to the NCAAs, Oregon or UCLA will probably eliminate us - won't see you guys back east.

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:14 pm

Okay. Yeah, I'd probably conceed that Penn State is better than UNI (this year).
But hey, if we end up bracketed against them in the NCAA tourney.... then bring 'em on!

FargoBison · Post by **FargoBison** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:27 am

NDSU's has now won 35 straight conference matches, which tops the record NIU since 1993.

The Bison won the match in dramatic fashion, beating rival SDSU in five sets in front of the 1,808 fans at the BBF.

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:44 am

JayJ79 wrote:Okay. Yeah, I'd probably conceed that Penn State is better than UNI (this year).
But hey, if we end up bracketed against them in the NCAA tourney.... then bring 'em on!

Just this year? You know Penn State has won 90 consecutive matches and the last two national championships, don't you?

Post by **clenz** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:46 am

That's only because they haven't played UNI...we are THAT good.

Post by **clenz** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:57 am

Unless my math is off, it looks like UNI has only dropped 15 sets all year. Only 4 times has UNI gone to 5 games.

UNI's set record is 74-15

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:09 pm

CitadelGrad wrote:
JayJ79 wrote:Okay. Yeah, I'd probably conceed that Penn State is better than UNI (this year).
But hey, if we end up bracketed against them in the NCAA tourney.... then bring 'em on!
Just this year? You know Penn State has won 90 consecutive matches and the last two national championships, don't you?

I made no statement regarding how the teams would compare in other years.

frinq · Post by **frinq** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:18 pm

What keeps UNI winning? Just curious. Do they have a big front line? Lots of seniors? An outstanding hitter with lots of kills? Or...?

frinq · Post by **frinq** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:22 pm

I just checked - Penn State's got a VERY tall team! And it looks like they recruit from all over the country, including California.

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:41 pm

frinq wrote:What keeps UNI winning? Just curious. Do they have a big front line? Lots of seniors? An outstanding hitter with lots of kills? Or...?

UNI has one senior. And they have some front line players in the 6'1" range, but no one super tall.
They rank 2nd in the nation in kills per set as a team, but don't have a single player in the top 250 in the individual stats for that category. So a very well-rounded offense, instead of relying on just one or two power hitters.

They have good defense, especially their jr. libero, Ellie Blankenship (who is currently third nationally in digs/set), but other players also put forth defensive effort.

Plus their jr. setter, Bre Payton does a great job of distributing the attack to the various hitters, as well as providing a fair amount of offense on her own.

The majority of UNI's roster and talent comes from right here in Iowa. Which, IMO, is more impressive.

CitadelGrad · Post by **CitadelGrad** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:21 pm

JayJ79 wrote:
CitadelGrad wrote:
Just this year? You know Penn State has won 90 consecutive matches and the last two national championships, don't you?
I made no statement regarding how the teams would compare in other years.

Probably because there is no comparison. I follow women's volleyball pretty closely. While UNI has a nice team for a mid-major conference, I would be shocked if they managed to reach the sweet sixteen. Depending on the draw, they might make it to the round of 32.

JayJ79 · Post by **JayJ79** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:55 am

CitadelGrad wrote:Probably because there is no comparison. I follow women's volleyball pretty closely. While UNI has a nice team for a mid-major conference, I would be shocked if they managed to reach the sweet sixteen. Depending on the draw, they might make it to the round of 32.

We shall see........

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