Post by nyline on Oct 1, 2016 13:07:54 GMT -5
We've posted a post-Michigan State match Q&A on DigNittany. For the complete post, Click Here.
Here's an excerpt:
DigNittany: Last evening, #16 Penn State (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated #18 Michigan State (12-3, 1-2 Big Ten), in straight sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-13) in Rec Hall. We’re speaking with Talking Head, who played D1 Volleyball and has coached for many years. Penn State came into this match with alot of questions — and many questioners — about what kind of team they are and whether they can compete against top-level competition. Your thoughts on how they performed.
Talking Head: There’s a quote by Derek Jeter — “I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong” — which I think is appropriate for this Penn State team. You can’t hold a champion down for too long, and a kid like [6-1 Jr. OH] Ali Frantti today, she had a monster game [10 kills, .375 attack %]. And you had a coach like Russ Rose with an opportunity to plan, and to have a team listen to him, game over. The team played at a very high level, they were able to handle everything Michigan State threw at them. MSU’s best server, 6-2 Jr. OH Holly Toliver, had 2 service aces, but also had 2 service errors. Their second best server, 5-10 RS Jr. OH Autumn Bailey had 1 ace and 2 service errors. No matter who was serving for the Spartans, they didn’t get any long point runs. Coach Rose had the matchups he wanted all match long, and Michigan State didn’t adjust. They seemed to be saying “This is who we are, we’re going to stay in this lineup,” and Penn State’s players responded. Every one of our players contributed and our All-Americans played like All-Americans.Note: First serve tonight against Michigan is 8:00 p.m.
Here's an excerpt:
DigNittany: Last evening, #16 Penn State (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated #18 Michigan State (12-3, 1-2 Big Ten), in straight sets (25-22, 25-20, 25-13) in Rec Hall. We’re speaking with Talking Head, who played D1 Volleyball and has coached for many years. Penn State came into this match with alot of questions — and many questioners — about what kind of team they are and whether they can compete against top-level competition. Your thoughts on how they performed.
Talking Head: There’s a quote by Derek Jeter — “I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong” — which I think is appropriate for this Penn State team. You can’t hold a champion down for too long, and a kid like [6-1 Jr. OH] Ali Frantti today, she had a monster game [10 kills, .375 attack %]. And you had a coach like Russ Rose with an opportunity to plan, and to have a team listen to him, game over. The team played at a very high level, they were able to handle everything Michigan State threw at them. MSU’s best server, 6-2 Jr. OH Holly Toliver, had 2 service aces, but also had 2 service errors. Their second best server, 5-10 RS Jr. OH Autumn Bailey had 1 ace and 2 service errors. No matter who was serving for the Spartans, they didn’t get any long point runs. Coach Rose had the matchups he wanted all match long, and Michigan State didn’t adjust. They seemed to be saying “This is who we are, we’re going to stay in this lineup,” and Penn State’s players responded. Every one of our players contributed and our All-Americans played like All-Americans.