Who would be the 1st jersey retired?
Sept 14, 2017 10:14:18 GMT -5
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Post by cross5 on Sept 14, 2017 10:14:18 GMT -5
#1 I'm not suggesting this happen
#2 Not a big fan of it (I would rather look at the pictures on the wall)
#3 Bet sure that Coach Rose isn't either
# I'm mildly curious
Feel free to write in candidate
Blair Brown Lipsitz | Opposite | 2007-2010
A four-time national champion and three-time All-American, Blair Brown Lipsitz was the 2010 Big Ten Player of the Year and the winner of the Honda Sports Award that same season. She contributed to Penn State's legendary streak of 109 consecutive victories, and in the record books, she trails only Megan Hodge for most kills in a single season with 521 her senior year.
Megan Courtney / Outside Hitter/2012-2015 Closed out her career as one of eight Nittany Lions all-time to eclipse the 1,000 career kill/1,000 career digs mark ...
2012 Honors: AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year ... Honorable Mention AVCA Mideast Region ... Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Big Ten Freshman of the year NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 2 National championship trophies
Micha Hancock | Setter | 2011-2014
A smart setter and aggressive server, Micha Hancock quarterbacked her Penn State squad to two consecutive national championships in 2013 and 2014. Her 380 career aces and .76 career aces per set lead not only every Penn State player in history, but also put her fourth in the NCAA Division I record books. A three-time First Team All-American and the 2014 AVCA National Player of the Year, Hancock ranks fifth in Penn State history with 5,578 career assists.
Salima Rockwell (née Davidson) | Setter | 1991-94
Not only was Salima Rockwell one of the best players to come through the Nittany Lion women's volleyball program, but she also continues to contribute to Penn State's success as an associate head coach. The 1993 Big Ten player of the Year ranks fifth at Penn State in career assists/set (12.34), sixth in career assists (5,455), and seventh in career digs (1,278), and she played on the national team after graduating from Penn State, serving as team captain in 1997 and 1998. As a coach, she has four national championships: at Texas in 2012 and three at Penn State in 2007, 2008, and 2014.
Alisha Glass | Setter | 2006-09
Alisha Glass was the primary setter for the 2016 U.S. women's Olympic team, but before becoming an international superstar, she started at the setter position all four years at Penn State, quarterbacking her team to three straight national championships. Her 12.50 assists per set in 2008 put her sixth in the NCAA Division I record book during the 25-point rally-scoring era. At Penn State, she's fourth in career assists and assists per set (5,800/12.47) and holds the 30-point rally-scoring era record for blocks in a five-set match, posting 14 against Illinois on October 19, 2007.
Arielle Wilson | Middle Blocker | 2007-10
In four seasons, Arielle Wilson accumulated a hitting percentage of .468, the highest in Penn State history. A defensive asset as well, Wilson ranks fourth at Penn State with 572 career block assists and fifth in career solo blocks with 633. In a match versus Michigan in 2009, she hit .696, setting the school record for hitting percentage in a five-set match. Her .540 hitting percentage in 2009 is an NCAA Division I record, and she ranks second in the NCAA in career hitting percentage. Did we mention that three-time All-American Wilson won a national championship in each of her four seasons at Penn State?
Christa Harmotto | Middle Blocker | 2005-08
One of the key members of the 2007 and 2008 national championship teams, three-time All-American Christa Dietzen earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 2007. She's second at Penn State in career hitting percentage (.433), third in career block assists (581), fourth in career total blocks (682) and career blocks per set (1.55), and seventh in career solo blocks (101). Her 2007 hitting percentage of .492 ranks third in NCAA DI during the 30-point rally-scoring era, while her 2008 percentage of .486 ranks her fourth in the 25-point rally scoring era. Since graduating, Dietzen has won two Olympic medals with the U.S. women's national team: silver in 2012 and bronze in 2016.
Lauren Cacciamani | Middle Blocker | 1996-99
After runner-up finishes in 1997 and 1998, Lauren Cacciamani-Tom led Penn State to its first women's volleyball national championship in 1999. With 20 kills and eight blocks in the final against Stanford, Cacciamani-Tom earned the tournament Most Outstanding Player award. That year she also won the Honda Volleyball Award, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Athlete of the Year, and shared the national Player of the Year honor with Kerri Walsh Jennings. She ranks fifth in all-time career kills (1,750), kills per set (3.77), hitting percentage (.391), and points (2,267) at Penn State and is second in career block assists with 606.
Nicole Fawcett | Outside Hitter | 2005-08
Only in her freshman season did Nicole Fawcett fail to make first-team All-American. She did, however, earn the AVCA's National Freshman of the Year award that year. As a senior, Fawcett was named AVCA and Big Ten Player of the Year, contributing 431 kills (hitting .358) to Penn State's second national championship season in a row. All-time, Fawcett ranks third in career kills, kills per set, and attacks at Penn State (1,944/4.25/4,106) and fourth in career points with 2,281.5. With 31 kills versus Cal Poly on August 31, 2007, she set the 30-point rally-scoring era record for kills in a five-set match.
Lori Barberich | Outside Hitter | 1982-85
The first volleyball All-American in Penn State history, Lori Barberich Rose remains one of the most decorated athletes in the program. No player has ever been able to beat her career kills record of 2,282 or her career points record of 2,457. She's second in career kills per set (4.41), total attacks (4,605), and sets played (517); fourth in career aces (175); and sixth in career hitting percentage (.386). A two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Barberich Rose ranks 21st in NCAA DI history in career kills.
Megan Hodge | Outside Hitter | 2006-09
AVCA National Player of the year in 2009, two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, 2009 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, four-time first-team All-American--Olympian Megan Easy might just be the most decorated athlete to ever play at Penn State. Easy is second in Penn State history with 2,142 career kills and 2,415 career points, and she is first in career kills per set (4.55) and career attacks (4,714). The three-time national champion is 11th in NCAA Division I history in consecutive matches played with 147.
#2 Not a big fan of it (I would rather look at the pictures on the wall)
#3 Bet sure that Coach Rose isn't either
# I'm mildly curious
Feel free to write in candidate
Blair Brown Lipsitz | Opposite | 2007-2010
A four-time national champion and three-time All-American, Blair Brown Lipsitz was the 2010 Big Ten Player of the Year and the winner of the Honda Sports Award that same season. She contributed to Penn State's legendary streak of 109 consecutive victories, and in the record books, she trails only Megan Hodge for most kills in a single season with 521 her senior year.
Megan Courtney / Outside Hitter/2012-2015 Closed out her career as one of eight Nittany Lions all-time to eclipse the 1,000 career kill/1,000 career digs mark ...
2012 Honors: AVCA Mideast Region Freshman of the Year ... Honorable Mention AVCA Mideast Region ... Unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team ... Big Ten Freshman of the year NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player 2 National championship trophies
Micha Hancock | Setter | 2011-2014
A smart setter and aggressive server, Micha Hancock quarterbacked her Penn State squad to two consecutive national championships in 2013 and 2014. Her 380 career aces and .76 career aces per set lead not only every Penn State player in history, but also put her fourth in the NCAA Division I record books. A three-time First Team All-American and the 2014 AVCA National Player of the Year, Hancock ranks fifth in Penn State history with 5,578 career assists.
Salima Rockwell (née Davidson) | Setter | 1991-94
Not only was Salima Rockwell one of the best players to come through the Nittany Lion women's volleyball program, but she also continues to contribute to Penn State's success as an associate head coach. The 1993 Big Ten player of the Year ranks fifth at Penn State in career assists/set (12.34), sixth in career assists (5,455), and seventh in career digs (1,278), and she played on the national team after graduating from Penn State, serving as team captain in 1997 and 1998. As a coach, she has four national championships: at Texas in 2012 and three at Penn State in 2007, 2008, and 2014.
Alisha Glass | Setter | 2006-09
Alisha Glass was the primary setter for the 2016 U.S. women's Olympic team, but before becoming an international superstar, she started at the setter position all four years at Penn State, quarterbacking her team to three straight national championships. Her 12.50 assists per set in 2008 put her sixth in the NCAA Division I record book during the 25-point rally-scoring era. At Penn State, she's fourth in career assists and assists per set (5,800/12.47) and holds the 30-point rally-scoring era record for blocks in a five-set match, posting 14 against Illinois on October 19, 2007.
Arielle Wilson | Middle Blocker | 2007-10
In four seasons, Arielle Wilson accumulated a hitting percentage of .468, the highest in Penn State history. A defensive asset as well, Wilson ranks fourth at Penn State with 572 career block assists and fifth in career solo blocks with 633. In a match versus Michigan in 2009, she hit .696, setting the school record for hitting percentage in a five-set match. Her .540 hitting percentage in 2009 is an NCAA Division I record, and she ranks second in the NCAA in career hitting percentage. Did we mention that three-time All-American Wilson won a national championship in each of her four seasons at Penn State?
Christa Harmotto | Middle Blocker | 2005-08
One of the key members of the 2007 and 2008 national championship teams, three-time All-American Christa Dietzen earned Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 2007. She's second at Penn State in career hitting percentage (.433), third in career block assists (581), fourth in career total blocks (682) and career blocks per set (1.55), and seventh in career solo blocks (101). Her 2007 hitting percentage of .492 ranks third in NCAA DI during the 30-point rally-scoring era, while her 2008 percentage of .486 ranks her fourth in the 25-point rally scoring era. Since graduating, Dietzen has won two Olympic medals with the U.S. women's national team: silver in 2012 and bronze in 2016.
Lauren Cacciamani | Middle Blocker | 1996-99
After runner-up finishes in 1997 and 1998, Lauren Cacciamani-Tom led Penn State to its first women's volleyball national championship in 1999. With 20 kills and eight blocks in the final against Stanford, Cacciamani-Tom earned the tournament Most Outstanding Player award. That year she also won the Honda Volleyball Award, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Athlete of the Year, and shared the national Player of the Year honor with Kerri Walsh Jennings. She ranks fifth in all-time career kills (1,750), kills per set (3.77), hitting percentage (.391), and points (2,267) at Penn State and is second in career block assists with 606.
Nicole Fawcett | Outside Hitter | 2005-08
Only in her freshman season did Nicole Fawcett fail to make first-team All-American. She did, however, earn the AVCA's National Freshman of the Year award that year. As a senior, Fawcett was named AVCA and Big Ten Player of the Year, contributing 431 kills (hitting .358) to Penn State's second national championship season in a row. All-time, Fawcett ranks third in career kills, kills per set, and attacks at Penn State (1,944/4.25/4,106) and fourth in career points with 2,281.5. With 31 kills versus Cal Poly on August 31, 2007, she set the 30-point rally-scoring era record for kills in a five-set match.
Lori Barberich | Outside Hitter | 1982-85
The first volleyball All-American in Penn State history, Lori Barberich Rose remains one of the most decorated athletes in the program. No player has ever been able to beat her career kills record of 2,282 or her career points record of 2,457. She's second in career kills per set (4.41), total attacks (4,605), and sets played (517); fourth in career aces (175); and sixth in career hitting percentage (.386). A two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, Barberich Rose ranks 21st in NCAA DI history in career kills.
Megan Hodge | Outside Hitter | 2006-09
AVCA National Player of the year in 2009, two-time Big Ten Player of the Year, 2009 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year, four-time first-team All-American--Olympian Megan Easy might just be the most decorated athlete to ever play at Penn State. Easy is second in Penn State history with 2,142 career kills and 2,415 career points, and she is first in career kills per set (4.55) and career attacks (4,714). The three-time national champion is 11th in NCAA Division I history in consecutive matches played with 147.
