"Unconventional" Start to Tournament- Just What Team Needed?
Dec 6, 2017 7:24:02 GMT -5
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Post by nyline on Dec 6, 2017 7:24:02 GMT -5
We've posted a write-up by Ethan Kasales: "Unconventional” Start to NCAA Tournament May be Just What the Team Needed." Here's the link: www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/unconventional-start-to-ncaa-tournament-may-be-just-what-the-team-needed/
And here's an excerpt:
And here's an excerpt:
No. 1 Penn State women’s volleyball will play in its 15th straight Sweet 16 this Friday at 2 p.m. against Missouri.
Though it’s been somewhat unconventional thus far, with Howard and Pitt both taking the second set from the Nittany Lions last weekend, it should motivate them moving forward. If anything, it’s exactly what they needed.
Last season, Russ Rose mentioned he didn’t feel he had one true vocal leader he knew he could count on. This year, Haleigh Washington – perhaps the nation’s best middle blocker – has stepped up to fill that role.
“We have a lot of seniors, but when I got to the room one of them was already yelling at everybody else, so I didn’t have to say a lot,” Rose said Friday after the Howard match.
“Had we had a younger, more inexperienced team, we could have lost our composure and lost the match, and had to answer more questions,” he continued.
Though it’s been somewhat unconventional thus far, with Howard and Pitt both taking the second set from the Nittany Lions last weekend, it should motivate them moving forward. If anything, it’s exactly what they needed.
Last season, Russ Rose mentioned he didn’t feel he had one true vocal leader he knew he could count on. This year, Haleigh Washington – perhaps the nation’s best middle blocker – has stepped up to fill that role.
“We have a lot of seniors, but when I got to the room one of them was already yelling at everybody else, so I didn’t have to say a lot,” Rose said Friday after the Howard match.
“Had we had a younger, more inexperienced team, we could have lost our composure and lost the match, and had to answer more questions,” he continued.