Post by nyline on Oct 20, 2015 17:23:11 GMT -5
We've posted a Match Preview for Michigan vs. Penn State. Here's the link: Michigan vs. Penn State: 5 Things to Know about the Nittany Lions and 5 Things to Know About the Wolverines (Other Than That They Play in a Pool)
And here's an excerpt:
Penn State (17-2, 6-2 in the B1G, #5 in the AVCA poll) will face AVCA #23 Michigan (15-4, 5-3 in the B1G) on Wednesday, Oct. 21st at 7 p.m. ET in Cliff Keen Arena. The teams last met in Ann Arbor on Nov. 19, 2014, with the Nittany Lions walking away with a 3-0 win (25-19, 25-23, 27-25).
Penn State Russ Rose knows this will be a tough match, as will the match on Saturday against Michigan State:
"The conference is really tough — that’s the bottom line. You play every match, and you do the best you can. I’ve been here a long time. We’ve won matches and we’ve lost matches at Michigan and Michigan State, so I know they are two tough places to play, it’s a tough travel week for us. Because of television we have to fly [to Ann Arbor] on Tuesday to play Wednesday, and then come back, and then fly again on Friday to play on Saturday. So it will place some challenges on the kids . . . but that’s what you have to do. If you want to be in a big conference you have to play by big conference rules."
5 Things to Know About Penn State
1. 6-1 So. OH Simone Lee has led Penn State in kills the last three matches, averaging 3.27 kills/set and hitting .351. That’s what we call “timeLee” (and terrific) performances.
2. 6-3 So. MB Haleigh Washington is averaging 1.58 blocks/set (9th in NCAA D1; 2nd in the B1G) and hitting .450 (3rd in NCAA D1 and 1st in the B1G). 6-4 RS Sr. MB/RS Aiyanna Whitney’s .320 attack % ranks 12th in the B1G.
3. 6-0 RS Fr. setter Bryanna Weiskircher’s .33 service aces/set ranks 2nd in the B1G.
4. Penn State is averaging 3.19 blocks/set — 5th in NCAA D1 and tops in the B1G.
5. Penn State is hitting .290 as a team — good for 6th in NCAA D1 and 1st in the B1G.
5 Things to Know About the Wolverines [Note: #6 is a bonus -- they don't really play in a pool. They play in a former pool.]
