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Post by ethankasales on Aug 25, 2023 15:57:22 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 25, 2023 16:14:27 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 25, 2023 18:55:54 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 25, 2023 19:05:49 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 25, 2023 22:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 26, 2023 14:11:13 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 26, 2023 15:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 26, 2023 20:58:01 GMT -5
Penn State women’s volleyball is now 0-2 for the first time in program history. The first season was in 1976. The Nittany Lions went 1-2 to start the 1992 season and have suffered opening losses here and there.
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 27, 2023 2:52:59 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Aug 27, 2023 2:53:21 GMT -5
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Post by nittlion on Aug 27, 2023 8:44:40 GMT -5
So what are some positive takeaways from opening weekend? I’d day it’s great seeing Trammell back and better. I think her attack has definitely improved. Also I’m glad to see the team having high blocking numbers in both matches.
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Post by nyline on Aug 27, 2023 9:37:09 GMT -5
So what are some positive takeaways from opening weekend? I’d day it’s great seeing Trammell back and better. I think her attack has definitely improved. Also I’m glad to see the team having high blocking numbers in both matches. I like this approach. They lost, they were outplayed, but there is still plenty of room for optimism.
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Post by pennstate1973 on Aug 27, 2023 10:07:18 GMT -5
It's always a risk to go on the road the first weekend and play teams that have a chance of winning. I predict better results at home.
Perhaps some players were distracted by too much social media activity? Less media events. Fewer interviews. Focus on practice and preparing for the next opponent.
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Post by mrdibbs on Aug 27, 2023 10:58:46 GMT -5
I believe that a team's "value" is measured by their defeat(s). There has been a lot of positive talk about these young women and I am certain they are not pleased with the results thus far. No where to go but up.
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Post by jessica15 on Aug 27, 2023 12:11:59 GMT -5
I am so pleased to see some posts with some positivity on this thread. It made me sad to read the negativity and comparisons to RR after 2 games of the 2nd season with Coach Katie at the helm. The last few seasons with RR as the coach were not pretty and while Katie took over for a coach who had a ton of success over many years, she also took over a team that struggled for the past few years and hadn’t gotten many big recruits in quite a while (lost Chicoine after early commitment…look at her performance this past weekend). Katie did a fabulous job last year when expectations were quite low. She did a superb job of recruiting since taking over. She has big time players coming in the next few years and used the transfer portal to bring in some veterans for this year. Give Coach some time. This is a team that has not played together long. Perhaps expectations were too high going into this first weekend playing two ranked teams. The fact that we were still “in” these games with the amount of errors we had is truly amazing to me. We were “in” these games without accurate passing and setting. Mac seemed to constantly be “thinking” about what each hitter needed, which didn’t allow her to use her instincts and athletic ability to the fullest. It will come together! Hitting and serving errors were plentiful and blocking was fabulous at times and non-existent at times. Not many soft-blocks to help the defense out. There is lots to work on and sharpen up, but these ladies are up for the task! This is Penn State! When this team is firing on all cylinders (which I believe will come very soon), I 100% believe they will be a sight to behold. Try to stay positive and watch this team beautifully mold together. I believe in this team! Stay tuned…. Jessica
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