Post by nyline on Jul 9, 2017 12:28:46 GMT -5
Returning Talent (Part 3): 2016 Recept/Dig Stats compared with 2012/2013 Recept/Dig Stats
We've posted Part 3 of our 3-part series, this time comparing Recept/Dig stats from the 2012 and 2013 seasons, to stats from the 2016 season — in this post, comparing recept/dig stats. Part 1 (Click Here) compared attack stats and Part 2 (Click Here) compared blocking stats.
Here’s why we’re interested in the comparison. Think back to 2013. Penn State had come oh-so-close to making the NCAA finals in 2012, losing to Oregon, 3-1 in a tough match in which sophomore setter Micha Hancock was injured in the second set, limiting her effectiveness for the rest of the match.
In 2013, the Nittany Lions returned almost everyone from that 2012 squad — including Jr. libero Dom Gonzalez, Jr. DS Lacey Fuller, Jr. setter Hancock, Sr. OH Deja McClendon, and So. OH Megan Courtney. That 2013 team built on their experience from the 2012 season to capture the NCAA Title in Seattle, taking down the home town Washington Huskies in a dominating sweep in the Semifinals, and holding off a tenacious and talented Wisconsin team 3-1 in the Finals.
Penn State has pretty much everyone back in 2017, too. We’re not predicting an NCAA title for Penn State in 2017, and the point here really isn’t to compare the 2012/2013 players to the 2016 players — although to some extent that’s an inevitable conclusion some will make, given the comparison of their statistics. But it's July, and we were curious. So Click Here for the complete post on DigNittanyVolleyball.com.
We've posted Part 3 of our 3-part series, this time comparing Recept/Dig stats from the 2012 and 2013 seasons, to stats from the 2016 season — in this post, comparing recept/dig stats. Part 1 (Click Here) compared attack stats and Part 2 (Click Here) compared blocking stats.
Here’s why we’re interested in the comparison. Think back to 2013. Penn State had come oh-so-close to making the NCAA finals in 2012, losing to Oregon, 3-1 in a tough match in which sophomore setter Micha Hancock was injured in the second set, limiting her effectiveness for the rest of the match.
In 2013, the Nittany Lions returned almost everyone from that 2012 squad — including Jr. libero Dom Gonzalez, Jr. DS Lacey Fuller, Jr. setter Hancock, Sr. OH Deja McClendon, and So. OH Megan Courtney. That 2013 team built on their experience from the 2012 season to capture the NCAA Title in Seattle, taking down the home town Washington Huskies in a dominating sweep in the Semifinals, and holding off a tenacious and talented Wisconsin team 3-1 in the Finals.
Penn State has pretty much everyone back in 2017, too. We’re not predicting an NCAA title for Penn State in 2017, and the point here really isn’t to compare the 2012/2013 players to the 2016 players — although to some extent that’s an inevitable conclusion some will make, given the comparison of their statistics. But it's July, and we were curious. So Click Here for the complete post on DigNittanyVolleyball.com.
