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Post by ethankasales on Dec 2, 2022 14:45:24 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 4, 2022 1:21:32 GMT -5
I spoke with Ava Falduto at length after Penn State’s 3-1 win over UCF, which was her third time watching a match at Rec Hall. Falduto and fellow 2024 commit Izzy Starck were both in attendance for the win. Keep an eye out for the transcript from Falduto’s interview to be posted here fairly soon. Starck and high school teammate Avah Armour, a 2023 UCF signee, made the trip together and were also at Rec Hall for Friday’s matches. Falduto was extremely gracious to give me as much time as she did. I think people will like what she had to say.
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Post by dc155 on Dec 4, 2022 21:05:11 GMT -5
Ella Snyder, a setter from Arizona State, is in the Portal. Fun fact is that her twin brother is a setter for the Penn State Men's Team.
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Post by dc155 on Dec 5, 2022 17:28:27 GMT -5
On today's VolleyballMag.com interview, on the topic of athletes from the Portal reaching out, KSC said that "we shut that down last week" and that "we're not going to talk to anyone else" right now as the focus and priority is the team and "what we're trying to do" (NCAA Tournament).
Two things I get from this: (1) If they're not going to talk to "anyone else" right now, there's already some prospects the staff has engaged. (2) "We shut that down last week"... We probably won't hear any news this/next week.
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Post by statefan12 on Dec 6, 2022 9:55:28 GMT -5
On today's VolleyballMag.com interview, on the topic of athletes from the Portal reaching out, KSC said that "we shut that down last week" and that "we're not going to talk to anyone else" right now as the focus and priority is the team and "what we're trying to do" (NCAA Tournament). Two things I get from this: (1) If they're not going to talk to "anyone else" right now, there's already some prospects the staff has engaged. (2) "We shut that down last week"... We probably won't hear any news this/next week. When listening to that interview that also peeked my interest! Also I noticed that it seems like prospective players in the portal are now personally reaching out to the coaching staff, instead of staff making the first contact which I think mostly happened in the past. Very interesting, and goes to show that coach KSC & co have done a great job at bringing this program back that players now want to make the effort to show they want to come to PSU, reminds me of the glory days in the 2000s when everyone wanted to come to Penn State.
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 6, 2022 16:46:35 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 6, 2022 19:37:15 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 6, 2022 21:59:51 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 6, 2022 23:16:48 GMT -5
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 6, 2022 23:18:18 GMT -5
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Post by pennstate1973 on Dec 6, 2022 23:35:59 GMT -5
Any word about Anna Dodson, UCLA Middle, transferring to Penn State?
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Post by dc155 on Dec 6, 2022 23:39:35 GMT -5
Ava - "I love the way they coach and treat their players." -- Probably one of the best things that can be said about a coaching staff.
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Post by ethankasales on Dec 6, 2022 23:59:28 GMT -5
Any word about Anna Dodson, UCLA Middle, transferring to Penn State? Dodson was seen at Rec Hall for Penn State's NCAA tournament match against UCF.
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Post by sluggo on Dec 7, 2022 7:03:07 GMT -5
I like that she mentioned she watched the Chicago Bulls documentary - a Coach Rose must watch!!!
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Post by seeyajohn on Dec 8, 2022 22:40:10 GMT -5
Having pulled off the miracle of 2022, Coach Schumacher-Cawley gets to jump right back into the fire. She loses three key starters from this team and will need to once again find help through the transfer portal if the team is going to be as competitive next year as it was this year. It's going to be an interesting off season.
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