Post by nyline on Oct 8, 2015 16:03:38 GMT -5
We've posted a Match Preview for the Illinois match. Here's the link: Match Preview: Penn State at Illinois
And here's an excerpt:
Penn State (14-1, 3-1 in the B1G) travels to Illinois for a match on Friday, Oct. 9th at 8:00 p.m. E.T. against the Illini (11-4, 2-2 in the B1G).
The Nittany Lions are coming off a 1-1 weekend in which they lost to Nebraska (25-12, 26-24, 14-25, 20-25, 11-15) despite taking the first two sets, and despite the efforts of the Rec Hall crowd of 5105 fans to cheer Penn State on to victory. Still, Penn State bounced back the next night to sweep Iowa (26-24, 25-16, 25-23), and even though it wasn’t the blowout win some Penn State fans were hoping for, Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose focused on the positives:
Illinois, which was ranked #8 in the AVCA pre-season poll and, after losing its last two matches (3-1 to Wisconsin on September 30th, and 3-2 to Minnesota on October 3rd), is now ranked #13, entered the 2015 season hoping to make some noise. They still have a very good chance of doing just that, as they are only two matches behind league-leading Purdue, and only one match behind Penn State, Ohio State, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
But the Illinois marketing department, leaving nothing to chance, has announced “the return of IlliNOISE Night,” for the match between the Illini and Penn State From the Illinois SID’s press release:
And here's an excerpt:
Penn State (14-1, 3-1 in the B1G) travels to Illinois for a match on Friday, Oct. 9th at 8:00 p.m. E.T. against the Illini (11-4, 2-2 in the B1G).
The Nittany Lions are coming off a 1-1 weekend in which they lost to Nebraska (25-12, 26-24, 14-25, 20-25, 11-15) despite taking the first two sets, and despite the efforts of the Rec Hall crowd of 5105 fans to cheer Penn State on to victory. Still, Penn State bounced back the next night to sweep Iowa (26-24, 25-16, 25-23), and even though it wasn’t the blowout win some Penn State fans were hoping for, Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose focused on the positives:
Iowa played with great energy, and had they not missed six serves in the last game, we could still be playing right now. I thought we controlled the ball a little bit better tonight, but as I told the players earlier today, losing, or your statistics, don’t really define you. They’re just an indication of how you played. How you bounce back from defeat or challenges is how people will define you and you can define yourselves.
I thought we had some people play a little better tonight than they did last night, and you need to — the conference is very strong. We’re pleased, I thought we did some good things. There’s a lot of things I didn’t think were very good, but we’ll just focus on the fact that it was nice to get a victory today.
I thought we had some people play a little better tonight than they did last night, and you need to — the conference is very strong. We’re pleased, I thought we did some good things. There’s a lot of things I didn’t think were very good, but we’ll just focus on the fact that it was nice to get a victory today.
Illinois, which was ranked #8 in the AVCA pre-season poll and, after losing its last two matches (3-1 to Wisconsin on September 30th, and 3-2 to Minnesota on October 3rd), is now ranked #13, entered the 2015 season hoping to make some noise. They still have a very good chance of doing just that, as they are only two matches behind league-leading Purdue, and only one match behind Penn State, Ohio State, Nebraska, and Minnesota.
But the Illinois marketing department, leaving nothing to chance, has announced “the return of IlliNOISE Night,” for the match between the Illini and Penn State From the Illinois SID’s press release:
It has been said by coaches, opponents, fans and media members alike that Huff Hall has the loudest volleyball atmosphere in the country, and the Fighting Illini plan to prove it. The Marketing & Promotions Staff will take a decibel meter reading during the match to put a number to just how loud Huff Hall truly is. . . . Ear plugs will be available free of charge at all entrances for any fans with sensitive hearing when the Illini Faithful establish the mark of Huff Hall’s noise level.
