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PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL SEVEN-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 34 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 16 BIG TEN TITLES 2015 SCHEDULE & RECORD WEEK 2: BIG TEN/PAC-12 CHALLENGE Overall: 3-0 (Home: 3-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0) Big Ten: 0-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0) Friday, Sept. 4 - Saturday, Sept. 5 | Rec Hall AUGUST #1 PENN STATE VS. BIG TEN/PAC-12 CHALLENGE OPPONENTS Penn State Classic 28 vs. BUFFALO W, 3-0 PENN STATE STANFORD COLORADO 29 vs. STONY BROOK W, 3-0 NITTANY LIONS CARDINAL BUFFS 29 vs. VILLANOVA W, 3-0 Record: 3-0 Record: 2-0 Record: 2-1 Big Ten: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0 SEPTEMBER National Rank: #1 National Rank: #2 National Rank: #21 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Head coach: Russ Rose Last Outing: 12/18/14 Last Outing: 8/29/03 4 vs. COLORADO# 7:30 p.m. Career Record/Yrs: 1,164 - 180/37 Head coach: John Dunning Head coach: Liz Kritza 5 vs. STANFORD 8 p.m. Golden Dome Invitational FIRST SERVE 11 vs. Eastern Kentucky 4:30 p.m. » Penn State is set to begin the second year of a four-year series in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Chal- 12 vs. Mississippi State 10 a.m. lenge this weekend. The Nittany Lions take on challenge newcomer No. 21 Colorado Friday, 12 at Notre Dame 7 p.m. Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m. before square off against No. 2 Stanford Saturday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. in South Florida Invitational Rec Hall. 18 vs. Auburn 6 p.m. » The Nittany Lions went 3-0 last weekend, claiming the Penn State Classic title with wins 19 vs. St. John's 1 p.m. against Buffalo, Stony Brook and Villanova. With the consecutive victories, Penn State has now 19 at South Florida 7:30 p.m. won its last 23 straight matches, dating back to Oct. 11, 2014. 23 vs. WISCONSIN*# 7 p.m. » Senior Megan Courtney earned Penn State Classic Most Outstanding player honors, while 26 vs. MINNESOTA* 7 p.m. redshirt senior Aiyana Whitney and sophomore Ali Frantti joined her on the all-tournament team. OCTOBER » Penn State's 3-0 start in 2015 marks the fourth consecutive year the Nittany Lions have 2 vs. NEBRASKA*# 7 p.m. opened a new year with three wins in the first week of the season. 3 vs. IOWA* 7 p.m. » Averaging 3.83 blocks per set on the week, Penn State commanded a 34.5 - 9.0 advantage 9 at Northwestern* 8 p.m. in the blocking margin against its opponents. Four different Nittany Lions totaled double digit 10 at Illinois*# 8 p.m. blocks this past weekend, led by 19 from sophomore Heidi Thelen, who had a career-high nine 16 vs. INDIANA* 7 p.m. blocks against Stony Brook. 17 vs. PURDUE* 7 p.m. » PSU was voted No. 1 overall for the second consecutive week in the latest AVCA Top 25 21 at Michigan*# 7 p.m. Coaches' Poll. Penn State received 54 of a possible 62 first place votes. 24 at Michigan State* 7 p.m. » Including Penn State, more than half of the Big Ten teams in the conference are featured in 28 at Ohio State*# 5 p.m. this week's AVCA Top 25 poll, including seven in the top 25 and one receiving votes. 30 vs. OHIO STATE* 7 p.m. » The last time Penn State and Stanford met in the 2014 Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge the Car- dinal came away with a close 3-2 victory on the road at Stanford. Just a few months later, No. NOVEMBER 1 Stanford and No. 5 Penn State met in the 2014 NCAA national semifinals, with the Nittany 5 at Maryland* 7 p.m. Lions capturing a 3-1 win to advance to the NCAA title match. 6 at Rutgers* 7 p.m. » Penn State and Colorado have not met since 2003, when PSU topped the Buffs in four sets 11 at Iowa* 8 p.m. in the Maine "Sea Sun" Invitational. Having won the last four consecutive matches in the se- 14 at Minnesota* 8 p.m. ries, Penn State and Colorado will meet at home for the first time since 1991. 18 vs. MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. » Penn State was voted No. 1 overall in the 2015 AVCA Preseason Coaches Poll, earning 54 of 21 vs. MARYLAND* 7 p.m. a possible 62 first-place votes. 25 vs. NORTHWESTERN* 7 p.m. » The Nittany Lions were voted No. 1 in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 10th time 28 at Nebraska* 8 p.m. in the last 11 years. Four Nittany Lions earned preseason All-Big Ten honors. DECEMBER » Penn State improved to 32-7-1 all-time in season-openers, after sweeping Buffalo. The win 4-6 NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA against the Bulls marks the Nittany Lions' fourth consecutive season-opening victory. 11-12 NCAA Regionals ITS A WRAP: PENN STATE CLASSIC IN REVIEW (Austin, Des Moines, Lexington, San Diego) 17-19 NCAA Championship Omaha, Neb. The Nittany Lions swept past Buffalo, Stony Brook and Villanova in the 2015 opening weekend to capture the Penn State Classic title. Senior Megan Courtney highlighted the week with Penn Home matches played at Rec Hall in CAPS • All times EST and State Classic Most Outstanding Player honors, while redshirt senior Aiyana Whitney and sopho- subject to change • * Indicates Big Ten match • # indicates match will be aired on TV • more Ali Frantti joined her on the all-tournament team. Averaging 3.83 blocks per set on the week, Penn State commanded a 34.5 - 9.0 advantage in the blocking margin against its opponents. Four different Nittany Lions totaled double digit ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS blocks this past weekend, led by 19 from sophomore Heidi Thelen, who had a career-high nine Women's Volleyball Contact: Arielle Sargent blocks against Stony Brook. Email: [email protected] Courtney fueled the offense with 3.89 kills per set during the undefeated weekend, helped out Twitter: arielle_sargent by back-to-back double figure kills against Stony Brook and Villanova. She logged a double-dou- O: (814) 865-1757 | C: (814) 321-8286 ble against the Wildcats with 16 kills and 13 digs. 101-G Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa. 16801 2015 PENN STATE WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL PENN STATE AT A GLANCE 2015 ROSTER THE UNIVERSITY No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. SP K/S % A/S SA/S D/S B/S Location: ........................... University Park, Pa. 16802 2 Lara Caraway DS 5-4 Sr. 2 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Founded: ...............................................................1855 3 Kendall Pierce DS 5-5 Sr. 7 0.00 .000 0.43 0.14 1.14 0.00 Enrollment: ....................................................... 46,068 4 Wilma Rivera S 5-8 Fr. 5 0.00 .000 2.60 0.00 1.40 0.00 Colors: ...................................................... Blue & White 5 Ali Frantti OH 6-2 So. 9 2.00 .262 0.22 0.00 2.33 0.44 Nickname:................................................ Nittany Lions 6 Nia Reed OH 6-2 RS-Fr. 2 0.00 -.250 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Conference: .......................................................Big Ten 8 Lainy Pierce DS 5-6 So. 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 President: ..............................................Dr. Eric Barron 10 Carley Muller DS 5-8 So. 1 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Director of Athletics: .............................Sandy Barbour 11 Tori Gorrell MB 6-2 Fr. 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 000 0.00 Assoc. AD/SWA: .................................Charmelle Green 12 Keeton Holcomb DS 5-6 Fr. 8 0.00 .000 0.62 0.25 2.88 0.00 Facility (capacity): ...............................Rec Hall (5,812) 13 Taylor Krause DS 5-5 Jr. 8 0.00 .000 0.12 0.38 1.62 0.00 14 Aiyana Whitney OH 6-3 RS-Sr. 9 3.44 .375 0.00 0.00 0.33 1.11 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL STAFF 15 Haleigh Washington MB 6-3 So. 9 2.22 .475 0.00 0.11 0.56 1.67 Head Coach: ........................Russ Rose (37th season) 16 Jelena Novaković RS 6-2 Fr. 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Alma Mater: .............................George Williams, 1975 17 Megan Courtney OH 6-1 Sr. 9 3.89 0.353 0.22 0.33 2.89 1.11 Overall Record (Yrs/Pct): .......... 1,161-180 (36/.866) 19 Heidi Thelen MB 6-2 So. 9 0.44 .182 0.11 0.00 0.33 2.11 School Record: .....................................................same 21 Bryanna Weiskircher S 6-0 RS-Fr. 9 0.67 .385 9.44 0.22 1.44 0.44 Associate Head Coach: ......................Salima Rockwell 22 Simone Lee OH 6-0 So. 5 0.20 -.143 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Assistant Coach: .....................................Stevie Mussie 24 Laura Broerman DS 5-3 So. 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Director of Operations:..............................Jesse Tupac PENN STATE 9 13.22 .325 12.44 1.33 13.56 3.83 Volunteer Assistant ............................. Shawn Sangrey OPPONENTS 9 11.00 .089 10.78 1.00 13.44 1.00 Office Phone: .......................................(814) 863-7474 Head Coach: Russ Rose (George Williams, 1975), 37th year Office Fax: ........................................... (814) 865-1746 Associate Head Coach: Salima Rockwell (Penn State, 1994) Office Address: ........................................ 235 Rec Hall Assistant Coach: Stevie Mussie (Washington, 2008) Director of Operations: Jesse Tupac (UCLA) Volunteer Assistant: Shawn Sangrey (Ohio State) 2014 IN REVIEW 2014 Record: .........................................................36-3 ALPHABETICAL Home: .....................................................................18-1 No.