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Penn State Volleyball Research Paper

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Emma Herkelman
Mr. Bergmann
Senior English
28 August 2015
Penn State Women’s Volleyball
Six out of the last eight College Volleyball Championships have been won by Penn State volleyball. In those years they have lost a total of twenty-two games. In 2013-2014 there were just five losses (D1 Women’s Volleyball). Not only are they reigning champions, but they are a historically consistent team. Having Micha Hancock, an ESPY nominee for the Best Female Collegiate Athlete two years running, as their setter, was a big part of their success over the last couple years (The Daily Collegian). Coach Russ Rose also has high expectations for this coming season. Penn State Women currently have the most consistent, successful program in college volleyball. …show more content…

Beginning his thirty-seventh season coaching the Penn State Women, most people would agree that Coach Rose has the game figured out. His experience and amount of time at this school seems to show that he is dedicated to this program and their highs and lows, however one would not expect that their “lows” were nothing close to an unsuccessful season. Between the years of 1981-2006 Penn State only earned the title of “champions” one time. This does not mean they had struggling seasons, actually far from it. The Lions still had high records and winning seasons, they just could not pull out on top other than their 1999 season. Runners up three times in that period, they were a hard team to beat yet they continued to get shut down in the post season until the year of 2006 (D1 Women’s Volleyball). Penn State began feeling what it was like to end the season with a win and a trophy. As one would assume, these victories attribute to the coaches and the players at Penn State. This is a team made up of the most athletic and talented volleyball players in the …show more content…

Coach Rose has high expectations regarding this 2015 season which has just started rolling. They are returning with twelve letter winners and four starters. The 2015 seniors had very much confidence in the underclassmen’s ability to take on what they themselves have left behind. Coach Rose believes that all the girls have progressed well, making large strides towards where they need to be. The Penn State women started off this season ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Division I Coaches Preseason Poll (The Daily Collegian). They will have six televised matches in the 2015 season, three in their home gym and three at their opponents’. They have a tough schedule, playing seven teams that competed in last year’s NCAA tournament. However they are expected once again to be the top team this year and have had a great start to the 2015 season with three wins and no

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