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Penn State Women’s Volleyball Announces 2008 Schedule
Nittany Lions will take on 11 NCAA Championship teams from a year ago
University Park, Pa., June 18, 2008 – Matches against 11 teams that competed in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, including five ranked in the season-ending AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, highlight the 2008 Penn State women’s volleyball schedule.
Among its opponents, the defending national champion Nittany Lions will take on NCAA National Semifinalist UCLA and NCAA Regional Semifinalist Michigan and Michigan State along with NCAA Tournament participants Minnesota, Purdue, Ohio, Long Island, Illinois State, Hawaii, Louisville and Wisconsin.
Penn State holds a 383-66 (.853) record over opponents it will face during the 2008 regular season, including a 297-43 (.874) Big Ten record since joining the conference for the 1991 season. The slate also features first-time meetings with Ohio and Saint Louis in the sport of women’s volleyball.
The Nittany Lions open the schedule on Aug. 29-31 at the Hawaiian Airlines Invitational, taking on the host and No. 18 Wahine, No. 7 UCLA and Ohio in Honolulu. Penn State then returns home to begin the Rec Hall season with the Nittany Lion Invitational on Sept. 5-6, welcoming Long Island, George Washington and Villanova.
For the third weekend of the season, Penn State will head to the Chicagoland area for the Chicago Classic hosted by Illinois-Chicago on Sept. 12-13, where it will face the host Flames along with Illinois State and Louisville. The Nittany Lions will close out the preseason with the Penn State Classic on Sept. 19-20, hosting Yale, New Hampshire and Saint Louis.
Penn State opens up Big Ten play with Purdue and Illinois at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions and Boilermakers will square off on Friday, Sept. 26 at 7:00 p.m. before the Lions host the Fighting Illini on Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1:00 p.m. The match was moved to Sunday to accommodate the Penn State-Illinois football game at Beaver Stadium on Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
The Nittany Lions return all seven starters from last season’s 34-2 National and Big Ten Champion squad, including First Team AVCA All-Americans Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio), Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) and Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) along with AVCA Second Team All-American Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), Big Ten Freshman of the Year Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.), Big Ten All-Freshman Team member Blair Brown (Purcellville, Va.) and team digs-leader Roberta Holehouse (Joppa, Md.). Also returning for the Lions will be Alyssa D’Errico (Byron, N.Y.) and Kelsey Ream (State College, Pa.).
New to the team will be 6-5 freshman outside hitter Katie Kabbes (Raleigh, N.C.), 5-8 freshman setter Kim Hohl (DeKalb, Ill.), 5-6 freshman defensive specialist Megan Shifflett (Falls Church, Va.), 5-6 defensive specialist Cathy Quilico (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and 5-5 freshman defensive specialist Heather Tice (Allentown, Pa.).
For more information on the Penn State women’s volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com <http://www.GoPSUsports.com> .
2008 Penn State Women’s Volleyball Schedule
August
29-31 – Hawaiian Airlines Classic
Fri. 29 at Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii (Stan Sheriff Center) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 30 vs. UCLA Honolulu, Hawaii (Stan Sheriff Center) 5:00 p.m.
Sun. 31 vs. Ohio Honolulu, Hawaii (Stan Sheriff Center) 3:00 p.m.
September
5-6 hosts Nittany Lion Invitational
Fri. 5 G. Washington vs. Villanova University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 4:00 p.m.
Penn State vs. Long Island University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 6 Penn State vs. G. Washington University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 12:00 p.m.
Villanova vs. Long Island University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 3:00 p.m.
Penn State vs. Villanova University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 8:00 p.m.
Penn State Football Home vs. Oregon State, Time TBA
12-13 at Chicago Classic
Fri. 12 at Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Ill. (Flames Athletics Center) 7:30 p.m.
Sat. 13 vs. Illinois State Chicago, Ill. (Flames Athletics Center) 2:00 p.m.
vs. Louisville Chicago, Ill. (Flames Athletics Center) 7:30 p.m.
19-20 hosts Penn State Classic
Fri. 19 New Hampshire vs. St. Louis University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 4:00 p.m.
Penn State vs. Yale University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 20 Penn State vs. New Hampshire University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 10:00 a.m.
St. Louis vs. Yale University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 1:00 p.m.
Penn State Football Home vs. Temple, Time TBA
Yale vs. New Hampshire University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 4:00 p.m.
Penn State vs. St. Louis University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 26 vs. Purdue University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 27 Penn State Football Home vs. Illinois, 8:00 p.m.
Sun. 28 vs. Illinois University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 1:00 p.m.
October
Wed. 1 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. (University Gym) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 4 vs. Michigan State University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 10 at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa (Carver-Hawkeye Arena) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 11 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. (Sports Pavilion) 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 17 vs. Michigan University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 8:00 p.m.
Sat. 18 vs. Ohio State University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 8:30 p.m.
Penn State Football Home vs. Michigan, 4:30 p.m., Homecoming
Fri. 24 at Wisconsin Madison, Wis. (UW Field House) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 25 at Northwestern Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 31 vs. Minnesota University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
November
Sat. 1 vs. Iowa University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Wed. 5 vs. Indiana University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 7 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. (Jenison Field House) 6:30 p.m.
Fri. 14 at Illinois Champaign, Ill. (Huff Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 15 at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. (IAF) 7:00 p.m.
Fri. 21 vs. Northwestern University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 22 vs. Wisconsin University Park, Pa. (Rec Hall) 7:00 p.m.
Penn State Football Home vs. Michigan State, Time TBA
Fri. 28 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) 7:00 p.m.
Sat. 29 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena) 7:00 p.m.
December
Fri.-Sat 5-6 NCAA First/Second Rounds Campus Sites
Fri.-Sat 12-13 NCAA Regional Championships University Park, Pa.; Austin, Texas;
Fort Collins, Colo.; Seattle, Wash.
Th. & Sat. 18 & 20 NCAA National Semis & Final Omaha, Neb. (QWEST Center)
**All times local to site and subject to change
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Jen Armson
Assistant Athletic Communications Director
Penn State University
101 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-1757 ~ Fax: 814-863-3165
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