According to PrepVolleyball.com. At the very least, a very nice replacement for Lisa Axel. But also an excellent backup at many positions. I'm really surprised...
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pgwenthold
Mar 25, 2003 5:39 pm
The Purdue Exponent is reporting today that Joanna Lowery died last Friday. They give no details about how or where. Obviously the team is in shock....
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lewis_kc2000
Mar 29, 2003 5:29 pm
--Has anyone found out wheter it was a car accident or was she sick???? Last ime we watched wisconsin play purdue she did look a little gaunt, but there are a...
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pgwenthold
Mar 29, 2003 6:54 pm
... The only explanation I have heard is that it was "after a short battle with mental illness." Apparently not a car accident. Other than that, I am fairly...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Apr 3, 2003 3:02 am
CSTV To Televise Live Three Men's Conference Finals "Championship Saturday" to televise live for the first time all three major men's conference finals ...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Apr 17, 2003 2:14 pm
This will be interesting. The U has a trip to Brazil scheduled this Summer, too. From USAVolleyball: Minnesota's Mike Hebert Selected as Women's Pan Am Games...
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Doug O'Neal
tycho2brahe
Apr 20, 2003 5:52 pm
PSU hosted five other teams (West Virginia, Army, Juniata, Towson, and Pittsburgh) in their final spring competition yesterday. Each match was two R30 games....
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Doug O'Neal
tycho2brahe
Apr 21, 2003 4:59 pm
(Tentative) posted at ... http://www.psuwvbc.net/ and click on 'schedule'. Doug...
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pgwenthold
Apr 21, 2003 9:55 pm
... Yowwch. Wow, is it that hard for them to find quality teams to play, or do they just not want to? UNI has an open spot on the schedule in early Sept....
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Doug O'Neal
tycho2brahe
Apr 21, 2003 11:23 pm
... Colorado, BYU, and South Florida are no slouches. Akron finished only six spots below perennial power BYU in the BCR last year. ... I wouldn't like this,...
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pgwenthold
Apr 22, 2003 5:04 pm
... only ... Top thirty or so, yes. Top 15? No. I expect teams that want to compete to go out and try to find one or two against the very best (and its not...
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Chris Wolf
wolf_cj
Apr 23, 2003 1:40 am
... FWIW, MSU's schedule, which is not up on the web site yet, includes non-conference opponents with last-year BCR rankings of #2 (Nebraska), #20 (Georgia...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Apr 23, 2003 6:11 pm
... (Nebraska), #20 ... (South ... Minnesota plays @ Hawaii, UCLA (neutral), Louisville (neutral), @ Florida, UNI (neutral), @ Nebraska, Colorado State (home)...
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scott_terry56
Apr 29, 2003 12:49 pm
The only explanation I have heard is that it was "after a short battle with mental illness." Apparently not a car accident. Other than that, I am fairly...
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pgwenthold
Apr 29, 2003 6:58 pm
... of ... and ... memory ... I learned last week that she had been diagnosed with depression at the beginning of the spring semester. She committed suicide...
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Daryl R Hoffman
shuttlecmd
Apr 29, 2003 8:06 pm
... While I value this resource and the volleyball information passed, sometimes things are better between family and coach. The reason coaches do not give...
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Doug O'Neal
tycho2brahe
Apr 29, 2003 8:33 pm
... Speaking not as moderator of this list (nor as an academic or sports fan), but as someone who has gone through severe depression and suicidal ideation: I...
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Joy Jacobs
jacobsjoyann
Apr 29, 2003 8:40 pm
I agree wholeheartedly with Doug's comments and appreciate his sharing. We're not interested in why Joanna died because we're voyeurs---we're interested...
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Daryl R Hoffman
shuttlecmd
Apr 29, 2003 8:54 pm
... OK, I totally understand what Doug is saying and where he is coming from... I just know there have been things happening at other colleges with their ...
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pgwenthold
Apr 29, 2003 9:21 pm
... coaches ... because it is ... not want ... I did ... think ... I got my information from the booster club newsletter. paul...
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pgwenthold
Apr 29, 2003 10:30 pm
... young ... appreciate ... one ... although ... Purdue has been so/so silent. I have heard far more than I have indicated here, but for the reasons the...
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Chris Wolf
wolf_cj
Apr 30, 2003 2:29 am
You can read the newsletter story about her, as well as other Purdue volleyball news, at http://sceptre.ecn.purdue.edu/~stacey/Newsletter_Apr2003/Index.html...
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deadvet2002
Apr 30, 2003 3:53 am
It is definitely a tragic blow to everyone who has a passion for this sport when something like this happens. I don't know if it is as important to know the...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
May 2, 2003 3:50 pm
Seems fairly trivial considering the previous topic, but Minnesota defeated Nebraska 3-2 and Wisconsin 3-0 last Saturday. Some observations of dubious value: ...
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Roger Ozima
roger_o1
May 2, 2003 4:04 pm
... From: "Matt Leach" <mleach@...> To: <bigtenvb@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 10:44 AM Subject: [bigtenvb] Minnesota Spring tournament ...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
May 8, 2003 2:22 pm
According to PrepVB, Jess Jones has committed to the Gophers. 6' 2" MH recruited by Nebraska, Illinois, Northwestern and Notre Dame. She's from Neuqua Valley,...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Jun 2, 2003 2:56 pm
She is the 6'5" 16-year-old from Kitchener ON. Most consider her to be the prize recruit of 2004. Anyhow. According to interview at PrepVB, she has narrowed...
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Doug O'Neal
tycho2brahe
Jun 7, 2003 4:03 pm
... Hmm ... I was musing on how to make Penn State more attractive to a Canadian recruit: -- serve Labatt's at Rec Hall -- get a varsity hockey team (uh oh ......
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Doug ONeal
voltaire1729
Jul 8, 2003 2:34 pm
This is in MS Word format at: http://www.avca.org/upload/CSTVletter.doc ... Dear Volleyball Fan: I would like to tell you about a new sports television network...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Aug 1, 2003 4:12 pm
In another shameless attempt to stimulate conversation, I offer the following career stats (how about that Mary Eggers?): Big Ten Volleyball Individual...
