Well, this isn't tournament related, however, it's not often that volleyball gets this kind of coverage in Mpls, so I'll mention it. Sunday's Star Tribune...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Dec 1, 2003 2:19 pm
It continues to amaze me that _this_ is what the Strib chooses to use newspaper space to write about. Even Reusse's piece is bizarre to me. If he was at the...
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Peglar, Robert
peglarr56a
Dec 1, 2003 2:49 pm
Actually, I have to give the Committee a good dose of credit for their picks this year. I think they did as good a job as is possible given the playoff ...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Dec 1, 2003 4:36 pm
Pacific (9-9 Big West) over Utah State (10-8 Big West) was certainly interesting. I assume CSU did not bid on hosting, otherwise their having to play @ MD is a...
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Daryl R Hoffman
shuttlecmd
Dec 1, 2003 4:52 pm
... Assuming that as in years past the attendance may have played a factor? They have traveled to PSU a lot in the past when PSU was going to the final fours...
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Peglar, Robert
peglarr56a
Dec 1, 2003 4:55 pm
The scuttlebutt, direct from the Left Coast, is that UOP got in (and USU did not) because a) of USU's loss to BYU and b) the fact that a UOP person is a ...
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Chris Wolf
wolf_cj
Dec 1, 2003 6:03 pm
... did ... a ... I wonder if there was some sentimentality coming into play, since Pacific is one of the four teams that has been to every tournament....
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D C Koehl
osuweaver
Dec 1, 2003 6:14 pm
Ohio State's Stacey Gordon Honored As The Big Ten Player Of The Week Buckeye outside hitter averages 8.50 kills and 5.33 digs per game in capturing her fourth...
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Chris Wolf
wolf_cj
Dec 1, 2003 11:18 pm
2003 All-Big-Ten Volleyball Team Erin Virtue, ILLINOIS, JR, S Lisa Argabright, ILLINOIS, SR, MB Erin Moore, MICHIGAN*, SR, MB Kim Schram, MICHIGAN STATE, JR,...
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Jen Armson
vb2512
Dec 2, 2003 12:07 am
For Immediate Release Contact: Jen Armson-Women39;s Volleyball Contact Penn State Sports Information Ph. 814/865-1757, Fax: 814/863-3165 E-mail: jma19@... ...
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Doug O'Neal
tycho2brahe
Dec 2, 2003 12:50 am
With PSU's conference championship, I'd like to congratulate them for running the table with a 10-0 second half. That's a good accomplishment any year. But...
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ajb
calajb@...
Dec 2, 2003 7:45 am
also some talk that UOP was included as Joines is an All American. Has a senior All American player ever had her team left out of the tourney? I would expect...
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ROGER DIETZ
rosejelly@...
Dec 2, 2003 11:06 am
I have never done this evaluation before therefore it may not be unique. The Ballicora rankings for Dec 1 show that 285 points separate number 1 from number 5....
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pgwenthold
Dec 2, 2003 2:29 pm
... unique. The Ballicora rankings for Dec 1 show that 285 points separate number 1 from number 5. From 5 to 15 the spread is 100 points . From 6 to 10 the...
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pgwenthold
Dec 2, 2003 2:32 pm
... unique. The Ballicora rankings for Dec 1 show that 285 points separate number 1 from number 5. From 5 to 15 the spread is 100 points . From 6 to 10 the...
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Peglar, Robert
peglarr56a
Dec 2, 2003 3:53 pm
It could be said (so I will :-)) that the very first weekend was the key to the season. PSU goes to Michigan, and sweeps two classic Big Ten 3-2 barnburners. ...
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Jen Armson
vb2512
Dec 2, 2003 7:16 pm
Just so everyone knows, the Penn State women's volleyball team will be presented with its 2003 Big Ten Championship trophy at halftime of the men's basketball...
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ann williams
anw1956
Dec 2, 2003 8:43 pm
I am going to sneak out of the corner and say it is going to be great to be able to chant (i will whisper so as to not offend anyone here) rooooooooooood! Just...
... Come on, Ken, it can't be that bad! And I think we all hope she leads her team to an upset this weekend, sending the Huskers to ignominious defeat. Doug...
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Bruce Kvam
brucekvam
Dec 2, 2003 10:04 pm
Come on, Ken. It can only last another couple weeks at most. Good luck to Rood, MSU and all the Big Ten teams in the NCAA tournament. May they all meet in...
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Peglar, Robert
peglarr56a
Dec 2, 2003 10:11 pm
Never mind Nebraska for now...the Spartans have to get by (pesky) Dayton first. Pablo has MSU and Dayton merely two spots apart - 52 and 54 - and 35 Pablo ...
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kenwelle@...
kwelle602
Dec 2, 2003 10:15 pm
Sorry about that -- it slipped out before I knew it. I agree with all the above posts (except mine <G>). Good luck to MSU, I hope Jenny knocks 'em dead, and...
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vbmom9701
Dec 2, 2003 10:37 pm
Hi! I haven't written before, but I follow all your enries and I agree!!! I hope the Big Ten kicks some butt during the tournament too!!! As a vball mom, I...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Dec 2, 2003 10:46 pm
More on the lines of counting the kernals before they are shucked. If MSU loses to Dayton, I will personally drive to Texas, stand outside Ken's RV, and shout...
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Matt Leach
mfleach55108
Dec 2, 2003 11:16 pm
Darn it all. I misspelled "kernels." Anyhow, let's take a look at the first round Big10 matches. Arizona v. Wisconsin @ Texas A&M. This is a match I'd like to...
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spencer_alli
Dec 2, 2003 11:23 pm
-I hope so too! Good luck to rooooooooooooood and the rest of the team. She has been a favorite of our family for the past four years! It would be great if her...
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Peglar, Robert
peglarr56a
Dec 2, 2003 11:30 pm
I'd have to agree overall with the Sage of Snowland, but one thing here: I give Michigan a terrific chance to beat CU. The Wolverines have accorded themselves...
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Chris Wolf
wolf_cj
Dec 3, 2003 12:02 am
... Which of course is exactly what happened in 1998, when Pepperdine beat MSU in the first round to play North Carolina the following night in Jenison. A ...
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scott_terry55
Dec 3, 2003 2:18 am
-- I'm with you Ann-rooooooooood- it will be fun to do it a few more times! Scott hehe now i will go back to my armchair and sleep. ... great ... here)...