Until a team shows me they have found way to break down psu. I have hard time seeing it any other way. Stanford didn't break them down the freshman just made a few to many mistakes in that 5 the set
Sure blame it on the Freshmen.....Not.
Stanford beat us by outplaying us. Our Veterans pushed and pulled at the wrong times and it didn't go our way.
Would I like to see some #1 Votes, absolutely.
Am I surprised to see Texas still getting #1 votes after a less than spectacular week, yes.
Am I comfortable with PSU at #3 , yes.
Lots of season left and you can bet that PSU's team and staff was focused on getting better and prepared for a tough Nebraska and improved Iowa team soon after the Minnesota match ended. 12 weekends to go.
Penn State at Stanford
Play-by-Play Summary (5th set)
#1 Penn State vs #2 Stanford (9/5/2014 at Stanford, Calif.)
STAN starters: Ajanaku, Inky; Howard, Brittany; Bugg, Madi; Burgess, Jordan; Boukather, Morgan; Lutz, Merete; libero Gilbert, Kyle.
PSU starters: Frantti,Ali; Courtney,Megan; Hancock,Micha; Grant,Nia; Whitney,Aiyana; Fuller,Lacey; libero Gonzalez,Dominique.
0-1 [Grant,Nia] Kill by Ajanaku, Inky (from Bugg, Madi). S:PSU P:STAN
1-1 [Boukather, Morgan] Kill by Frantti,Ali (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
2-1 [Hancock,Micha] Kill by Frantti,Ali (from Hancock,Micha). S:PSU P:PSU
2-2 [Hancock,Micha] Service error. S:PSU P:STAN
3-2 [Howard, Brittany] Kill by Whitney,Aiyana (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
PSU subs: Lee,Simone; Fuller,Lacey.
4-2 [Frantti,Ali] Kill by Courtney,Megan (from Gonzalez,Dominique). S:PSU P:PSU
4-3 [Frantti,Ali] Service error. S:PSU P:STAN
4-4 [Gilbert, Kyle] Kill by Burgess, Jordan (from Bugg, Madi). S:STAN P:STAN
5-4 [Gilbert, Kyle] Kill by Lee,Simone (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
5-5 [Gonzalez,Dominique] Kill by Boukather, Morgan (from Bugg, Madi). S:PSU P:STAN
6-5 [Bugg, Madi] Service error. S:STAN P:PSU
PSU subs: Pierce,Kendall; Courtney,Megan.
6-6 [Pierce,Kendall] Kill by Burgess, Jordan (from Bugg, Madi). S:PSU P:STAN
PSU subs: Courtney,Megan; Pierce,Kendall.
STAN subs: Brown, Sidney; Burgess, Jordan.
6-7 [Brown, Sidney] Attack error by Lee,Simone. S:STAN P:STAN
6-8 [Brown, Sidney] Attack error by Grant,Nia. S:STAN P:STAN
Timeout (Media). S:STAN
7-8 [Brown, Sidney] Kill by Lee,Simone (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
STAN subs: Burgess, Jordan; Brown, Sidney.
PSU subs: Fuller,Lacey; Lee,Simone.
7-9 [Fuller,Lacey] Attack error by Hancock,Micha. S:PSU P:STAN
STAN subs: McGehee, Megan; Lutz, Merete.
7-10 [McGehee, Megan] Kill by Ajanaku, Inky (from Bugg, Madi). S:STAN P:STAN
Timeout Penn State. S:STAN
8-10 [McGehee, Megan] Kill by Courtney,Megan (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
8-11 [Grant,Nia] Kill by Ajanaku, Inky (from Bugg, Madi). S:PSU P:STAN
8-12 [Boukather, Morgan] Attack error by Whitney,Aiyana. S:STAN P:STAN
Timeout Penn State. S:STAN
8-13 [Boukather, Morgan] Attack error by Hancock,Micha (block by Ajanaku, Inky; Howard, Brittany). S:STAN P:STAN
9-13 [Boukather, Morgan] Kill by Frantti,Ali (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
9-14 [Hancock,Micha] Service error. S:PSU P:STAN
10-14 [Howard, Brittany] Kill by Courtney,Megan (from Hancock,Micha). S:STAN P:PSU
PSU subs: Lee,Simone; Fuller,Lacey.
PSU subs: Pierce,Lainy; Frantti,Ali.
10-15 [Pierce,Lainy] Kill by Burgess, Jordan (from Bugg, Madi). S:PSU P:STAN