for PSU fans: link - Gonzalez/Fuller win 2014 Team Awards

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At the post-season banquet for the 2014 Penn State Women’s Volleyball team, Head Coach Russ Rose announced the winners of the 2014 Coach’s Award — Dominique Gonzalez — and the 2014 Pops Award — Lacey Fuller. The Coach’s Award (we believe it’s selected by Coach Rose — thus the singular) is awarded after each season to a player whose contributions were crucial to the team’s success and who embodied the qualities of leadership, toughness, competitiveness and commitment that Coach Rose values so highly. Coach Rose praised Dom Gonzalez throughout the season — saying on more than one occasion that he wouldn’t trade her, and all she brought to the team, for any other libero in the country.

The Pops Award is given each year to honor the memory of Clyde “Pops” Work, a very early fan of the team from the 1980’s (there is also a “Clyde ‘Pops’ Work Women’s Volleyball Scholarship). He was the grandfather of one of the Penn State players, who adopted the team (and was adopted by the team), traveling to all of its matches and, as an 80-year old, shagging balls during practices. He was tough, and Coach Rose described Lacey Fuller as a very tough player that Pops would have liked.


For those who are interested, below is a link to our post listing the winners of the Coach's Award and the Pops Award from 2010 through 2014, plus videos "Then and Now" for both Dom and Lacey:

www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/dominique-gonzalez-and-lacey-fuller-win-team-awards-for-2014/

[Volley1234]

Respect for Rose. By looking at the AVCA awards and Pac12 awards this year, liberos are not well respected when it comes to big awards yet a three rotation middle can earn anything a 6 rotation setter or outside can.

[gnu2vball]

Can't count how many "best liberos" that Dom surpassed in head-to-head contests. Lacey... next year's DS's have a tough act to follow.

[treblejig]

Jan 18, 2015 18:14:14 GMT -5 @nyline said:

At the post-season banquet for the 2014 Penn State Women’s Volleyball team, Head Coach Russ Rose announced the winners of the 2014 Coach’s Award — Dominique Gonzalez — and the 2014 Pops Award — Lacey Fuller. The Coach’s Award (we believe it’s selected by Coach Rose — thus the singular) is awarded after each season to a player whose contributions were crucial to the team’s success and who embodied the qualities of leadership, toughness, competitiveness and commitment that Coach Rose values so highly. Coach Rose praised Dom Gonzalez throughout the season — saying on more than one occasion that he wouldn’t trade her, and all she brought to the team, for any other libero in the country.

The Pops Award is given each year to honor the memory of Clyde “Pops” Work, a very early fan of the team from the 1980’s (there is also a “Clyde ‘Pops’ Work Women’s Volleyball Scholarship). He was the grandfather of one of the Penn State players, who adopted the team (and was adopted by the team), traveling to all of its matches and, as an 80-year old, shagging balls during practices. He was tough, and Coach Rose described Lacey Fuller as a very tough player that Pops would have liked.


For those who are interested, below is a link to our post listing the winners of the Coach's Award and the Pops Award from 2010 through 2014, plus videos "Then and Now" for both Dom and Lacey:

www.dignittanyvolleyball.com/dominique-gonzalez-and-lacey-fuller-win-team-awards-for-2014/

Aww, they are sweet. We will miss watching them play and best of luck to them.

Thanks for the article, nyline.

[MTC]

Jan 18, 2015 18:25:30 GMT -5 gnu2vball said:

Can't count how many "best liberos" that Dom surpassed in head-to-head contests. Lacey... next year's DS's have a tough act to follow.

Maybe not so much.  Dom and Lacey have been mentoring the other defensive players and they took it very seriously. 

[bkedane]

Jan 18, 2015 19:48:29 GMT -5 MTC said:

Jan 18, 2015 18:25:30 GMT -5 gnu2vball said:

Can't count how many "best liberos" that Dom surpassed in head-to-head contests. Lacey... next year's DS's have a tough act to follow.

Maybe not so much.  Dom and Lacey have been mentoring the other defensive players and they took it very seriously. 

Has this really happened?

[MTC]

They were great role models.

[roger]

Two young women who represented the qualities of determination, unfailing focus and commitment to the goal.













These were and are two young women of great character and deserve every possible applause for their continued performance and commitment They went 100% very day.








These awards are the minimum tha thsye u that