15 Points: PSU-Stanford, PSU-Colorado, Nebraska-TX, more
Sept 2, 2015 9:04:40 GMT -5
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We've posted this weeks "Fifteen Points" by lionsfan on DigNittanyVolley, covering the upcoming matches with Colorado and #2 Stanford (#1 in lionsfan's Top 25), as well as matches involving Texas, Nebraska. upsets around the country, and more. Here's the link: Fifteen Points by lionsfan.
And here's an excerpt:
1. Round 18: Penn State vs. Stanford
THE rivalry continues this Saturday, and Penn State will need the home court advantage if it wants to topple Stanford, which looked superb in sweeps of Texas A&M and Minnesota last weekend. A Cardinal win would knot the series at 9 wins each. Here’s a look at the legendary history between Penn State and Stanford:
◦Dec. 10, 1992 (Champaign, Ill.; NCAA Regional Semis): #2 Stanford defeats #9 Penn State 15-13, 15-6, 15-13
◦Aug. 23, 1997 (Palo Alto): #2 Penn State defeats #1 Stanford 15-8, 15-13, 15-9
◦Sept. 6, 1997 (Storrs, Conn.): #1 Penn State defeats #3 Stanford 14-16, 15-6, 15-12, 15-7
◦Dec. 20, 1997 (Spokane, Wash.; NCAA Championship): #3 Stanford defeats #2 Penn State 15-10, 15-6, 2-15, 15-17, 15-9
◦Dec. 18, 1999 (Honolulu, NCAA Championship): #1 Penn State defeats #2 Stanford 15-2, 15-10, 15-7
◦Sept. 4, 2001 (State College): #9 Stanford defeats #4 Penn State 28-30, 30-26, 30-16, 30-23
◦Sept. 10, 2004 (Palo Alto): #7 Penn State defeats #12 Stanford 31-29, 23-30, 30-25, 26-30, 15-12
◦Aug. 26, 2005 (Omaha): #3 Stanford defeats #5 Penn State 30-24, 30-24, 28-30, 23-30, 15-10
◦Sept. 15, 2007 (New Haven, Conn.): #2 Stanford defeats #3 Penn State 30-23, 23-30, 27-30, 30-28, 15-9
◦Dec. 15, 2007 (Sacramento; NCAA Championship): #1 Penn State defeats #4 Stanford 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8
◦Dec. 20, 2008 (Omaha; NCAA Championship): #1 Penn State defeats #2 Stanford 25-20, 26-24, 25-23
◦Sept. 11, 2010 (Gainesville, Fla.): #2 Stanford defeats #1 Penn State 28-26, 25-12, 25-18
◦Sept. 9, 2011 (Palo Alto): #3 Stanford defeats #2 Penn State 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-18
◦Aug. 31, 2012 (State College): #4 Penn State defeats #9 Stanford 25-13, 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13
◦Dec. 14, 2013 (Lexington, Ky.; NCAA Regional Final): #2 Penn State defeats #3 Stanford 22-25, 25-22, 28-26, 18-25, 15-11
◦Sept. 5, 2014 (Palo Alto): #2 Stanford defeats #1 Penn State 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 15-10
◦Dec. 19, 2014 (Oklahoma City; NCAA Final Four): #4 Penn State defeats #1 Stanford 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21
◦Sept. 5, 2015 (State College): #1 Penn State vs. #2 Stanford
2. Penn State and Stanford By the Numbers
◦198 NCAA tournament match wins between the two programs*
◦148 times one of these programs has been ranked #1**
◦13 national titles between the two programs
◦13 times the teams have both been ranked in the Top 4 when meeting (including this year)
◦11 times the teams have met on neutral ground 6 times the teams have met as No. 1 and No. 2 (including this year)
◦4 meetings in Palo Alto
◦3 meetings in State College (including this year)
◦2 streaks broken in the series***
◦1 time in their entire series history that a team was not in the Top 10 when they played each other (2004, #12 Stanford)
Notes: *Penn State has 90 tournament game wins, while Stanford has 108…including a consolation match win over Pacific in 1983 for 3rd place. **Penn State has been ranked #1 a total of 81 times in the poll, Stanford 67 times. Only Nebraska (85 times) has more. ***In the season-opening match of 1997, Penn State broke Stanford’s 50-match home win streak at Maples; in their 2010 meeting, Stanford broke Penn State’s 109-match win streak (a streak that started the match after Penn State’s regular-season loss to Stanford in 2007).
3. Buff Battles
Don’t think Penn State fans are overlooking Colorado. Before the Lions meet Stanford, they must face the #21 team in the land, who went 2-1 at their own tournament. After losing in four to San Diego (now ranked #23 in the AVCA poll — #22 in lionsfan’s Top 25), Colorado beat Florida State in five (dropping the Seminoles from #9 to #14) and topped Oklahoma (the poor Sooners lost all three matches, two of them in five sets).
4. Not Precedent Setting
This isn’t the first time Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose has been breaking in a new setter on a defending national champion team and playing host to a big weekend of volleyball. In fact, Coach Rose only has to look back to 2011 for a very similar scenario. In 2011, Micah Hancock was a freshman setter, as #1 ranked Penn State looked forward to a Saturday night showdown with the #2 team in the land from the Pac-12 (that year it was Southern Cal). But the Nittany Lions were tripped up on Friday night by another Pac school (Oregon). It should serve as the perfect warning to Penn State not to look ahead (neither can the Cardinal: while Penn State faces off against Colorado on Friday night, Stanford will be taking on #6 Illinois).
And here's an excerpt:
1. Round 18: Penn State vs. Stanford
THE rivalry continues this Saturday, and Penn State will need the home court advantage if it wants to topple Stanford, which looked superb in sweeps of Texas A&M and Minnesota last weekend. A Cardinal win would knot the series at 9 wins each. Here’s a look at the legendary history between Penn State and Stanford:
◦Dec. 10, 1992 (Champaign, Ill.; NCAA Regional Semis): #2 Stanford defeats #9 Penn State 15-13, 15-6, 15-13
◦Aug. 23, 1997 (Palo Alto): #2 Penn State defeats #1 Stanford 15-8, 15-13, 15-9
◦Sept. 6, 1997 (Storrs, Conn.): #1 Penn State defeats #3 Stanford 14-16, 15-6, 15-12, 15-7
◦Dec. 20, 1997 (Spokane, Wash.; NCAA Championship): #3 Stanford defeats #2 Penn State 15-10, 15-6, 2-15, 15-17, 15-9
◦Dec. 18, 1999 (Honolulu, NCAA Championship): #1 Penn State defeats #2 Stanford 15-2, 15-10, 15-7
◦Sept. 4, 2001 (State College): #9 Stanford defeats #4 Penn State 28-30, 30-26, 30-16, 30-23
◦Sept. 10, 2004 (Palo Alto): #7 Penn State defeats #12 Stanford 31-29, 23-30, 30-25, 26-30, 15-12
◦Aug. 26, 2005 (Omaha): #3 Stanford defeats #5 Penn State 30-24, 30-24, 28-30, 23-30, 15-10
◦Sept. 15, 2007 (New Haven, Conn.): #2 Stanford defeats #3 Penn State 30-23, 23-30, 27-30, 30-28, 15-9
◦Dec. 15, 2007 (Sacramento; NCAA Championship): #1 Penn State defeats #4 Stanford 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8
◦Dec. 20, 2008 (Omaha; NCAA Championship): #1 Penn State defeats #2 Stanford 25-20, 26-24, 25-23
◦Sept. 11, 2010 (Gainesville, Fla.): #2 Stanford defeats #1 Penn State 28-26, 25-12, 25-18
◦Sept. 9, 2011 (Palo Alto): #3 Stanford defeats #2 Penn State 23-25, 25-19, 27-25, 25-18
◦Aug. 31, 2012 (State College): #4 Penn State defeats #9 Stanford 25-13, 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13
◦Dec. 14, 2013 (Lexington, Ky.; NCAA Regional Final): #2 Penn State defeats #3 Stanford 22-25, 25-22, 28-26, 18-25, 15-11
◦Sept. 5, 2014 (Palo Alto): #2 Stanford defeats #1 Penn State 18-25, 25-23, 25-22, 16-25, 15-10
◦Dec. 19, 2014 (Oklahoma City; NCAA Final Four): #4 Penn State defeats #1 Stanford 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 25-21
◦Sept. 5, 2015 (State College): #1 Penn State vs. #2 Stanford
2. Penn State and Stanford By the Numbers
◦198 NCAA tournament match wins between the two programs*
◦148 times one of these programs has been ranked #1**
◦13 national titles between the two programs
◦13 times the teams have both been ranked in the Top 4 when meeting (including this year)
◦11 times the teams have met on neutral ground 6 times the teams have met as No. 1 and No. 2 (including this year)
◦4 meetings in Palo Alto
◦3 meetings in State College (including this year)
◦2 streaks broken in the series***
◦1 time in their entire series history that a team was not in the Top 10 when they played each other (2004, #12 Stanford)
Notes: *Penn State has 90 tournament game wins, while Stanford has 108…including a consolation match win over Pacific in 1983 for 3rd place. **Penn State has been ranked #1 a total of 81 times in the poll, Stanford 67 times. Only Nebraska (85 times) has more. ***In the season-opening match of 1997, Penn State broke Stanford’s 50-match home win streak at Maples; in their 2010 meeting, Stanford broke Penn State’s 109-match win streak (a streak that started the match after Penn State’s regular-season loss to Stanford in 2007).
3. Buff Battles
Don’t think Penn State fans are overlooking Colorado. Before the Lions meet Stanford, they must face the #21 team in the land, who went 2-1 at their own tournament. After losing in four to San Diego (now ranked #23 in the AVCA poll — #22 in lionsfan’s Top 25), Colorado beat Florida State in five (dropping the Seminoles from #9 to #14) and topped Oklahoma (the poor Sooners lost all three matches, two of them in five sets).
4. Not Precedent Setting
This isn’t the first time Penn State Head Coach Russ Rose has been breaking in a new setter on a defending national champion team and playing host to a big weekend of volleyball. In fact, Coach Rose only has to look back to 2011 for a very similar scenario. In 2011, Micah Hancock was a freshman setter, as #1 ranked Penn State looked forward to a Saturday night showdown with the #2 team in the land from the Pac-12 (that year it was Southern Cal). But the Nittany Lions were tripped up on Friday night by another Pac school (Oregon). It should serve as the perfect warning to Penn State not to look ahead (neither can the Cardinal: while Penn State faces off against Colorado on Friday night, Stanford will be taking on #6 Illinois).
