Comments on: Alisha Glass & Penn State volleyball – "best ever" http://www.leelanau.com/blog/alisha-glass-penn-state-volleyball-2-matches-from-best-ever/ News, Weather, Events & Photos from Leelanau County & Northern Michigan Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew McFarlane http://www.leelanau.com/blog/alisha-glass-penn-state-volleyball-2-matches-from-best-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-33784 Andrew McFarlane Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:50:40 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/?p=1552#comment-33784 From <a href="http://www.record-eagle.com/sports/local_story_357100259.html" rel="nofollow">Leland's Alisha Glass savors a 2nd title</a> in the Traverse City Record-Eagle: <blockquote>Some are calling the 2008 Nittany Lions the greatest team of all time. Glass will let others decide that. "A lot of people have different opinions," she said. "We were just trying to be the best individuals we could be and be the best team we could be. We have a lot of really talented players and towards the end we started to play really well as a team and we were just glad that we came together at the right time. "It's an incredible feeling. It was a long run, an exhausting one. To be done with it all and come out on top is awesome."</blockquote> From Leland's Alisha Glass savors a 2nd title in the Traverse City Record-Eagle:

Some are calling the 2008 Nittany Lions the greatest team of all time. Glass will let others decide that.

"A lot of people have different opinions," she said. "We were just trying to be the best individuals we could be and be the best team we could be. We have a lot of really talented players and towards the end we started to play really well as a team and we were just glad that we came together at the right time.

"It's an incredible feeling. It was a long run, an exhausting one. To be done with it all and come out on top is awesome."

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]]> By: Andrew McFarlane http://www.leelanau.com/blog/alisha-glass-penn-state-volleyball-2-matches-from-best-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-33529 Andrew McFarlane Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:58:11 +0000 http://www.leelanau.com/blog/?p=1552#comment-33529 Make that one match! <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121908aaf.html" rel="nofollow">Nittany Lions Remain Perfect, Knock Off Cornhuskers</a>: <blockquote>Top-ranked Penn State saw one of its impressive NCAA records come to an end on Thursday night, but the Nittany Lions' ultimate goals of an unbeaten season and a second straight national title remained firmly in tact, as they held off a furious rally by No. 4 Nebraska in a 3-2 NCAA Semifinal victory over the Huskers in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 17,430 inside the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb. The Nittany Lions, who hadn't been pushed passed a third set all season, proved they could handle the pressure and fatigue factors of a fifth set. Trying to complete an improbable comeback, Nebraska led 10-8 in the final set before a poised Penn State team emerged from a timeout and strung together six consecutive points to essentially seal the match and the Nittany Lions' NCAA-record 64th straight victory. With the win, the 37-0 Nittany Lions kept their perfect season alive and moved within one victory of becoming only the sixth women's volleyball program in NCAA Division I history to repeat as national champions. </blockquote> Make that one match! Nittany Lions Remain Perfect, Knock Off Cornhuskers:

Top-ranked Penn State saw one of its impressive NCAA records come to an end on Thursday night, but the Nittany Lions' ultimate goals of an unbeaten season and a second straight national title remained firmly in tact, as they held off a furious rally by No. 4 Nebraska in a 3-2 NCAA Semifinal victory over the Huskers in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 17,430 inside the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb.

The Nittany Lions, who hadn't been pushed passed a third set all season, proved they could handle the pressure and fatigue factors of a fifth set. Trying to complete an improbable comeback, Nebraska led 10-8 in the final set before a poised Penn State team emerged from a timeout and strung together six consecutive points to essentially seal the match and the Nittany Lions' NCAA-record 64th straight victory.

With the win, the 37-0 Nittany Lions kept their perfect season alive and moved within one victory of becoming only the sixth women's volleyball program in NCAA Division I history to repeat as national champions.

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