VB - National Finals

[fccy]

#2 Texas taking #1 Penn St. to the woodshed right now.

6-0 run to close out set #1 25-22

Set 2 - 17-10 Texas

Hooker with something like 13 kills so far

 

[sodakjoe]

It will be interesting to see how PSU responds. The girls in this program don't know what it's like to be behind like this.

Now 23-18 Texas in Set 2

 

[BigJCy]

Looking more and more that Iowa State is going to be the only team to have beaten the National Champion this year.

 

[fccy]

Texas takes set 2 25-20

They mentioned that the All-American Dinner was last night; we'll see if they talk about it during the break.

 

[LindenCy]

Looking more and more that Iowa State is going to be the only team to have beaten the National Champion this year.

Well, at least that will be something...(still bitter about draw).

 

[mred]

(still bitter about draw).

If Texas takes this match, it'll draw even more attention to the bad draw.

 

[fccy]

Penn St leads set 3 9-5

Hooker had 16 kills in the first two sets

 

[fccy]

Penn St leads 20-17 in third set

 

[fccy]

Penn St leads 24-22 in third set, Texas serve

 

[fccy]

Penn St takes set 3, 25-23

 

[Tornado man]

Texas is like night and day compared to last year - much better passing, and frankly much grittier. Stealing Penn State's setting coach, Salima Rockwell, to Austin after last season has changed that team.
As the announcers pointed out, Salima acts like the head coach already, doing almost all the talking in the Texas huddle during timeouts.

 

[LindenCy]

Could ESPN want Penn St. to win any more?

 

[kucyclone]

Random thoughts:

• Is volleyball the only sport where you can score more points than an opponent and still lose? It's like if baseball went away with total runs and decided games by who won more innings. Odd.

• Anyone else find it odd that there are more high fives exchanged between team members of the team that lost the point?

• Destinee Hooker is ridiculous.

• I normally am not a huge fan of women's sports, especially basketball, but this is entertaining. It's beating out Christmas Vacation on my TV set, and that's saying a lot.

 

[LindenCy]

Random thoughts:

• Is volleyball the only sport where you can score more points than an opponent and still lose? It's like if baseball went away with total runs and decided games by who won more innings. Odd.

The only other one coming to mind for me is tennis. There are some really nice volleys going.

 

[LindenCy]

That last kill by Hooker was nasty.

 

[sodakjoe]

The camera angle out of the end of the court is so obnoxious. There's a reason Basketball uses the high angle all the time, ESPN. Come on.

 

[LindenCy]

15-15 in the 4th if anyone is curious.

 

[LindenCy]

17 up.

 

[fccy]

Penn St 20-18 in set 4

Hooker with 28 kills

 

[LindenCy]

says 21-23 Penn st. but seems like a point was off