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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Back-to-back NCAA national champion Penn State women’s volleyball enters the 2015 season with its second consecutive No. 1 overall ranking, according to the AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll, announced by the organization this afternoon. The Nittany Lions received 54 of a possible 60 first-place votes in the poll.
Penn State is among six Big Ten schools to be ranked within the AVCA Top 25 and one of four conference programs to be voted within the top 10. Tied at No. 5, Nebraska and Wisconsin join the Nittany Lions in the top five, while Illinois rounds out the top 10 at No. 8. Ohio State is slated No. 14, while Michigan State is slotted No. 19. Purdue, Minnesota and Michigan also represent the league in the poll, as all three are receiving votes.
In addition to six matches against Big Ten opponents ranked within the top 25, PSU will also host No. 2 Stanford and No. 24 Colorado at home in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Sept. 4-5 in Rec Hall. [TICKETS]
Since 2007, the Nittany Lions have ranked within the top three of every AVCA preseason poll, having also been voted No. 1 a total of six times (2008-11, 2014-15).
Set to begin his 37th season at the helm of the program, Hall of Fame head coach Russ Rose returns four starters and 12 letterwinners to the court, in addition to four newcomers. NCAA Championship MVP Megan Courtney and second team AVCA All-American Aiyana Whitney highlight the senior class. Second team AVCA All-American Ali Frantti and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Haleigh Washington round out the group of returning starters.
Both single-match and season tickets for the 2015 Penn State women’s volleyball season are on sale and available for purchase. Nittany Lion fans also have the option to purchase a five-game partial ticket package featuring tickets to the Stanford (9/5), Minnesota (9/26), Iowa (10/3), Ohio State (10/30), and Maryland (11/21) matches.
To order tickets, fans may call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Athletics Ticket Office in the Bryce Jordan Center during normal business hours. Tickets are also available online here.
The Nittany Lions kick off the 2015 season at home, hosting the Penn State Classic Friday, Aug. 28 – Saturday, Aug. 29. Penn State opens the tournament taking on Buffalo Friday evening at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.
To view the complete AVCA DI Preseason Coaches’ Poll, please click here.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Back-to-back NCAA national champion Penn State women’s volleyball enters the 2015 season with its second consecutive No. 1 overall ranking, according to the AVCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll, announced by the organization this afternoon. The Nittany Lions received 54 of a possible 60 first-place votes in the poll.
Penn State is among six Big Ten schools to be ranked within the AVCA Top 25 and one of four conference programs to be voted within the top 10. Tied at No. 5, Nebraska and Wisconsin join the Nittany Lions in the top five, while Illinois rounds out the top 10 at No. 8. Ohio State is slated No. 14, while Michigan State is slotted No. 19. Purdue, Minnesota and Michigan also represent the league in the poll, as all three are receiving votes.
In addition to six matches against Big Ten opponents ranked within the top 25, PSU will also host No. 2 Stanford and No. 24 Colorado at home in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Sept. 4-5 in Rec Hall. [TICKETS]
Since 2007, the Nittany Lions have ranked within the top three of every AVCA preseason poll, having also been voted No. 1 a total of six times (2008-11, 2014-15).
Set to begin his 37th season at the helm of the program, Hall of Fame head coach Russ Rose returns four starters and 12 letterwinners to the court, in addition to four newcomers. NCAA Championship MVP Megan Courtney and second team AVCA All-American Aiyana Whitney highlight the senior class. Second team AVCA All-American Ali Frantti and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Haleigh Washington round out the group of returning starters.
Both single-match and season tickets for the 2015 Penn State women’s volleyball season are on sale and available for purchase. Nittany Lion fans also have the option to purchase a five-game partial ticket package featuring tickets to the Stanford (9/5), Minnesota (9/26), Iowa (10/3), Ohio State (10/30), and Maryland (11/21) matches.
To order tickets, fans may call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Athletics Ticket Office in the Bryce Jordan Center during normal business hours. Tickets are also available online here.
The Nittany Lions kick off the 2015 season at home, hosting the Penn State Classic Friday, Aug. 28 – Saturday, Aug. 29. Penn State opens the tournament taking on Buffalo Friday evening at 7 p.m. in Rec Hall.
To view the complete AVCA DI Preseason Coaches’ Poll, please click here.
