WVB: PennState vs Wisconsin FINAL

[JonZ]

Set 1:

Wisconsin 8 PennState 4 Time out PennState
Wisconsin 15 PennState 12
Wisconsin 18 PennState 16 Time out Wisconsin
Wisconsin 20 PennState 16
Wisconsin 22 PennState 17 Time out PennState
Wisconsin 25 PennState 18 PennState hits .032

Set 2:

PennState 5 Wisconsin 3
PennState 10 Wisconsin 6
PennState 11 Wisconsin 6 Time out Wisconsin
PennState 15 Wisconsin 10
PennState 16 Wisconsin 11 Time out Wisconsin
PennState 20 Wisconsin 13
PennState 25 Wisconsin 16 PennState now hitting .233

Break

Set 3:

PennState 4 Wisconsin 0 Time out Wisconsin
PennState 10 Wisconsin 8
PennState 15 Wisconsin 10
PennState 17 Wisconsin 10 Time out Wisconsin
PennState 20 Wisconsin 12
PennState 20 Wisconsin 15 Time out PennState
PennState 22 Wisconsin 19 Time out PennState
PennState 25 Wisconsin 20 PennState hitting .253, Wisconsin .143

Set 4:

Wisconsin 5 PennState 3
PennState 10 Wisconsin 8
PennState 15 Wisconsin 13
PennState 18 Wisconsin 16 Time out Wisconsin
PennState 20 Wisconsin 18
PennState 21 Wisconsin 18 Time out Wisconsin
PennState 25 Wisconsin 20 Simon Lee leads with 14 kills

PennState wins 3 sets to 1

Tomorrow night is the final match of the regular season. PennState is currently ranked #1 in the coaches poll, but fell from #1 to #4 in the RPI after blow out wins over Indiana and Rutgers last week. The RPI is mainly used for seeding in the tournament. PennState trails Kentucky, Florida and Texas in the RPI, but after tonights win they have probably moved up to third over Texas. The top 4 ranked teams get home court advantage for the first 4 matches which is a huge.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Set 1:

Wisconsin 8 PennState 4 Time out PennState

Will check this when I get home - have to have a drink handy.... thanks as always JonZ!

 

[CattyGuy51]

Looked like they woke up in the 2nd. They need to keep the ball in bounds on the serve. I think they had about 4-5 service errors in the second set.

 

[CattyGuy51]

Dewello (sp) for Wisky is 6'8" and definitely a force.

 

[Lion8286]

Dewello (sp) for Wisky is 6'8" and definitely a force.

Dana Rettke

 

[BobPSU92]

Thanks, Jon.

 

[Bylion]

Thanks so much for your updates.
Great win

 

[bdgan]

Not easy against a team that's now 10-9 in conference play.

Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota

 

[CattyGuy51]

if PSU and Neb both win tomorrow, do they tie for the championship or does Neb win because of a win over PSU?

 

[bdgan]

if PSU and Neb both win tomorrow, do they tie for the championship or does Neb win because of a win over PSU?

I don't think head to head matters.

 

[JonZ]

if PSU and Neb both win tomorrow, do they tie for the championship or does Neb win because of a win over PSU?

I think this is how it goes. They tie for the championship, but Nebraska gets the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament based upon their head to head win.

 

[Lion8286]

Not easy against a team that's now 10-9 in conference play.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wet blanket.

 

[NittanyLionFan]

if PSU and Neb both win tomorrow, do they tie for the championship or does Neb win because of a win over PSU?

Co-Champs, but Nebraska would get the B1G automatic bid to the tournament (not that it matters!).

 

[CattyGuy51]

Hard to believe that you lose one match and only can tie for the title. Who gets the better seed for the tournament?

 

[JonZ]

Hard to believe that you lose one match and only can tie for the title. Who gets the better seed for the tournament?

PennState would get the better seed for the tournament right now based upon their RPI.

 

[NedFromYork]

Hard to believe that you lose one match and only can tie for the title. Who gets the better seed for the tournament?

Penn State will be #1 overall seed if beats Minnesota.

 

[mn78psu83]

Not easy against a team that's now 10-9 in conference play.

Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota

 

[dontgojoepa]

Not easy against a team that's now 10-9 in conference play.

Minnesota, Minnesota, Minnesota

Wisconsin handed Nebraska its only conference loss this year. So, I'll take the 3-1 win happily.

 

[mn78psu83]

Wisconsin handed Nebraska its only conference loss this year. So, I'll take the 3-1 win happily.

And Madison has always been a difficult place to win.

 

[NitneLiun]

After the completion of Friday's matches, Penn State is currently #2 in RPI behind Kentucky. If the Lions beat Minny tomorrow, PSU will be #1 in RPI and the overall top seed.

 

[bdgan]

Wisconsin handed Nebraska its only conference loss this year. So, I'll take the 3-1 win happily.

Fair enough. It's not as easy on the road.

 

[Lion8286]

Fair enough. It's not as easy on the road.

It’s a lot easier for you sitting with your fat a$$ on the couch.