Penn State vs. Iowa Volleyball Game 10/4/14

            Ever since I started watching Penn State Women’s volleyball I have looked up to Micha Hancock, Penn State’s setter. Micha is a senior this year and she is an incredibly talented setter. Hopefully she continues to play overseas for the USA Women’s team so I can keep watching her play. Last night Penn State (#3) played Iowa in Iowa City and I was able to go watch, since I live in Iowa. I was so excited, and this is how it all went down.

            I got there and I sat right behind the Penn State bench, you could say I was freaking out just a little. Anyways, right away you could tell Penn State came ready to dominate. They just lost a tough match to #5 ranked Nebraska @ Nebraska, so they probably wanted to get this last on the road win before they traveled back home for a while. I watched them play Nebraska on TV but seeing them in person and watching them compete is person is SO much different, it puts a whole different perspective on what PSUWV is all about. For starters their tallest player is 6’4 and 10 of their players are 6’ or taller. When you watch them play on TV they don’t seem this tall at all but imagine when you are sitting directly behind their bench…. It’s crazy.

            After they warmed up, it was time for the match to start. Penn State had first serve and the first serve was an ace. Before you knew it, the score was 8-1 and Penn State was in control for the rest of the set, take that back Penn State was in control for the rest of the match. The first set ended and the score was 25-15, the second set was 25-14 and the third set was 25-11. Micha had 33 assists, 4 aces, and 5 digs. She also had 5 kills on 8 errorless attempts which led her to a .625 hitting percentage.

            If you ever have the chance to watch Penn State play you definitely should because they are an awesome team to watch compete. Hopefully they will make it to the National Championship match and win it again, like they did last year because they really do deserve it.

Link to PSU stats: http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/w-volley/stats/2014-2015/iowa15.html

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