Nov. 26, 2007
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - For the second time this season, junior middle hitter Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) garnered the honor of being Penn State Female Student-Athlete of the Week for her efforts over the weekend. After going 4-0, sophomore wrestler David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) joined Harmotto, and was named this week's Male Student-Athlete of the Week.
Behind Harmotto's efforts, the Penn State women's volleyball team capped off its Big Ten season with a perfect 20-0 record, dropping only six individual games along the way. At Ohio State Wednesday night, the junior middle hitter recorded six kills on .308 hitting with four digs and a match-high six blocks. The Lions swept the Buckeyes 3-0.
In the 3-1 victory at Michigan on Saturday night, Harmotto racked up 15 kills, one off her season high and two off her career high, also hitting .565. She tallied three digs and a match-high nine blocks, including three solo efforts. For the weekend, Harmotto recorded 3.00 kills per game on .472 hitting with seven digs (1.00 dpg) and 15 total ?blocks (2.14 bpg).
Erwin recorded a 4-0 mark to win the 2007 Mat-Town U.S.A. title at 174 pounds over the weekend. The Nittany Lion sophomore improved to 9-1 on the year and claimed his second Open tournament title this November. Erwin was also victorious at the ESU Open. Erwin's run included two major decisions, a 12-2 win in the quarters and a 12-4 victory in the semifinals. His title bout victory was a 9-8 come-from-behind victory over teammate Mark Friend.
Erwin captured the Mat-Town U.S.A. title at 174 pounds over the weekend |
2007-08 Penn State Student-Athletes of the Week
November 26 - David Erwin (wrestling), Christa Harmotto (women's volleyball)
November 19 - Geary Claxton (men's basketball), Alisha Glass (women's volleyball)
November 12 - Dan Connor (football), Britney Long (field hockey)
November 5 - Sean Lee (football), Alyssa Naeher (women's soccer)
October 29 - Michael James (men's tennis), Carly Bedesem (women's soccer)
October 22 - Maurice Evans (football), Christa Harmotto (women's volleyball)
October 15 - Sean Lee (football), Zoe Bouchelle (women's soccer)
October 8 - Kevin Foley (men's golf), Mallory Weisen (field hockey)
October 1- Vincent Salvatico (men's soccer), Katie Schoepfer (women's soccer)
September 24- T.J. Howe (men's golf), Alyssa Naeher (women's soccer)
September 17- Brendan Lynch (men's tennis), Katie Schoepfer (women's soccer)
September 10 - Dan Connor (football), Megan Hodge (women's volleyball)
September 3 - Anthony Morelli (football), Bridget Franek (cross country)
August 27 - Kiersten Wood (field hockey)