June 21, 2010
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A trio of Nittany Lion women's volleyball alums are making an impact on the U.S. Women's National Team at the IX Women's Pan Am Cup in the neighboring Mexico towns of Tijuana and Rosarita. Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) and Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.) have all seen time in three U.S. victories against Peru, Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago. The U.S. Women are back in action tonight against Costa Rica.
The U.S. Women opened Pan Am play with a 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-17) victory against Peru on June 18. Hodge, who started at outside hitter, tallied nine kills and one block, while Glass has three kills in four attempts. As the starting setter, Glass guided the U.S. to a 46 kill percent and a .323 hitting efficiency.
The pair had another strong match in a 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-14) victory against Puerto Rico on June 19. Hodge posted 13 kills in 20 attempts with no errors for a .650 hitting efficiency. Glass had a match-high four blocks and had two kills on two attacks. She helped the Americans to a 49.4 kill percent and a .434 hitting efficiency.
On June 20, the U.S. Women improved to 3-0 in pool B play with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-11) sweep of Trinidad & Tobago. Harmotto started the second and third sets at middle blocker and registered seven points on six kills and one block. Glass started the first and second sets at setter.
Glass, Harmotto and Hodge were four-year members of the Penn State women's volleyball team under head coach Russ Rose. Harmotto aided the Nittany Lions in back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2007 and 2008, while Hodge and Glass closed out their Nittany Lion careers guiding PSU to an unprecedented third straight national title in 2009.
U.S. Women's National Team Roster for 2010 Pan American Cup
1 - Ogonna Nnamani (Oh, 6-1, Bloomington, Ill., Stanford)
2 - Alisha Glass (S, 6-0, Leland, Mich., Penn State)
3 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Tamari Miyashiro (L, 5-7, Kaneohe, Hawaii, Washington)
7 - Heather Bown (MB, 6-3, Yorba Linda, Calif., Hawaii)
8 - Cynthia Barboza (OH, 6-0, Long Beach, Calif., Stanford)
11 - Jordan Larson (OH, 6-2, Hooper, Neb., Nebraska)
12 - Nancy Metcalf (Opp., 6-1, Hull, Iowa, Nebraska)
15 - Courtney Thompson (S, 5-8, Kent, Wash., Washington)
16 - Foluke Akinradewo (MB, 6-3, Plantation, Fla., Stanford)
18 - Megan Hodge (OH, 6-3, Durham, N.C., Penn State)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon
Assistant Coach: Karch Kiraly
Assistant Coach: Paula Weishoff
Trainer: Jill Wosmek
Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison
Team Leader: Mary Wise
International Referee: Julie Voeck
IX Women's Pen American Cup
June 18-26, 2010 - Tijuana and Rosarita, Mexico
(All Times Listed as Pacific Time)
Pool A
June 18: Argentina def. Canada (22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 19-25, 15-11)
June 18: Cuba def. Brazil (27-25, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21)
June 19: Dominican Republic def. Brazil (25-14, 16-25, 25-19, 25-23)
June 19: Cuba Def. Canada (21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19)
June 20: Argentina def. Brazil (25-13, 25-15, 25-22)
June 20: Cuba def. Dominican Republic (31-29, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-12)
June 21: Canada vs. Brazil, 4 p.m.
June 21: Argentina vs. Dominican Republic, 5 p.m.
June 22: Dominican Republic vs. Canada, 4 p.m.
June 22: Cuba vs. Argentina, 5 p.m.
Pool B
June 18: USA def. Peru (27-25, 25-22, 25-17)
June 18: Puerto Rico def. Costa Rica (25-13, 25-15, 25-19)
June 18: Trinidad & Tobago def. Mexico (25-21, 25-15, 25-23)
June 19: USA def. Puerto Rico (25-13, 25-17, 25-14)
June 19: Trinidad & Tobago def. Costa Rica (25-15, 25-22, 25-21)
June 19: Peru def. Mexico (25-17, 25-7, 25-21)
June 20: Peru def. Puerto Rico (25-21, 25-22, 25-14)
June 20: USA def. Trinidad & Tobago (25-17, 25-9, 25-11)
June 20: Costa Rica vs. Mexico, 7 p.m.
June 21: Trinidad & Tobago vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
June 21: USA vs. Costa Rica, 6 p.m.
June 21: Mexico vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.
June 22: Costa Rica vs. Peru, 1 p.m.
June 22: Puerto Rico vs. Trinidad & Tobago, 6 p.m.
June 22: USA vs. Mexico, 7 p.m.
Classification Matches
Quarterfinals
June 24: 2B vs. 3A, 5 p.m. 9 at Tijuana (Match 28)
June 24: 2A vs. 3B, 7 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 29)
Classification 5-10
June 24: 4A vs. 5B, 4 p.m. at Rosarita (Match 26)
June 24: 4B vs. 5A, 6 p.m. at Rosarita (Match 27)
Classification 5-8
June 25: Winner Match 26 or 27 vs. Loser Match 28 or 29, 3 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 32)
June 25: Winner Match 26 or 27 vs. Loser Match 28 or 29, 6 p.m. at Rosarita (Match 31)
Semifinals
June 25: 1B vs. Winner Match 28 or 29, 5 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 33)
June 25: 1A vs. Winner Match 28 or 29, 7 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 34)
Classification 9-10
June 25: Loser Match 26 vs. Loser Match 27, 4 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 30)
Classification 7-8
June 26: Loser Match 31 vs. Loser Match 32, 1 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 35)
Classification 5-6
June 26: Winner Match 31 vs. Winner Match 32, 3 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 36)
Finals
June 26: Loser Match 33 vs. Loser Match 34, 5 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 37 - Bronze)
June 26: Winner Match 33 vs. Winner Match 34, 7 p.m. at Tijuana (Match 38 - Gold)
For more information on the Penn State women's volleyball team, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State women's volleyball 2009 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets At Hershey.