Aug. 2, 2011
Penn State Women's Volleyball Tickets
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Tickets for the four-time defending national champion Penn State women's volleyball team are now on sale. Both single-match tickets and season tickets are available for purchase.
Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the Penn State ticket office at the Bryce Jordan Center or by calling 814-865-5555. Single match tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for youth and groups of 15 or more. Group tickets purchased in advance are $4.
The Nittany Lions are set to make 15 appearances at Rec Hall in 2011. Penn State opens the season at home in the AVCA Showcase, welcoming Oregon, USC and Minnesota to their home court. The Lions take on the Ducks on Aug. 26 and the Trojans on Aug. 27, with both matches set for 8 p.m. The Gophers face USC on Aug. 26 and Oregon on Aug. 27 with the matches set for 6 p.m. both days.
The Nittany Lions are on the road the next two weekends before closing out the preseason at home with the Penn State Classic on Sept. 16-17. The Lions host Long Island University, Rutgers and Florida Gulf Coast at Rec Hall. Penn State welcomes the Badgers of Wisconsin to Rec Hall on Sept. 30 for the team's Big Ten home opener.
Head coach Russ Rose, in his 33rd season at the helm of the Penn State program, welcomes the return of four starters from the 2010 National Championship team, including AVCA Division I National Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-American Deja McClendon (Louisville, Ky.) and NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team member Kristin Carpenter (Mechanicsville, Va.). The 2010 squad finished with a 32-5 record and secured its 14th overall and eighth straight Big Ten Championship. The Nittany Lions also welcome back seniors Katie Kabbes (Raleigh, N.C.) and Megan Shifflett (Falls Church, Va.), junior Marika Racibarskas (Chatham, N.J.), redshirt sophomore Darcy Dorton (Muncie, Ind.) sophomores Ariel Scott (Ridgewood, N.J.), Maddie Martin (Tampa, Fla.), Katie Slay (Raleigh, N.C.) and Ali Longo (Littleton, Colo.), and redshirt freshmen Erica Denney (Aurora, Colo.) and Maggie Harding (State College, Pa.).
The Nittany Lions boast the addition of five freshmen to this year's squad, including 5-6 libero Dominique Gonzalez (San Antonio, Texas), 6-4 outside hitter Aiyana Whitney (Norwood, N.J.), 6-2 outside hitter Nia Grant (Warren, Ohio), 5-6 libero Lacey Fuller (San Diego, Calif.) and 5-11 setter/outside hitter Micha Hancock (Edmond, Okla.).
For more information on the Penn State men's volleyball team, please visit GoPSUsports.com. The Penn State women's volleyball 2011 season is presented by Rockvale Outlets and The Outlets at Hershey.