NCAA Volleyball Tournament Final Four tonight

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NCAA Volleyball Tournament Final Four tonight

posted by Pretty Tough
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 4:50pm PST

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Where the elite meet: Be sure to catch tonight’s national volleyball semifinals when they take place in Tampa, Florida.

Thursday’s semifinals: Minnesota (28-8) vs. Texas (28-1), 6 p.m. • Penn State (36-0) vs. Hawaii (32-2), 8 p.m. • St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Fla.) • TV: ESPN2

Championship: Saturday, 7 p.m. • TV: All matches on ESPN2.

Gophers at a glance: Captain Lauren Gibbemeyer is 11th in the nation in hitting percentage (.393) and blocks (1.45 per set). … Freshman Tabitha Love, a 6-6 outside hitter, was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Minneapolis Region after collecting 22 kills in the semifinals and 21 in the final. … Senior setter Taylor Carico played in the Final Four on Southern Cal’s team two years ago. … Libero Christine Tan is returning home; her family lives in Safety Harbor, Fla.

Longhorns at a glance: 6-4 Destinee Hooker was the Big 12 Player of the Year (4.95 kills and 2.31 digs per set). … The Longhorns’ only loss was at Iowa State 3-2 on Nov. 4. … Jerritt Elliott, 41, has a 213-63 record in nine seasons at Texas.

Nittany Lions at a glance: Penn State, which has won 100 matches in a row, has a chance at an unprecedented threepeat. The No. 1 seed, Penn State has lost only five sets this season. … Russ Rose, in his 31st season, has 999 career victories. … Megan Hodge, the Big Ten Player of the Year and a two-time Final Four MVP, is averaging 4.75 kills per set and hitting .399. Setter Alisha Glass is averaging 12.02 assists per set.

Rainbow Wahine at a glance: Kanani Danielson of No. 12 seed Hawaii is averaging 4.25 kills per set and Aneli Cubi-Otineru 3.08. … David Shoji is in his 34th season and has 1,016 career victories, second among active D-I coaches (behind UCLA’s Andy Banachowski). … The Rainbow Wahine has won 28 consecutive matches.

( b/g via StarTribune)

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