Lady spikers dig into new season
Mike Givler
Capital Times Staff
The Penn State Harrisburg women's
volleyball team is ready to serve up
another season, but this team will have
to play in the shadow of last year's team
which has been called the best ever.
Coach David Hume said the 1990
Lions record of 5-7 was the best in
school history, but it was a veteran team
unlike this year's team.
"We lost all but two players from
last year's team, and rive of them were
starters,'' said Hume. Hume added that
team captain Cindy Carlson was the
only returning starter and that Barbara
Streeter is also back from last year's
squad.
Hume said this year is one of
rebuilding and, though the team has a lot
of potential, they also have a lot to learn
in a short amount of time.
Hume also said that some of the
teams they play have women who have
up to eight years of high school and
college experience, which makes it
tough for a two-year institution to
compete. He added that four-year
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conference game can give a poor team a
little more of a boost because they have
something to play for-a conference
championship. Whereas, if the same
poor team is an independent and loses its
first couple games, their season is all
but over. Sure, it is still nice to knock
off a good team, but there is more
satisfaction if you beat a good team and
bump them out of the conference
championship race.
I commend the Lions for finally
joining a conference and I like the new
Big Ten logo (can you rind the hidden
11?). I hope one day every team will be
a part of a conference and can experience
the excitement generated by an ongoing,
annual rivalry. I realize that the Penn
State-Pitt rivalry is falling victim to
scheduling limitations; however, Penn
State is sure to develop heated rivalries
with their new conference foes.
I believe that Ohio State will fill the
void created by the elimination of the
Pitt series, because OSU, like Penn
State, has a rich football tradition, is a
large institution, and is geographically
the closest Big Ten school. Bring on
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schools have a definite advantage. to main campus to play, which hurts
"What they can do in four years, I this program,
have to do in two," Hume said. He also "it's a real tribute to tfie girls who
said that many of the students who play play against others who have played for
at the commonwealth campuses transfer eight years," Hume said.
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Although the team is inexperienced it
does have promising qualities.
"We have a team of girls who are
dedicated and willing to learn," Hume
said. "The enthusiasm is great"
Hume added that this team also has
the most height he has seen in his six
year coaching stint at the college. He
concluded by saying that this will be a
good learning year and that next year he
expects to contend for the Keystone
Athletic Championship.
September 17: Misericordia def.
Penn State Harrisburg 15-4,15-3,15-9.
The Lions opened their 1991
campaign against a very talented
Misericordia team in front of the largest
crowd Coach Hume has ever seen at the
college. The Lady Lions' inexperience
showed, but the senior leadership of
Carlson was a bright spot
Stacey Simmers and Rachel Acri
sparked the offense with some good
serves and the setting of Lori Craig and
Simmers gave the Lions most of their
points.
Hume said the team displayed good
overall hustle and they kept a good
attitude despite being out matched.