12.16.07

Penn State Defeats Stanford 3-2, to win 26th consecutive match.

http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121607aaa.html

12.14.07

Behind 10 kills on .909 hitting by freshman middle hitter Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.), the top-ranked Penn State women's volleyball team swept No. 6 Cal (30-28, 30-25, 30-16) Thursday night in Sacramento, Calif., in the NCAA National Semifinal. The Nittany Lions (33-2) will meet No. 4 Stanford Saturday for the National Championship in a match slated for 6:00 p.m. PT (9:00 p.m. ET) that will be broadcast live on ESPN2. The Penn State-Cal match will also be rebroadcast on Friday, Dec. 14 at 12:00 p.m. PT (3:00 p.m. ET) on ESPN2.

http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/recaps/121407aab.html

12.10.07

Freshman middle hitter Arielle Wilson (PSU) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Regional Championships this past weekend. Her Nittany Lions are on their way to the Final Four in Sacramento, CA.

http://www.avca.org/CollegiateDetail.asp?id=10389&catid=2

12.1.07

Practices begin 12/2 for all 1st Alliance and Lions players except for 10's and 11's.

11.30.07

Again, congratulations to all of our former players now in college on their accomplishments during the 2007 season.

Arielle Wilson, Penn State Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year Big Ten Conference All Freshman Team http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/112607aac.html

Laura DeBruler, Illinois Big Ten All Conference Honorable Mention Big Ten Conference All Freshman Team http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/112607aaa.html

Caitlin Strimel, Western Michigan Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24326&SPID=1923&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=1312654

Kelsey Murphy, Clemson All Atlantic Coast Conference 1st Team http://www.theacc.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/112707aac.html

Clare Reeder, Grinnell All Midwest Conference Second Team http://www.grinnell.edu/athletics/volleyball/

Jenna Passananti, Illinois Wesleyan All Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1st Team http://www2.iwu.edu/womenssports/volleyball/vb_stories07.shtml

Michelle Malinowski, Illinois Wesleyan All Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Honorable Mention http://www2.iwu.edu/womenssports/volleyball/vb_stories07.shtml

Ashley Reed, Illinois Wesleyan All Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Honorable Mention http://www2.iwu.edu/womenssports/volleyball/vb_stories07.shtml

Stephanie Sagat, Lewis University All Great Lakes Valley Conference Second Team http://www.glvcsports.com/sidebar.asp?id=384&path=vball

Ashlee Lindish, Lewis University All Great Lakes Valley Conference Third Team http://www.glvcsports.com/sidebar.asp?id=384&path=vball

Caitlin O'Hara, Elmhurst All Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Honorable Mention http://www2.iwu.edu/womenssports/volleyball/vb_stories07.shtml

Aubrey Dondlinger, Southeast Missouri Ohio Valley Conference All Newcomer Team http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31026&SPID=2442&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=1311902

Sara Byrne, Olivet Nazarene All Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Honorable Mention http://www2.olivet.edu/athletics/news.php?c_id=16&n_id=5905

11.20.07

1st Alliance is proud to announce its affiliation with the JVDA (Junior Volleyball Directors Association). We are a charter member of the JVDA and is supporting the JVDA’s 2008 competition schedule.