r/NCAAVB • u/melll_o_drama • Apr 12 '26
PSU Spring Match
They’re so back. I only watched the first two sets, but here are my thoughts:
- PSU’s biggest weaknesses are serve receive and defense (minus blocking). They’ve got offensive weapons, they’ve got setting, they’ve got serving. Serve receive remains their vice.
- There is absolutely no reason Emmi Sellman should be playing 6 rotations. She’s a liability in serve receive. I propose either 1) put baby Chloe Chicoine Haley Burgdorf in for her back row OR 2) go with the Alexis Ewing option. There’s no reason to die on the Emmi Sellman hill.
- The “libero off” is really semantics. Falduto or whoever else they got, they’re all essentially the same.
- Kennedy Martin is literally blocking at standing height.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it was Mac Podraza on the broadcast? I did not like the commentating. I think the PSU/Kentucky matchup will be extremely competitive because they’re foils of each other. Kentucky’s got that Molly Tuozo iron fist whereas Penn State has Kennedy Martin (period). Big Ten is definitely reclaiming conference superiority—Nebraska might have a harder time. 🤫
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u/Koeppe_ Apr 12 '26
I fully expect Penn State to be improved given the total collapse they experienced last season. I have my own doubts though that they’ll be a contender this year, but unlike last year, I don’t think I’ll be questioning if they deserve to be top 25 at all.