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My daughter and I visited the Penn State main campus on November 2 to take a look at their
Forensics program. She is thinking about switching from West Chester University to Penn State and needed to see how the programs compare. I think she'll soon be a Penn Stater!
We stuck around for the
women's volleyball match on Friday evening against
Minnesota. It was the first time we saw a volleyball match at the college level, and the girls didn't disappoint. Penn State won, 3-1. I hope to catch more matches and see some other PSU teams when she officially transfers.
We arrived at 6:00 pm thinking the game started at 8:00. Obviously the gym was quite empty 2 hours before it started. We picked up our reserved seats, which were okay but not quite as close to the floor as I'd hoped. I noticed that the bleachers on the other side were totally empty except a group of fans sitting near the floor. I asked the usher about the seating, and she said the whole other side was general admission seating - I could sit anywhere (but avoid the student section)! We promptly switched sides and parked ourselves on the front row with our feet on the gym floor. We actually had to avoid getting hit by volleyballs several times.
As a result, I could get some very good close-ups of the players. I switched between my 70-300 and 24-105 lenses.
Getting started
Micha Hancock (12) serving. She was really fun to watch. Her serves are amazing. The crowd mad a fuse and explosion sound every time she served, which was totally appropriate. sssssssssssssssssssss BOOM.
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