Volleyball | Quakers' weekend 'D' a tough nut to crack
According to junior Anne Magnuson, defense is the key to success for Penn volleyball.
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According to junior Anne Magnuson, defense is the key to success for Penn volleyball.
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If Penn's volleyball team wants to improve upon last season's second-place Ivy League finish, it needs to fill the hole in the middle of its defense. On Friday, Bowling Green exposed it as ball after ball dropped - as if in slow motion - between two or three players who stood by idly watching.
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