Game Day Broadcasts
September 6 -
vs. Stony Brook
September 19 -
vs. Columbia
September 29 -
vs. Louisville
October 1 -
vs. Cincinnati
October 6 -
vs. Seton Hall
October 27 -
vs. Georgetown
October 29 -
vs. South Florida
November 11 -
vs. Rutgers
November 12 -
vs. Villanova
Interviews with Ralph Bednarczyk, Red
Storm Sports Broadcaster
November 12, 2006 - After the call of the final point to
close out the match, Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith thanks all the Red Storm fans for their
support, with coach and Outside Hitter Patti
Hardimon, Defensive Specialist Jenna
Schweitzer and Middle Blocker / Outside Hitter Hui
Ping Huang discussing the 3-2 victory over Villanova, how the
moment is bittersweet as a senior for Patti, for all the success,
but also at the end of a career, how the outright BIG EAST title
was the goal for today's match, how Jenna's experience at St.
John's was great, motivated by the decision to transfer to St.
John's for the business school, and the Volleyball team was a huge
bonus, how the goals of the team have been more than achieved, and
both seniors send all their love and thanks to their family and
friends for the total support throughout their careers. Coach
Persico-Smith speaks about how Villanova was a great tune-up for
the postseason, how this tough match helps teach the team to stay
grounded and focused when the match isn't going their way, the
quality of the two seniors and the team mentality of their careers
at St. John's, what the possibility of BIG EAST Coach of the Year
means for Coach, and how Hui Ping felt about today's match and her
goal for the postseason - keep winning.
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November 11, 2006 - After the call of the final point to close
out the match, Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith, Kathleen
Yee and Casie
Brooks discuss the 3-0 victory against BIG EAST rival
Rutgers, how each player needs to keep up their focus and intensity
regardless of the match situation, how Casie has developed into her
new role on the team as an outside hitter, how the 'must-win'
situation for Sunday's opponent Villanova will help the team as a
tune up to the BIG EAST Tournament, how the bench has developed and
the progress of the team overall gives Coach a lot of flexibility
against opponents, and looking towards Senior Day on Nov. 12 and
the contributions of seniors Jenna
Schweitzer and Patti
Hardimon.
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October 29, 2006 - After the call of the final point to close
out the match, Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith and Setter
Wioleta Leszczynska discuss the 3-0 victory against BIG EAST
rival South Florida, how Wioleta has become comfortable as the
primary setter this season, how her success only matters with team
success, how the team focuses on each and every match, how the
pre-match strategy paid off to contain South Florida's best players
and how Casie
Brooks and Wioleta have teamed up to support the setter
position.
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October 27, 2006 - After the call of the final point to close
out the match, Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith, Latoya
Blunt and Caitlin
Rimgaila discuss the 3-0 victory against BIG EAST rival
Georgetown, how the team's goals have changed with the BIG EAST and
NCAA Tournaments upcoming, how each win has raised the team's
confidence, the power and consistency of the front line players and
how they get defensive support from the rest of the team,
and the national exposure of the team from ESPN.com.
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October 6, 2006 - Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith, Donna
DeMayo, Casie
Brooks and Alanna
Rutan discuss the win against Seton Hall, how the team is
playing in the BIG EAST, how the team needs to remain focused, the
opportunities of players like Donna to make an impact in the game,
Casie's transition from setter to an outside hitter and Alanna
celebrating her 18th birthday with the team and her family.
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October 1, 2006 - Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith, Hui
Ping Huang and Kathleen
Yee discuss the win against Cincinnati, the consistency and
versatility of the team, the potential of garnering some votes in
the national rankings, how Hui Ping is enjoying the season this
year as a sophomore, how Kathleen was instrumental in helping bring
Patti Hardimon to the team two years ago, and how 19-1 feels after
a very successful weekend.
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September 29, 2006 - Head Coach
Joanne Persico-Smith, Caitlin
Rimgaila and Patti
Hardimon discuss tonight's game against a strong Louisville
team, what the win means for the program's history, their current
BIG EAST season and how the team worked together to get the
impressive win.
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