Washington State Stays Perfect, Martin Sets Blocks Record at WKU
No. 18 Washington State moved to 9-0 and ended the nation’s longest home win streak in the process, topping Northern Illinois and host Western Kentucky at the WKU Tournament on Friday.
UTRGV’s Knudsen Notches 1000th Kill in Front of Record Crowd
Senior Ragni Steen Knudsen became the ninth member of the UTRGV 1,000 kills club, now with 1,011 after recording a match-high 19 kills on .375 hitting with 13 digs for her third double-double of the season against Texas Tech.
Arizona’s Dave Rubio Notches 500th Win with Wildcats
Rubio became the second coach in Pac-10/12 history to reach 500 wins as a conference coach and became the sixth coach in school history, joining Mike Candrea, Frank Sancet, Jerry Kindall, Lute Olson and Fred Enke as the only other coaches to reach 500 wins at Arizona.
Nebraska’s John Cook Joins the 700 Club with 2 Friday Wins
With two victories on the opening day of the Husker Invite, Nebraska moved to 8-1 on the season and head coach John Cook joined an elite group nationally, a collection of now-10 active Division I coaches with 700 career victories.
Cyclone Classic: Iowa Earns Historic Victory, Syracuse Wins in 5
Syracuse outlasted Wyoming in 5, while Iowa registered its first road win at Iowa State since 1997. The Hawkeyes and Cyclones met as part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk series.
#10 USC Sweeps Past Louisiana, #24 San Diego
10th-ranked USC demonstrated its dominance with a pair of Friday sweeps against Louisiana and 24th-ranked San Diego in SDSU/USD Challenge action.
#2 Stanford Takes Down #4 Texas in Four Sets
#2 Stanford defeated #4 Texas for the second time in four days Friday night in Austin, Texas.
Illinois Stays Perfect; Creighton, UNI also win at Illini Classic
The No. 6 Fighting Illini opened their home season with a sweep of Northern Iowa to stay perfect at 9-0. Meanwhile, the Panthers and Creighton each topped Lipscomb in sweeps to round out Day 1 of the tournament.
M World Championship Predictions w/3 Matches Left 1st Round
With half of the matches basically being played in the first round of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship….
Twice as Nice: Missouri State, Nebraska Post 2 Wins at Husker Invite
Sweep was the word of the day at the Husker Invite on Friday with Missouri State winning twice in straight sets and Nebraska posting victories in three and four sets.
