After two weeks of NCAA Division I action, Portland is the nation’s most efficient offensive team, while Penn State has held foes to the lowest numbers offensively. The Pilots are hitting at a .318 clip, while the Nittany Lions are allowing foes to hit at just a 0.067 clip.
Loyola Marymount is tops in kills (15.64) and assists per set (14.82). Notre Dame is serving up 2.56 aces per set. Northern Kentucky and Syracuse are holding down the top spots defensively. NKU has pulled up a nation-leading 21.48 digs per set, while the Orange have put up 3.50 blocks per stanza.
Individually, Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson, this week’s VolleyMob Player of the Week, is No. 1 nationally in kills (6.11) and points (6.67) per set.
Florida Atlantic’s Cailea Gibbs is the most efficient player, hitting at a .563 clip. LMU’s Tess Reid has dished out 13.05 assists per set, while South Carolina’s Aubrey Ezell has served up 1.19 aces per stanza.
Defensively, Morehead State’s Maddie Fella has racked up 2.06 blocks per set to lead the nation, while Charlotte’s Yumi Garcia has managed 6.70 digs per set.
Seven players have posted triple doubles thus far in 2018, including two each by Northern Kentucky’s Miranda Wucherer, IUPUI’s Maggie Gibson and FIU’s Margherita Bianchin.
Team Stats
| Hitting Percentage | |
| Team | Pct. |
| 1 Portland (WCC) | 0.318 |
| 2 Pittsburgh (ACC) | 0.315 |
| 3 Pepperdine (WCC) | 0.311 |
| 4 Minnesota (Big Ten) | 0.310 |
| 5 Penn St. (Big Ten) | 0.309 |
| Kills Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 15.64 |
| 2 Marquette (Big East) | 15.47 |
| 3 Pepperdine (WCC) | 15.43 |
| 4 Michigan (Big Ten) | 15.20 |
| 5 2 teams tied | 15.09 |
| Assists Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 14.82 |
| 2 Hawaii (Big West) | 14.50 |
| 3 Pepperdine (WCC) | 14.48 |
| 4 Marquette (Big East) | 14.47 |
| 5 Yale (Ivy League) | 14.33 |
| Aces Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Notre Dame (ACC) | 2.56 |
| 2 Virginia Tech (ACC) | 2.43 |
| 3 N.C. A&T (MEAC) | 2.33 |
| – South Carolina (SEC) | 2.33 |
| 5 Brown (Ivy League) | 2.27 |
| Digs Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Northern Ky. (Horizon) | 21.48 |
| 2 Youngstown St. (Horizon) | 20.96 |
| 3 UC Davis (Big West) | 20.45 |
| 4 La Salle (Atlantic 10) | 20.43 |
| 5 Delaware (CAA) | 20.18 |
| Blocks Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Syracuse (ACC) | 3.50 |
| 2 Minnesota (Big Ten) | 3.41 |
| 3 Stanford (Pac-12) | 3.29 |
| 4 Penn St. (Big Ten) | 3.23 |
| 5 Drake (MVC) | 3.18 |
| Opp Hitting Percentage | |
| Team | Opp Pct |
| 1 Penn St. (Big Ten) | 0.067 |
| 2 Drake (MVC) | 0.074 |
| 3 Elon (CAA) | 0.084 |
| 4 Notre Dame (ACC) | 0.088 |
| 5 Michigan (Big Ten) | 0.095 |
Individual Stats
| Hitting Percentage | |
| Player | Pct. |
| 1 Cailea Gibbs, Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 0.563 |
| 2 Sumeet Gill, Oregon (Pac-12) | 0.541 |
| 3 Emma Johnson, Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 0.540 |
| 4 Dani Szczepanski, Chattanooga (SoCon) | 0.534 |
| 5 Ellie Crosley, Davidson (Atlantic 10) | 0.515 |
| Kills Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati (AAC) | 6.11 |
| 2 Kendra Dahlke, Arizona (Pac-12) | 5.76 |
| 3 Kaiulani Ahuna, UC Riverside (Big West) | 5.57 |
| 4 Elan McCall, TCU (Big 12) | 5.24 |
| 5 Karlie Taylor, UNI (MVC) | 5.09 |
| Points Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati (AAC) | 6.67 |
| 2 Kendra Dahlke, Arizona (Pac-12) | 6.00 |
| 3 Mariena Hayden, UNLV (MWC) | 5.89 |
| 4 Elan McCall, TCU (Big 12) | 5.88 |
| 5 Kaiulani Ahuna, UC Riverside (Big West) | 5.78 |
| Assists Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Tess Reid, Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 13.05 |
| 2 Blossom Sato, Pepperdine (WCC) | 12.76 |
| 3 Cali Thompson, Portland (WCC) | 12.73 |
| 4 Luisa Sydlik, Hofstra (CAA) | 12.48 |
| 5 August Raskie, Oregon (Pac-12) | 12.47 |
| Aces Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Aubrey Ezell, South Carolina (SEC) | 1.19 |
| 2 Fiapaipai Iosia, Alcorn (SWAC) | 1.08 |
| 3 Mariena Hayden, UNLV (MWC) | 1.04 |
| 4 Regan Wright, Holy Cross (Patriot) | 0.88 |
| 5 Emily Teehan, Columbia (Ivy League) | 0.82 |
| Digs Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Yumi Garcia, Charlotte (C-USA) | 6.70 |
| 2 Maurissa Leonard, Toledo (MAC) | 6.61 |
| 3 Jenna Lerg, Michigan (Big Ten) | 6.47 |
| 4 Katie Forsythe, Loyola Maryland (Patriot) | 6.39 |
| 5 Emily Tanski, New Hampshire (America East) | 6.33 |
| Blocks Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Maddie Fella, Morehead St. (OVC) | 2.06 |
| 2 Tami Alade, Stanford (Pac-12) | 1.85 |
| – Taylor Morgan, Minnesota (Big Ten) | 1.85 |
| 4 Amber Witherspoon, Syracuse (ACC) | 1.75 |
| 5 Deyshia Lofton, Indiana (Big Ten) | 1.74 |
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