Pac-12: Utah, Cal Shock Ranked Foes Sunday
Utah and California earned upset victories over ranked opponents Sunday, toppling 15th-ranked Oregon and 18th-ranked Washington State, respectively. Also rounding out the weekend with wins were 12th-ranked USC and 20th-ranked Colorado.
SEC: #9 Florida and #19 Kentucky Stay Flawless in Conference Play
9th-ranked Florida and 19th-ranked Kentucky stayed perfect in SEC action with 8-0 and 6-0 marks, respectively. LSU, Texas A&M and RV Missouri all chalked up conference wins on Sunday as well.
ACC: Pitt Posts 20th Win, UVA Tops UNC for the 1st Time in 10 Years
Following this week of action, 8th-ranked Pittsburgh and RV Louisville are share the ACC lead with 8-0 records at the halfway point. The Panthers are perfect on the season at 20-0, while the Cardinals are 15-4.
MVC: RV UNI Survives at Missouri State for 9th-Straight Win
UNI continued its impressive streak to 9 wins in a row. The Panthers are perfect in Missouri Valley Conference play (9-0) and stand at 15-6 overall. Illinois State stayed in 2nd at 7-1 with a sweep of Loyola Saturday.
Nova’s Emma Decker Distributes 3,000th-Career Assist
Villanova junior Emma Decker surpassed the 3,000-career assists mark on Saturday in her team’s loss to 10th-ranked Creighton in 4 sets at home inside Jae Nevin Field House. The 6-3 setter distributed 42 assists against the Bluejays to raise her career total to 3,020, which ranks 6th in Wildcat volleyball history.
Big East: #10 Creighton Stays Perfect in Conference Action
10th-ranked Creighton remains alone atop Big East standings, earning its 8th-straight victory in 4 sets over Villanova Saturday.
WCC: Top 3 Volleyball Teams Sweep Saturday
Top-ranked BYU, Pepperdine and San Diego each registered wins in straight sets over their West Coast Conference opponent Saturday afternoon to remain the top 3 in league standings.
#2 Stanford Handles #16 Washington in Straight Sets
2nd-ranked Stanford extended its win streak to 14 in a row with a victory in straight sets against 16th-ranked Washington inside Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal, which has won 27 consecutive home matches, is perfect in Pac-12 play at 8-0.
ACC: No. 8 Pitt, RV Louisville Stay Knotted in 1st
8th-ranked Pittsburgh, which remains perfect on the season with a 19-0 mark, and Louisville, which is receiving votes this week, are locked atop the ACC volleyball standings with 7-0 records. The Panthers swept past North Carolina, while the Cardinals topped Virginia Tech in straight sets Friday night.
Big East: #10 Creighton, Seton Hall Sweep Past Competition
10th-ranked Creighton and Seton Hall registered Friday night sweeps, which keeps the Bluejays atop the standings with a perfect 7-0 mark. Villanova also notched a win in 4 sets to round out Big East Conference play.
