Big Ten Action Kicks Off with Three Wednesday Matches
Conference play continues this week with all 14 schools in action, including Nebraska at Iowa live on BTN on Wednesday.
This Week in the American Athletic Conference
With three weeks left in the regular-season race, UCF remains atop the American Athletic Conference standings and clinch a portion of the league title with two more wins, but Cincinnati (11-2), Tulane (9-4) and Tulsa (9-4) are still in contention for the crown.
This Week in The WAC
League hitting percentage leader Tyrecia Lukes and her top hitting UMKC squad face off with Utah Valley and Seattle U to highlight Week 11 play in the WAC. The Kangaroos are half a game back of UTRGV in the league standings.
This Week in the Missouri Valley
Illinois State (14-1 MVC), UNI (13-1 MVC) and Bradley (10-5 MVC) have already punched their tickets to the MVC Volleyball Championship, while Valparaiso (9-5 MVC), Missouri State (8-6 MVC) and Loyola (7-7 MVC) currently occupy the final three spots.
Northwestern Unveils Newly Renovated Welsh-Ryan Arena
Northwestern University dedicated the striking new Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday, Nov. 2, following its complete renovation, opening the doors of a world-class facility built to be the most accessible in college athletics.
Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Minnesota’s Adanna Rollins and Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Nebraska’s Lauren Stivrins and Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke earned Big Ten weekly honors.
Hoffman, Alade, Ewert Garner Pac-12 Player of the Week Nods
Washington’s Claire Hoffman, Stanford’s Tami Alade and Colorado’s Jenna Ewert were tabbed as the Week 12 Pac-12 award winners.
Stroup, Curry, Lilley, Florey & Foreman Named SEC’s Best of Week 11
Kentucky’s Gabby Curry was tabbed as SEC Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, while Ole Miss’ Emily Stroup, Kentucky’s Madison Lilley and LSU’s Lindsay Flory and Whitney Foreman also were honored by the league.
Baylor’s Fanning & Wulf; K-State’s Heyne Honored by Big 12
For the fourth time this season, two recipients of the Big 12 weekly awards hailed from the same institution as Baylor’s Shelly Fanning and Tara Wulf both earned the honors. Kansas State’s Brooke Heyne received her second Rookie of the Week award.
Pat & Sharkie Zartman, Ann Davenport Selected for SCIVBHOF Lifetime Service Award
Pat and Sharkie Zartman, long-time residents in the South Bay area, and Ann Davenport, the long-time Regional Commissioner for the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA), have been selected as the 2019 Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame (SCIVBHOF) Lifetime Service Award winners.
