VolleyMob Player of the Week: Tulsa’s Taylor Horsfall
Tulsa libero Taylor Horsfall notched 8.3 digs per set, including a historic effort, in the Golden Hurricane’s five-set matches with UCF and USF.
This Week in the Top 25: 10 Head to Head Matchups
No. 19 Purdue is set to face a pair of Top 5 foes this week, travelling to play No. 5 Minnesota and playing host to No. 4 Nebraska.
American Athletic Conference Honors Bri Wood, Taylor Horsfall
A strong hitter effort and a record-setting defensive performance brought American Athletic Conference honors to ECU’s Bri Wood and Tulsa’s Taylor Horsfall.
Utah’s Anae, Oblad Bring Home Pac-12 Player of the Week Honors
Utah’s Adora Anae and Berkeley Oblad and Washington’s Lauren Sanders were named Pac-12 Offensive, Defensive and Freshman of the Week respectively.
Hill, Ogbogu, Lockin Earn Big 12 Weekly Nods
Kansas middle blocker Zoe Hill, Texas senior middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu and Baylor setter Hannah Lockin earned Big 12 Offensive, Defensive and Freshman of the Week.
Road Wins Propel Pittsburgh’s Markovic, Ndee to ACC Honors
Pittsburgh upset vote-getters Florida State and Miami (Fla.) last week, with Nika Markovic and Chinaza Ndee reaping the rewards with ACC Player and Freshman of the Week nods respectively.
2017 AVP Champs Hyden, Doherty Part Ways
Ryan Doherty and John Hyden, who together won the 2017 AVP Championship, are splitting up according to Doherty’s facebook page.
Mummey, Eyl, Ortiz Earn CAA Weekly Honors
College of Charleston middle blocker Krissy Mummey, Northeastern libero Gabrielle Eyl and Hostra outside hitter Ivania Ortiz were tabbed as the Colonial Athletic Association’s Player of the Week honorees.
Florida Remains AVCA No. 1, Baylor Makes Poll Debut
The Florida Gators held down the No. 1 spot in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the third straight week, while two teams dropped out and Baylor made its first appearance since 2009.
Top 25 Rewind: Week 7 Featured Pac-12 Shakeup, 2 Upsets by Pittsburgh
Eight upsets dotted the Week 7 slate, with three coming in the Pac-12 and two in the ACC.
