Heading into the conference season, Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson, who has won three-straight ACC Player of the Week honors, leads the nation with 6.86 points and 6.24 kills per set.
Loyola Marymount’s Tess Reid has dished 12.98 assists per set to lead that category, while her hitter Emma Johnson is tops in hitting efficiency with a .533 clip.
UNLV’s Mariena Hayden has served up 52 aces (1.16) per set to pace the nation from the end line.
Defensively, Dana Rettke from Wisconsin is the best at the net with 1.90 blocks per set, while Toledo’s Maurissa Leonard leads the way in the backcourt with 6.32 digs per set.
In the team rankings, Florida Atlantic is No. 1 in both kills per set (16.06) and assists per set (15.14). Pittsburgh, one of six undefeated teams left nationally, has paved its way with a .317 hitting effort, the highest in the country.
With Hayden leading the way, UNLV has racked up 2.40 aces per set.
Defensively, Northern Kentucky is the best in the backcourt with 19.93 digs per set. With 3.37 stuffs per set, Penn State owns the net.
Nebraska and Michigan each have held their foes to a .109 hitting effort, the lowest opponent percentages in the country. Both teams will put their defense to the test, when they face off on Friday in Lincoln.
Team Statistics
| Kills Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 16.08 |
| 2 Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 15.93 |
| 3 Arizona (Pac-12) | 14.98 |
| 4 Oregon (Pac-12) | 14.82 |
| 5 Michigan (Big Ten) | 14.79 |
| Hitting Percentage | |
| Team | Pct. |
| 1 Pittsburgh (ACC) | 0.317 |
| 2 Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 0.315 |
| 3 Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 0.314 |
| 4 BYU (WCC) | 0.311 |
| 5 Stanford (Pac-12) | 0.307 |
| Assists Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 15.14 |
| 2 Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 15.05 |
| 3 Oregon (Pac-12) | 14.03 |
| 4 Pittsburgh (ACC) | 13.98 |
| 5 Michigan (Big Ten) | 13.94 |
| Aces Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 UNLV (MWC) | 2.40 |
| 2 South Carolina (SEC) | 2.22 |
| 3 Hampton (Big South) | 2.21 |
| 4 Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 2.18 |
| 5 Fla. Atlantic (C-USA) | 2.11 |
| Digs Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Northern Ky. (Horizon) | 19.93 |
| 2 IUPUI (Horizon) | 18.67 |
| 3 La Salle (Atlantic 10) | 18.57 |
| 4 UC Davis (Big West) | 18.50 |
| – Bowling Green (MAC) | 18.50 |
| Blocks Per Set | |
| Team | Per Set |
| 1 Penn St. (Big Ten) | 3.37 |
| 2 Rutgers (Big Ten) | 3.20 |
| 3 Stanford (Pac-12) | 3.16 |
| 4 Oregon St. (Pac-12) | 3.11 |
| 5 Minnesota (Big Ten) | 3.00 |
| Opp Hitting Percentage | |
| Team | Opp Pct |
| 1 Nebraska (Big Ten) | 0.109 |
| 2 Michigan (Big Ten) | 0.109 |
| 3 Notre Dame (ACC) | 0.119 |
| 4 Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 0.126 |
| 5 Little Rock (Sun Belt) | 0.127 |
Individual Stats
| Kills Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati (AAC) | 6.24 |
| 2 Lindsey Ruddins, UC Santa Barbara (Big West) | 5.59 |
| 3 Kendra Dahlke, Arizona (Pac-12) | 5.40 |
| 4 Kaiulani Ahuna, UC Riverside (Big West) | 5.25 |
| 5 Yossiana Pressley, Baylor (Big 12) | 5.09 |
| Points Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati (AAC) | 6.86 |
| 2 Lindsey Ruddins, UC Santa Barbara (Big West) | 6.32 |
| 3 Mariena Hayden, UNLV (MWC) | 5.94 |
| 4 Kendra Dahlke, Arizona (Pac-12) | 5.66 |
| 5 Elan McCall, TCU (Big 12) | 5.64 |
| Hitting Percentage | |
| Player | Pct. |
| 1 Emma Johnson, Loyola Marymount (WCC) | 0.533 |
| 2 Naya Gros, Michigan St. (Big Ten) | 0.481 |
| 3 Jasmine Bennett, Louisville (ACC) | 0.467 |
| 4 Ellie Crosley, Davidson (Atlantic 10) | 0.453 |
| 5 Brionne Butler, Texas (Big 12) | 0.451 |
| Aces Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Mariena Hayden, UNLV (MWC) | 1.16 |
| 2 Aubrey Ezell, South Carolina (SEC) | 0.97 |
| 3 Fiapaipai Iosia, Alcorn (SWAC) | 0.73 |
| 4 Halley McKnight, Norfolk St. (MEAC) | 0.72 |
| 5 Regan Wright, Holy Cross (Patriot) | 0.69 |
| Digs Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Maurissa Leonard, Toledo (MAC) | 6.32 |
| 2 Kallie Seimet, Bowling Green (MAC) | 6.24 |
| 3 Yumi Garcia, Charlotte (C-USA) | 6.19 |
| 4 Taylor Gill, Wofford (SoCon) | 5.92 |
| 5 Alyssa LaFace, Eastern Mich. (MAC) | 5.88 |
| Blocks Per Set | |
| Player | Per Set |
| 1 Dana Rettke, Wisconsin (Big Ten) | 1.90 |
| 2 Reed Copeland, Wyoming (MWC) | 1.80 |
| 3 Macy Flowers, Kansas St. (Big 12) | 1.64 |
| 4 Tami Alade, Stanford (Pac-12) | 1.63 |
| 5 Katie DeMeo, West Virginia (Big 12) | 1.61 |
| Triple Doubles | |
| Player | Trpl Dbl |
| 1 Maggie Gibson, IUPUI (Horizon) | 4 |
| 2 Miranda Wucherer, Northern Ky. (Horizon) | 3 |
| – Mason Rooney, Davidson (Atlantic 10) | 3 |
| 4 3 players tied | 2 |
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