Kentucky Picks Up First 2 Wins, Kansas Survives at Bluegrass Invite
The Power Five schools held the upper hand at the Bluegrass Invitational on Friday with Kansas rallying for a pair of five-set wins and host Kentucky No. 16 Kentucky picking up its first two victories of 2018.
#8 BYU Fends Off Comeback, Upends #1 Stanford in 5; (RV) Wichita State Downs WVU
Roni Jones-Perry was magnificent as #8 BYU fended off a charge by #1 Stanford to win in five sets.
Kansas’ Leading Scorer Patricia Montero Leaves Match with Injury
Patricia Montero (#13) left Kansas’ first match on Friday with an injury, and didn’t play in the team’s 2nd match,
Texas, USC All-American Nwanebu Signs Pro Contract in Turkey
Former Texas and USC opposite and three-time All-American Ebony Nwanebu has signed a professional contract to play for Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey.
Cyclones Down #14 UNI in Front of Sellout Crowd
It was a battle every step of the way, but Iowa State prevailed over 14th-ranked Northern Iowa, 3-0, in a front of a sellout crowd in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
#13 Baylor Bears Down North Texas
Baylor earns first 4-0 start since 2012 with a win over the North Texas Mean Green.
VolleyMob Week 1 Player of the Week: Kaiulana Ahuna, UC Riverside
Senior outside hitter Kaiulani Ahuna averaged 6.67 kills and 3.67 digs per set, while hitting at a .364 clip and also adding five blocks en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week and Big West Player of the Week honors as UC Riverside went 2-1.
Check Out These Can’t Miss NCAA Week 2 Matchups
A trio of Top 10 showdowns highlight the action this week, including what should be a highly competitive match between No. 2/2 Texas and No. 6/8 Wisconsin.
Zumach, Fanning Tabbed as Big 12 Co-Players of the Week
Kansas State’s Kylee Zumach and Baylor’s Shelly Fanning were tabbed as Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Texas’s Morgan Johnson and TCU’s Elan McCall rounded out the honors with defensive player of the week and rookie of the week accolades respectively.
Michigan, Northern Iowa Make 2018 AVCA Poll Debuts
Stanford is still holding down the No. 1 spot in the Week 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll, but there were big shakeups in other areas and two teams – Northern Iowa and Michigan – that made their 2018 debut in the rankings.
