Marquette, St. John’s Pick Up Big East Week 1 Accolades
Marquette’s Allie Barber was selected as Big East Offensive Player of the Week, teammate Martha Konovodoff was Defensive Player of the Week; while St. John’s rookie Rachele Rastelli earned Freshman honors.
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.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 1): The Longhorns Make a Texas Sized Leap
Texas makes the jump into the top three along with VERT Challenge foe Florida.
Pressley Posts Two 20-Kill Efforts as Baylor Wins Tourney Title
Baylor finished off a 3-0 weekend at home with a pair of wins on Saturday at the Hampton Inn & Suites Waco North Invitational. Yossiana Pressley notched a pair of 20-kill outings on Saturday to sew up tournament MVP honors.
Where the VolleyMob & AVCA Preseason Top 25s Went Right & Wrong
Northern Iowa confirmed VolleyMob’s rank of them and dispelled the AVCA’s. Check out others that both polls got right or flubbed on.
#10 USC Tops #18 Creighton in 5 for Trojan Invite Title
No. 20 Northern Iowa knocked off its second Top 20 foe of the weekend, taking out No. 8 Kentucky, but it was No. 10 USC that came through the Trojan Invitational with a perfect 3-0 record and the title.
#17 Pitt Tops #25 Cal Poly to Close Out 2-0 Opening Day
Both Cal Poly and Pittsburgh entered the final match of Day 1 at the Pitt Panther Challenge with a win under their belts, but in the end, it was the home side that came out 2-0.
Opening Day Features Seven VolleyMob Top 25 Ranked Clashes
Nebraska hosts Florida and the VERT Challenge in one of seven top 25 clashes on opening day.
Big East Set for 30 Matches, Five vs. Top 25 on Opening Weekend
The 2018 BIG EAST volleyball season kicks off with a slate of 30 games over the upcoming weekend.
A Snapshot: 1,000 Kills, 1000 Digs, 500 Blocks – Who’s In, Who’s Close
As 2018 approaches, here is a look at the both the active career leaders and those set to join the 1,000 kill club, 1,000 dig club and 500 block club in the coming weeks.
