Big East: #15 Marquette Sweeps Xavier; DePaul Outlasts Butler in Five
Allie Barber led an efficient and powerful Marquette offense to a sweep of Xavier.
Barber, Sanabia, Davidson Tabbed for Big East Honors
Marquette’s Allie Barber takes home her third BIG EAST Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week award this season, while St. John’s Amanda Sanabia garners her second Defensive Player of the Week honor in a row. Butler’s Melody Davidson earned the first certificate for the Bulldogs this season, earning the Freshman of the Week honor.
Conference RPI Rankings: Pac-12 Better on Average, Big Ten on Median
Ali Bastianelli and Illinois are the Big Ten’s top-ranked team by RPI at #3, in spite of their loss to Nebraska last week.
30 Players Named to 2018 Volleyball Senior CLASS Award Watchlist
Nebraska’s Melissa Foecke is one of 30 players who have been nominated for the senior CLASS award.
Louisville Joins AVCA Poll at #25, BYU Remains #1
The top 11 teams remained the same in the AVCA Top 25 coaches poll this week, with the only adjustment being that Minnesota and Wisconsin swapped spots, moving to No. 5 and No. 6 respectively.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 6): Minnesota Arrives Back in the Top 5
Minnesota had a big week to jump back into the top five in the latest VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings.
Big East: Barber, Pedersen-Henry Notch 1000th Kill, Creighton is 4-0
Big East Conference Roundup Sept. 28-29, 2018 Creighton picked up two victories, including a comeback win over Butler in five…
Kloth, Sanabia, Delaplane Honored by Big East for Week 5 Efforts
After strong performances over the first weekend of BIG EAST conference matches, Creighton’s Taryn Kloth and St. John’s Amanda Sanabia earned Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards, respectively, while Villanova’s Clare Delaplane collected Freshman of the Week honors.
Post Week-5 Notebook: The Edge of the Top 25, Creighton & the WCC
Portland and Pepperdine squared off in what was a wild week for the WCC that could continue throughout the season.
BYU, Stanford, Nebraska Remain Top 3 in AVCA Poll
BYU, Stanford and Nebraska held pat in the top three positions, while Texas edged up to No. 4 from No. 5. Wisconsin moved into the Top 5 to replace Penn State who dropped to No. 9 with two Big Ten opening losses. Colorado and Arizona jumped into the Top 25.