This Week in The Big Ten Includes Four Nationally Televised Matches
Conference play opens this weekend with all 14 teams in action. Four matches will be carried on BTN or ESPNU, with the remaining matches streaming on BTN Plus.
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Stats through Week 4
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.
VolleyMob Week 4 Player of the Week: Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden
This week’s Player of the Week decision was one of our toughest yet as the numbers for Week 4 were insane across the board. In the end, Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden had a slight edge over the pack with an all-around and efficient effort.
6 Teams Undefeated as Conference Play Begins
Purdue will play Illinois on Friday in a battle of unbeatens.
Nebraska Tacks On Fifth 2021 Commit in 6’4″ OH Ally Batenhorst
2021 outside hitter Ally Batenhorst gives Nebraska their fifth commit for the class.
Big Ten Rewind: A Look at the League Heading into Conference Play
The Big Ten could make a case for being the best league in the nation with a strong 83 percent winning percentage (127-26), seven teams among the VolleyMob Top 25 and three undefeated teams, but the conference is still largely untested.
Check Out These Can’t Miss NCAA Week 5 Matchups
Starting Wednesday, fans will get to see which teams carry their momentum from no-conference into league play and if the 7 remaining undefeated programs will survive against their biggest rivals.
Illinois’ Quade, Poulter Honored by Big Ten as Illini Stay Perfect
Illinois’ Jordyn Poulter and Jacqueline Quade, Nebraska’s Callie Schwarzenbach, and Penn State’s Jonni Parker earned the Big Ten’s Week 4 honors.
BYU Holds Down No. 1 Spot in AVCA Poll for Second Straight Week
The top five teams remained in tact in the Week 4 AVCA poll, with BYU and Stanford at the top and dividing the first place votes (58 to 6).
Post-Week 4 Notebook: BYU, Pitt, Stanford & Some Unproven Commodities
Pittsburgh enters conference play undefeated along with BYU, but could that continue?