VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 4): Oregon State Makes 8 Ranked in Pac-12
Oregon State appears in the VolleyMob Top 25 for the first time in 2018, giving the Pac-12 eight ranked teams.
Penn State’s Taylor Leath Notches 1,000th Kill
When she transferred to Penn State after a three-year career at North Carolina, Taylor Leath was just 72 shy of 1,000 kills. On Saturday, the graduate student reached the milestone with her third putaway in Set 1 of the PSU’s match against American.
Hawkeye Volleyball Owns Cyclone Classic Competition
Iowa extended its win streak to 6-straight matches, going 3-0 to claim the Cyclone Classic team title. The Hawkeyes enter the Big Ten slate with an 8-3 mark.
Michigan Set-Win Streak Ends at 32 as Team Moves to 11-0
The Wolverines set-win streak ended at 32 after 10 straight sweeps and the first two sets of Sunday’s road match with the Fighting Irish, but the team bounced back to keep its match-win streak alive at 11-0
#17 Marquette Sweeps Saturday, #3 Wisconsin Crowned Champs
3rd-ranked Wisconsin played its way to a Marquette Invitational title with wins over 17th-ranked Marquette, 3-0, and Illinois State, 3-1. Marquette recovered from its loss in straight sets to the Badgers with a pair of sweeps of their own Saturday against Tulsa and Illinois State.
#6 Illinois Rallies Past #14 Creighton for Illini Classic Title
The No. 6 Illini recovered after dropping the opening set against No. 14 Creighton in the tournament finale, winning three straight sets to stay perfect on the season at 11-0.
Minnesota, Kansas State Match Cancelled Due to Playing Conditions
The finale of Gopher Fall Classic was cancelled due to unplayable conditions inside Maturi Pavilion.
Nebraska Crushes Missouri State for Ninth-Straight Win
Nebraska extended its win streak to nine matches with a crushing sweep of Missouri State on Saturday night to go 3-0 and claim the Husker Invite title.
Purdue Survives South Alabama to Stay Perfect at 12-0, Win Tourney
Purdue went the distance with South Alabama rallying for the five-set win to wrap up the tournament title and remain among the ranks of the unbeaten on Saturday.
Nebraska’s John Cook Joins the 700 Club with 2 Friday Wins
With two victories on the opening day of the Husker Invite, Nebraska moved to 8-1 on the season and head coach John Cook joined an elite group nationally, a collection of now-10 active Division I coaches with 700 career victories.
