Purdue, Missouri Move Up Four Spots in AVCA Poll; BYU Remains No. 1
The top three continue to stand strong in the AVCA Top 25 poll, but Stanford is gaining ground on BYU in number of first place votes. Purdue and Missouri each moved up four spots, while Northern Iowa and Tennessee joined the rankings.
Poulter, McGraw, O’Brien, Seliger-Swenson & Atkinson Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Purdue’s Sherridan Atkinson, Illinois’ Morgan O’Brien and Jordan Poulter and Minnesota’s CC McGraw and Samantha Seliger-Swenson earned Big Ten weekly honors for Week 10.
Post-Week 10 Notebook: Big Ten & The Race for First & Second
It’s tough to find a scenario where Minnesota doesn’t win the Big Ten, while the race for second is heating up.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 10): Purdue Rises 5 Spots With Big Win
Purdue made a big jump from outside the top 20 to #16 behind a five-set comeback against Penn State.
Big Ten: All Five Road Teams Won, Including Purdue at PSU, Illinois at Nebraska
Big Ten Oct. 28, 2018 Purdue picked up an historic win on the road at Penn State, winning in Happy…
Career Night by Atkinson Lifts Purdue Past Penn State in 5 for First Win in Happy Valley Since 1982
Purdue snapped a 13-match losing skid against Penn State, rallying from down 20-13 to steal away Set 3 and continuing on to victory after trailing 2-0 in the match.
#5 Illinois Leans on Defense in Road Win Over #7 Nebraska
Illinois got their first win against Nebraska since 2014 as they went to Lincoln for a top 10 victory.
#3 Minnesota Defeats #14 Michigan 3-0 Behind 14-0 Blocks Advantage
Minnesota exposed Michigan’s defensive weakness in the match. The Wolverines ranked 13th out of 14 Big Ten teams in blocks/set this season.
Big Ten: Favorites Rule Friday Night Action
Favored teams claimed Big Ten victories on Friday night. 4th-ranked Penn State, 3rd-ranked Minnesota, 6th-ranked Wisconsin and 21st-ranked Purdue all secured wins to continue their win streaks.
Wisconsin Picks Up Five-Set Road Win at Michigan
It was a match of runs, with the teams trading late rallies over the first four sets. In the end, Wisconsin was too strong from start to finish in Set 5 to claim the road victory and hand Michigan just its second home loss of the season.
