Total Team Effort Lifts UC Irvine to 3-1 Win over Cal State Northridge
Nine different Anteaters contributed to the team effort that lifted UC Irvine to a 3-1 victory over CSUN (25-21, 25-19, 15-25, 25-19) at the Bren Events Center Thursday.
McIlroy, Rachel, Kazala Join 1,000 Kill/1,000 Dig Club on Week 9
Three players joined the 1,000 kill/1,000 dig club on Week 9 as Auburn’s Brenna McIlroy, College of Charleston’s Devon Rachel and American’s Aleksandra Kazala each crossed the 1,000 digs mark.
Missouri, UCF Join AVCA Top 25, Pittsburgh Climbs into Top 5 on Week 9
The top four – BYU, Stanford, Minnesota and Penn State – remained the same in the AVCA Top 25 poll, but the Cardinal did pick up two additional first place votes on Week 9. New to the poll on Week 9 are Missouri, which jumped in at No. 24 with a five-set upset win over then No. 11 Florida on Sunday, and UCF, which garnered its first ever AVCA ranking at No. 25.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 9): Illinois Back in the Top 5
Illinois made a jump back into the top five following a wild week of play.
UC Santa Barbara’s Ruddins Tabbed for Fourth Big West Honor of 2018
For the fourth time this year, UC Santa Barbara women’s volleyball’s Lindsey Ruddins has been named the Big West Player of the Week
Hawaii Stifles Fullerton, Allows Only 3 Points in 1st Set
Hawaii’s defense stymied the Fullerton attack, allowing just 30 points total, including only 3 in the first set.
Big West: #13 Cal Poly Off to Best Start in Program History
13th-ranked Cal Poly made history Saturday, downing Long Beach State in 4 sets to secure its best start in program history at 19-1. The Mustangs have not lost a Big West matchup since 2016, boasting a program record 25 conference win streak.
#13 Cal Poly Wins 17th Straight; LBSU Rallies to Win in Five Sets
#13 Cal Poly and Hawaii both picked up road sweeps in Big West play Friday night. Long Beach State rallied from two sets down to defeat UC Santa Barbara in five sets.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 8): Penn State Makes a Massive Jump
Behind the return of Nia Reed, Penn State spikes up the rankings into the top five.
UC Irvine Sweeps Big West Nods with Koumelis, Marjama, DeSales
Big performances in a pair of sweeps brought UC Irvine’s Ali Koumelis, Abby Marjama and Haley DeSales Big West player of the week nods.
