#10 USC Sweeps Past Louisiana, #24 San Diego
10th-ranked USC demonstrated its dominance with a pair of Friday sweeps against Louisiana and 24th-ranked San Diego in SDSU/USD Challenge action.
Illinois Stays Perfect; Creighton, UNI also win at Illini Classic
The No. 6 Fighting Illini opened their home season with a sweep of Northern Iowa to stay perfect at 9-0. Meanwhile, the Panthers and Creighton each topped Lipscomb in sweeps to round out Day 1 of the tournament.
Twice as Nice: Missouri State, Nebraska Post 2 Wins at Husker Invite
Sweep was the word of the day at the Husker Invite on Friday with Missouri State winning twice in straight sets and Nebraska posting victories in three and four sets.
Purdue Takes Down Alabama 3-0 in Battle of Unbeatens
Purdue libero Brooke Peters had 49 digs and 6 aces in two matches as Purdue moved to 10-0 on the season.
Nicholls’ Heidi Carpenter Notches 1st Triple Double vs. IUPUI
Junior Heidi Carpenter became the first Nicholls volleyball student-athlete in the rally serve era to record a triple-double, totaling 25 assists, 16 digs and 11 kills in the Colonels four-set loss to IUPUI Friday at the BGSU Invitational.
At Least One More Unbeaten Team Will Fall on Week 4
Coming into Week 4, nine teams remained undefeated. Boston College fell on Thursday and at least one more of the teams will not make it out of Week 4 unbeaten as Alabama and Purdue face off at the Crimson-White Tournament in Tuscaloosa on Friday night.
#15 UCLA Downs Long Beach State in Four Sets
#15 UCLA earned a four set win over Long Beach State Thursday night in Long Beach.
University of Cincinnati Settles in Lawsuit with Ex-Volleyball Player
The lawsuit claimed a civil rights violation after Shalom Ifeanyi said she was “body shamed” and then dismissed from the team.
Vander Weide & Stone Lead #16 Oregon to Sweep of Hawaii
Lindsey Vander Weide led everyone with 15 kills as #16 Oregon won their sixth match in seven tries in downing Hawaii.
#8 Minnesota Blows by Green Bay
8th-ranked Minnesota righted it’s ship following tough ranked losses last weekend to then-18th-ranked Oregon and then-second ranked Stanford with a sweep of Green Bay in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday night.
