WAC Volleyball Action Includes 9 Matches Beginning Monday
Western Athletic Conference Week 11 action features nine matches, beginning with a non-conference outing for Chicago State at Drake. First place Cal Baptist faces Utah Valley and Grand Canyon on Friday and Saturday.
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.
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.
Suiter, Corah, Vecera, Niu Pick Up A-10 Weekly Honors
Duquesne’s Dani Suiter and Camryn Vecera, LaSalle’s Devin Corah and George Mason’s ShaLi Niu were honored by the Atlantic 10 Conference for their Week 10 efforts.
Texas State’s DeWalt, Coastal Carolina’s Nemeth Earn 5th Sun Belt Honors of 2018
Coastal Carolina’s Anett Nemeth earned her fifth Sun Belt Freshman of the Week nod, while Texas State’s Emily DeWalt was tabbed as Setter of the Week for the fifth time in 2018. Meanwhile, UTA’s Madison Hill repeated as Offensive Player of the Week.
UCF’s Melville, USF’s Payne Garner AAC Player of the Week Nods
The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly volleyball honors: UCF outside hitter McKenna Melville and USF middle blocker Clara Payne.
Ball State Sweeps MAC West Honors; Buffalo, Kent State, Ohio Tabbed from MAC East
Ball State’s Ellie Dunn, Kate Avila and Amber Seaman earn MAC West honors, while Buffalo’s Andrea Mitrovic, Kent State’s Erin Gardner and Ohio’s Vera Giacomazzi garnered MAC East accolades.
Lipscomb’s Nusbaum Earns 12th Career ASUN Player of the Week Honor
Lipscomb’s Carlyle Nusbaum, Stetson’s Hao Jin and Lilly Kruse of Liberty earned this week’s ASUN Conference Volleyball awards as announced by the league office on Monday.
Beckman, McCullough, Jarome Tabbed as CAA’s Best of Week 10
Charleston’s Allison Beckman, UNCW’s Katie McCullough and Towson’s Emily Jarome collected the Week 10 honors from the Colonial Athletic Association.
NAU Sweeps Big Sky Honors with Jorgenson, Anderson
Northern Arizona’s Kaylie Jorgenson and Jordan Anderson were recognized as the #BigSkyVB Players of the Week. Jorgenson was named the Offensive Player of the Week, while Anderson earned Defensive Player of the Week recognition.
