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.
Cummings, Pence, Thompson Garner MVC Weekly Accolades
This week’s Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Week are Valpo’s Ally Cummings, Illinois State’s Courtney Pence and Bradley’s Hannah Thompson.
Marquette Rallies Past Northern Iowa in 4 in Non-Conference Tilt
Marquette outdid Northern Iowa in every facet of the game, snapping the Panthers’ 10-match win streak with a four-set comeback win.
MVC: Bradley Extends Home Win Streak to 11; UNI Wins in 5
Northern Iowa survived in five against Drake, while Illinois State kept pace with a sweep of Southern Illinois. Bradley, meanwhile extended its program record home win streak to 11 matches, finishing off a season sweep of Missouri State.
MVC Set for Five Friday Matches, Including 9-0 UNI vs. Drake
UNI remains unbeaten in MVC action after another perfect week of league play, sitting at 9-0 for the first time since 2011. Illinois State sits 8-1 in MVC play and is off to the program’s best Valley start since going 18-0 during the 2014 season.
Cincinnati’s Thompson Notches Second VolleyMob Player of the Week Nod
Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson averaged 7.89 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.56 blocks per set, while hitting .400 in wins over Tulsa and Wichita State in a record-setting weekend en route to her second VolleyMob Player of the Week honor.
Illinois Stays Steady at Number Three in the Oct. 15 RPI Rankings
Illinois remains steady at third in the latest RPI where the top three is the same and the rest is mostly shuffled.
Penn State Climbs Back Into AVCA Top 5, Kansas Joins Rankings at 22
Penn State jumped back into the AVCA Top 5, climbing five spots to No. 4 after topping No. 17 Purdue and No. 5 Nebraska. An upset in the Big 12, dropped Texas from No. 4 to No. 8 and earned the victor, Kansas, a spot in the poll at No. 22.
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.
