Inside the Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Stats through Week 2
After two weeks of NCAA Division I action, Portland is the nation’s most efficient offensive team, while Penn State has…
Houston Sits Atop American at 8-0 Heading Into Week 3
American Athletic Conference volleyball teams hold a .633 (50-29) nonconference record through the first two weeks of the 2018 season. The league’s 50 wins include a pair of victories over ranked opponents last Saturday.
Ain’t It Grand: Carroll, Grandy Join Elite 1,000/1,000 Club
Although they are sure to get some more company over the coming weeks, there are just six active players in the 1,000-kill/1,000 dig club with the two newest members joining the party last weekend.
Park Pirates Climb Atop NAIA Top 25
Park (Mo.) claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the 2018 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday.
Missouri Valley Tabs Line, Tubbs, Thompson for Week 2 Awards
This week’s Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Players of the Week are Illinois State’s Ali Line, Drake’s Elle Tubbs and Bradley’s Hannah Thompson.
Park’s Meawad, Gomes Among NAIA Week 1 Honorees
Nada Meawad of Park (Mo.) has been named the NAIA National Attacker of the Week, Alyssa Rupert of Milligan (Tenn.) has been named the Defender of the Week and Danna Gomes of Park has been named the Setter of the Week.
Loberg, Peters, Poulter, Hilley, Balyko Honored by Big Ten
Wisconsin’s Grace Loberg and Sydney Hilley were honored for their role in the Badgers’ upset of Texas, while Purdue’s Brooke Peters, Illinois’ Jordyn Poulter and Rutgers’ Inna Balyko also were honored among Big Ten players for their Week 2 efforts.
Roni Jones-Perry Selected AVCA Player of the Week
Senior Roni Jones-Perry was tabbed AVCA Division I Women’s Player of the Week after leading 3rd-ranked BYU to a 3-0 mark last week. She is the seventh player in Cougar women’s volleyball history to be recognized as player of the week and the first since 2015.
Edmond, Munlyn, Lilley, Robinson are SEC’s Top Players of Week 2
Kentucky’s Leah Edmond and Madison Lilley, Missouri’s Alyssa Munlyn and Mississippi State’s Deja Robinson are the best of Week 2 among SEC players.
Creighton’s Ballenger, Hickman Take Home Big East’s Top Honors
Creighton junior middle blocker Megan Ballenger earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors, while teammate and line mate Naomi Hickman earned Defensive Player of the Week awards.
