UCF’s Melville, SMU’s Watts Earn #AAC Weekly Nods
UCF’s McKenna Melville earned fourth weekly conference honor, while SMU’s Montana Watts collected her second American Athletic Conference award.
Nebraska, Maryland, Wisconsin Earn Big Ten Week 12 Accolades
Nebraska’s Mikaela Foecke and Maryland’s Allegra Rivas each earn third Big Ten honor of 2018 as offensive and defensive player of the week respectively. Wisconsin’s Sydney Hilley and Nebraska’s Nicklin Hames grab second honors of the year.
Washington’s Drechsel and Niece, Stanford’s Campbell Honored by Pac-12
Washington’s Samantha Drechsel and Avie Niece were tabbed as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week respecitvely, while Stanford’s Holly Campbell was honored as the Pac-12’s Freshman of the Week.
Van Vark Resigns as Head Coach at Nicholls State
Nicholls State University Athletics Director Matt Roan announced Monday that Jay Van Vark has resigned from his position as head volleyball coach.
Big 12 Honors Gabriel, McLaughlin, Fanning and Schaben for Week 12 Efforts
Jess Schaben (Iowa State), Kylee McLaughlin (Oklahoma), Shelly Fanning (Baylor) and Jhenna Gabriel (Texas) were named Volleyball Players of the Week after completion of week 12 action.
Grubbs, Curry, Lilley, Fuentes Tabbed as SEC’s Best of Week 12
Kentucky’s Madison Lilley was named SEC Player and Setter of the Week, while teammate Gabby Curry was tabbed as Defensive Player of the Week. Tennessee’s Tessa Grubbs and Missouri’s Andrea Fuentes also received league honors.
WCC Tabs BYU’s Gneiting as Player of the Week
Freshman middle blocker Heather Gneiting had double-digit kills and six blocks in each of BYU’s two matches this week en route to WCC Player of the Week honors.
In Spite of 2 Wins, BYU Slides 2 Spots in Latest RPI Rankings
The computers do not look favorably upon the Cougars after wins against the WCC’s two bottom teams.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 12): Washington Finds Solid Footing
Washington jumps back into solid footing inside the top 20 with their fourth straight victory.
NAIA Tournament Field Announced, Led by 19 Seeds and host Morningside
The NAIA has officially announced the teams and opening round pairings for the 2018 Volleyball National Championship. The 44-team event will get underway with 12 opening round matches at campus locations on Nov. 17. Grand View (Iowa) is the top overall seed.
