This Week in the Top 25: Seven Head-to-Head Top 25 Battles
The Week 7 slate includes 54 matches involving Top 25 teams and those receiving votes. Of those contests, Seven are head-to-head meetings between Top 25 foes. Six other matches include Top 25 teams vs. vote-getters.
Missouri State’s Johnson Breaks 2,000 Career Kill Milestone
Just days after breaking Missouri State’s career kills record, Lily Johnson surpassed the Missouri Valley Conference all-time career kills record, but now, Johnson has hit another milestone – 2,000 career kills.
Creighton’s Wilkinson Reaches 1,000 Kill Mark In Sweep Over St. Johns
Creighton’s Marysa Wilkinson became the 13th player in program history to record 1,000 career kills, with fellow teammate Jaali Winters currently active in this category as well.
Marquette’s Barber Earns Third Big East Player Of The Week Nod
Week two of BIG EAST volleyball is in the books and with it three teams went undefeated in league action, Creighton (2-0), Marquette (2-0) and Villanova (2-0).
Drake’s Inderski Named MVC Player Of The Week
This week’s Missouri Valley Conference Players of the Week are Drake’s Kyla Inderski, Missouri State’s Lily Johnson, and Illinois State’s Stef Jankiewicz.
Fordham’s Kaitlin Morley, McKenna Lahr Earn A-10 POW Accolades
Fordham notched the A-10 Player and Freshman of the Week awards, while Dayton and VCU picked up defensive nods.
Wichita State’s Emily Heibert Dubbed American Conference POW
Senior setter Emily Hiebert dished out 11.14 assists per set and guided the team to a .349 hitting percentage, while also accounting for 2.71 kills and 1.71 digs per set en route to American Conference Player of the Week honors.
Iowa State, Kansas & Texas Share Big 12 Weekly Accolades
Kansas setter Ainese Havili, Iowa State libero Hali Hillegas and Texas setter Ashley Shook garnered the Big 12 weekly honors for Week 6.
USC’s Abercrombie, Colorado’s Abu, Deluzio Honored by Pac-12
The Pac-12 awarded USC and Colorado for their upsets over the weekend. The Trojans knocked off then-No. 6 Washington, while…
Pac-12 Leads the Way in First Conference Rankings of 2017
The Pac-12 Conference, home of defending NCAA Champions Stanford, has by far the best RPI standing on the first release of the season.
