Penn State OH Nia Reed Returns to Lineup After Two Week Hiatus
Nia Reed returned to the lineup to fuel a pair of Big Ten road victories for #12 Penn State.
Barber, Sanabia, Davidson Tabbed for Big East Honors
Marquette’s Allie Barber takes home her third BIG EAST Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week award this season, while St. John’s Amanda Sanabia garners her second Defensive Player of the Week honor in a row. Butler’s Melody Davidson earned the first certificate for the Bulldogs this season, earning the Freshman of the Week honor.
Archibald, Lopez Acosta, Rich, Ramiu Honored by MAAC
Fairfield’s Alexis Rich earned her third straight MAAC Rookie of the Week honor, while Canisius’ Sofia Lopez Acosta was honored as Libero of the Week for the second straight week.
ACC: It’s a 3-Way Tie Atop League Standings
It’s a 3-way tie atop ACC standings, as 8th-ranked Pittsburgh, Louisville and Syracuse are all off to 4-0 starts in league play heading into week 7 of the 2018 season. The Panthers are undefeated on the season (15-0), while Louisville is 11-4 and Syracuse is 8-4.
Conference RPI Rankings: Pac-12 Better on Average, Big Ten on Median
Ali Bastianelli and Illinois are the Big Ten’s top-ranked team by RPI at #3, in spite of their loss to Nebraska last week.
30 Players Named to 2018 Volleyball Senior CLASS Award Watchlist
Nebraska’s Melissa Foecke is one of 30 players who have been nominated for the senior CLASS award.
Another #1: Cal State San Bernardino Headlines AVCA DII Poll
Cal State San Bernardino became the 5th program to earn a No. 1 distinction in the AVCA Division II Poll release on Monday. The Coyotes, who were ranked 2nd in last week’s poll, collected 28 first place votes and 1,152 points to take over the top spot.
Louisville Joins AVCA Poll at #25, BYU Remains #1
The top 11 teams remained the same in the AVCA Top 25 coaches poll this week, with the only adjustment being that Minnesota and Wisconsin swapped spots, moving to No. 5 and No. 6 respectively.
Post-Week 6 Notebook: Big 12 & Big Ten
Texas is off to as good of a start as they could ask in their race to win another Big 12 title.
Washington’s Lauren Sanders Out With Ankle Injury
In a match against Oregon State on September 23rd middle blocker Lauren Sanders injured her left ankle leaving her absent…
