Arizona State Earns 1st AVCA Ranking since 2015; BYU Remains #1
Oregon was the biggest mover of the week, climbing six spots to No. 14 after knocking off #17 UCLA and #12 USC. Arizona State claimed the No. 25 spot, its first ranking since being tabbed as No. 24 in the Nov. 16, 2015 poll.
Kellum, Deberg, Hans, Fuentes, Felts Earn SEC Weekly Nods
Florida’s Taelor Kellum was tabbed as SEC Player and Defensive Player of the Week after notching a career-high 12 blocks against Georgia and helping the Gators to two five-set wins to stay atop the league standings.
Post-Week 7 Notebook: Minnesota/Big Ten, Kansas/Big 12, Florida/SEC
Minnesota is now the team to beat in the Big Ten after a win at Nebraska this past week.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 7): Oregon Hops Back Up
Oregon hops back up into the top 15 after an impressive bounce-back week.
Stroup Racks Up Match-Record 30 Kills as Ole Miss Tops LSU in 5
Junior Emily Stroup delivered a dynamic performance, recording new career-bests 30 kills and 24 digs in the five-set win over LSU. The putaways marked a rally-scoring match record and the third-most all-time in program history.
SEC: #10 Florida Blocks RV Georgia’s Upset Bid
10th-ranked Florida registered 20 blocks, the 2nd-highest total recorded in the rally-scoring era, to halt RV Georgia’s upset bid 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Gators remain undefeated in SEC action, as Taelor Kellum and Mia Sokolowski notched career-high block totals.
SEC: Florida, Arkansas Win in 5; Kentucky, Missouri Sweep
Kentucky stayed perfect at 4-0 with a road sweep at Mississippi State, while Florida, Arkansas and Missouri won at home. The Gators and Razorbacks pulled out five set wins, with Florida hanging on for victory to move to 5-0 and Arkansas overcoming a 2-0 deficit for its first league win.
Texas A&M Set for Dig Pink Match on Oct. 19
In conjunction with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Texas A&M volleyball team will hold its annual “Dig Pink” fundraiser match on Friday, Oct. 19, when the Aggies take on the Tennessee Lady Vols at Reed Arena
Texas A&M Takes on Florida in Battle of SEC Unbeatens in Gainesville
Texas A&M riding its best-ever start in Southeastern Conference play at 3-0, puts its undefeated SEC record on the line Friday against 10th-ranked (AVCA 11) Florida (4-0 SEC) in Gainesville.
SEC: (RV) UGA Gets By Auburn Behind Ritchie & Ceasar; (RV) Tennessee Downs (RV) ‘Bama
T’ara Ceasar (pictured) and Rachel Ritchie combined for 48 kills as (RV) Georgia escaped Auburn in five sets.
