Iowa State Climbs Five Spots From Last Week in Latest RPI
Iowa State moved up from 19 to 14 from last week to this week’s latest edition of the RPI poll.
San Diego’s Kristen Gengenbacher Claims WCC Player of the Week
San Diego setter Kristen Gengenbacher takes home the latest West Coast Conference Player of the Week honor for week 10’s action.
#10 Michigan State Hosts #7 Nebraska in B1G Showdown; Oct. 27 Preview
#10 Michigan State hosts #7 Nebraska in East Lansing for a Big Ten showdown; October 27 Preview
The 1,000 Kill/1,000 Dig Club: The Evolution of the 6-Rotation Player
Currently in Division I, there are 27 members of the club and six players are less than 100 digs away from joining the group. UT Arlington’s Qiana Canete has the most digs of the group at 1,518.
Penn State Is Lone Team to Boast Three Current 1,000-Kill Club Members
Penn State is the first school this season to boast three members of the 1,000 kill club. N.C. State is just six kills away from joining PSU, while 13 other teams have two 1,000 kill players.
Milestone Weekend: 15 Players Reach 1,000 Kills During Week Nine
Fifteen players joined the 1,000 kill club during week nine, including Penn State’s Haleigh Washington, Florida’s Carli Snyder and Cal Poly’s Adlee Van Winden.
Pepperdine Hits Road For Saint Mary’s, Pacific
The Pepperdine women’s volleyball team hits the road again for two more West Coast Conference match-ups and Saint Mary’s and Pacific on Thursday and Saturday.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Lindsey Ruddins, UC Santa Barbara
UCSB outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins notched 6.64 kills per set, while hitting at a .300 clip, and pulling up 3.18 digs per set en route to VolleyMob and Big West Player of the Week honors.
This Week in the Top 25: Eight Head-to-Head Matchups, Four in Pac-12
Week 10 marks the turning point for some conferences which feature modified double round-robin formats. It also marks the countdown…
AVCA Poll Remains Unchanged for First Time Since 1983
One has to look all the back to Oct. 17, 1983 for the last time the AVCA poll remained unchanged from week to week within a season.