Purdue Sweeps Stacey Clark Classic to Remain Undefeated
Including a 3-2 nailbiter over 2017 ACC co-champions Louisville, the Purdue Boilermakers stayed perfect on the 2018 season.
Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Auburn Earn SEC Weekly Honors
The SEC honored players from four schools for their Week 3 efforts, including offensive player of the week T’ara Ceasar and setter of the week Meghan Donovan from Georgia.
Lohmeier, Hughes, Libs, Malloy Nab OVC Week 3 Accolades
Morehead State’s Olivia Lohmeier earned her second straight Ohio Valley Offensive Player of the Week nod, while EIU’s ANne Hughes, Jacksonville State’s Lexie Libs and Southeast Missouri’s Laney Malloy were also recognized.
Bruns, Sneed, Osborn Tabbed for Atlantic 10 Week 3 Nods
Dayton senior Lauren Bruns was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, while VCU junior Jasmin Sneed was named Defensive Player of the Week. La Salle freshman Elizabeth Osborn was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Week.
Hayden, Copeland Selected as Mountain West Players of the Week
UNLV’s Mariena Hayden was selected as the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while Wyoming’s Reed Copeland earned the MW Defensive Player of the Week for action through Sept. 8.
Egonu is Queen in Montreux as Italy Tops Russia 3-0 in Final
19-year old Paola Egonu outdueled Russia’s Nataliya Goncharova in the 2018 Montreux Volley Masters final, taking both the team crown and the scoring title.
Back to Back: Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson Tabbed AAC Player of the Wk
The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly volleyball honors for the week ending on September 9 with Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson repeating as Player of the Week.
Post-Week 3 Notebook: Things Are Wide Open + BYU, Baylor & Kansas
Baylor showing they can contend with Texas in the Big 12 was one of several takeaways from week three.
Hurricane Florence Cancels UNCW Seahawk Volleyball Invitational
Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall somewhere in the Carolinas, with Wilmington currently center-target on its path.
Portland Pilots Fly to 3rd-Straight Title
Portland won its 3rd tournament in a row, claiming the Outrigger Volleyball Challenge with victories over San Diego State, Hawaii and Idaho inside the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii over the weekend.
