Park Pirates Climb Atop NAIA Top 25
Park (Mo.) claimed the No. 1 spot in the latest edition of the 2018 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Tuesday.
Missouri Valley Tabs Line, Tubbs, Thompson for Week 2 Awards
This week’s Missouri Valley Conference Volleyball Players of the Week are Illinois State’s Ali Line, Drake’s Elle Tubbs and Bradley’s Hannah Thompson.
Park’s Meawad, Gomes Among NAIA Week 1 Honorees
Nada Meawad of Park (Mo.) has been named the NAIA National Attacker of the Week, Alyssa Rupert of Milligan (Tenn.) has been named the Defender of the Week and Danna Gomes of Park has been named the Setter of the Week.
Loberg, Peters, Poulter, Hilley, Balyko Honored by Big Ten
Wisconsin’s Grace Loberg and Sydney Hilley were honored for their role in the Badgers’ upset of Texas, while Purdue’s Brooke Peters, Illinois’ Jordyn Poulter and Rutgers’ Inna Balyko also were honored among Big Ten players for their Week 2 efforts.
Roni Jones-Perry Selected AVCA Player of the Week
Senior Roni Jones-Perry was tabbed AVCA Division I Women’s Player of the Week after leading 3rd-ranked BYU to a 3-0 mark last week. She is the seventh player in Cougar women’s volleyball history to be recognized as player of the week and the first since 2015.
Edmond, Munlyn, Lilley, Robinson are SEC’s Top Players of Week 2
Kentucky’s Leah Edmond and Madison Lilley, Missouri’s Alyssa Munlyn and Mississippi State’s Deja Robinson are the best of Week 2 among SEC players.
Anders Mol Named 2018 FIVB World Tour Most Outstanding Player
Anders Mol (right) and Christian Sorum (left) won 3 of the 4 biggest World Tour events of the 2017-2018 season.
20-Year Old Brazilian Duda Named Top Women’s Player on 2018 World Tour
Eduarda “Duda” Lisboa is the 2018 FIVB World Tour Most Outstanding Player
Creighton’s Ballenger, Hickman Take Home Big East’s Top Honors
Creighton junior middle blocker Megan Ballenger earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors, while teammate and line mate Naomi Hickman earned Defensive Player of the Week awards.
Best of Week 2: Cincinnati’s Thompson Named VolleyMob Player of the Wk
This week’s VolleyMob Player of the Week, Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson, was all over the stat sheet, racking up more than six kills and three digs per set, while hitting .333 in three wins as she led her team to a 3-0 mark.
