Wichita State Outlasts VCU in 5
The Commodores outperformed the Shockers in attack percentage and blocks, however Wichita State registered more kills, assists and digs, in the 5-set victory.
Taylor, Pence, Knoblauch Pick Up Missouri Valley Awards
UNI’s Karlie Taylor and Illinois State’s Courtney Pence made the MVC honor roll for the week as player and defensive player of the week respectively. Indiana State setter Makayla Knoblauch was named the top rookie.
Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer Reaches 1,000 Career Kills in Just Her 70th Match
2017 AVCA Player of the Year Kathryn Plummer has hit the 1,000 career kill mark in just her 70th career match as a junior.
Romania Gets Closer to Qualification for 2019 European Champ.
Romania is on top of Pool F after a 3-0 sweep of Latvia.
Wyoming’s McBride, Fresno State’s Leonard Star for Mountain West
Wyoming’s Jackie McBride was tabbed the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, while Fresno State’s Reagan Leonard earned MW Defensive Player of the Week honors, marking the first for each.
Check Out These Can’t Miss NCAA Week 2 Matchups
A trio of Top 10 showdowns highlight the action this week, including what should be a highly competitive match between No. 2/2 Texas and No. 6/8 Wisconsin.
Serie A1’s #2 Scorer Paul Buchegger Out 5 Months with Knee Injury
Buchegger was injured in a match with the Austrian National Team during European Championship qualifying on Saturday.
Zumach, Fanning Tabbed as Big 12 Co-Players of the Week
Kansas State’s Kylee Zumach and Baylor’s Shelly Fanning were tabbed as Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Texas’s Morgan Johnson and TCU’s Elan McCall rounded out the honors with defensive player of the week and rookie of the week accolades respectively.
Lund, Dowd, Nunez Receive ACC Weekly Nods
Pitt’s Kayla Lund has been named the first ACC Volleyball Player of the Week for the 2018 season, and Mikaila Dowd of Georgia Tech and Zoe Nunez of Notre Dame were named Co-Freshmen of the Week.
USC’s Brooke Botkin Leads Pac-12 on Week 1
The Pac-12 Conference tabbed USC rookie Brooke Botkin as its Offensive Player of the Week, while Oregon State’s Grace Massey was named tops on defense and USC’s Raquel Lazaro was dubbed best rookie.
