Matos, Hughes, Bernier, Steele Nab C-USA Awards
Florida Atlantic’s Massiel Matos earned Offensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week went to Nya Steele of Charlotte, while FIU’s Abbie Hughes and Lina Bernier rounded out the week’s Conference USA honors.
Wright State Earns First Horizon League Tourney Berth Since 2009
The Wright State volleyball team honored its seniors Saturday and showed great poise as they cruised to a 3-1 win over Youngstown State and qualified their first Horizon League Tournament since the conference went to a top-six team format in 2009.
Creighton Clinches at Least a Share of FIfth-Straight Big East Title
The No. 9 Creighton Volleyball team clinched at least a share of its fifth straight BIG EAST regular-season title with a 3-0 win over visiting Villanova on Sunday.
Bowling Green Wins MAC Title as Seimet Becomes All-Time Digs Leader
The Falcons defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes in four sets (3-1) on Saturday, Nov. 10 to earn back-to-back MAC Regular Season titles, and the No. 1 seed in the 2018 MAC Tournament. Additionally, Kallie Seimet became BGSU’s all-time leader with an updated total of 2,300 career digs.
Iona Wins First Outright MAAC Regular Season Title
Iona College secured the 2018 MAAC Volleyball Regular Season Title after winning at home against Marist College 3-0 on Saturday. It is the Gaels’ first outright MAAC Regular Season Title.
Pence Becomes MVC Digs Leader, 3 Teams Vying for Final 2 Tourney Spots
Illinois State senior Courtney Pence became the all-time MVC career digs leader with her fourth dig in Illinois State’s 3-0 sweep of Loyola Friday.
Stanford Sews Up Outright Pac-12 Title with Sweep of Oregon State
A 3-1 win over Oregon on Thursday clinched Stanford at least a share of the Cardinal’s 18th Pac-12 title
Ed Allen Steps Down As Alabama Head Coach, Freeburg to Serve as Interim
Alabama volleyball’s Ed Allen announced his resignation from his head coaching position on Nov. 9. Ryan Freeburg will act as interim head coach for the team’s remaining five matches.
Four Teams Vying for Final Two Spots in Big East Tourney
St. John’s, Georgetown, Villanova and Xavier are battling it out for the final two spots in the Big East Tournament, coming up on Nov. 23-24.
Four Double-Digit Kill Efforts Push WKU Past UAB, One Shy of 19th Straight 20-Win Season
Four Lady Toppers finished with double-digit kills as WKU Volleyball spoiled UAB’s Senior Night with a four-set win Thursday evening in Birmingham. The Lady Toppers now sit in a four-way tie for second place in Conference USA play.
Stanford Looks to Clinch Share of Pac-12 Crown with 2 Two Wins
No. 2 Stanford, which has won 20-straight matches and claimed a nation-best 29-consecutive victories at home, could potentially clinch a share of the Pac-12 crown with two more wins this week.
Big Ten Action Kicks Off with Three Wednesday Matches
Conference play continues this week with all 14 schools in action, including Nebraska at Iowa live on BTN on Wednesday.
This Week in the American Athletic Conference
With three weeks left in the regular-season race, UCF remains atop the American Athletic Conference standings and clinch a portion of the league title with two more wins, but Cincinnati (11-2), Tulane (9-4) and Tulsa (9-4) are still in contention for the crown.
This Week in The WAC
League hitting percentage leader Tyrecia Lukes and her top hitting UMKC squad face off with Utah Valley and Seattle U to highlight Week 11 play in the WAC. The Kangaroos are half a game back of UTRGV in the league standings.
This Week in the Missouri Valley
Illinois State (14-1 MVC), UNI (13-1 MVC) and Bradley (10-5 MVC) have already punched their tickets to the MVC Volleyball Championship, while Valparaiso (9-5 MVC), Missouri State (8-6 MVC) and Loyola (7-7 MVC) currently occupy the final three spots.
