Stanford Holds #1; Illinois Jumps to #2 in Latest RPI Rankings
After beating Maryland and Nebraska last weekend, Illinois jumped BYU for the #2 spot in the latest NCAA volleyball RPI rankings.
WAC Volleyball Action Includes 9 Matches Beginning Monday
Western Athletic Conference Week 11 action features nine matches, beginning with a non-conference outing for Chicago State at Drake. First place Cal Baptist faces Utah Valley and Grand Canyon on Friday and Saturday.
Purdue, Missouri Move Up Four Spots in AVCA Poll; BYU Remains No. 1
The top three continue to stand strong in the AVCA Top 25 poll, but Stanford is gaining ground on BYU in number of first place votes. Purdue and Missouri each moved up four spots, while Northern Iowa and Tennessee joined the rankings.
Baylor’s Fanning, Oklahoma’s Kadiku, Texas Tech’s Kanas Earn Big 12 Weekly Honors
Familiar faces were named to the Big 12 weekly honors as Brooke Kanas (Texas Tech) and Shelly Fanning (Baylor) were selected as honorees for second and third time this season, respectively, while Brianna Kadiku (Oklahoma) earned her first.
Xavier, Dayton Won’t Play for Just 2nd Time Since 1979 after Match Cancelled
Bridget Doherty (above) and the Dayton Flyers are currently the 35th-ranked team in RPI and sit 2nd in the Atlantic 10 Conference standings.
Tennessee, Auburn, Missouri Players Garner SEC Weekly Honors
Missouri’s Andrea Fuentes earned her second straight Freshman of the Week nod alongside Auburn’s Tatum Shipes. Tennessee’s Tessa Grubbs was named Player of the Week, while the Vols’ Addisyn Rowe and Auburn’s Mica Allison also garnered weekly honors from the SEC.
Pac-12 Honors Tusa, Alade, Nuneviller as Players of the Week
Washington State’s Penny Tusa, Stanford’s Tami Alade and Oregon’s Brooke Nuneviller garnered Pac-12 Week 10 nods.
Duke, Clemson Split ACC Weekly Honors
Duke’s Leah Meyer has been named the ACC Volleyball Player of the Week, and Clemson’s Gabby Easton has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
Southern Illinois University’s Kills Leader Will Transfer
Nedoma hasn’t played with Southern Illinois since October 13th, but still leads the team in kills.
Poulter, McGraw, O’Brien, Seliger-Swenson & Atkinson Earn Big Ten Weekly Honors
Purdue’s Sherridan Atkinson, Illinois’ Morgan O’Brien and Jordan Poulter and Minnesota’s CC McGraw and Samantha Seliger-Swenson earned Big Ten weekly honors for Week 10.
Post-Week 10 Notebook: Big Ten & The Race for First & Second
It’s tough to find a scenario where Minnesota doesn’t win the Big Ten, while the race for second is heating up.
Pitt Volleyball To Host “Party at the Pete” Nov. 21 vs. Georgia Tech
To close the regular season, the No. 10 Pitt volleyball team will move down the road to host Georgia Tech in a match dubbed “Party at The Pete” at Petersen Events Center Wednesday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 10): Purdue Rises 5 Spots With Big Win
Purdue made a big jump from outside the top 20 to #16 behind a five-set comeback against Penn State.
Suiter, Corah, Vecera, Niu Pick Up A-10 Weekly Honors
Duquesne’s Dani Suiter and Camryn Vecera, LaSalle’s Devin Corah and George Mason’s ShaLi Niu were honored by the Atlantic 10 Conference for their Week 10 efforts.
Texas State’s DeWalt, Coastal Carolina’s Nemeth Earn 5th Sun Belt Honors of 2018
Coastal Carolina’s Anett Nemeth earned her fifth Sun Belt Freshman of the Week nod, while Texas State’s Emily DeWalt was tabbed as Setter of the Week for the fifth time in 2018. Meanwhile, UTA’s Madison Hill repeated as Offensive Player of the Week.
