Post Week-5 Notebook: The Edge of the Top 25, Creighton & the WCC
Portland and Pepperdine squared off in what was a wild week for the WCC that could continue throughout the season.
Makenzie Kuchmaner Sets NC State Digs Record
With a 32-dig performance in the team’s victory over Notre Dame Sunday afternoon, redshirt junior Makenzie Kuchmaner set the NC State volleyball rally-scoring era record for digs in a 4-set match. It is also the highest single-match total for any ACC player so far this season.
China Announces 14-Woman Roster for 2018 World Championships
Zhang Changning has been included after being sent home from the Asian Games to rehab a knee injury.
Concordia-St. Paul Takes Over #1 Spot in AVCA Division II Poll
Concordia-St. Paul returned to the top spot in this week’s AVCA Division II Poll after being chosen No. 1 in the preseason. The Golden Bears, who are 13-2 on the season, collected 42 first place votes and 1,191 points.
ACC Tabs FSU’s Caffrey, Syracuse’s Shemanova as Best of Week 5
Florida State’s Payton Caffrey has been named ACC Volleyball Player of the Week, and Polina Shemanova of Syracuse has earned Freshman of the Week honors for Week 5.
A-10 Honors Bruns, Benjamin, Sharrits, Ehmke for Week 5 Performances
Dayton senior Lauren Bruns was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, while Fordham junior Elise Benjamin and La Salle senior Jensen Sharrits were named Co-Defensive Players of the Week. George Mason freshman Peyton Ehmke was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Week.
May, Marin, DeWalt Garner Sun Belt Week 5 Accolades
Arkansas State’s Carlisa May was tabbed as the Sun Belt’s Offensive Player of the Week, while Little Rock’s Veronica Marin earned defensive honors and Texas State’s Emily DeWalt was tabbed as setter and rookie of the week.
UCSB’s Lindsey Ruddins Earns 6th Big West Player of the Week Honor
UCSB’s Lindsey Ruddins became just the 14th player in Big West history with six or more Player of the Week honors. The Gauchos’ Emilia Petrachi was honored as Defensive Player of the Week, while UC Irvine outside hitter Abby Marjama was named Rookie of the Week.
Minnesota, Nebraska, Maryland Players Earn Big Ten Week 5 Honors
Maryland’s Allegra Rivas, Minnesota’s Adanna Rollins, Stephanie Samedy and Samantha Seliger-Swenson, and Nebraska’s Mikaela Foecke and Nicklin Hames earned the weekly honors from the Big Ten for Week 5 action.
BYU, Stanford, Nebraska Remain Top 3 in AVCA Poll
BYU, Stanford and Nebraska held pat in the top three positions, while Texas edged up to No. 4 from No. 5. Wisconsin moved into the Top 5 to replace Penn State who dropped to No. 9 with two Big Ten opening losses. Colorado and Arizona jumped into the Top 25.
Cincinnati’s Thompson Earns 4th AAC Honor; Civita Tabbed for Defense
The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly volleyball honors for the week ending on September 23, giving Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson her fourth straight Offensive Player of the Week nod and tabbing Wichita State’s Giorgia Civita for defense.
North Carolina Alters High School Playoff Schedules after Hurricane
The North Carolina High School Athletic Associateion (NCHSAA) Boardof Directors, in conjunction with commissioner Que Tucker, have approved changes to…
Pepperdine’s Frohling Tabbed as WCC Player of the Week
Junior outside hitter Hannah Frohling was named West Coast Conference Player of the Week after leading the Pepperdine women’s volleyball team to a pair of road wins last week.
Goodwin, Kuper, Lockey Honored by ASUN for Week 5 Efforts
Liberty’s Casey Goodwin, Megan Kuper of Lipscomb & FGCU’s Chelsey Lockey took home this week’s ASUN Conference Volleyball Weekly awards.
Crabb/Gibb Go Back to Back at King of the Court; Klineman/Ross Win Too
Americans Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb won their second straight King of the Court crown, following victory in Waikiki last week with another win in Huntington Beach on Sunday. Alix Klineman/April Ross finished off the USA sweep with the women’s crown.
