Big East Roundup: St. John’s Rallies from Down 0-2; Creighton Sweeps
St. John’s rallied from down two sets to secure its first Big East win of the season, downing Xavier. Meanwhile, #13 Creighton, Butler and Marquette won via sweep to round out the night’s action.
Getting Social: Volleyball Moments of the Week
From behind the scenes work to locker room celebrations and off court activities, VolleyMob will feature a weekly roundup of social media moments from across the volleyball universe throughout 2018.
Georgetown’s Speech Named Big East Offensive Player of Week
Georgetown’s Symone Speech earns BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, the first for the Hoyas this season, while Creighton’s Brittany Witt is the Bluejay’s third consecutive BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week winner.
Big East Heads Into Week 3 with Two Ranked Teams
Marquette, now ranked for the first time this season, brings a 5-1 record into its home tournament against BYU, USC and Syracuse this weekend. Creighton (4-2) meanwhile takes a three-match win streak into Thursday’s home match with Nebraska.
Pitt Sweeps Pepperdine to Go 3-0 en route to Panther Challenge Title
Pitt closed out a solid opening weekend at home with a 3-0 record and its own Panther Challenge championship trophy, wrapping up the tournament with a sweep of Pepperdine.
#17 Pitt Tops #25 Cal Poly to Close Out 2-0 Opening Day
Both Cal Poly and Pittsburgh entered the final match of Day 1 at the Pitt Panther Challenge with a win under their belts, but in the end, it was the home side that came out 2-0.
VolleyMob’s 2018 Big East Volleyball Preview
The road goes through Creighton to win the Big East, but Marquette looks as good as any challenger the BlueJays have had.
Marquette Edges Out Creighton as Preseason Favorite; Big East Preseason Awards
Allie Barber is the Big East Preseason Player of the Year as Marquette edges out Creighton as the preseason favorites.
Butler Adds Fourth Transfer in Outside Hitter Shanice Horn
Butler is bringing on their fourth transfer for 2018 in former Texas A&M Corpus Christi outside hitter Shanice Horn.
Butler Lands Dayton Transfer Setter Maria Schorr
Former Dayton setter and Under Armour High School All-America Honorable Mention pick Maria Schorr is headed to Butler.
