Big Ten Volleyball: Maryland’s 5-Set Thriller Highlights Saturday Play
A lot went down in Big Ten volleyball action Saturday night, as Maryland downed Ohio State in 5 sets, 5th-ranked Nebraska ended 4th-ranked Illinois’ perfect start with a 4-set win and Michigan State got back on track with a 4-set win over Rutgers. 7th-ranked Minnesota and 3rd-ranked Wisconsin swept by Indiana and 20th-ranked Purdue, respectively.
#5 Nebraska Ends Unbeaten Streak for #19 Michigan
5th-ranked Nebraska put a stop to 19th-ranked Michigan’s perfect season Friday night, downing the Wolverines in 4 sets in Big Ten-opening action. The Huskers posted a .314 attack percentage and a dominant 14 blocks to earn the victory.
VolleyMob Week 4 Player of the Week: Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden
This week’s Player of the Week decision was one of our toughest yet as the numbers for Week 4 were insane across the board. In the end, Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden had a slight edge over the pack with an all-around and efficient effort.
Big Ten Rewind: A Look at the League Heading into Conference Play
The Big Ten could make a case for being the best league in the nation with a strong 83 percent winning percentage (127-26), seven teams among the VolleyMob Top 25 and three undefeated teams, but the conference is still largely untested.
Illinois’ Quade, Poulter Honored by Big Ten as Illini Stay Perfect
Illinois’ Jordyn Poulter and Jacqueline Quade, Nebraska’s Callie Schwarzenbach, and Penn State’s Jonni Parker earned the Big Ten’s Week 4 honors.
Twice as Nice: Missouri State, Nebraska Post 2 Wins at Husker Invite
Sweep was the word of the day at the Husker Invite on Friday with Missouri State winning twice in straight sets and Nebraska posting victories in three and four sets.
#8 Huskers Rally From Down 2-0 to Edge #14 Creighton in Five
Nebraska kept its perfect series record against Creighton alive with a five-set comeback in Omaha on Thursday in front of an NCAA regular season record crowd of 14,022.
Check Out These Can’t Miss NCAA Week 3 Matchups
The Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge brings you two Top 10 showdowns this weekend in Stanford, Calif. No. 2 Stanford will host No. 9 Penn State on Friday and No. 4 Minnesota on Sunday.
#3 Nebraska Sweeps #13 Oregon for First Win of Title Defense Season
Megan Miller (left) and Jazz Sweet (right) celebrate a point in the Huskers’ 3-0 win over Oregon.
2018 Freshman Radar: Middle Blockers
Part three of who’s who heading into the 2018 season, led by a super athletic middle with all the pedigree, Asjia O’Neal, who will suit up for the Longhorns this fall.
