Saturday Roundup: 8 Sweeps, 3 Seeds Fall, Michigan Wins Marathon vs. Pitt
Saturday featured 12 matches with the winners earning a ticket to the Sweet 16 next weekend. Eight of the matches ended in sweeps, although two of those provided upsets as No. 9 Creighton and No. 11 USC fell to Washington and San Diego respectively.
Illinois Piles Up 19 Blocks in 3-1 Win Over Louisville to Advance to Sweet 16
In front a boisterous crowd of over 3,700 Illini fans, the No. 3 seeded and ranked Illinois volleyball team earned its second-straight trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 and ninth in the last 11 seasons with a hard-fought 3-1 (25-22, 28-26, 25-17, 25-18) victory over Louisville.
NCAA Tournament Second Round Day Two Predictions
Washington State has a VM Top 20 showdown on their hands with Tennessee for a spot in the Sweet 16.
NCAA Tournament First Round Day Two Predictions
Top-ranked Stanford is in action to begin their title quest on night two of the first round of the NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
Florida State’s Caffrey Named ACC Player of the Year, Headlining 2018 League Honors
Florida State junior outside hitter Payton Caffrey has been named the 2018 ACC Volleyball Player of the Year and headlines the All-ACC Team.
Duke’s Shelton, Louisville’s McHenry Earn Final ACC Player of the Week Nod
Duke’s Andie Shelton and Louisville’s Melanie McHenry have been named ACC Volleyball Co-Players of the Week, and NC State’s Jade Parchment has been selected as the Freshman of the Week.
Signing Day Central: See Who’s Going Where in the Class of 2023
Student-athletes from all over the country declared their commitments to play collegiate volleyball by signing national letters of intent during the first day of the NCAA signing period on Wednesday.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 11): Kentucky Makes the Top Dozen
Following a Halloween victory over Florida, Kentucky hops into the top 12 for the first time since the opening week of the season.
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.
ACC: Upsets Abound as Pitt Suffers 1st Loss; Louisville falls to Syracuse
The top of the standings remains in tact with Pittsburgh on top at 11-1 and Louisville and Florida State right behind at 10-2, but Sunday saw surprise results with both the Panthers and Cardinals falling.
