Michigan State Causes Havoc with Two Top-5 Wins; VolleyMob Top 25 (Week 6)
Michigan State caused chaos in the Week 6 VolleyMob Top 25 by taking down two top-five teams on the road in Big Ten play.
Cavanaugh Racks Up 26 Kills as Western Kentucky Escapes FAU in Five
Alyssa Cavanaugh posted 26 kills as Western Kentucky survived Florida Atlantic’s upset bid in five sets.
#2 Penn State Starts B1G Play with ’16 Conf. Champ #14 Nebraska; Sep. 22 Preview
Ali Frantti logged 21 kills, 16 digs and six blocks last time Penn State and Nebraska met and will look for an encore between #2 and #14.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Colorado’s Alexa Smith
Colorado outside hitter Alexa Smith is this week’s VolleyMob National Player of the Week after an outstanding all-around effort in wins over Xavier and No. 18 Colorado State.
Charlotte’s Janell Sparks Headlines C-USA Weekly Award Winners
A career weekend lifted Charlotte outside hitter Janell Sparks to Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors. Western Kentucky’s Sydney Engle and Jessica Lucas, and Nicole Lennon from Rice rounded out the league’s Week 4 honorees.
Top 25 Wrapup: 11 Upsets, 6 by Unranked Teams, Highlight Week 4
The week appeared to be fairly pedestrian, but due to injuries and upsets, it was anything but. Eleven upsets, including six by unranked teams, highlighted Week 4.
BYU Enters the Top 10 Among Chaos Beyond The Top 6; VolleyMob Top 25 (Week 5)
BYU enters into the Week 5 VolleyMob Top 25 after nine ranked teams lost this week as the top-six remains unchanged.
Western Kentucky Hits .506 In Sweep of (RV) Ohio State
Western Kentucky knocked off (RV) Ohio State by hitting .506 to improve to 11-2.
#7 Creighton Faces Road Test at Midwest Foe (RV) Wichita State; Sep. 15 Preview
#7 Creighton takes on a Midwest foe in (RV) Wichita State at the Charles Koch Arena as both teams look for another resume-building win.
Western Kentucky Uses Block Party to Sweep Lipscomb
Western Kentucky won its sixth straight in a sweep of Lipscomb behind a dominant block.