NCAA Girls
November 10, 2024
Wisconsin reinserted itself into the Massive Ten race, not solely dealing Penn State its first convention loss, however acing the “eye take a look at.”
In entrance of a boisterous capability crowd of seven,229 at Wisconsin Discipline Home and a nationwide tv viewers on NBC, the No. 7 Badgers (18-5, 12-2 Massive Ten) couldn’t have seemed extra dominant in blowing out the No. 3 Nittany Lions (23-2, 13-1) 25-23, 25-12, 25-13 on Saturday afternoon.
The statistical disparity was startling. Wisconsin recorded 19 blocks to zero for Penn State. The Badgers hit an eye-popping .465 (with two errors) to the Nittany Lions’ .117 (with 22 miscues).
Their efficiency whereas knocking off one of many two Massive Ten unbeatens (Nebraska is the opposite) was a 180-degree flip from the Badgers’ stinging three-set loss in Madison final weekend to their red-hot rivals, the Cornhuskers.
Requested through the postmatch TV interview what he realized about his workforce from this match, Wisconsin Coach Kelly Sheffield quipped, “We have to play on NBC extra typically.”
In different highlights in NCAA Division I ladies’s volleyball on Saturday, Nebraska saved its Massive Ten “0” intact by cruising previous Washington, Oregon swept Minnesota in a match of ranked Massive Ten groups and Stanford mauled Georgia Tech in a big ACC tussle. Additionally, South Dakota State hopped again on the profitable monitor, and Dayton, Western Kentucky, Southeastern Louisiana, Northern Iowa and UT Arlington prolonged their prolonged streaks.
Reverse sweeps transpired: Host Merrimack turned the trick in opposition to Marist, Oregon State received the final three units at San Francisco and visiting William & Mary did the identical to Elon.
A five-set comeback victory by Lamar over McNeese, rallying from two units down, helped produce the stat strains of the night time: Lamar’s Maja Malinowska, a freshman from Poland, racked up 20 kills, two aces, 12 digs and two solo blocks, mitigating 29 kills, 21 digs and an ace by McNeese senior McKenzie Moore.
Additionally on this version of Volleyball Right this moment is a report on the AVP League semifinals.
NCAA volleyball Sunday
Fifth-ranked Creighton, 22-2, 13-0 within the Massive East and on a 15-match profitable streak, goes to second-place Marquette (18-6, 12-1) in one of many fiercest rivalries within the sport. The three p.m. Jap first serve may be seen on FS1.
The SEC slate consists of Texas A&M at Tennessee at 1 p.m. Jap on ESPN. LSU at No. 16 Kentucky at 4:30 p.m. and South Carolina at Missouri are each on the SEC Community, No. 22 Florida is dwelling for Alabama and Oklahoma is at Mississippi State.
Six ACC matches have one involving two ranked groups when No. 25 North Carolina goes to No. 10 SMU. High-ranked Pittsburgh is dwelling for Duke, No. 4 Louisville is at Boston Faculty, No. 24 Florida State is dwelling for NC State, Wake Forest is at Miami and Notre Dame is at Syracuse.
Three Massive Ten matches see No. 11 Purdue dwelling for Michigan, No. 20 USC at Indiana and Northwestern at Iowa.
The Massive 12 is off.
All 4 groups tied for the CAA lead are in motion together with Towson at Stony Brook, Charleston at UNC Wilmington, Hofstra dwelling for N.C. A&T and Delaware again at 0-27 Hampton, the one winless workforce in Division I. All 4 of these groups swept those self same opponents Saturday.
Within the American Athletic, the place Rice and South Florida are tied for first, Rice is dwelling for UAB and South Florida is at East Carolina.
The very best of NCAA Saturday
BIG TEN: Wisconsin ended Penn State’s 19-match profitable streak over two seasons in league play. Freshman sensation Charlie Fuerbringer guided an explosive offense that noticed 4 starters assault at higher than .400 effectivity and he or she chipped in 12 digs.
Sarah Franklin (.419) and 6-foot-9 Anna Smrek (.462) every cracked 13 kills. Julia Orzol (.526) had 11 winners and center blocker Carter Sales space (.857) went 6-for-7 with 5 blocks, three solo. Freshman libero Lolo Schumacher notched 10 digs and an ace. Penn State’s Taylor Trammel, the nationwide chief in hitting proportion, was held to .231 (5-for-13 in opposition to two errors).
“We performed powerful,” Sheffield stated. “Our maturity was on show tonight and our grittiness. They put a ton of balls on Lola. Each of our freshmen performed actually, rather well tonight and that was in all probability Charlie’s most interesting match. What I actually loved is that for a lot of the match, when there was a service error, we got here proper again and caught the cross and had a whole lot of first ball kills.”
Smrek referenced the loss final weekend to Nebraska, saying, “That’s not who we’re. Offense and protection, the whole lot got here collectively (at this time). My workforce wanted me, Charlie put up dimes and I obtained the job executed.”
In the meantime, No. 2 Nebraska (24-1, 14-0 Massive Ten) rumbled to its twenty first consecutive victory earlier than a crowd of 9,768 at Alaska Airways Area in Seattle, the primary sellout within the historical past of Washington’s program. The Huskies (18-6, 8-6) had little reply for the Cornhuskers’ firepower within the 25-17, 25-11, 25-21 bruising. Harper Murray posted 12 kills, Taylor Landfair 10 and Andi Jackson seven. Lexi Rodriguez dug 11 balls.
Disappointing 5,166 followers on the Maturi Pavilion in Minneapolis, Twelfth-ranked Oregon (18-5, 10-4 Massive Ten) earned an essential highway victory over No. 13 Minnesota (16-8, 9-5) 25-14, 25-20, 25-21. The Geese loved a big edge in blocking, getting a solo and 27 block assists to 6 block assists by the Gophers. Main that effort was MB Onye Ofoegby (10-for-14, .714) with seven block assists.
Elsewhere, host Illinois (17-7, 9-5 Massive Ten) rewarded a crowd of three,335 at Huff Corridor with a sweep of Ohio State (11-13, 4-10) 25-18, 27-25, 25-10. The Buckeyes hit simply .137. … Maryland (12-13, 3-11 Massive Ten) used a 12-4 benefit in blocks and a giant all-around effort by Samantha Schnitta (22 kills, three aces, 9 digs, six blocks) to carry off visiting UCLA (11-12, 5-9) 25-20, 23-25, 25-18, 27-25.
ACC: No. 8 Stanford (19-4, 11-3 Atlantic Coast) jumped to 3rd within the convention standings, maybe making a press release with a 25-9, 25-17, 25-12 drubbing of Georgia Tech (18-5, 10-4). A crowd of three,309 at Maples Pavilion delighted in watching the Cardinal double up the shell-shocked guests in kills (44 to 22) whereas outhitting the Yellow Jackets .542 to .034. Stanford freshman Ipar Kurt went 10-for-12 (.833) … Additionally, host California (11-14, 3-11 ACC) ended a seven-match skid with a 25-21, 25-15, 25-13 overcome struggling Clemson (8-17, 0-14).
BIG 12: Baylor and Colorado recorded sweeps at dwelling, whereas Texas Tech received in three on the highway. … Baylor (17-6, 9-3) pounded last-place UCF (8-13, 1-11) 25-22, 25-16, 25-19 as 6-foot-4 reverse Elise McGhee went off for 17 kills on 29 swings in opposition to one error (.552), two aces and 10 digs. … Colorado (11-14, 4-9) clubbed Cincinnati (13-10, 4-8) 25-20, 25-18, 25-21, limiting the Bearcats to .075 hitting. Ana Burilovic paced the Buffaloes with 14 kills and 9 digs. … Texas Tech (13-13, 5-8) scored a gentle 25-15, 26-24, 25-19 upset over Houston (11-11, 6-6) with Emily Merrick hitting .571 (13-for-21 in opposition to one error) and making three blocks.
BIG EAST: Aly Kindelberger pounded 22 kills on .415 effectivity as third-place DePaul (17-9, 9-5 Massive East) held off host Villanova in 5 units (15-11 within the tiebreaker). … Host St. John’s (18-8, 7-7 Massive East) swept Xavier. … Seton Corridor defeated visiting Windfall in three.
Across the nation
South Dakota State (23-1, 12-1 Summit League) righted the ship after their first loss earlier within the week with a sweep of visiting North Dakota State (10-13, 6-8). Sylvie Zgonc had 12 kills and Joslyn Richardson 10 digs for the Jackrabbits, who had been the final undefeated NCAA DI squad. … The workforce that took them down, St. Thomas (16-10, 8-6 Summit), swept Kansas Metropolis on the highway. … Host Denver topped North Dakota in 4 units.
No. 15 Dayton (26-1, 16-0 Atlantic 10) has a 19-match profitable streak after a sweep of Davidson (13-14, 9-7), its second in two nights in opposition to the Wildcats. The Flyers outscored the guests 75-38, with mighty mite senior OH Lexie Almodovar hitting .467 (15-for-30 with one error), including two aces, 9 digs and two blocks. Center blocker Alyana Yates had eight kills on 12 errorless assaults (.667) and 5 blocks, whereas Karissa Kaminski keyed a protection that held Davidson to .018 hitting with 19 digs. … Visiting VCU (16-8, 14-2 A-10) took care of enterprise in three units in opposition to Duquesne (13-15, 4-12), propelled by reverse Julia Rienks’ 12 kills and two aces. … Bree Borum picked up 12 kills on .588 hitting and 13 digs in a sweep by host Loyola Chicago (15-11, 10-5 A-10) over cellar-dwelling Fordham. … George Washington (19-10, 9-7 A-10) obtained a powerful efficiency from Cianna Tejada (10-for-14 with no errors, three aces and 6 blocks) in a three-set highway victory over Rhode Island.
Scorching Western Kentucky (23-6, 16-0 Convention USA) put a three-set beatdown on host Sam Houston (13-14, 8-8) to win their nineteenth consecutive match. Senior Kaylee Cox stood out for the Woman Toppers with 14 kills, 11 digs, an ace, three solo rejections and a block help. Abby Schaefer contributed 18 digs and three assists. … Texas-El Paso (24-4, 14-2 C-USA) remained two video games out of the lead within the standings by taking down host Liberty (13-15- 7-9) in three units as MB Kaya Weaver compiled eight kills and 6 blocks. … Host New Mexico State (16-10, 10-6 C-USA) defeated last-place Jacksonville State in 4 and visiting Center Tennessee took a four-setter in opposition to Kennesaw State.
The nation’s longest streak belongs to Southeastern Louisiana (22-4, 14-0 Southland), which has received 22 in a row after a four-set victory over visiting Texas-Rio Grande Valley (14-10, 10-4). The Woman Lions began 0-4 and haven’t misplaced since. The victors obtained 16 kills and 5 blocks from Kyra McKelvey and 14 kills and 15 digs from Cicily Hidalgo. … Stephen F. Austin (20-7, 12-2 Southland) stayed within the hunt by profitable in 4 over visiting Nichols, which hit .090. … Visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15-10, 10-4 Southland) was a four-set victor over upstreaming New Orleans. … Additionally, host Incarnate Phrase beat East Texas A&M in 4 and Lamar received in 5 (15-11 within the tiebreaker) over visiting McNeese.
Northern Iowa (20-7, 15-0 Missouri Valley) rolled to its fifteenth consecutive victory whereas staying a recreation forward of Drake within the league. Earlier than a crowd of two,988 on the McLeod Middle in Cedar Falls, the Panthers blasted Valparaiso (15-12, 7-8) in three units whereas recording a 55-31 bulge in kills. Cassidy Hartman and Olivia Tjernagel every notched 11 kills, and Erin Powers had 17 digs and three aces. … Host Drake (18-8, 14-1 MVC) solidified its maintain on second with a four-set overcome third-place Illinois-Chicago (18-9, 10-5). The Bulldogs have been paced by Megan Witte’s 19 kills, seven digs and two blocks. … Visiting Murray State swept Indiana State, host Bradley beat Southern Illinois in three and Missouri State prevailed in 4 at Illinois State.
UT Arlington (23-2, 13-0 WAC) prolonged its streak to 14 and maintained its lead within the convention with a workmanlike sweep of visiting Utah Valley (17-9, 8-6). The Mavericks, who clinched the highest seed within the WAC Event, obtained a powerful recreation on the internet from MB Paige Reagor (seven blocks, three solo) and 11 digs by Samantha Glenn. … Grand Canyon (18-8, 11-3 WAC) triumphed in 4 units over visiting Seattle as Tatum Parrot went 17-for-25 in opposition to two errors (.536) with two aces and 4 blocks. … Host California Baptist (5-21, 5-9 WAC) upset Utah Tech (15-9, 9-5) in 4 units regardless of 27 kills by the Trailblazers’ Kennedy Knudsen. … Abilene Christian received a home-court five-setter (15-8 within the tiebreaker) over Southern Utah.
San Diego (14-8, 9-3 West Coast Convention) cast right into a tie for second place within the league behind idle Loyola Marymount with a four-set rating over visiting Pepperdine (12-10, 9-3). Freshman Isabel Clark led the Toreros with 24 kills on 55 swings in opposition to a single error (.418), including 9 digs and 6 blocks. … Pacific saved Gonzaga winless within the WCC, prevailing in 4 on the highway behind Alexa Edwards’ 22 kills. … Additionally, Oregon State pulled off a reverse sweep (15-12 within the fifth) in opposition to host San Francisco and visiting Portland took a four-set victory over Santa Clara.
The Massive West Convention has a four-way logjam in first place with Cal Poly, Hawaii, UC Davis and UC San Diego all at 10-4. … Cal Poly (17-8) swept visiting Cal State Northridge, Hawaii (16-8) received in 4 units at UC Davis (15-8) behind Caylen Alexander’s 21 kills, and UC San Diego (16-9) captured a four-setter over host Cal State Fullerton.
A four-way tie on the high additionally exists within the CAA. Knotted at 10-4 are Towson, Delaware, Charleston and Hofstra. All received in sweeps: Towson (21-4) at Stony Brook, visiting Delaware (16-6) protecting Hampton winless at 0-27, Charleston (20-8) on the highway in opposition to North Carolina-Wilmington and Hofstra (16-8) at dwelling in opposition to North Carolina A&T.
On the sand
The second-seeded Dallas Dream and fourth-seeded San Diego Smash will battle for the title within the inaugural AVP League on Sunday afternoon after profitable their semifinals in Carson, California.
The Dream topped the third-seeded Miami Mayhem as up-and-comers Hailey Harward and Kylie Deberg received 15-12, 15-12 over April Ross and Alix Klineman, adopted by an 11-15, 15-9, 15-10 victory by Miles Partain and Andy Benesh in opposition to Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner. Pertain and Benesh remained undefeated in League play after going 8-0 within the common season.
The scorching Smash, who jumped from final place within the standings to a spot within the playoffs within the last two weeks, ousted the top-seeded New York Nitro, with each matches going three units. Chase Budinger and Miles Evans bounced Taylor Crabb and Taylor Sander 15-13, 11-15, 15-8 and Geena Urango and Toni Rodriguez clinched the workforce’s spot within the championship recreation by taking down Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes 15-12, 11-15, 15-12.
The Nitro and Mayhem will play for third place at 3 p.m. Jap with the sport streamed reside on the Bally Stay app. The ultimate will air reside solely on the CBS Sports activities Community cable channel in a three-hour window beginning at 5 p.m. Jap.
In the meantime, Individuals Megan Kraft and Terese Cannon, seeded third, superior to the medal rounds of the Volleyball World Seashore Professional Tour Elite16 occasion in Rio de Janeiro with an 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 victory within the quarterfinals over the veteran Brazilian pair of Tainana Lima, 40, and Talita Antunes, 42. The one United States duo in the principle attracts of both gender, Kraft and Cannon will face Sandra Ittlinger and Kim Van de Velde of Germany within the semifinals on Sunday.
