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Volleyball Right now: Creighton tops Marquette; European replace; Alvey interviews JT

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Creighton libero Maddie Bilinovic will get the dig towards Marquette Creighton/Athletics picture

Creighton, the one ranked staff in motion, got here away with a four-set Huge East victory over Marquette on Tuesday.

We’ve bought the outcomes and high performances and a preview of Wednesday’s NCAA Division I schedule.

This version of Volleyball Right now features a take a look at USA gamers overseas and a hyperlink to a beautiful interview between Cincinnati coach Molly Alvey and one of the best participant within the historical past of her program, two-time Olympian Jordan Thompson.

NCAA volleyball Wednesday

The lone ACC match pits North Carolina (10-1), not ranked however maintain the No. 7 spot within the unofficial RPI, at Duke (6-7). Each staff are 2-0 within the convention, tied with Pitt, Florida State, Louisville and SMU.

The one Huge Ten match has VolleyballMag Tremendous 16 No. 9 Wisconsin at Rutgers, which is in a six-way tie for final at 0-2 with Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan State. That match is on the Huge Ten Community.

There are 5 Huge 12 matches, together with VBM No. 14 Arizona State (12-2 residence for Utah (12-1). Utah will not be ranked, however is tied with Kansas, Baylor and BYU atop the league. ASU is 1-1. Additionally, AVCA No. 20 BYU goes to Arizona, No. 22 TCU goes to Houston, West Virginia is at UC and Cincinnati is at Iowa State.

Two of the SEC’s ranked groups are in motion as VBM No. 7 Texas is residence for South Carolina and No. 13 Kentucky performs host to Oklahoma. Each matches are on the SEC Community.

Winless watch: 0-12 Marist goes to Siena (1-12) within the MAAC.

NCAA Tuesday: Creighton defeats Marquette

Sixth-ranked Creighton improved to 12-2 and is 3-0 within the Huge East after its 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-12 victory over visiting Marquette (6-6, 2-1). The Bluejays relied on a balanced assault as Ava Martin had 15 kill, Norah Sis 14, Elise Goetziner 12 and 6 blocks, and Kiara Reinhardt 9 kills. Reinhardt hit .467 and had an help, a dig and 5 blocks. Maddy Bilinovic had 20 digs, three assists and three aces. Marquette, which hit .116, bought 9 kills every from Carsen Murray and Ella Foti and eight from Aubrey Hamilton …

The School of Charleston of the CAA beat visiting North Florida of the ASUN in 5. Emily Banitt had 18 kills, two aces, 18 digs and two blocks, one solo, and Emily Dykes had 16 kills with one error in 33 assaults to go along with 5 digs and two blocks … Loyola Chicago beat visiting Saint Louis in 4 as Marta Cvitkovic had 18 kills within the Atlantic 10 victory to go along with two aces, 12 digs and a block … 

Within the Horizon League, Wright State swept Northern Kentucky, JeriLynn Koehler had 17 kills with one error in 28 swing to hit .571 as Cleveland State beat Oakland in 4, Purdue Fort Wayne swept IU Indianapolis as Iris Riegel had 14 kills with one error in 26 assaults, Milwaukee beat Inexperienced Bay in 4 as Natalie Schmitz had 16 kills in 31 errorless assaults, and Robert Morris beat visiting Youngstown State in 5 regardless of 26 kills by the Penguins’ Abbie Householder, who had an help, an ace, 16 digs and 4 blocks. Jaaliyah Evans had 20 kills for Robert Morris, hitting .320, and added an help, a dig and 5 blocks … 

Central Michigan swept Japanese Michigan within the MAC, and Bowling Inexperienced needed to pull off a reverse sweep to win at Toledo. Mia Tyler led with 17 kills within the 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 26-24, 15-10 victory. Teammate Lauryn Hovey had 12 kills, hit .375, and had two assists, two aces, 17 digs and three blocks. Toledo’s Taylor Alt had 19 kills, an help, seven digs and three blocks … 

In the one Mountain West match, New Mexico gained in 5 at Air Drive as Lauryn Payne had 23 kills and Kialah Jefferson had 22. Falanika Danielson had 27 digs and 4 assists. Air Drive’s Ashley Bible had 19 kills, three aces, 17 digs and two blocks, one solo … 

Each OVC matches went 5. Lindenwood gained at Western Illinois as 5 gamers had 9 or extra kills, 20 by Rebecca Janke, who hit .362 and had 4 digs and three blocks, one solo. Keyana Cruse had 23 kills for WIU to go along with 19 digs and 5 blocks, two solo. Southern Indiana prevailed towards visiting UT Martin because it, too, had 5 gamers with 9 or extra kills, 13 by Paris Downing, who hit .379 and had two digs and 4 blocks, one solo … 

Southeastern Louisiana hit .378 in a Southland sweep at New Orleans. Cicily Hidalgo had 9 kills with one error in 16 assaults to hit .500 and had 10 digs and three blocks.

Volleyball Right now: Creighton tops Marquette; European replace; Alvey interviews JT
Conegliano celebrates profitable the Italia Cup/Filippo Rubin, LVF picture

USA gamers in Europe

The Italian League begins this weekend and might be seen on Volleyball World TV. 

Two matches of be aware Sunday embody Chieri 76, that includes USA Olympian Avery Skinner, vs. Novara at 11:30 Japanese; and Imoco Conegeliano and Khalia Lanier vs. Busto Arsizo at midday. 

In Türkyie, Eczacıbaşı Dynavit, that includes Olympians Dana Rettke and Kathryn Plummer, performs VakifBank (Ali Frantti, Kendall Kipp) at 6 a.m. Japanese. 

Talking of Conegeliano, it gained its seventh Italian Tremendous Cup in a row, rallying to win the final two units and beat Vero Volley Milano in 5. Lanier had two kills within the last. 

Different Individuals gained cup titles, as effectively. In France, Haylie Bennett had 10 kills and two blocks and Neptunes de Nantes beat Levallois Paris SC. Krystal Rivers led with 24 kills and three blocks as Stuttgart beat SSC Palmberg Schwerin to win back-to-back German Tremendous Cup titles. 

Additionally in France, the place many former NCAA standouts are enjoying this season, Morgahn Fingall had 14 kills, 4 blocks and an ace for Volero Le Cannet in a loss to Marcq en Baroeul; Lauren Matthews had 17 kills, hitting .419 with two blocks for Cannes in a sweep of Quimper; Katelyn Evans had 18 kills, two blocks and two aces for Volley Mulhouse Alsace i a four-set win over Mulhouse.

In Poland, eLan McCall and UNI Opole beat Metalkas Pałac Bydgoszcz. McCall had 15 kills and a block within the four-set victory.

Click on right here to see our story that lists all of the USA ladies enjoying overseas.

Molly Alvey interviews Jordan Thompson

The coach interviewed her program’s greatest star:

Definitely one of the best participant within the historical past of Cincinnati volleyball is Jordan Thompson, who exploded onto the NCAA nationwide scene in an enormous manner throughout her time as a Bearcat (2015-19). 

The alternative from Edina, Minnesota, is now a two-time Olympian who has had an incredible professional profession in each Türkiye and Italy. She is going to play for LOVB Houston this 12 months.

JT, as USA coach Karch Kiraly calls her, just lately inducted into the Cincinnati athletics corridor of fame, sat down together with her former coach, Molly Alvey, who’s in her thirteenth season on the Ohio college, for this insightful YouTube interview:

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