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I've noticed a lot more spoiler free 'post match' titles and just want to thank everyone. I live in Asheville and can't watch matches right now, but hope to soon catch up with replays on YouTube. So thanks again for helping avoid spoilers.
!Caught the last two sets of this game and Arizona State looked very good in getting the 3-0 sweep. Argentina Ung is an elite setter and she pushed such a fast tempo offense that BYU struggled to keep up. The 1-2 punch of Claire Jeter and Savannah Kjolhede is one of the best middle blocker duos in the country. The only concern was the fact that Ung and Geli Cyr collided while chasing down a ball and Cyr took a hard fall to the court. The training staff checked on her but the commentators said she was able to walk off without any assistance. Hopefully she is ok!!<
!I'm not sure BYU will be ranked next week. They were upset by Arizona last night are now 9-5 on the year with no ranked wins.!<
Pitt loses its first set of the season after 12 straight sweeps as Boston College took the first set 25-23 on the strength of 9 total blocks. Pitt took the next three sets 25-7, 25-9, and 25-20. Olivia Babcock had 12 aces, the most by a Division 1 player this season according to the broadcast.
!Another day, another upset. Virginia sweeps Florida State 3-0. Did anybody have a chance to watch?!<
! Also, Virginia has already surpassed their win total from last year. They went 11-17 in 2023 and are now 12-2 in 2024. Huge turnaround!!<
!There were times that the game was competitive, but Penn State's offense was too good and Oregon made a lot of errors throughout that gave the Nittany Lions the 3-0 win. Murzik led everyone with 15 kills and Penn State hit .284!<
!How do we feel about Oregon? I've watched them a few times this year, including last night against Ohio State, and they have a lot of talent. They may also be the most aggressive blocking team this season as they regularly throw up a triple block like you see in the men's game. But I don't know if they can really hang with the top Big Ten teams right now.!<
Hello! My wife and I are big Nebraska fans and love to catch every match we can. We cancelled our regional sports network provider this year thinking Big Ten Plus and ESPN+ would cover us. However, very few Nebraska games are on Big Ten Plus live. Any games broadcast on traditional Big Ten regional sports is available to replay the next day which is fine but not ideal.
All that said, my wife noticed VBTV mentions Big Ten. Does anyone here have VBTV? https://subscribe.volleyballworld.com/volleyball-tv-usa#pick-a-plan
We are wondering if Big Ten means traditional Big Ten network games or is this just another way to sub to Big Ten plus? Thanks in advance!!
Slight delay in getting this together, but here is your Week 5 All-Reddit team, voted by our members.
Another week with our MB1 also taking Player of the Week, as Raven Colvin performed well in ranked matchups against Penn State and Minnesota.
Y’all voted and here are the results. A lot of shuffling, but Pitt still takes all first place votes while Nebraska holds steady with all the second place votes.
We are heading into the month of October for college volleyball! Which also means it is the start of SWAC Mondays where at least a majority of all matches on Monday is full of SWAC teams. There are also many in-state rivalry matches for this week as well to enjoy.
#September 30
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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Howard (7-5, 1-0) @ SC State (1-10) | 1 PM | n/a | 3-0 Howard |
Alabama State (4-10, 1-0) @ Grambling (5-8, 1-0) | 7 PM | Grambling State Athletics (YouTube) | 3-2 Alabama St. |
Southern (2-13, 0-1) @ Texas Southern (2-12, 1-1) | 7 PM | n/a | 3-1 Texas Southern |
Alabama A&M (2-10, 0-1) @ UAPB (2-13, 0-1) | 7:30 PM | Golden Lions All-Access | 3-0 AAMU |
Alcorn State (1-9, 0-1) @ Prairie View A&M (5-11, 2-0) | 7:30 PM | PVAMU Athletics (YouTube) | 3-0 PVAMU |
Utah Valley (9-4, 0-1) @ Seattle (2-9, 0-1) | 9 PM | ESPN+ | 3-1 UVU |
#October 1
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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Bowling Green (7-6, 2-0) @ Toledo (9-5, 2-0) | 6 PM | ESPN+ | 3-2 BGSU |
Marquette (6-5, 2-0) @ #6 Creighton (11-2, 2-0) | 7 PM | FloVolleyball | 3-1 Creighton |
Milwaukee (7-7, 2-0) @ Green Bay (5-9, 2-0) | 7 PM | ESPN+ | 3-1 Milwaukee |
#October 2
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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North Carolina (10-1, 2-0) @ Duke (6-7, 2-0) | 6:30 PM | ACCNX | 3-0 Duke |
Wisconsin (7-4, 1-1) @ Rutgers (5-8, 0-2) | 7:30 PM | BTN | 3-0 Wisconsin |
South Carolina (9-3, 0-1) @ #7 Texas (7-3, 2-0) | 7:30 PM | SECN+ | 3-0 Texas |
Oklahoma (7-3, 1-1) @ #13 Kentucky (7-6, 1-1) | 8 PM | SECN | 3-2 Kentucky |
#October 3
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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Maryland (9-4, 0-2) @ #3 Penn State (12-1, 2-0) | 6 PM | BTN | 3-1 Penn State |
#2 Nebraska (12-1, 2-0) @ Illinois (8-4, 0-2) | 7 PM | FS1 | 3-0 Nebraska |
#11 Oregon (10-1, 2-0) @ Ohio State (7-5, 0-2) | 8 PM | BTN | 3-0 Oregon |
Nevada (8-6, 1-1) @ UNLV (8-5, 1-1) | 9:30 PM | MWN | 3-2 UNLV |
#October 4
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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Cleveland St. (11-3, 2-1) @ Wright State (11-3, 3-0) | 6 PM | ESPN+ | 3-0 Wright State |
#11 Oregon (10-1, 2-0) @ #3 Penn State (12-1, 2-0) | 7 PM | BTN | 3-0 Penn State |
(RV) Tennessee (8-4, 1-1) @ Ole Miss (10-3, 0-1) | 7:30 PM | SECN+ | 3-1 Ole Miss |
#20 BYU (9-4, 2-1) @ #15 Arizona State (13-2, 2-1) | 8 PM | ESPN+ | 3-0 Arizona State |
#25 Washington (12-0, 2-0) @ Iowa (8-6, 2-0) | 9 PM | BTN | TBD |
#October 5
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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Cleveland State (11-3, 2-1) @ Wright State (11-3, 3-0) | 2 PM | ESPN+ | TBD |
Michigan (12-1, 2-0) @ (RV) UCLA (7-4, 1-1) | 10 PM | B1G+ | TBD |
Hawaii (7-5, 1-1) @ Long Beach State (8-4, 2-0) | 10:30 PM | ESPNU | TBD |
#12 Minnesota (8-4, 1-1) @ #21 USC (9-3, 1-1) | 11 PM | BTN | TBD |
#October 6
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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#7 Texas (8-3, 3-0) @ #18 Florida (10-3, 1-1) | 1 PM | ESPN | TBD |
Missouri (9-4, 1-1) @ #13 Kentucky (8-6, 2-1) | 1 PM | SECN | TBD |
#19 Georgia Tech (8-3, 0-2) @ #4 Louisville (10-2, 2-0) | 1:30 PM | ACCN | TBD |
#14 Baylor (10-3, 2-0) @ #22 TCU (10-3, 2-1) | 3 PM | ESPN | TBD |
Texas A&M (10-2, 1-1) @ #24 Auburn (12-1, 2-0) | 3 PM | SECN+ | TBD |
Georgia (6-5, 0-1) @ Alabama (8-5, 0-2) | 3 PM | SECN | TBD |
Pepperdine (5-7, 2-0) @ Washington St. (7-4, 2-0) | 4 PM | ESPNU | TBD |
Michigan State (7-6, 0-2) @ #10 Purdue (10-3, 1-1) | 7:30 PM | BTN | TBD |
That was a really strong match from Louisville, they had some passing and serving struggles but they looked GREAT. Rubin and Francis did not play well for Stanford but the blocks on both sides were really good. Luper came in CLUTCH in that second set too
!Kentucky gets the win 3-1 after pulling out a marathon 30-28 fourth set. Deleye had one of her best games of the year by hitting .370 with 24 kills.!<
!There seems some questions about the setter role for Florida. Stucky played the first set and then was pulled for Taylor Parks until late in the 4th. I think many people (me included) assumed Stucky would come back and all would be well for Florida. But it's clear that they may need more time to ease her back in the mix after her injury.!<
Pitt dominates the top 15 matchup with 25--11, 25-17, 25-8 straight set win. Pitt hits .493 for match with only 4 errors, while Georgia Tech hit negative .043 for match with 28 errors.
!Auburn gets their first win over Kentucky since 2010! It took 3 match points but they pulled off the reverse sweep with a 18-16 win in the 5th set. Bella Bell had some great kills down the stretch. Meanwhile, Kentucky is now 6-6 on the season and has to play Florida on Sunday.!<
I'm not even mad it didn't end until almost midnight (I'm on Eastern time.) What a game!!!
We beat them with defense and serving, but also I think the coaching staff deserves huge props for how the team adjusted to the block. With Carter Booth and Anna Smrek dominating the net in the first set, I was worried we'd get swept.
Our serving helped keep Franklin in check. She had a good stat line over all, but if you watched the game, it never truly felt like she got going. She even had 0 kills in the second set.
Very nice to see a balanced team attack with at least 4 players over 10 kills. Acevedo continues to rise to the challenge and looks really confident!
Lydia Grot can do it all. Definitely our MVP of the game. Or maybe Shaffmaster, but those two kept us going with their smart plays and adjustments.
I really thought we we're going to lose set 5 when we let them tie it up. It would have been devastating as it felt like Minnesota was the better team over all and deserved the win.
I'm curious to see how they do against Purdue, who might feel they have something to prove after being absolutely crushed by Penn State tonight. If we can beat Purdue, we should have a huge jump in the rankings. Now we just need to make sure we don't keep dropping games to unranked or low-rankes teams
We had 10 ballots submitted for this week’s poll, the most in a week so far this season!
Received Votes, listed alphabetical: Arkansas, Auburn, Hawaii, Marquette, Miami FL
Here is your Week 4 All-Reddit Team, as voted on by our members!
Two huge sweeps by Nebraska saw their players earn lots of recognition, including Andi Jackson being awarded Player of the Week.
OH1 - Harper Murray (Nebraska) OH2 - Nina Cajic (Tennessee) OPP - Olivia Babcock (Pittsburgh) MB1 - Andi Jackson (Nebraska) POTW MB2 - Elise Goetzinger (Creighton) S - Bergen Reilly (Nebraska) L - Lexi Rodriguez (Nebraska) DS - Olivia Mauch (Nebraska)
After a silent Monday (because there's no matches playing on Monday), it is officially time for conference season! It's time to see how the new-look power conferences would play out on the court!
#September 24
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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FGCU (8-3) @ Stetson (3-8) | 5 PM | ESPN+ | 3-0 FGCU |
San Jose State (8-0) @ Fresno State (4-7) | 9 PM | MWN | 3-1 SJSU |
#September 25
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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#25 Miami (FL) (9-2) @ #18 Florida State (8-2) | 6 PM | ACCN | 3-2 Florida St. |
#4 Penn State (10-1) @ #10 Purdue (9-2) | 7 PM | BTN | 3-0 Penn State |
UCF (7-2) @ #9 Kansas (9-1) | 7 PM | ESPNU | 3-0 Kansas |
Arizona (11-0) @ #19 Baylor (8-3) | 8 PM | ESPN+ | 3-1 Baylor |
#7 Wisconsin (6-3) @ #16 Minnesota (6-3) | 9 PM | BTN | 3-2 Minnesota |
#14 Arizona State (11-1) @ #22 TCU (8-2) | 9 PM | ESPNU | 3-0 Arizona St. |
Georgia (6-4) @ (RV) Arkansas (10-2) | 9 PM | SECN | 3-2 Arkansas |
#September 26
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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Iowa (6-6) @ Rutgers (5-6) | 6 PM | BTN | 3-2 Iowa |
Colorado (7-5) @ #17 BYU (7-3) | 9 PM | ESPN+ | 3-1 BYU |
#September 27
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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#23 SMU (8-3) @ #13 Georgia Tech (8-1) | 7 PM | ACCNX | 3-0 SMU |
Michigan State (7-4) @ Michigan (10-1) | 7 PM | B1G+ | 3-0 Michigan St. |
Mississippi St. (6-3) @ South Carolina (9-2) | 7 PM | SECN | 3-1 Mississippi St. |
#8 Texas (5-3) @ Texas A&M (9-1) | 7:30 PM | SECN+ | 3-1 Texas |
Arizona (11-1, 0-1) @ #22 TCU (8-3, 0-1) | 7:30 PM | ESPN+ | 3-0 TCU |
UCLA (6-3) @ #2 Nebraska (10-1) | 8 PM | BTN | 3-1 Nebraska |
#14 Arizona State (12-1, 1-0) @ #19 Baylor (9-3, 1-0) | 8 PM | ESPN+ | 3-1 Baylor |
#12 Kentucky (6-5) @ (RV) Auburn (10-1) | 9 PM | SECN | 3-2 Auburn |
Ohio State (7-3) @ #20 USC (8-2) | 10 PM | BTN | 3-2 USC |
Illinois (8-2) @ #11 Oregon (8-1) | 10:30 PM | FS1 | 3-0 Oregon |
#September 28
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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#10 Purdue (9-3, 0-1) @ #16 Minnesota (7-3, 1-0) | 6:30 PM | BTN | 3-2 Purdue |
Indiana (7-4, 0-1) @ #11 Oregon (9-1, 1-0) | 8:30 PM | BTN | 3-1 Oregon |
#September 29
Matchup | Time | Where to Watch | Final Score |
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#18 Florida State (9-2, 1-0) @ #25 Miami (FL) (9-3, 0-1) | Noon | ACCNX | 3-0 Florida State |
#12 Kentucky (6-6, 0-1) @ #15 Florida (10-2, 1-0) | 1 PM | ESPN | 3-1 Kentucky |
Ole Miss (10-2) @ (RV) Arkansas (11-2, 1-0) | 1 PM | SECN | 3-0 Arkansas |
#1 Pittsburgh (11-0, 1-0) @ #13 Georgia Tech (8-2, 0-1) | 1:30 PM | ACCN | 3-0 Pitt |
#3 Stanford (9-1, 1-0) @ #5 Louisville (9-2, 1-0) | 3 PM | ESPN | 3-0 Louisville |
#8 Texas (6-3, 1-0) @ LSU (8-4, 0-1) | 3 PM | SECN | 3-0 Texas |
Ohio State (7-4, 0-1) @ UCLA (6-4, 0-1) | 5 PM | B1G+ | 3-1 UCLA |
Alabama (8-4, 0-1) @ (RV) Auburn (11-1, 1-0) | 5 PM | SECN | 3-1 Auburn |
Rutgers (5-7, 0-1) @ Michigan (11-1, 1-0) | 5 PM | BTN | 3-2 Michigan |
#20 USC (9-2, 1-0) @ #2 Nebraska (11-1, 1-0) | 7:30 PM | BTN | 3-0 Nebraska |
The way this season has gone and with all the ongoing Parity, I see at least 16 Teams that can win it all
Unlike the last several season and unlike most years
There is No Clear Cut Favorite nor Frontrunner this season
Also no clear cut Final 4 Teams this year
Gonna be the best tournament in a long time maybe ever
So..........
What say you?
Share your Thoughts, Predictions, etc....
I won’t lie, I don’t feel bad about the loss. It feels like growing pains but maybe we lose the 6-2… Anna DeBeer looked AMAZING today and that makes me happy. Luper didn’t look great though
He's rocking the shiner on the sideline today and there has to be a story.
Edit: official report is "I don't know"
Im such a huge Louisville fan, I love their players so much but I know a loss today could ruin our season mentally, but a win could make us national champs so I’m nervous. We need vintage Anna DeBeer if we want to win but Andi Jackson is arguably the best middle in the country