NCAA Ladies
December 7, 2024
In case you had been in search of a Cinderella story within the NCAA Division I ladies’s volleyball event on Friday, you picked the fallacious day.
The one important upset noticed a staff from the Energy 4 SEC, Missouri, knock off a squad from the Energy 4 ACC, SMU, in a second-round match between seeded opponents.
In choose ‘em 4 vs. 5 tussles, extremely regarded decrease seeds Dayton (Atlantic 10) and Marquette (Huge East) from non-power conferences prevailed.
Day 2 of the NCAA Match noticed a mix of matches within the first and second rounds, and within the opening-rounders, the groups that figured to win did, the vast majority of them with ease.
One reverse sweep transpired: Oklahoma turned the tables on UTEP on a day when the SEC went 6-1.
Line of the night time goes to 5-foot-8 Dayton dynamo Lexie Almodovar, who recorded 34 kills on 77 assaults with 13 errors (which included key winners in crunch time), two aces, eight digs and two blocks within the Flyers’ five-set conquer Baylor. Almodovar eclipsed the two,000-kill mark for her profession.
In Division III, Juniata, coming off a reverse-sweep victory over Hope within the nationwide semifinals, performs Wisconsin-Whitewater on Saturday. Juniata, which has gained 96 matches in a row and is 34-0 this season, has gained the final two DIII NCAA crowns. Wisconsin-Whitewater is 31-3.
We run down all of the motion in an all-NCAA version of Volleyball At the moment, which incorporates the continued NIVC.
NCAA volleyball Saturday
The remaining second-round matches to be performed on Saturday all will probably be streamed on the ESPN+ subscription platform. The winners advance to the spherical of 16: Oklahoma vs. Pittsburgh, Miami vs. Nebraska, North Carolina vs. Penn State, Northern Iowa vs. Louisville, Florida vs. Kansas, Texas A&M vs. Arizona State and Loyola Marymount vs. Stanford.
NCAA second-round matches Friday
Host Purdue (27-7) found out the puzzle of “on two” setter Bree Borum and rolled to 25-20, 25-21, 25-12 victory over Loyola-Chicago (22-12), delighting a capability home of two,415 at its Holloway Gymnasium. The Tenth-ranked Boilermakers shut down Borum’s early assaults, limiting her to 4 kills towards 5 errors on 15 makes an attempt, a minus .067 proportion.
The upset-minded Ramblers — who shocked Brigham Younger within the first spherical however then failed to increase their profitable streak to 14 — had the starch taken out of them within the second set. The Atlantic 10 event champs jumped out to a 5-0 benefit, however Purdue roared again with an eight-point surge, fueled by junior Eva Hudson’s three kills and sophomore Taylor Anderson’s two aces, to take a 9-6 lead.
After Loyola scrambled again to go up 14-13, three consecutive kills by Hudson stalled that rally. A kill from Chloe Chicoine sandwiched between assault errors by Borum and Marta Cvitkovic (each on double blocks by Raven Colvin and Kenna Wollard) constructed a 21-16 cushion and Purdue had weathered the storm. Loyola hit .000 within the third set (9 kills towards as many errors on 33 makes an attempt).
Anderson set an assault that clicked at .409 effectivity, topped by Hudson’s career-high .563 mark (20-for-32 with two errors). The Boilermakers loved a 13-to-3 benefit in blocks, with Lourdes Myers getting six (two solo) and Colvin six (one solo). Raven additionally hit .500 (7-for-12 towards one miscue).
“This was an excellent staff effort,” Boilermakers Coach Dave Shondell stated. “From serving to passing – our passing numbers had been as they’ve been all season, they proceed to climb – that’s a mentality our staff has developed right here late within the season. They’re passing the ball nice, which as I prefer to consult with, makes the world go spherical.
“We’re enthusiastic about transferring into the regional spherical once more. We’re wholesome, we’re fired up and we’re prepared to maneuver on.”
Purdue superior to the regional semifinals in Louisville.
Within the Pittsburgh area, Eleventh-ranked Kentucky (22-7), 14-ranked Oregon (24-7) and Missouri (22-8) earned spots within the spherical of 16 with second-round triumphs. Missouri will sq. off towards Kentucky in an all-SEC showdown after pulling essentially the most important upset on Day 2 of the event.
Seeded seventh within the area, the Tigers corralled second-seeded SMU (25-8), ranked eighth in VolleyMag Tremendous 16 Media Ballot, in Dallas 25-22, 25-14, 31-33, 25-22. An 11-to-1 disparity in aces paved the best way for the seventh-seeded Tigers as Jordan Iliff and libero Maya Sands (14 digs and 5 assists) dialed up 4 apiece. Iliff (16 kills and 10 digs) scored the final two kills of the match. Additionally arising massive for Missouri was Mychal Vernon (23 kills, an ace and three blocks), whereas the Mustangs bought 22 kills on .487 hitting from Nya Shime.
A kill by Erin Lamb and a hitting error by Minnesota star Julia Hanson put the ending touches on a 25-11, 23-25, 25-22, 26-24 victory by No. 3 seed Kentucky over the sixth-seeded Gophers (21-11) earlier than 2,715 at storied Rupp Enviornment. Brooklyn DeLeye piled up 22 kills, three aces, 11 digs and two blocks for the Wildcats. Hanson paced Minnesota with 15 kills, 10 digs and 4 blocks.
Fourth-seeded Oregon regrouped after a first-set misstep to oust fifth-seeded TCU (22-8) 19-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-15 in Eugene. The Geese loved important benefits in kills (53 to 39) and aces (12 to five). Mimi Collier’s 19 kills, two aces and eight digs paced Oregon and Michelle Ohwobete chipped in with 12 kills, three service winners and 14 digs. Melanie Para led the Horned Frogs with 18 kills on 61 swings.
The Lincoln bracket produced an upset, albeit comparatively delicate one, as regional No. 5 seed Dayton (31-2) climbed out of a 2-1 gap in units to bounce fourth-seeded Baylor (23-8) of the Huge 12 in 5 25-22, 22-25, 24-26, 25-21, 15-12 in Waco. The Flyers and Bears had been tied for sixteenth within the remaining regular-season VBM media ballot. The tiebreaker was knotted at 10 earlier than three kills by Liana Sarkissian (together with the match-clincher) and two by Lexie Almodovar gained it for Dayton. Sarkissian’s whole of 17 kills was doubled by Lexie’s career-high 34 as mighty mite Almodovar, a redshirt senior, grew to become the primary participant in program historical past to surpass 2,000 kills. Allie Sczech stored Baylor within the match with 22 kills on .463 hitting and 6 blocks. The Huge 12 went 2-3 Friday.
Additionally, seventh-ranked Wisconsin (25-6) was prolonged to 4 units earlier than 7,229 at its Area Home in Madison by Georgia Tech (21-10) in a 2 vs. 7 matchup. Huge Ten participant of the 12 months Sara Franklin amassed 20 kills and 10 digs, 6-foot-9 Ann Smrek notched 9 blocks (one solo), and freshman setter Charlie Fuerbringer dished 41 assists and made 21 digs for the Badgers throughout a 25-27, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21 triumph. The Yellow Jackets bought 21 kills and 17 digs from Tamara Otene.
Within the Penn State regional, Marquette (25-6) pulled off an upset of the delicate selection, sixth-ranked Creighton (31-2) upped its prolonged profitable streak and Twelfth-ranked Texas (20-6) rolled into the candy 16 for the nineteenth consecutive season. The defending NCAA champion Longhorns await a date with the Blue Jays, who’ve gained 24 in a row.
Marquette, the regional No. 5 seed, took down fourth-seeded Utah (25-6) in Salt Lake Metropolis, withstanding a comeback by the Fifteenth-ranked Utes to prevail in a five-set nail-biter 25-23, 25-22, 18-25, 24-26, 15-12. Two well timed kills by Aubrey Hamilton bookending a block by Hamilton and Hattie Bray offered the Golden Eagles’ profitable margin within the tiebreaker. Hamilton totaled 20 kills, two aces, 14 digs and two blocks. Marquette hit .152, Utah .177 and the groups mixed for 161 digs, 90 by the winners.
No. 2 seed Creighton drew a report crowd of two,665 to D.J. Sokol Enviornment in Omaha for its sweep of Ole Miss (18-12). The Rebels confirmed spunk within the first two units earlier than the wheels fell off and misplaced 28-26, 27-25, 25-7, dropping 15 of the primary 16 factors within the third. Huge East participant of the 12 months Kendra Wait, a setter, had eight kills on 9 errorless assaults, 35 assists, eight digs and two blocks.
Texas’ Gregory Gymnasium was packed to the rafters with 4,137 because the third-seeded Longhorns gained in a contentious three over sixth-seeded USC (22-10) 26-24, 25-20, 25-22. Madisen Skinner racked up 23 kills, one ace, 12 digs and two blocks, whereas Jenna Wenaas notched 13 kills on .619 effectivity. The Trojans Ally Batenhorst had 17 kills however hit .118.
NCAA first-round matches Friday
Surging Northern Iowa (26-7) and fourth-ranked Louisville (26-5) will sq. off within the second spherical on Saturday at 5 p.m. on the Cardinals’ cozy on-campus L&N Federal Credit score Union Enviornment.
Regional high seed Louisville shrugged off some second-set doldrums to clobber Chicago State (19-10) 25-10, 25-18, 25-13 earlier than 4,416 on the KYC Yum! Middle. The Cougars, within the NCAAs for the primary time, had been restricted to .009 hitting (21 kills vs. 20 errors) and the Cardinals’ block put Northeast Convention participant of the 12 months Patrycja Lagida (7-for-34 towards eight errors, minus-.029) in a cellphone sales space. Sophia Maldonado Diaz and Charitie Luper cracked 9 kills every for Louisville and Hannah Sherman collected seven blocks.
Earlier, eighth-seeded Northern Iowa pushed its profitable streak to 21, shrugging off a third-set hiccup to bounce Illinois (18-13) 25-15, 25-16, 16-25, 25-21 in Louisville. The Panthers logged six aces (4 by senior libero Erin Powers) towards 10 service errors and their service strain performed havoc with the Illini’s passing. Sophomore Cassidy Hartman led the Missouri Valley champions with 21 kills, Olivia Tjernegal pounded 13 (hitting .476) and Powers dug 17 balls. The Illini misplaced for the sixth time of their final seven matches, with the lone victory coming towards Rutgers (1-18 within the Huge Ten), and their star, Raina Terry, wanted 57 swings to get 18 kills.
No seeded staff misplaced to an unseeded opponent in an opening-round match on Friday and the highest seeds gained for enjoyable.
No. 1-ranked Pittsburgh (30-1) outscored Morehead State (18-15) 75-47 and second-ranked Nebraska (30-2) held Florida A&M (27-7) to a few factors (that’s not a typo!) within the first set and 29 in whole. Third-ranked Penn State (30-2) practically matched the Huskers when Delaware State (17-14) scored 4 within the opening stanza however allowed 38 within the final two whereas giving courtroom time to 14 gamers.
The sledding was a bit harder for No. 5-ranked Stanford (26-4), which allowed 55 factors to Sacramento State (21-12), and eighth-ranked Arizona State (30-2), which surrendered 53 to New Hampshire (18-10). North Carolina State (16-13) from the Energy 4 ACC may handle solely 52 towards Florida (22-7) as Gators star Kennedy Martin ripped 18 kills and picked up 5 blocks (one solo). Miami (22-10) held South Dakota State (27-3) to .068 hitting in a sweep highlighted by Flormarie Heredia Colon’s 21 kills and 13 digs. Colgate (19-11) was aggressive with Thirteenth-ranked Kansas (25-4), falling 25-18, 25-23, 25-22.
Within the nearest upset that didn’t occur, WCC champion Loyola Marymount (25-5), the No. 7 seed within the Louisville bracket, was pushed to the restrict by Washington (19-12) earlier than clawing to a 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 18-25, 19-17 victory at Stanford. Three factors was the widest margin within the tiebreaker (LMU up 10-7) earlier than the rely was deadlocked at 13 and see-sawed till the Lions tallied the final two on kills by Sophia Meyers and Paige Flickinger. Meyers had 21 kills, two aces, six digs and two blocks, whereas 4 Huskies posted double-figure kill totals.
Additionally going 5 was the match between Oklahoma (15-10), the eighth seed within the Pitt regional, and Texas-El Paso (27-6), gained in a reverse sweep by the Sooners in Pittsburgh however with a large margin within the tiebreaker: 19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-9. Alex Shelton’s 21 kills, two aces, six digs and 4 blocks helped Oklahoma transfer on. The Miners stored the strain on Oklahoma with 10 aces towards 11 serving errors.
Lastly, the No. 8 seed within the Penn State bracket, North Carolina (23-7), outhit Yale (19-6) .369 to .165 throughout an 18-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-20 victory in Pleased Valley. Excessive-percentage swingers for the Tar Heels had been Emani Foster (13 kills on .545 effectiveness) and Safi Hampton (12 kills, .500). And Lincoln regional 6 seed Texas A&M (20-7) topped Colorado State (20-11) 25-20, 16-25, 29-27, 25-23 because the Aggies’ Logan Lednicky (23 kills) and the Rams’ Malaya Jones (26 kills) put up massive numbers.
NIVC rolls on
The pay-to-play event noticed 4 five-set matches: DePaul over Omaha (15-13 within the tiebreaker), Wyoming over Utah Valley (15-12 fifth set), Pacific over Weber State (15-11 within the fifth) and Arkansas State over SFA (15-12 tiebreaker). Additionally, Northern Colorado defeated App State in 4, UConn gained a four-setter towards East Carolina and Georgia Southern swept Southeast Missouri State.
Saturday’s NIVC schedule sees Northern Colorado vs. Georgia Southern, St. John’s vs. North Carolina A&T and Pacific vs. Arizona.
