B1G Women's Volleyball 2018

[MarqHusker]

AVCA Top 25 after this weekend.  I didn't see more than maybe two points the entire weekend, trip to Texas kept me away.   Minnesota with a big 4 set win in Lincoln.   Iowa upset Wisconsin in 5 sets.   Speculation will begin to brew around who the 4th regional host will be.   If form holds, I suspect it will likely be Pac12 Champ, B1G Champ, Texas and ???  My money is on BYU if the win out.  I'm not sure Pittsburgh will get the love if they run the table, though their RPI right now is 4, and Illinois is 3rd, Stanford 1st, BYU 2nd,  fwiw.

1 BYU (60) 1596 16-0 1
2 Stanford (4) 1539 14-1 2
3 Minnesota 1447 12-2 5
4 Texas 1406 10-3 4
5 Nebraska 1365 14-2 3
6 Pittsburgh 1209 17-0 8
7 Illinois 1158 15-2 7
8 Wisconsin 1153 11-3 6
9 Penn State 1135 13-3 9
10 Creighton 991 14-4 10
11 Florida 971 15-3 11
12 Cal Poly 885 16-1 13
13 Michigan 769 15-2 16
14 Oregon 713 11-5 20
15 Southern California 681 12-5 12
16 Kentucky 630 10-4 18
17 Purdue 581 14-3 14
18 Washington 509 12-4 15
19 Marquette 501 14-4 19
20 UCLA 418 8-5 17
21 Washington State 413 13-3 22
22 Louisville 213 13-4 25
23 Arizona 161 14-4 21
24 Baylor 95 10-6 23
25 Arizona State 72 13-5 NR

[FearlessF]

Hosting Penn St.  Purdue takes the first set

[JerseyTerrapin]

When I read this thread I empathize with all those girlfriends out there trying to understand football for the first time.  I played volleyball in gym class, I guess.  

Cool sport, though.  One thing I still don't follow is how players almost grab the ball over their head and toss it back up.  Aren't you supposed to hit it, not catch it?  See, told you I know nothing about it...

[MarqHusker]

The art of setting.  It's a very challenging skill, not to mention avoiding 'double contact'.  You're never catching the ball, you're making a single contact on the ball with your fingers in an effort to direct the ball (usually w/o spin) to a designated location for your teammates to attack over the net, all while reading the defensive block on the other side of the net.    I refuse to even introduce it to the kids on my team (8 & 9yr olds).   Until they can pass the ball in a controlled fashion, I don't need them trying to set a volleyball.     Having a good setter though is the difference between elite and simply very good.   You're the QB of the court. 

[utee94]

Horns lose at Kansas 3-1.  They Jayhawks are not a great team this year, but they have enough weapons to take you down if you're not playing well.  Ah well, on to the next one.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Dig, set, KILL!!

[MarqHusker]

Horns lose at Kansas 3-1.  They Jayhawks are not a great team this year, but they have enough weapons to take you down if you're not playing well.  Ah well, on to the next one.

Speaking of a team w/o an elite setter.  Shook had a rough night for Texas.   Serving was lousy too.

[FearlessF]

Dig, set, KILL!!

Hey Bogart, you should pass more often

[Entropy]

Dodge Duck Dive Dip and Dodge...  

[Brutus Buckeye]

Hey Bogart, you should pass more often

Free baller. 

[FearlessF]

The No. 5 Nebraska volleyball team will face No. 9 Penn State on the road on Saturday at 7 p.m. (CT) at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania. It marks the first of four straight road matches for the Huskers, the next three of which will be against top-10 teams. 

• Saturday’s match will be televised on the Big Ten Network and will be streamed at BTN2GO.com. 

[MarqHusker]

Gonna be tough to take it to 7 straight over Penn St. For Nebraska.

[ELA]

MSU choking bad against the Terps

[ELA]

MSU choking bad against the Terps

Pulled it out in 5 after blowing a 2 set lead, and a 23-22 lead in the 3rd set, and 15-9 in the 4th