South Dakota State remains the only unbeaten team in NCAA Division I volleyball, but barely, after the Jackrabbits rallied for a 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-8 Summit League victory Tuesday over visiting South Dakota. South Dakota State (19-0, 8-0) overcame a 24-22 fourth-set defict.
Buffalo took a half-game lead in the MAC with a five-set win over Akron as Manoela Forlin and Katrin Trebichavska had 23 kills each.
Line of the night: Caylen Alexander of Hawai’i had 28 kills in a four-set Big West win on the incredibly bright blue floor at CSU Bakersfield, hitting .431, and had an assist, three aces, 14 digs and two blocks, one solo. She moved into a tie for second in kills in the NCAA (390) with Binghamton’s Tsvetelina Ilieva. Evansville’s Giula Cardona leads with 455.
The politically-driven madness in the Mountain West continues, where the location of the match between Nevada and San Jose State on Saturday has been moved from Reno, Nevada, to San Jose, California. San Jose State was scheduled to play host to Utah State on Wednesday, but Utah State has forfeited.
Athletes Unlimted had its draft for its four teams heading into the fourth of five weeks of the season. The captains are Brittany Abercrombie, Bethania De La Cruz-Mejia, Morgan Hentz and Leketor Member-Meneh. Click here for the rosters.
And also in this edition of Volleyball Today, former Nebraska great and Canadian beach volleyball Olympian Sarah Pavan has retired.
NCAA volleyball Wednesday
There are 19 Division I matches on the schedule. There would have been 20, but Utah State, well, you know … chalk up another forfeit W for San Jose State.
In the SEC, the Texas teams trade places when No. 7 Texas, which swept at Texas A&M on September 27, plays host to the Aggies. That one is on ESPNU at 8 p.m. Eastern. Texas, the two-time defending NCAA champion, has won nine in a row. Also in the SEC, Alabama is at Oklahoma and Ole Miss is at Mississippi State.
In the Big 12, No, 9 Kansas is home for Iowa State, No. 23 Baylor is at Houston and West Virginia is at Colorado.
There are two Big Ten Matches when No. 10 Purdue is home for Ohio State and No. 15 Minnesota plays host to Northwestern.
The ACC slate shows three matches, including No. 6 Stanford heading to Cal, Miami at Duke and Virginia at Syracuse.
NCAA volleyball Tuesday
Sylvie Zgonc had five of her 24 kills in the fifth set for South Dakota…
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