Kentucky lost an SEC match for the first time since 2017 when the No. 17 Wildcats not only lost at Texas A&M, it got swept by the previously slumping Aggies.
Gonzaga, winless in the West Coast Conference, not only got its first league win but upset No. 22 Pepperdine, the first victory over a ranked team in program history.
Minnesota beat Purdue, handing the Boilermakers their third loss in a row.
The recaps and top performances follow, but first a look at Sunday’s NCAA Division I volleyball schedule and it starts with showtime in the ACC, when No. 2 Louisville goes to No, 8 Pittsburgh. Both teams are 9-0, two games ahead of No. 10 Georgia Tech, which is home for fourth-place Syracuse. Also in the ACC, Notre Dame is at Virginia, Boston College is at Clemson, North Carolina is at Duke, Virginia Tech is at Miami and Wake Forest is at Florida State.
There’s also a battle for the top of the Pac-12 when No. 7 Stanford goes to USC. Both teams are 8-1 in the conference, two games up on No. 15 Washington, No. 17 Oregon and Washington State. Washington is home for Arizona, Oregon plays host to Colorado, Washington State is home for Arizona State, and Utah is at Oregon State and UCLA is at Cal.
The three matches in the Big Ten have No. 5 Wisconsin at No. 25 Michigan, No. 13 Penn State home for Rutgers and Indiana at Michigan State.
In the SEC, Kentucky is home again for A&M, Alabama goes to Georgia and LSU is home for South Carolina.
No. 23 Western Kentucky plays a Conference USA match against Middle Tennessee.
In the American Athletic Conference, No. 24 Houston is home for Tulsa.
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BIG TEN: Purdue has now dropped three matches in a row after the No. 12 Boilermakers (15-5, 6-4) lost 25-27, 23-25, 22-25, 25-19 at No. 9 Minnesota (12-6, 7-3). Taylor Landfair led the Gophers with 21 kills, two assists, three blocks and four digs. Mckenna Wucherer had 16 kills with two errors in 31 attacks to hit .452 and added a block and three digs. Naya Gros had eight killds, two digs and six blocks, two solo. Melani Shaffmaster had three kills, 47 assists, an ace, three blocks and 20 digs. Her team hit .263.
Eva Hudson led Purdue with 21 kills, an ace and eight digs. Madeline Koch had 12 kills, an assist, a block and a dig. Emma Ellis had 10 kills, three blocks and three…
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