The new AVCA Poll comes out later Monday and while Texas and Nebraska will stay 1-2, you can bet there will be some serious movement amongst the next 23.
Ohio State, ranked No. 8, did its part by not only winning but sweeping Sunday at previously unbeaten No. 5 Georgia Tech. Saturday, of course, No. 7 Pittsburgh lost to Towson and No. 3 Minnesota was one of Penn State’s weekend victims.
Arkansas dealt Colorado its first loss, leaving both teams 7-1, as the Razorbacks notched their sixth sweep in a row. Rice did the same to Texas Tech, leaving both teams 8-1.
There are literally no NCAA Division I women’s volleyball matches scheduled for Monday, but as we head into the final week of pre-conference play, this are no shortage of good competition and in-state rivalries ahead.
That starts with Tuesday night in Lincoln when unbeaten Nebraska welcomes No. 11 Stanford. Also Tuesday, No. 15 Baylor plays North Texas, No. 21 Western Kentucky plays Tennessee and No. 23 Marquette plays Green Bay.
BUCKEYES BEAT GT: Ohio State (3-3) won at Georgia Tech (6-1) 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23 for its third victory over a top-10 team after opening with back-to-back losses against Texas and losing to San Diego.
Ohio State, which beat then-No. 3 Louisville last week and this past Friday swept No. 10 BYU, hit .226. Gabby Gonzales led with 16 kills, three assists, an ace, 12 digs and two blocks. Emily Londot had 12 kills, 10 digs and two blocks. Jenaisya Moore had 10 kills, two digs and a block, and Rylee Rader had eight kills, an assist, three digs and four blocks. Mac Podraza had three kills, 39 assists, 11 digs and three blocks.
Georgia Tech, which hit .152, got 21 kills from Julia Bergmann, but she hit .141. She added two digs. Bianca Bertolini had 11 kills, an assist, 14 digs and two blocks. Isabella D’Amica had a kill, 38 assists, an ace, 13 digs and two blocks.
AROUND THE NATION: Arkansas of the SEC rolled over visiting Colorado of the Pac-12 25-20, 25-16, 25-14. Taylor Head led with 13 kills as she hit .344 and had three aces, three blocks and 10 digs. Colorado hit .059 …
Rice of Conference USA dealt the Big 12’s Texas Tech its first defeat 17-25, 25-21, 25-15, 18-25, 15-12. Rice hit .206 but held a 12-6 blocking advantage. Danyele Courtley led with 16 kills, three blocks and three digs. Nia McCardell had 36 digs and three assists. Kenna Sauer had…
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