NCAA Women
November 23, 2023
Northern Iowa won the Missouri Conference title, but not before fighting off a determined Drake team that took the Panthers to five sets after falling behind 0-2.
Eastern Illinois won the Ohio Valley title.
Louisville, No. 5 in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16, won in a tough four over No. 15 Georgia Tech in the ACC, where No. 4 Pittsburgh blasted Miami.
In the battle of the day in the SEC, No. 8 Kentucky swept No. 10 Arkansas.
The recaps follow, but first a look at the Thanksgiving Day schedule, and, yes, there is NCAA Division I women’s volleyball on Thanksgiving.
The Mountain West semifinals are set with top-seeded Utah State playing fifth-seeded Fresno State and No. 2 Colorado State playing sixth-seeded New Mexico.
The Big Sky semifinals pits top-seeded Sacramento State vs. No. 4 Weber State and seventh-seeded Eastern Washington — which pulled off a huge upset — vs. No. 3 Montana State.
For the complete schedule with viewing links to every match, go to the VolleyballMag.com TV & Streaming Listings.
NORTHERN IOWA: UNI (26-6) held off Drake (22-10) 25-19. 25-19, 23-25, 23-25, 15-6 as six players had seven or more kills, 17 by Kira Fallert. Fallert had an assist, three aces, 16 digs and a solo block as the Panthers won their 21st match in a row. Emily Holterhaus had 14 kills, three digs and four blocks, two solo. Layanna Green had 13 kills, hit .370, and had five digs and eight blocks, one solo. Tayler Alden had seven kills, 51 assists, an ace, 12 digs and five blocks. Erin Powers had 28 digs, 10 assists and two aces.
Taylor Oberpriller led Drake with 19 kills, hitting .459, to go with two assists, two blocks and 17 digs. Haley Bush had 15 kills, an assist, two blocks and 11 digs. Macy Daufeldt had 11 kills, an assist, two aces, a block and 21 digs. Jada Wills had 22 digs, four assists and an ace.
OHIO VALLEY: Eastern Illinois (28-4) won the conference title for the third time — the first since 1998 — as the Panthers swept Southeast Missouri (22-10)….
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