The defending nationwide champs in ladies’s volleyball misplaced not as soon as, however twice inside the previous week. The State Farm Ladies’s School Volleyball Showcase in Pittsburgh was not variety to Penn State because it fell 3-1 to Arizona State after which 3-2 to TCU, outcomes that shake up the hierarchy within the sport.
In opposition to Arizona State, the Nittany Lions merely couldn’t cease junior reverse Noemie Glover, who registered a double-double with 22 kills and 10 blocks, each profession highs. The Solar Devils stumbled of their second match on the showcase although, struggling a sweep by the hands of Pitt.
For TCU head coach Jason Williams, the win was large, marking his first profession victory over a top-five-ranked opponent. One Horned Frog who performed a vital position within the end result was Sarah Sylvester, who notched a career-high 9 kills on simply 14 swings to associate with 5 blocks. It was a bounce-back win for the Horned Frogs after it fell to Pitt within the opening day of the showcase, 3-1.
It was a fantastic pair of video games for Pitt, which bounced again from shedding to Nebraska and Florida through the opening weekend of the season. The Panthers pulled even to 2-2, largely resulting from Olivia Babcock piling up 25 kills, seven blocks and three aces throughout the 2 victories over TCU and Arizona State.
There have been upsets elsewhere too. Arkansas State beat No. 16 Missouri 3-2, marking the Purple Wolves’ first-ever win over a ranked opponent.
No. 1 Nebraska was practically upset by No. 7 Kentucky in Nashville, Tennessee, however the Cornhuskers pulled off the uncommon reverse sweep to win 3-2. It was the primary time Nebraska had pulled that off towards an AVCA high 10 ranked opponent since 2018, and the primary time the Huskers had completed it underneath a first-year head coach. Harper Murray was key within the comeback, notching 23 kills. The match proved to be a wildly entertaining one which drew 1.2 million viewers — making it the most-watched common season match ever broadcast on ESPN networks.
Elsewhere within the high 25, Creighton narrowly beat Kansas 3-2, and Texas received off to a formidable begin to the season, notching three wins over Creighton, Wisconsin and Rice by a mixed rating of 9-1. Texas A&M is now 4-0 after notching one other ranked win over No. 21 Utah.
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Simply missed: TCU, SMU, Creighton, Wisconsin, Oregon
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