Here is Kentucky vs. Texas, previewed
Kentucky vs Texas volleyball: The 2020-21 national championship, previewed
NCAA.com s Michella Chester previews the championship game right here, including a recap of how each team made it to finals and a side-by-side look at how they match up, statistically. Here s a few other notes from the preview:
Both Texas and Kentucky have played practically two seasons this year. The SEC and Big 12 were two of the few conferences to start play in the fall and then continue in the spring when the rest of the conferences started.
Those extended seasons mean the Longhorns are 27-1, including a perfect 16-0 in the Big 12 Conference during the regular season. The Wildcats went 23-1 in the regular season with just one loss to Florida, who they swept the next night.
“Last” Year In Cougar Volleyball
Utah! Doin’ volleyball things! In 2019, BYU was one of three seeded teams that didn’t make it to the Sweet Sixteen due to a sweep from arch-rival Utah, from Utah. Any seeded team losing is a bit of an upset, but especially for a very consistent BYU program that had seven straight Sweet Sixteens or better, including a 1-1 record in Final Four matches.
2021 Cougar Volleyball
BYU has been the class of the West Coast Conference in volleyball for a while, and this year was no exception. Aside from a sweep at Pepperdine, the Cougars handled business all year, only going to five sets once in their 17-1 season. Those sweeps included their first tournament game against UCLA, where Mac May attacked for a 17-8-43 but nobody else landed kills.
The top 16 teams in women s college volleyball, re-ranked before the 2021 regionals
The top 16 teams in women s college volleyball, re-ranked before the 2021 regionals
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The first two rounds of the DI women s volleyball tournament are done. We’re down to the final 16 teams so it s time to take a quick breath before the games are back and re-rank those 16 teams left standing.
These new rankings are based on how the teams have played in the tournament so far and who has been the most impressive. These are right-now rankings. The regular season is long gone and we are talking tournament only. Let’s count down 16 to 1.
April 13, 2021
Nebraska’s Kenzie Knuckles (center) and Lexi Sun (center right) celebrate with their teammates after a kill by Lauren Stivrins (right) in the first set against Minnesota on Feb. 21 at the Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska’s roster features 10 scholarship players from out-of-state. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
“As someone who is not really from Nebraska, and not many of us are, it’s so cool to see how you guys all appreciate volleyball and support us.” Nebraska volleyball player Lauren Stivrins, addressing the crowd at a 2019 spring match in McCook.
Most Nebraska volleyball fans probably don’t think much about where the players come from.
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