Auburn’s up-and-coming program pulled off an upset with national implications when the Tigers stunned No. 6 Florida, winning in Gainesville for the first time.
The sweep on Friday night also marked a breakthrough victory against a top-10 opponent by the Tigers, highlighting a busy day with noteworthy attendance figures across the country in NCAA women’s volleyball.
Elsewhere, second-ranked Nebraska continued to collect victories before huge crowds, No. 9 Pitt needed a reverse sweep to hold off No. 12 Georgia Tech in the lone match involving squads in the VolleyMag.com Super 16 Media Poll, No. 15 Creighton was swept by Marquette in a mild Big East upset, and No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 Washington State and No. 5 Oregon took care of business in the Pac-12.
The recaps and top performances follow, but here’s a look at the schedule for Saturday.
The Big Ten has six matches, including Penn State, No. 14 in the VBM Super 16, playing host to Ohio State, No. 24 in the AVCA top 25. Top-ranked Wisconsin visits Illinois, No. 2 Nebraska goes to Michigan, No. 16 Minnesota is at Rutgers, AVCA No. 19 Purdue entertains Iowa, Indiana is at Maryland and Michigan State hosts Northwestern.
In the Big 12,…
