Ninth-ranked Oregon laid the hammer down on Hawai’i on Sunday, Northwestern upset No. 13 San Diego and No. 18 Creighton, coming off its big win over Purdue, lost in five to Duke.
And No. 16 Purdue is reeling. The Boilermakers, who opened with a four-set win over Duke, got swept by Creighton on Saturday and then lost in five to Loyola Chicago.
A handful of teams coming off tough losses bounced back Sunday, and Louisville improved to 3-0 as the No. 4 Cardinals lost the first set at home to Wright State before winning in four.
There are just two matches on the Monday NCAA women’s volleyball schedule, including UCLA of the Pac-12 taking advantage of its trip to Louisiana by heading to Northwestern State of the Southland Conference. UCLA split with LSU this past weekend, with each winning five-setters. The Lady Demons are 0-3. As Northwestern State, located in the town of Natchitoches, said in its news release, “For the first time in program history, Northwestern State will host a former NCAA national championship program on its home court inside Prather Coliseum.”
Also Monday, Florida Atlantic is at Miami (FL).
Oregon went 3-0 on its trip to Honolulu and finished with a 25-21, 25-21, 25-15 win over host Hawai’i.
Oregon, which had a 10-5…