In this NCAA volleyball report, we’ve got some important women’s portal news, the AVCA men’s poll and POW, a look at the NCAA men’s Wednesday schedule and Tuesday’s results, and gratitude to Tusculum for taking and posting some outstanding photos from its match with King.
B1G WOMEN’S TRANSACTIONS: Graduate students have moved from the portal to new schools.
The situation at Ohio State is well documented (see our interview here with coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg and All-American setter Mac Podraza). Now we know where, because Podraza is headed to Penn State and her All-American libero teammate Kylie Murr is going to Minnesota.
Penn State has already gotten Jess Mruzik from Michigan.
Another potentially big move saw 6-foot-5 Santa Clara outside Julia Sangiacomo going to Northwestern.
AVCA POLL: The top five teams — Hawai’i, UCLA, Long Beach State, Penn State and Pepperdine — stayed the same in the top 15. Ball State dropped two spots to No. 8.
No one dropped out, including UC Santa Barbara, which is 1-6 but still in at No. 14.
Click here for the complete AVCA Men’s National Collegiate Coaches Poll.
AVCA POW: The national player of the week is John Kerr. The Penn State senior opposite averaged 4.38 kills, hit 3.38 and averaged 1.63…
