There’s another Shondell coaching NCAA Division I women’s volleyball, we have the AVCA men’s and beach polls and POWs, and NCAA Division I-II is deep into mid-season non-conference play — but the biggest match won’t be streamed or televised.
SHONDELL TO BUTLER: Kyle Shondell, son of Purdue coach Dave Shondell and the 2022 AVCA NAIA coach of the year, is the new head coach at Butler.
Shondell, who went 56-21 the past four seasons at Indiana Tech, took that program to the NAIA national tournament the past two seasons. The Purdue graduate previously was the head coach at Huntington University and Rock Valley College.
Shondell takes over a team that finished 16-15 in 2022, 10-8 in the Big East. Sharon Clark retired last month after 23 seasons at the school. Butler has been to the NCAA Tournament twice, in 1997 and 2010.
AVCA MEN: Another week, another week of stability in the top 15. Nos. 1-9 stayed the same. USC moved up a spot to No. 10, Ball State did the same at No. 11, and Stanford dropped two spots to No. 12. No one dropped out.
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AVCA BEACH: Unlike the men, an unpredictable weekend resulted in a major poll…
