Things just happen on Friday as the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball world had another one of those days.
Purdue, ranked No. 16 in the AVCA top 25, got 30 kills from Evan Hudson and knocked off visiting VolleyballMag.com Super 16 No. 3 Wisconsin, handing the Badgers their second straight Big Ten loss and third of the season, all on the road.
VBM No. 10 Georgia Tech not only lost its ACC match at unranked Miami, it got lopsidedly swept by the Hurricanes.
AVCA No. 17 Kansas came away with a big victory at No. 13 BYU, while also in the Big 12 unranked Iowa State won at AVCA No. 21 Houston.
Unranked UCLA took No. 2 Stanford to the limit before the visiting Cardinal won in five.
Conference tournaments, with automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament on the line, are in full swing.
The recaps and top performances follow, but first a look at Saturday’s schedule.
Start with the only ACC match of the day, No. 6 Pittsburgh at No. 4 Louisville. Louisville swept their first meeting in four in Louisville on October 13.
There’s a full slate in the Big 12 as No. 7 Texas goes to UCF, AVCA No. 23 Baylor is home for West Virginia, Texas Tech is back at Kansas State and Oklahoma…
