Volleyball Today: Creighton tops Marquette; European update; Alvey interviews JT

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Creighton libero Maddie Bilinovic gets the dig against Marquette Creighton/Athletics photo

Creighton, the only ranked team in action, came away with a four-set Big East victory over Marquette on Tuesday.

We’ve got the results and top performances and a preview of Wednesday’s NCAA Division I schedule.

This edition of Volleyball Today includes a look at USA players abroad and a link to a wonderful interview between Cincinnati coach Molly Alvey and the best player in the history of her program, two-time Olympian Jordan Thompson.

NCAA volleyball Wednesday

The lone ACC match pits North Carolina (10-1), not ranked but hold the No. 7 spot in the unofficial RPI, at Duke (6-7). Both team are 2-0 in the conference, tied with Pitt, Florida State, Louisville and SMU.

The only Big Ten match has VolleyballMag Super 16 No. 9 Wisconsin at Rutgers, which is in a six-way tie for last at 0-2 with Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan State. That match is on the Big Ten Network.

There are five Big 12 matches, including VBM No. 14 Arizona State (12-2 home for Utah (12-1). Utah is not ranked, but is tied with Kansas, Baylor and BYU atop the league. ASU is 1-1. Also, AVCA No. 20 BYU goes to Arizona, No. 22 TCU goes to Houston, West Virginia is at UC and Cincinnati is at Iowa State.

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