NCAA Women
November 3, 2024
Let’s go Peay!
There were no upsets Saturday in NCAA Division I volleyball, but streaks continued and a long one wsa broken, and there were some impressive numbers put up around the country.
The Jackrabbits are 22-0: South Dakota State, the only team left unbeaten in NCAA Division I volleyball, swept at Kansas City in The Summit League.
The Govs are 2-22: Austin Peay broke its 21-match losing streak with a 25-19, 19-25, 26-28, 27-25, 15-12 ASUN victory over visiting Bellarmine to give interim head coach Connor Crawford a victory in his second match at the helm after the school fired Taylor Mott last week. It was also senior night and the Govs’ final home match.
Lexie Almodovar and No. 15 Dayton keeps rolling in the Atlantic 10: She had 27 kills, 13 digs and a solo block in the Flyers’ four-set win at George Mason as the Flyers won their 16th match in a row.
There was, of course, a reverse sweep, as UIC won a wild one at Missouri State in the Missouri Valley, 25-27, 24-26, 25-13, 25-15, 15-8.
Lines of the day:
In Utah Tech’s five-set WAC win over visiting Utah Valley, Kennedi Knudsen had a program-record 34 kills, hit .355, and…
