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Post by wiscvball on Oct 30, 2006 19:57:29 GMT -5
Congrats Jackie! www.avca.org/collegiate/DIpow/DIPOW10-30-06.aspJackie Simpson - Wisconsin Junior, Setter, 6-0 (Downers Grove, Ill. - Downers Grove South High School) Jackie Simpson, a junior setter for then-ranked #14 Wisconsin, has been named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week. Simpson earned the honor after helping lead the Badgers this past weekend to an upset of then-ranked #2 Penn State and a win over then-ranked #24 Ohio State. In the upset of the Nittany Lions, Simpson had 48 assists in leading Wisconsin to a .330 hitting percentage. In addition, she added three kills, three digs and four total blocks in the three-game sweep of Penn State. Simpson followed that up by leading her team to another three-game sweep, this time over Ohio State. In that match, she had 43 assists in helping her team to a .312 hitting percentage. She also chipped in four kills, eight digs and six total blocks in the win. For the week, Simpson averaged 15.2 assists per game in leading her team to a .321 hitting percentage and a new national ranking of #10. Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. The Badgers are coached by Pete Waite. |
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Post by fritzer5849 on Oct 30, 2006 19:59:43 GMT -5
Congrats Jackie! www.avca.org/collegiate/DIpow/DIPOW10-30-06.aspJackie Simpson - Wisconsin Junior, Setter, 6-0 (Downers Grove, Ill. - Downers Grove South High School) Jackie Simpson, a junior setter for then-ranked #14 Wisconsin, has been named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week. Simpson earned the honor after helping lead the Badgers this past weekend to an upset of then-ranked #2 Penn State and a win over then-ranked #24 Ohio State. In the upset of the Nittany Lions, Simpson had 48 assists in leading Wisconsin to a .330 hitting percentage. In addition, she added three kills, three digs and four total blocks in the three-game sweep of Penn State. Simpson followed that up by leading her team to another three-game sweep, this time over Ohio State. In that match, she had 43 assists in helping her team to a .312 hitting percentage. She also chipped in four kills, eight digs and six total blocks in the win. For the week, Simpson averaged 15.2 assists per game in leading her team to a .321 hitting percentage and a new national ranking of #10. Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. The Badgers are coached by Pete Waite. Congrats to her, after watching the ESPN2 replay, she really was phenomenal, and placed the ball perfectly, well deserved. |
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Post by Wolfgang on Oct 30, 2006 20:11:10 GMT -5
Why wasn't Jamie Houston awarded this week? This is an outrage!
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Post by wiscvball on Oct 30, 2006 20:21:54 GMT -5
Congrats Jackie! www.avca.org/collegiate/DIpow/DIPOW10-30-06.aspJackie Simpson - Wisconsin Junior, Setter, 6-0 (Downers Grove, Ill. - Downers Grove South High School) Jackie Simpson, a junior setter for then-ranked #14 Wisconsin, has been named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week. Simpson earned the honor after helping lead the Badgers this past weekend to an upset of then-ranked #2 Penn State and a win over then-ranked #24 Ohio State. In the upset of the Nittany Lions, Simpson had 48 assists in leading Wisconsin to a .330 hitting percentage. In addition, she added three kills, three digs and four total blocks in the three-game sweep of Penn State. Simpson followed that up by leading her team to another three-game sweep, this time over Ohio State. In that match, she had 43 assists in helping her team to a .312 hitting percentage. She also chipped in four kills, eight digs and six total blocks in the win. For the week, Simpson averaged 15.2 assists per game in leading her team to a .321 hitting percentage and a new national ranking of #10. Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. The Badgers are coached by Pete Waite. Congrats to her, after watching the ESPN2 replay, she really was phenomenal, and placed the ball perfectly, well deserved. You can watch her again in 40 minutes on Fox Sports Central if you have the sports package. It's the OSU match from yesterday afternoon. |
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Post by 808 on Oct 30, 2006 20:24:00 GMT -5
Why wasn't Jamie Houston awarded this week? This is an outrage! You forgot to say that someone must be held accountable!  |
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Post by 808 on Oct 30, 2006 20:25:01 GMT -5
"Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. "
Badger fans -- so who were the other two players?
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Post by StuffU on Oct 30, 2006 20:26:27 GMT -5
"Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. " Badger fans -- so who were the other two players? Livingston has got to be one of them. |
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Post by wiscvball on Oct 30, 2006 20:28:35 GMT -5
I believe Livingston was once... I KNOW that Lizzy Fitzgerald got one at the beginning of the 2001 season after the Badgers upset USC in a pre-season tourney.
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Post by 808 on Oct 30, 2006 20:28:59 GMT -5
Congrats Jackie! www.avca.org/collegiate/DIpow/DIPOW10-30-06.aspJackie Simpson - Wisconsin Junior, Setter, 6-0 (Downers Grove, Ill. - Downers Grove South High School) Jackie Simpson, a junior setter for then-ranked #14 Wisconsin, has been named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week. Simpson earned the honor after helping lead the Badgers this past weekend to an upset of then-ranked #2 Penn State and a win over then-ranked #24 Ohio State. In the upset of the Nittany Lions, Simpson had 48 assists in leading Wisconsin to a .330 hitting percentage. In addition, she added three kills, three digs and four total blocks in the three-game sweep of Penn State. Simpson followed that up by leading her team to another three-game sweep, this time over Ohio State. In that match, she had 43 assists in helping her team to a .312 hitting percentage. She also chipped in four kills, eight digs and six total blocks in the win. For the week, Simpson averaged 15.2 assists per game in leading her team to a .321 hitting percentage and a new national ranking of #10. Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. The Badgers are coached by Pete Waite. Do you Wisconsin fans agree with the choice? Or would you have thought another player could have been recognized? Carlini? Reineke? Anyone else? |
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Post by bomber on Oct 30, 2006 20:58:21 GMT -5
Congrats Jackie! www.avca.org/collegiate/DIpow/DIPOW10-30-06.aspJackie Simpson - Wisconsin Junior, Setter, 6-0 (Downers Grove, Ill. - Downers Grove South High School) Jackie Simpson, a junior setter for then-ranked #14 Wisconsin, has been named Sports Imports/AVCA Division I National Player of the Week. Simpson earned the honor after helping lead the Badgers this past weekend to an upset of then-ranked #2 Penn State and a win over then-ranked #24 Ohio State. In the upset of the Nittany Lions, Simpson had 48 assists in leading Wisconsin to a .330 hitting percentage. In addition, she added three kills, three digs and four total blocks in the three-game sweep of Penn State. Simpson followed that up by leading her team to another three-game sweep, this time over Ohio State. In that match, she had 43 assists in helping her team to a .312 hitting percentage. She also chipped in four kills, eight digs and six total blocks in the win. For the week, Simpson averaged 15.2 assists per game in leading her team to a .321 hitting percentage and a new national ranking of #10. Simpson is the third player from Wisconsin to receive the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week honor and the first since 2001. The Badgers are coached by Pete Waite. Do you Wisconsin fans agree with the choice? Or would you have thought another player could have been recognized? Carlini? Reineke? Anyone else? I'm fine with the choice. The pleasant problem is that Carlini or Reineke were also strong candidates for the weekly award. Carlini was an consistant offensive weapon, and seemed to come up with a big kill every time PSU tried to mount a run. And Reineke, both offensively and defensively, was a strong counterpoint to PSU's strong middle play. And OSU simply had no one that could contain her at the net. Simpson ran a beautiful offense. She truly has a great assortment of hitters. If she could get the award every week, the Badgers would be home free. |
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Post by abcd098 on Oct 30, 2006 22:01:38 GMT -5
Why wasn't Jamie Houston awarded this week? This is an outrage! You forgot to say that someone must be held accountable! Hahaha. Who would have thought we would still be talking about a thread from two years ago? |
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Post by aaronic on Oct 30, 2006 22:05:28 GMT -5
What a comeback for Simpson. I guess all days of rehab finally payed off...
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Post by chipNdink on Oct 30, 2006 22:28:54 GMT -5
I think the entire Wisconsin team should get the award. Everyone contributed and played flawlessly as a complete team in their upset of Penn State. Since it can't be given to the entire team, then it being awarded to the setter who ran such a smooth offense is certainly well deserved. However, it wasn't just their offense that ran so smoothly, Wisconsin's complete defense from blocking, to digging, to serve receive also deserves kudos.
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Post by Barefoot In Kailua on Oct 30, 2006 23:48:24 GMT -5
You forgot to say that someone must be held accountable! Hahaha. Who would have thought we would still be talking about a thread from two years ago? The greatest thread in the history of Volleytalk will not go away so easily. |
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Post by cbrown1709 on Oct 31, 2006 1:11:42 GMT -5
Why wasn't Jamie Houston awarded this week? This is an outrage! Dammit, you beat me to it! |
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