2024 Automatic Qualifiers & Conference Tournaments

[vballfreak808]

Nov 21, 2024 12:35:17 GMT -5 vballfreak808 said:

#3 Central Arkansas holds on to beat #6 North Florida 15-12

UCA were down 6-10 but went on a 6-0 run to get ahead 12-10

These two teams opened up the conference season with their lone match in which UCA won in four.

Also their first ever semifinals appearance

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In the WAC, #3 Utah Valley defeats #6 Southern Utah 3-1 in their third match-up this season, the second meeting just happened less than a week ago

Avery Shewell with 22 kills (.293) to lead the Wolverines

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ASUN Quarterfinals #2:

#2 Lipscomb sweeps #7 North Alabama

For Lipscomb, Courtney Jones puts down 18 kills (.382), Meg Mersman with 9 kills (.467) & 6 blocks

Tennessee transfer Jasmine Brooks matches the high with 18 kills (.486) & blocks for UNA

Lipscomb previously beat UNA twice this season 3-2 & 3-1

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WAC Quarterfinals #2

#2 Grand Canyon sweeps #7 Seattle

Tatum Parrott with a double-double for GCU, 13 kills (.393) & 11 digs

For Seattle, Arianna Bilby with a match-high 14 kills (.231) & 9 digs. Kaitlyn Sipes had 21 digs

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CAA First Round #1

#4 Hofstra defeats #5 North Carolina A&T 3-0

Third sweep for Hofstra over NC A&T. Also overall good showing for both teams this season. Voted 7th (Hofstra) and 11th (NC A&T) in the preseason poll and neither team made the conference tournament last year.

Izadora Stedile led Hofstra with 10 kills (.133) & 17 digs and as a team they held to NC A&T to a -.011 hitting percentage

[trojansc]

(#8) Iona took set 1 over (#5) Sacred Heart and is up big early in set 2, 9-3!

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Sun Belt First Round #1

#5 East - Georgia State takes down #4 West - Troy 3-2

For GSU, Myllena Torquetti was close to a triple-double with 10 kills, 10 blocks & 8 digs

Sun Belt Player of the Year Tori Hester ends her career with 28 kills & 17 digs

[trojansc]

Nov 21, 2024 16:41:28 GMT -5 trojansc said:

(#8) Iona took set 1 over (#5) Sacred Heart and is up big early in set 2, 9-3!

Iona up 2-0 and huge in the 3rd and lets Sacred Heart creep back in all the way to the finish.

24-23 Iona T/O after Sacred Heart saves two match points!

Iona hangs on!

I love conference tournament season, but I don't enjoy watching so many tears from the losing teams

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MAAC First Round #1

#8 Iona sweeps #5 Sacred Heart after SHU fought off three match points

These teams only met once in conference play where Sacred Heart swept Iona almost two months ago (Sept. 29)

Taylor Timko had 11 kills (.217) & Grave Ehler (.423) led Iona with 12 kills

Camryn Luginbuhl for Sacred Heart had a match-high 17 kills (.308) and Miliana Villarreal had 17 digs

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SoCon First Round

#9 UNC Greensboro sweeps #8 Western Carolina

Allie Sweet had 12 kills, 12 digs, 3 blocks, and an ace for UNCG

Courtney Graham led with a match-high 5 blocks for WCU

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ASUN Quarterfinals #3

#4 Eastern Kentucky defeats #5 Jacksonville 3-1

EKU's Emilee Hill so close to a triple double (9 kills, 19 digs, 28 assists). EKU had three players with double-doubles and almost had three more!

For JU, Haley Yount with 8 kills & 8 blocks

[trojansc]

Georgia Southern winning no awards and getting only one 1st-teamer in the Sun Belt is interesting.

(not terribly relevant to this thread)

[uofaGRAD]

Nov 21, 2024 18:21:51 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Georgia Southern winning no awards and getting only one 1st-teamer in the Sun Belt is interesting.

(not terribly relevant to this thread)

wait why? they were a sub-.500 conference team that runs a 6-2

[trojansc]

Nov 21, 2024 18:28:22 GMT -5 uofaGRAD said:

Nov 21, 2024 18:21:51 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Georgia Southern winning no awards and getting only one 1st-teamer in the Sun Belt is interesting.

(not terribly relevant to this thread)

wait why? they were a sub-.500 conference team that runs a 6-2

Georgia Southern - you are thinking about State!

[uofaGRAD]

Nov 21, 2024 18:31:56 GMT -5 trojansc said:

Nov 21, 2024 18:28:22 GMT -5 uofaGRAD said:

wait why? they were a sub-.500 conference team that runs a 6-2

Georgia Southern - you are thinking about State!

oh my god, duh. brain-lapse from just watching them for two hours🤦‍♂️