2019 NCAA Regular season & Postseason

[burbank55]

Other conferences’ championship tournaments are probably broadcast by their respective networks. PAC-12 Networks will carry all three days of the PAC-12 tourney. I can’t wait to be at Merle Norman Stadium for that one.

[sunger4222]

Apr 13, 2019 11:51:04 GMT -5 caliburrito said:

Apr 13, 2019 9:08:11 GMT -5 sunger4222 said:

I agree about USC and UCLA being the top schools for beach players right now. I am surprised that a Florida school isn't pushing either more. Hawaii has a great offering for beach players, until they realize they're actually on an island. That world becomes pretty small in rapid order. Someone will come along and have a great season, knocking the So Cal schools off the perch, but at least for a while, Trojans and Bruins are running the show.

I agree with your Hawaii comment and the original post about USC and UCLA being the elite of the field. I would say top recruits that get immediate playing time would like it there (Hawaii) but for everyone else who has to wait for their shot might have a miserable time (we all have a choice on the type of experience we'll have). Hawaii is probably better of recruiting Grad students with some beach experience.

I think it's a toss up for top recruits (from mid to south areas) when choosing schools. 3 of the top 5 are from Cali, 5 of the top 10 from California, and 3 from Florida.


As the college beach season is only 3 or so months long, I'm always curious about Hawaii players. If they want to play in some of the circuits, there aren't very many short trips to get there. I enjoy visiting the islands, but absolutely no desire to live on any. 

[caliburrito]

Apr 14, 2019 17:07:20 GMT -5 sunger4222 said:

Apr 13, 2019 11:51:04 GMT -5 caliburrito said:

I agree with your Hawaii comment and the original post about USC and UCLA being the elite of the field. I would say top recruits that get immediate playing time would like it there (Hawaii) but for everyone else who has to wait for their shot might have a miserable time (we all have a choice on the type of experience we'll have). Hawaii is probably better of recruiting Grad students with some beach experience.

I think it's a toss up for top recruits (from mid to south areas) when choosing schools. 3 of the top 5 are from Cali, 5 of the top 10 from California, and 3 from Florida.


As the college beach season is only 3 or so months long, I'm always curious about Hawaii players. If they want to play in some of the circuits, there aren't very many short trips to get there. I enjoy visiting the islands, but absolutely no desire to live on any. 

  

The ladies do play in the circuits in the off-season...with that said most of them are from the mainland. There are a few Hawaii locals that make the trip during the off-season. With the sport growing I can see some sort of business venture that would help student athletes compete and gain experience during the off season. I can also see some grey line being crossed with that idea, I'm still not clear how the NCAA handles pro and amateur status in vball.

[sandball]

#6 Hawaii def. #14 LMU 3-2

1: Emily Maglio/Amy Ozee (UH) def. Bo Culo/Megan Nash (LMU) 21-16, 21-10
2: Ari Homayun/Julia Scoles (UH) def. Savannah Slattery/Reka Orsi Toth (LMU) 18-21, 21-16, 15-10
3: Sara Kovac/Jessie Prichard (LMU) def. Martin/Napoleon (UH) 21-13, 21-18
4: Emma Doud/Veronica Nederend (LMU) def. Hi'ilawe Huddleston/Kylin Loker (UH) 21-16, 15-21, 15-13
5: Paige Dreeuws/Sofia Russo (UH) def. Paige Panter/Erin Martin (LMU) 27-25, 19-21, 15-8
Order of finish: 1, 3, 4, 2, 5*

SandBows get by LMU to capture Queen’s Cup
hawaiiathletics.com/news/2019/4/14/womens-beach-volleyball-sandbows-get-by-lmu-to-capture-first-foundation-queens-cup.aspx

Tournament Awards
Best Blocker: Giulia Gavio, San Jose State
Best Defender: Shayne McPherson, Washington
Best Attacker: Megan Nash, Loyola Marymount
Most Outstanding Player: Julia Scoles, Hawaii

[volley2022]

Apr 11, 2019 21:26:36 GMT -5 Fight On! said:

Cammie Dorn’s hand was injured on the last point against LBSU. Spriggs was called in the net. I didn’t see any contact when Spriggs punched the ball down. But Dorn must have jammed or extended something. We we will see if she is back next week. USC really needs her at the 5s.

In the USC match, on what would have been a victory for Flight #5, instead ended up in defeat. On the last point of the match, Tyler Spriggs spiked the ball over the net and hit the hand of the USC player, which went down for apoint. Spriggs barely glazed the net with her wrist and it cost us the point. The point was USC’s, but LB would have won because of forfeiture. The USC player broke her finger in 3 spots and could not continue.

Source: Long Beach Spiker News

[sandball]

2019 CCSA Championship
Rally Volleyball LakePoint Sports Complex, Emerson, GA
Apr 19-21

"In the first year with 12 teams in the league, there is a new format to the CCSA Tournament with four pools of three teams each. At the conclusion of the two-game pool play, the top team from each pool will receive a bye into the quarterfinals, while the remaining eight teams enter elimination matches."

uabsports.com/news/2019/4/15/womens-beach-volleyball-uab-to-open-ccsa-tournament-with-fiu-florida-atlantic.aspx

Tournament Seeds:
1. Florida State
2. LSU
3. FIU
4. South Carolina
5. Georgia State
6. Florida Atlantic
7. TCU
8. College of Charleston
9. Tulane
10. UAB
11. UNC Wilmington
12. Southern Miss

Pool I
1. Florida State, 8. College of Charleston, 12. Southern Miss

Pool II
2. LSU, 7. TCU, 11. UNC Wilmington

Pool III
3. FIU, 6. Florida Atlantic, 10. UAB

Pool IV
4. South Carolina, 5. Georgia State, 9. Tulane


Photo: @tcubeachvb

[trollhunter]

Apr 15, 2019 10:47:33 GMT -5 sandball said:

CCSA Tournament
Rally Volleyball LakePoint Sports Complex, Emerson, Ga
Apr 19-21

"In the first year with 12 teams in the league, there is a new format to the CCSA Tournament with four pools of three teams each. At the conclusion of the two-game pool play, the top team from each pool will receive a bye into the quarterfinals, while the remaining eight teams enter elimination matches."

uabsports.com/news/2019/4/15/womens-beach-volleyball-uab-to-open-ccsa-tournament-with-fiu-florida-atlantic.aspx

Tournament Seeds:
1. Florida State
2. LSU
3. FIU
4. South Carolina
5. Georgia State
6. Florida Atlantic
7. TCU
8. College of Charleston
9. Tulane
10. UAB
11. UNC Wilmington
12. Southern Miss

Pool I
1. Florida State, 8. College of Charleston, 12. Southern Miss

Pool II
2. LSU, 7. TCU, 11. UNC Wilmington

Pool III
3. FIU, 6. Florida Atlantic, 10. UAB

Pool IV
4. South Carolina, 5. Georgia State, 9. Tulane

Interesting, wonder how they seed the pools? Was expecting CofC to be seeded much higher. Guessing they use the AVCA poll from what I see...morons...

[Fight On!]

[/quote]

In the USC match, on what would have been a victory for Flight #5, instead ended up in defeat. On the last point of the match, Tyler Spriggs spiked the ball over the net and hit the hand of the USC player, which went down for apoint. Spriggs barely glazed the net with her wrist and it cost us the point. The point was USC’s, but LB would have won because of forfeiture. The USC player broke her finger in 3 spots and could not continue.

Source: Long Beach Spiker News


[/quote]

Wow. What a convoluted write-up. Lol. Thanks for the information though.

[sandyfan]

Apr 15, 2019 11:04:33 GMT -5 trollhunter said:

Apr 15, 2019 10:47:33 GMT -5 sandball said:

CCSA Tournament
Rally Volleyball LakePoint Sports Complex, Emerson, Ga
Apr 19-21

"In the first year with 12 teams in the league, there is a new format to the CCSA Tournament with four pools of three teams each. At the conclusion of the two-game pool play, the top team from each pool will receive a bye into the quarterfinals, while the remaining eight teams enter elimination matches."

uabsports.com/news/2019/4/15/womens-beach-volleyball-uab-to-open-ccsa-tournament-with-fiu-florida-atlantic.aspx

Tournament Seeds:
1. Florida State
2. LSU
3. FIU
4. South Carolina
5. Georgia State
6. Florida Atlantic
7. TCU
8. College of Charleston
9. Tulane
10. UAB
11. UNC Wilmington
12. Southern Miss

Pool I
1. Florida State, 8. College of Charleston, 12. Southern Miss

Pool II
2. LSU, 7. TCU, 11. UNC Wilmington

Pool III
3. FIU, 6. Florida Atlantic, 10. UAB

Pool IV
4. South Carolina, 5. Georgia State, 9. Tulane

Interesting, wonder how they seed the pools? Was expecting CofC to be seeded much higher. Guessing they use the AVCA poll from what I see...

Also looks like FIU and Carolina won't meet until finals.

[sandball]

AVCA Beach Coaches Poll 2019, Week 8

#1 UCLA 26-1
#2 USC 22-4
#3 Florida State 23-5
#4 LSU 25-5
#5 Pepperdine 18-7
#6 Hawaii 23-7
#7 Cal Poly 19-8
#8 Stetson 26-8
#9 FIU 14-10
#10 Long Beach State 17-7
#11 Cal 17-7
#12 Arizona 21-4
#13 South Carolina 18-9
...
#20 Stanford 10-14

AVCA Poll, Week 8
www.avca.org/polls/beach/4-15-19.html

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-->> AVCA Beach Coaches Poll 2019, Week 7

[sandball]

DiG Magazine Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll, Week 8

1 UCLA 26-1
2 USC 22-4
3 Florida State 26-5
4 LSU 25-5
5 Pepperdine 18-7
6 Hawaii 23-7
7 Cal Poly 19-8
8 California 17-7
9 Long Beach State 17-7
10 Stetson 21-8
11 Florida International 13-9
12 Loyola Marymount 21-10
13 Arizona 21-4
14 South Carolina 18-9
...
20 Arizona State 19-12

digbeachvolleyball.com/2019/04/16/dig-poll-april-15-2019

[txbvbfan]

Apr 15, 2019 22:46:42 GMT -5 sandball said:

DiG Magazine Collegiate Beach Volleyball Poll, Week 8

1 UCLA 26-1
2 USC 22-4
3 Florida State 26-5
4 LSU 25-5
5 Pepperdine 18-7
6 Hawaii 23-7
7 Cal Poly 19-8
8 California 17-7
9 Long Beach State 17-7
10 Stetson 21-8
11 Florida International 13-9
12 Loyola Marymount 21-10
13 Arizona 21-4
14 South Carolina 18-9
...
20 Arizona State 19-12

digbeachvolleyball.com/2019/04/16/dig-poll-april-15-2019

DiG should issue a correction. They are missing a win and loss from FIU and 5 wins for Stetson for the week including their win over FIU. You can see it looking at AVCA Poll.

[sandball]

2019 West Coast Conference Championship
Ocean Park Beach, Santa Monica, CA
Apr 19-20

"The WCC Beach Volleyball Championship features all seven conference-sponsored teams in a double-elimination bracket over two days. Saturday’s final day of competition begins at 9am. Teams competing for the trophy are LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Francisco and Santa Clara. (...) George Devine and Megan Reza will serve as broadcasters for the Saturday competition that will stream live and for free. The 2019 edition marks the first time that the WCC Championships will be broadcast."

wccsports.com/tournaments/?id=20



Tournament Seeds:
1. Pepperdine
2. LMU
3. St.Mary's
...

[n00b]

LMAO that a division 1 conference feels the need to use "Non-Advancing Team" on their official bracket instead of "Loser".

[sonofdogman]

Dumbest thing ever. They do advance. Into the loser's bracket.