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Post by redcard on Dec 8, 2023 11:06:27 GMT -5
It was fun to watch her just go off in the 4th set
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Post by redcard on Dec 10, 2023 0:08:33 GMT -5
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Post by redcard on Dec 10, 2023 0:12:26 GMT -5
REGIONAL MVP!!
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Post by redcard on Dec 12, 2023 18:45:01 GMT -5
Seven Big 12 student-athletes were selected in the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation draft, the second-highest total of any league. The PVF will kick off its debut season on Jan. 2, 2024.
Texas’ Asjia O’Neal was taken with the first overall pick by the Columbus Fury. O’Neal has helped lead the Longhorns to the NCAA National Semifinals and guided UT to its league-record seventh-consecutive Big 12 volleyball title. She ranks fourth all-time in league history with 538 block assists and sixth with 594 career blocks.
BYU was one of five schools with multiple players chosen as Whitney Bower and Kamaile Hiapo were drafted by the Atlanta Vibe. Bower led the Cougars with 980 assists on the year while becoming BYU’s rally-scoring era assists leader with 4,583 in her five-year career. Hiapo led the Cougars with 277 digs during the season and was second on the team with 162 assists.
UCF’s Abby Hansen (Omaha Supernovas), Houston’s Kenna Sauer (Grand Rapids Rise), Kansas’ Reagan Cooper (Columbus Fury) and K-State’s Sydney Bolding (Grand Rapids Rise) rounded out the Conference’s selections.
The league currently consists of seven teams: Atlanta Vibe, Columbus Fury, Grand Rapids Rise, Omaha Supernova, Orlando Valkyries, San Diego Mojo and an unnamed team in Las Vegas. The league will also add teams in Dallas, Kansas City and Indianapolis in 2025.
The teams will play a 24-match schedule culminating in a four-team championship weekend in mid-May with two semifinal matches before the title contest.
A player drafted needed to be at least 18 years or older on the day of the draft and defined as a college player. Athletes who met these criteria were eligible to be drafted. Players were not required to declare for the draft and anyone drafted may elect to return to college (if she has remaining eligibility) should she choose not to sign with her Pro Volleyball Federation team.
The league has multiple professional athlete and celebrity backers, including three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings, volleyball superstars Dr. Cecile Reynaud, Laurie Corbelli and Jenna Rosenthal, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer and singer Jason Derulo.
Pro Volleyball Federation Big 12 Draft Picks First Round Pick (Overall) 1 (1) Asjia O’Neal, Texas – Columbus Fury Second Round 2 (9) Whitney Bower, BYU – Atlanta Vibe 4 (11) Sydney Bolding, K-State – Grand Rapids Rise 7 (14) Reagan Cooper, Kansas – Columbus Fury Third Round 4 (18) Kenna Sauer, Houston – Grand Rapids Rise 6 (20) Kamaile Hiapo, BYU – Atlanta Vibe 7 (21) Abby Hansen, UCF – Omaha Supernovas *(Hansen traded to Orlando after selection)
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Post by redcard on Dec 12, 2023 18:47:18 GMT -5
The following Big 12 volleyball players have earned national postseason recognition. Check back frequently for updates.
AVCA 2023 Division I Women’s Volleyball All-Region Teams Midwest Region First Team Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State Reagan Cooper, Kansas London Davis, Kansas Ayah Elnady, Kansas Camryn Turner, Kansas Sydney Bolding, K-State Aliyah Carter, K-State Mackenzie Morris, K-State Region Freshman of the Year: Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State, OH
Southwest Region First Team Averi Carlson, Baylor Manuela Bibinbe, Baylor Whitney Bower, BYU Kamaile Hiapo, BYU Erin Livingston, BYU Whitney McEwan-Llarenas, BYU Kate Georgiades, Houston Abbie Jackson, Houston Kenna Sauer, Houston Jalyn Gibson, TCU Melanie Parra, TCU Asjia O'Neal, Texas Madisen Skinner, Texas Honorable Mention Elise McGhee, Baylor Molly Phillips, Texas Ella Swindle, Texas Region Player of the Year: Madisen Skinner, Texas, OH, Jr. Region Freshman of the Year: Ella Swindle, Texas, S
2023 Academic All-District® Volleyball, selected by College Sports Communicators Allie Sczech, Baylor Elise McGhee, Baylor* Averi Carlson, Baylor* Aria McComber, BYU* Whitney McEwan-Llarenas, BYU* Erin Livingston, BYU* Claudia Dillon, UCF Katelyn Grimes, UCF Abby Hansen, UCF Emily Wilson, UCF Abby Walker, Cincinnati Katelyn Lefler, Cincinnati Carly Glendinning, Cincinnati Carly Skrabak, Cincinnati Kate Georgiades, Houston* Morgan Janda, Houston Katie Corelli, Houston Morgan Brandt, Iowa State* Maya Duckworth, Iowa State* Annie Hatch, Iowa State* Lilly Wachholz, Iowa State* Kadye Fernholz, K-State* Mackenzie Morris,K-State* Callie Kemohah, Oklahoma Bella Bergmark, Texas* Molly Phillips, Texas* Jenna Wenaas, Texas* Caitlin Dugan, Texas Tech Maddie Correa, Texas Tech Reese Rhodes, Texas Tech Camilla Covas, West Virginia Lauren DeLo, West Virginia Hailey Green, West Virginia
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Post by WahineFan44 on Dec 12, 2023 19:06:01 GMT -5
The following Big 12 volleyball players have earned national postseason recognition. Check back frequently for updates. AVCA 2023 Division I Women’s Volleyball All-Region TeamsMidwest Region First Team Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State Reagan Cooper, Kansas London Davis, Kansas Ayah Elnady, Kansas Camryn Turner, Kansas Sydney Bolding, K-State Aliyah Carter, K-State Mackenzie Morris, K-State Region Freshman of the Year: Nayeli Gonzalez, Iowa State, OH Southwest Region First Team Averi Carlson, Baylor Manuela Bibinbe, Baylor Whitney Bower, BYU Kamaile Hiapo, BYU Erin Livingston, BYU Whitney McEwan-Llarenas, BYUKate Georgiades, Houston Abbie Jackson, Houston Kenna Sauer, HoustonJalyn Gibson, TCU Melanie Parra, TCU Asjia O'Neal, Texas Madisen Skinner, Texas Honorable Mention Elise McGhee, Baylor Molly Phillips, Texas Ella Swindle, Texas Region Player of the Year: Madisen Skinner, Texas, OH, Jr. Region Freshman of the Year: Ella Swindle, Texas, S 2023 Academic All-District® Volleyball, selected by College Sports CommunicatorsAllie Sczech, Baylor Elise McGhee, Baylor* Averi Carlson, Baylor* Aria McComber, BYU* Whitney McEwan-Llarenas, BYU* Erin Livingston, BYU* Claudia Dillon, UCF Katelyn Grimes, UCF Abby Hansen, UCF Emily Wilson, UCF Abby Walker, Cincinnati Katelyn Lefler, Cincinnati Carly Glendinning, Cincinnati Carly Skrabak, Cincinnati Kate Georgiades, Houston* Morgan Janda, Houston Katie Corelli, Houston Morgan Brandt, Iowa State* Maya Duckworth, Iowa State* Annie Hatch, Iowa State* Lilly Wachholz, Iowa State* Kadye Fernholz, K-State* Mackenzie Morris,K-State* Callie Kemohah, Oklahoma Bella Bergmark, Texas* Molly Phillips, Texas* Jenna Wenaas, Texas* Caitlin Dugan, Texas Tech Maddie Correa, Texas Tech Reese Rhodes, Texas Tech Camilla Covas, West Virginia Lauren DeLo, West Virginia Hailey Green, West Virginia You would of thought BYU or houston would of won the big 12.... But whatevs
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Post by redcard on Dec 15, 2023 0:13:04 GMT -5
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Post by redcard on Dec 15, 2023 0:14:11 GMT -5
Go out with a Big12 bang Texas!!
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Post by redcard on Dec 15, 2023 0:26:29 GMT -5
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Post by redcard on Dec 15, 2023 0:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by redcard on Dec 17, 2023 17:20:08 GMT -5
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Post by redcard on Dec 18, 2023 17:17:04 GMT -5
TAMPA, Fla. – No. 5 Texas Volleyball defeated No. 1 Nebraska, 25-22, 25-14, 25-11, to win the program's second-consecutive National Championship at Amalie Arena on Sunday afternoon. In addition to being Texas Volleyball's second-consecutive National Championship, this is the program's fifth title all-time following the 1981 AIAW title and NCAA titles in 1988, 2012 and 2022. The Longhorns (28-4) served the Cornhuskers off the floor, finishing with 12 service aces including the final point by senior Asjia O'Neal. O'Neal finished with a career-high five service aces, while Madisen Skinner, Ella Swindle and Keonilei Akana each had two aces apiece. Texas held Nebraska to just a .013 hitting percentage in the match. The 47 points the Longhorns held Nebraska to are the fewest an opponent has been held to in the Championship Match since the NCAA Women's Volleyball scoring system changed from 15-point sets in 2001. Madisen Skinner was named the 2023 Final Four Most Outstanding Player after finishing with 16 kills to go with five digs, one block and two service aces. O'Neal had a career-high five service aces, including serving match point to win the title, and added four kills and three blocks. Jenna Wenaas finished with nine kills and four blocks, while Bella Bergmark added three kills and four blocks. Ella Swindle dished out 21 assists and seven digs, five kills, two service aces and one block. Emma Halter finished with nine digs and six assists. The teams traded runs throughout the first set and it remained tight until the very end with the Longhorns ending it on a 3-0 run and pulling it out 25-22. Skinner led the way with six kills, while Wenaas added three kills. With Texas trailing 10-7 in the second set, O'Neal served an incredible 11-0 run in which she had four-straight aces to give the Longhorns an 18-10 lead. The Longhorns served tough all set and finished with seven aces to cruise to a 25-14 win. The Longhorns closed out the sweep with a completely dominant final set, 25-11. Texas hit .481 in the set and held the Cornhuskers to a .000 hitting percentage. This year's Texas team is the fifth Big 12 volleyball squad to bring home the national title as a league member since the Conference's inception in 1996. The attendance of 19,727 at the match is the largest crowd to ever attend an indoor NCAA Volleyball match. FINAL FOUR ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Emma Halter, Texas Asjia O'Neal, Texas Madisen Skinner, Texas Ella Swindle, Texas Bekka Allick, Nebraska Merritt Beason, Nebraska Anna Smrek, Wisconsin Most Outstanding Player: Madisen Skinner
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Post by slxpress on Dec 18, 2023 17:31:27 GMT -5
You’re the best, redcard. Sincerely.
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Post by redcard on Dec 18, 2023 21:32:48 GMT -5
You’re the best, redcard. Sincerely. Thanks Six! As a conference the B12 gets so little love and respect….
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Post by slxpress on Dec 18, 2023 21:56:14 GMT -5
You’re the best, redcard. Sincerely. Thanks Six! As a conference the B12 gets so little love and respect…. I think the future is extremely bright. Not just in the near future, but in the long term, too.
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