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Post by AmeriCanVBfan on Oct 28, 2024 18:34:01 GMT -5
Marquette is playing princeton? thats odd. And with an endline view on ESPN+ ! I was not a fan of that endline view. |
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Post by voleiboluno on Oct 28, 2024 19:24:54 GMT -5
NCAA Women's Volleyball RPI – 10/27/24 (Big East Standing)
6. Creighton (1)
26. Marquette (2)
59. UConn (4)
67. DePaul (3)
76. St. John’s (7)
95. Villanova (4)
201. Xavier (4)
218. Seton Hall (9)
227. Georgetown (10)
253. Butler (8)
276. Providence (11)
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Post by voleiboluno on Oct 28, 2024 19:28:48 GMT -5
Women's Volleyball 10/28/2024
DePaul, Xavier Capture Latest #BIGEASTvb Weekly Awards
BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Jill Pressly, Gr., OH, DePaul
Pressly paced DePaul to a two-win weekend, averaging a BIG EAST best 4.43 kills per set on .269 hitting. The graduate student also contributed 21 digs, three blocks, two assists, and a service ace in victories over Providence (3-0) and UConn (3-1). She was the offensive match leader in each outing, logging 14 and 17 kills, respectively.
BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Emma Grace, RS-Jr., OH/DS, Xavier
Grace anchored Xavier’s defense with a league-leading 5.25 digs per set as the Musketeers picked up a pair of victories over the weekend. The outside hitter/defensive specialist also ranked sixth in the BIG EAST this week with 3.50 kills per set. During Friday’s 3-2 victory over UConn, Grace totaled a career-best 30 digs with 16 kills and two aces. In Sunday’s sweep of Providence, the redshirt junior contributed 12 digs and 12 kills on a season-high .476 hitting.
BIG EAST Setter of the Week
Logan Flaugh, Sr., S, Xavier
Flaugh averaged a BIG EAST best 11.62 assists per set to help the Musketeers to an undefeated weekend. In Friday’s five-set win over UConn, the senior dished out a career-high 56 assists with 12 digs and a pair of kills. Against Providence (W, 3-0), Flaugh amassed 37 assists, 10 digs and four kills, registering her 500th career dig in the process.
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Margo Kemp, RS-Fr., MB, Xavier
Kemp delivered 2.50 kills per set on .472 hitting with five total blocks, four of which were solo stops, as the Musketeers enjoyed a two-win homestand. Against UConn, the middle blocker delivered 13 kills at a .478 clip with four blocks. Versus Providence, Kemp contributed seven kills on .462 hitting with one solo block.
Honor Roll
Ava Martin, Jr., OH, Creighton
Martin averaged 3.83 kills per set on .367 hitting with a league-leading 1.17 service aces and 5.17 points per set as Creighton conquered Georgetown (3-0) and Seton Hall (3-0) this weekend. The outside hitter contributed a double-double in Saturday’s victory over the Pirates with 10 kills and seven digs plus three aces.
Kendra Wait, Sr., S, Creighton
Wait ranked third in the BIG EAST in both assists (9.67) and digs (4.33) as the Bluejays captured a pair of sweeps on the road. In Friday’s victory over Georgetown the senior dished out 30 assists with nine digs, four kills, and a block on .667 hitting. At Seton Hall, Wait contributed 28 assists and a season-high 17 digs with three kills and a block.
Rachel Krasowski, Gr., L, DePaul
Krasowski averaged 4.86 digs per set as DePaul defeated Providence (3-0) and UConn (3-1) this weekend. Versus the Friars, the libero logged 15 digs and seven assists. Against the Huskies, Krasowski notched 19 digs, five assists, and two service aces.
Yadhira Anchante, Gr., S, Marquette
Anchante averaged 10.36 assists per set as Marquette earned four victories this week. The graduate setter contributed six service aces, four blocks and 3.00 digs per set as the Golden Eagles defeated BIG EAST opponents Seton Hall (3-2) and Georgetown (3-0) in addition to Milwaukee (3-0) and Princeton (3-0). Through the weekend, Anchante notched a pair of double doubles, doing so against Seton Hall (42 assists, 17 digs) and Princeton (30 assists,11 digs).
Lucrezia Lodi, Jr., OH, St. John’s
Lodi logged 4.12 kills per set at a .328 clip with 12 digs, two aces, and two blocks as St. John’s returned to the win column with victories over Villanova (3-2) and Butler (3-0). Against the Wildcats, the outside hitter matched her career-best with 24 kills plus six digs, two aces, and two blocks.
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Post by boxcariii on Oct 31, 2024 8:06:52 GMT -5
..... Losing the wrong game(s) can tank your RPI as well due to this (soft schedule). .... And tanked. BEast's only hope is a bid stealer now. As a Creighton fan, I'm 100% against anyone other the Creighton winning out now. Marquette can win everything but the (one, maybe two) against Creighton, and I'd be okay with that too. |
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Post by trojansc on Oct 31, 2024 15:04:19 GMT -5
..... Losing the wrong game(s) can tank your RPI as well due to this (soft schedule). .... And tanked. BEast's only hope is a bid stealer now. As a Creighton fan, I'm 100% against anyone other the Creighton winning out now. Marquette can win everything but the (one, maybe two) against Creighton, and I'd be okay with that too. St. John's could still have a shot if they beat Marquette this weekend - but it'd require a run to end the conference, like only losing to Creighton and maybe one other Big East match, which I don't see happening. Red Storm are at #75 in RPI and that's with their 5-5 record and the 5-setter loss to UConn, losing to DePaul and Xavier. Xavier was really the loss that hurt - UCSB is trending to finish top 100 in RPI, which means the Johnnies could still end up with only 1 bad loss over 100 RPI (Xavier). They do get UConn and DePaul at home the next go around. The other reason why St. John's is still probably the best hope at a 3rd team is they have a non-conference win against San Diego. |
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Post by boxcariii on Oct 31, 2024 15:38:22 GMT -5
And tanked. BEast's only hope is a bid stealer now. As a Creighton fan, I'm 100% against anyone other the Creighton winning out now. Marquette can win everything but the (one, maybe two) against Creighton, and I'd be okay with that too. St. John's could still have a shot if they beat Marquette this weekend - but it'd require a run to end the conference, like only losing to Creighton and maybe one other Big East match, which I don't see happening. Red Storm are at #75 in RPI and that's with their 5-5 record and the 5-setter loss to UConn, losing to DePaul and Xavier. Xavier was really the loss that hurt - UCSB is trending to finish top 100 in RPI, which means the Johnnies could still end up with only 1 bad loss over 100 RPI (Xavier). They do get UConn and DePaul at home the next go around. The other reason why St. John's is still probably the best hope at a 3rd team is they have a non-conference win against San Diego. Yeah, I don't see the win over Marquette this time. Theis likely has reminded them about coming out flat last year in 2 out of 3 vs. St. John's. It's also in Milwaukee this weekend. One year, I hope the Big East has 3, or even 4, NCAA bids consistently. I don't think this is the year, but one day, I'll be celebrating with you when it happens. |
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Post by coy on Oct 31, 2024 17:02:30 GMT -5
And tanked. BEast's only hope is a bid stealer now. As a Creighton fan, I'm 100% against anyone other the Creighton winning out now. Marquette can win everything but the (one, maybe two) against Creighton, and I'd be okay with that too. St. John's could still have a shot if they beat Marquette this weekend - but it'd require a run to end the conference, like only losing to Creighton and maybe one other Big East match, which I don't see happening. Red Storm are at #75 in RPI and that's with their 5-5 record and the 5-setter loss to UConn, losing to DePaul and Xavier. Xavier was really the loss that hurt - UCSB is trending to finish top 100 in RPI, which means the Johnnies could still end up with only 1 bad loss over 100 RPI (Xavier). They do get UConn and DePaul at home the next go around. The other reason why St. John's is still probably the best hope at a 3rd team is they have a non-conference win against San Diego. No 5 (conference) loss BE team is getting into the NCAA Tournament (partly because MU and Creighton will have fewer than 5 losses). And definitely not a 6 (conference) loss BE team, since we're considering their match against Creighton a loss (safe consideration). |
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Post by trojansc on Oct 31, 2024 17:06:33 GMT -5
St. John's could still have a shot if they beat Marquette this weekend - but it'd require a run to end the conference, like only losing to Creighton and maybe one other Big East match, which I don't see happening. Red Storm are at #75 in RPI and that's with their 5-5 record and the 5-setter loss to UConn, losing to DePaul and Xavier. Xavier was really the loss that hurt - UCSB is trending to finish top 100 in RPI, which means the Johnnies could still end up with only 1 bad loss over 100 RPI (Xavier). They do get UConn and DePaul at home the next go around. The other reason why St. John's is still probably the best hope at a 3rd team is they have a non-conference win against San Diego. No 5 (conference) loss BE team is getting into the NCAA Tournament (partly because MU and Creighton will have fewer than 5 losses). And definitely not a 6 (conference) loss BE team, since we're considering their match against Creighton a loss (safe consideration). That’s just not how this works. We’ve seen a 5th placed team from a mid major conference get in the tournament while a 2nd placed team from that same conference got left out. The NCAA committee does not look at this how you are alluding to. Four Sun Belt Teams got in last year FFS. |
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Post by trojansc on Oct 31, 2024 17:08:39 GMT -5
The ACC Champion last year was a #6 seed (which means the NCAA committtee said the ACC Champ was possibly the 24th best team in the country)……
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Post by coy on Nov 1, 2024 9:47:43 GMT -5
No 5 (conference) loss BE team is getting into the NCAA Tournament (partly because MU and Creighton will have fewer than 5 losses). And definitely not a 6 (conference) loss BE team, since we're considering their match against Creighton a loss (safe consideration). That’s just not how this works. We’ve seen a 5th placed team from a mid major conference get in the tournament while a 2nd placed team from that same conference got left out. The NCAA committee does not look at this how you are alluding to. Four Sun Belt Teams got in last year FFS. Very cool. No team with 6 losses from the BE is getting anywhere close to the Tournament. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 1, 2024 9:57:34 GMT -5
That’s just not how this works. We’ve seen a 5th placed team from a mid major conference get in the tournament while a 2nd placed team from that same conference got left out. The NCAA committee does not look at this how you are alluding to. Four Sun Belt Teams got in last year FFS. Very cool. No team with 6 losses from the BE is getting anywhere close to the Tournament. Why don't you share with the class why they wouldn't be anywhere "close" to the tournament. Please, I'm curious about why amount of losses 'matters' in this context. Conference losses are not really a relevant measure to the committee. UConn gets Marquette/Creighton only 2 games. 6 losses could be very similar to 4 losses depending on the schedule. Mathematically, if we entertain the scenario of a 6-loss SJU, they'd be ~50 in RPI. Depending on the Big East Tournament, they could be 40s. Whether in or out - that's certainly on the "at-large bubble". This year in the Big East, as it stands currently, losses to DePaul, UConn, St. John's, and Villanova are all in the 51-100 category. Those are not "very bad" losses. They certainly aren't good, but losses in this category aren't season-ending. It's multiple 100+ losses that tend to cost tournament at-large bids. It's an unlikely scenario, but, it sounds like you just don't "believe" that a 6-loss BE team could make the tournament, which is a silly premise to anyone who has tracked how the NCAA hands out at-large bids. |
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Post by coy on Nov 1, 2024 11:10:03 GMT -5
Very cool. No team with 6 losses from the BE is getting anywhere close to the Tournament. Why don't you share with the class why they wouldn't be anywhere "close" to the tournament. Please, I'm curious about why amount of losses 'matters' in this context. Conference losses are not really a relevant measure to the committee. UConn gets Marquette/Creighton only 2 games. 6 losses could be very similar to 4 losses depending on the schedule. Mathematically, if we entertain the scenario of a 6-loss SJU, they'd be ~50 in RPI. Depending on the Big East Tournament, they could be 40s. Whether in or out - that's certainly on the "at-large bubble". This year in the Big East, as it stands currently, losses to DePaul, UConn, St. John's, and Villanova are all in the 51-100 category. Those are not "very bad" losses. They certainly aren't good, but losses in this category aren't season-ending. It's multiple 100+ losses that tend to cost tournament at-large bids. It's an unlikely scenario, but, it sounds like you just don't "believe" that a 6-loss BE team could make the tournament, which is a silly premise to anyone who has tracked how the NCAA hands out at-large bids. Because if you have 6 losses in the Big East, then you have 2 bad losses and zero good wins (assuming 4 losses are MU and Creighton, since MU and Creighton very rarely lose to anyone but themselves). If you play in the BE, you need to not lose to anyone other than MU or Creighton. Every other loss is a bad loss. And you need to get some good non-con wins, because you usually aren't beating MU or Creighton. No other wins in the BE move the needle. |
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Post by trojansc on Nov 1, 2024 11:30:08 GMT -5
Because if you have 6 losses in the Big East, then you have 2 bad losses and zero good wins (assuming 4 losses are MU and Creighton, since MU and Creighton very rarely lose to anyone but themselves). If you play in the BE, you need to not lose to anyone other than MU or Creighton. Every other loss is a bad loss. And you need to get some good non-con wins, because you usually aren't beating MU or Creighton. No other wins in the BE move the needle. According to RPI, the Big East is the 5th best conference in the country. UConn was inside Top 50 until their recent skid and is now just outside Top 50 - DePaul is certainly still in striking distance. While these aren't good losses - they just aren't THAT bad as to you are making them out to be. Last year, USC as a top-8 seed, had 4 losses to teams in the 51-100 range which includes teams (this year) like DePaul, UConn, and Villanova. I DO think it's unlikely for a 12-6 Big East team to get an at-large, but, depending on the scenario, it's certainly possible. The selection process is mostly pretty predictable. I don't like it, but, anyone who follows it could see a path for a 12-6 Big East team. It's not a non-starter. If St. John's had a San Diego win last year (like they do this year), they might have gotten in. They were among the first teams out of the tournament. |
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Post by boxcariii on Nov 1, 2024 21:05:20 GMT -5
Not gonna lie, I think St. john's coach could have been carded a few times. I honestly think she got a warning after one of her temtrums in the first that caused a slight delay. Her behavior was significantly better after that until the end of the 3rd/match.
Other thought: Where has that version of St. John's been all year?
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Post by avid 2.0 on Nov 3, 2024 14:49:44 GMT -5
Seton Hall sweeping Xavier was not on my bingo card
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