Big East 2024

[AmeriCanVBfan]

Aug 31, 2024 13:10:18 GMT -5 avid 2.0 said:

And the woes continue..

Butler was swept by Belmont.
Xavier (0-3) was swept by Wright State.
Seton Hall went 0-3 too

Ouch.

[avid 2.0]

The good: Creighton, UConn, DePaul, St John's all went 3-0.

The bad: Villanova, Xavier, Bulter, Seton Hall all went 0-for

At least Providence won a game lol

Marquette taking advantage of Stanford being a bit banged up would be big.

[boxcariii]

Sept 1, 2024 20:52:14 GMT -5 avid 2.0 said:

The good: Creighton, UConn, DePaul, St John's all went 3-0.

The bad: Villanova, Xavier, Bulter, Seton Hall all went 0-for

At least Providence won a game lol

Marquette taking advantage of Stanford being a bit banged up would be big.

Georgetown also won a match, but got swept in the other two.

[avid 2.0]

BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
Jill Pressly, Gr., OH, DePaul
Pressly paced the Blue Demons to a 3-0 opening weekend, totaling 55 kills with 32 digs and five service aces, while registering a double-double in all three matches. The graduate outside hitter exploded in DePaul’s final match of the weekend, producing a career single-game high of 29 kills with ten digs and three aces. The CEFCU Invitational All-Tournament selection led all BIG EAST competitors this week with 4.23 kills per set.

BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week
Rachel Krasowski, Gr., L, DePaul
Krasowski registered a BIG EAST-best 81 digs this week, averaging 6.23 per set, as the Blue Demons defeated Southern Indiana, St. Thomas, and Bradley to begin the 2024 campaign. She added 14 assists over the weekend.

BIG EAST Setter of the Week
Kendra Wait, Sr., S, Creighton
The 2023 BIG EAST Player of the Year led the league with 101 total assists (11.22/set) as Creighton opened the 2024 season with three sweeps. The senior added 28 digs, 10 kills, and eight total blocks as the Bluejays refused to relinquish a set. For her performance over the weekend, Wait was named the Bluejay Invitational Most Valuable Player. The setter’s most comprehensive showing came against Missouri where she registered her 23rd career double-double at home, a program-best, with 36 assists, 10 digs, three kills, and two digs.

BIG EAST Freshman of the Week
Jaya Johnson, RS Fr., MB/RS, Creighton
Johnson made her collegiate debut at the Bluejay Invitational, totaling 20 kills and 12 digs with seven total blocks and an assist. In her first match against NC State, Johnson contributed a team-best 11 kills while hitting .526 becoming the first player in program history to debut with 11 or more kills while hitting .500 or better.

Honor Roll
Emma Werkmeister, Jr., OH, UConn
Werkmesiter produced a BIG EAST-best 54 points (4.91/set) off 45 kills as UConn opened the 2024 season undefeated (3-0).
Elise Goetzinger, Sr., MB, Creighton
Goetzinger contributed 27 kills on .444 hitting with nine total blocks and six digs in her first matches as a Bluejay.
Kiara Reinhardt, Sr., MB, Creighton
Reinhardt led the league with 14 blocks (1.56/set) as Creighton swept the Bluejay Invitational. The middle blocker added 15 kills, four digs, and a pair of assists.
Erin Jones, Jr., RS/S, St. John’s
The Red Storm Invitational Most Valuable Player totaled 33 kills (.344), 32 digs, five total blocks, five service aces, and five assists as St. John’s began the season 3-0. She notched her first double-double of the season against Northeastern (W, 3-1) on a match-leading 15 kills with 16 digs.
Wiktoria Kowalczyk, Sr., S, St. John’s
Kowalczyk contributed 119 assists (10.82/set), 18 digs, 10 blocks, and four service aces as St. John’s enjoyed an undefeated outing at the Red Storm Invitational.

[avid 2.0]

I dont really have an opinion on it one way or another, but some conferences allowing redshirt freshmen to win awards while others dont is my pet peeve.

[avid 2.0]

butler lost to iu indy

and villanova is going five with binghamton

good

grief

[Steve vb]

Sept 4, 2024 20:07:10 GMT -5 avid 2.0 said:

butler lost to iu indy

and villanova is going five with binghamton

good

grief

Well, at least Villanova is escaping with a win.

[avid 2.0]

DePaul was leading 22-18 to force a fifth vs San Diego St....

they lost the set 22-25.....

[tenfootliner]

Xavier lost 1-3 to Illinois St Redbirds
Noticed no replay at the host site St Louis University
why is this still possible that not ever NCAA D1 venue doesn’t have replay
Several calls could have been changed if given the opportunity
Just doesn’t seem fair, these teams are playing for the same results as every team in NCAA vball

[boxcariii]

Sept 6, 2024 13:17:03 GMT -5 tenfootliner said:

Xavier lost 1-3 to Illinois St Redbirds
Noticed no replay at the host site St Louis University
why is this still possible that not ever NCAA D1 venue doesn’t have replay
Several calls could have been changed if given the opportunity
Just doesn’t seem fair, these teams are playing for the same results as every team in NCAA vball

I believe the rule in the Big East is still "available AND both sides agree to it". Someone will correct me if I'm wrong. 

Much of it is financial decisions for smaller schools. Do we invest in replay or invest in NIL for slightly better players than we could get otherwise? It likely depends on the school, athletics/fans support, etc. 

[tenfootliner]

St Louis University is in the A10 I believe so evidently they don’t require all schools to have it either
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[automattic52]

When I was watching the University of Dayton vs. Northern Iowa game, the announcers said this will be the first year the A-10 uses replay for officiating. Dayton was using replay during their home matches, so maybe SLU just chose not to use it. Or SLU is only making sure they have it available for conference play and it isn't ready yet.

[avid 2.0]

welcome to our UConn overlords

[avid 2.0]

Werkmeister: 29k, .356, 4 aces, 1 block, 10 digs

that's GOAT

[avid 2.0]

I know Xavier lost some good players but,

losing to App State, Ohio, Illinois State, and now Army??