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Post by kiyoat on Aug 25, 2024 18:21:47 GMT -5
Anyone know when the Summit League will come out with their volleyball preseason poll? Haven't seen anything yet. I'll assume it will be in the next couple of days. |
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Post by JJVb on Aug 25, 2024 21:16:27 GMT -5
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Post by FreeBall on Aug 25, 2024 21:19:39 GMT -5
Participated
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Post by vergyltantor on Aug 26, 2024 22:15:27 GMT -5
State of Volleyball: Preview 2024
Omaha Coach Matt Buttermore
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Post by JT on Aug 26, 2024 22:21:56 GMT -5
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Post by kiyoat on Aug 27, 2024 10:45:45 GMT -5
Finally the preseason poll comes out:
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Post by kiyoat on Aug 27, 2024 10:46:21 GMT -5
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Post by kiyoat on Aug 27, 2024 10:53:09 GMT -5
Instead of a preseason POY and preseason "all-league", the Summit coaches just nominate two "players to watch" from each team. Kinda lame TBH.
Players to Watch
McKenna Ruch | Omaha | Middle Blocker | Graduate
2023 All-League First Team member and Summit League Championship MVP after totaling a team leading 299 kills, a .281 hitting percentage and 132 blocks, all of which ranked in the top 10 among league players
Had 19 matches with double-digit kills and seven matches with at least seven blocks
Named Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week on Oct. 17 after recording 25 kills and five blocks in two wins
Named Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for November after producing 81 kills and 45 blocks in seven matches including 14 blocks in the championship match against Kansas City (Nov. 21)
Kali Jurgensmeier | Omaha | Outside Hitter | Junior
Appeared in 12 matches with seven starts and 39 sets played after dealing with an injury
Garnered 95 kills, 30 digs, and 21 total blocks
Notched double-digit kills in four matches with the title clinching kill against Kansas City (Nov. 21) in the Summit League Championship
Cassie Davis | Denver | Outside Hitter | Graduate
Earned All Summit-League First Team honors
Led the Pioneers with 346 kills, averaging a league best 3.60 kills/set, and 36 aces
Notched double-figure kills in 20 of 26 matches and recorded double-doubles in points and digs on three separate occasions
Earned a career-high 29 kills at Kansas City (11/04)
Molly Mirabelli | Denver | Middle Blocker | Graduate
Started in all 26 matches for the Pioneers while being named All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Recorded double-digit kills on five separate occasions including a career high 14 against Colorado (9/17) and Kansas City (11/04)
Earned her first career double-double with 11 kills and 10 blocks in a win over South Dakota (11/28)
Finished second on her team with 108 blocks, averaging 1.14 blocks/set
Kylen Sealock | South Dakota | Outside Hitter | Senior
Named a member of the All-Summit League First Team after posting 363 kills, 250 digs, and 59 total blocks
Led the Coyotes and Summit League with 46 service aces
Earned Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week honors on Nov. 16
Kamryn Farris | South Dakota | Defensive Specialist | Junior
Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team
Appeared in all 29 matches for the Coyotes playing in 115 sets and accumulating 409 digs (3.56/set), 96 assists, and 32 service aces
Recorded a career-best 30 digs and three service aces against South Dakota State (Oct. 17)
Earned Summit League Peak Defensive Performer of the Week honors on Oct. 24
Ali Hinze | North Dakota State | Outside Hitter | Graduate
Named an All-Summit League First Team honoree after finishing the season positioned second in the league with 393 kills
Averaged a team-best 3.54 kills per set, which ranked second best in the league
Reached double-figure kills in 26 of 29 matches, including a streak of 15 straight from September 15 to October 9
Tabbed the Summit League Peak Performer of the Month for October
Earned a spot on the Vandal Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team and Mountaineer Invitational All-Tournament Team as well as the Summit League All-Tournament Team
Alexis Boling | North Dakota State | Middle Blocker | Senior
Appeared in all 29 matches while recording 299 kills
Recorded double figures in kills in 17 matches while posting 63 total blocks
Earned a spot on the Vandal Volleyball Invitational All-Tournament Team, Dayton Flyer Classic All-Tournament Team, and NDSU Tournament All-Tournament Team
Named Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week (Oct. 31)
Kaia Dunford | Kansas City | Outside Hitter | Graduate
Averaged 2.96 kills/set and 9.95 attacks per set which ranked third in the Summit League and 94th in the NCAA
Appeared and started in all 31 matches and 125 sets
Received Honorable Mention All-Summit League and Peak Performer of the Week (9/5)
Ranked second on the team and eighth in the Summit League with an average of 3.24 digs per set
Logged 18 double-doubles on the season achieving double-digit kills 24 times and double-digit digs in 22 matches
Leah Green | Kansas City | Defensive Specialist/ Libero | Senior
Earned All-Summit League Defensive Player of the Year honors after leading the Summit League and ranking 36th in the nation with 4.77 digs per set
Named First Team All-Summit League and Academic All-Summit League
Summit League Female Athlete of the Month for September
Appeared in 111 sets across 28 matches while ranking sixth in the Summit League with 0.36 aces per set
Sydni Schetnan | South Dakota State | Rightside/ Middle Blocker | Redshirt Junior
Played 107 sets across 29 matches while recording 203 kills, placing her third on the Jackrabbit squad
Led the Jackrabbits with a .251 attack percentage and 83 total blocks
Recorded a season high 11 blocks against South Dakota (10/17)
Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll
Sylvie Zgonc | South Dakota State | Outside Hitter | Sophomore
Voted a member of the All-Summit League First Team as well as winning Summit League Freshman of the Year honors
Played 107 sets across 29 matches while tallying 374 kills throughout the season
Recorded 207 digs which ranked second on the Jackrabbit team
Posted a career-high 26 kills and 28.5 points at South Dakota (10/17)
Elizabeth Norris | North Dakota | Setter/ Right Side | Graduate
Started in all 28 matches with a team-high 105 sets played
One of eight players in the country with four or more triple-doubles
Led the team in assists (533) and assists/set (5.08) which was ninth best in the Summit League
Set a new career high with 32 assists and four aces against Denver (10/19)
Finished second on the team in aces (28), kills (199) and third in digs (234)
Paige Barber | North Dakota | Outside Hitter | Junior
Led the team with 263 kills and 285.5 points
Played in all 28 matches and 102 sets which was second most on the team
Reached double-digit kills in 12 matches with a career high 18 against Denver (10/19)
Finished the season with 38 total blocks and 48 digs
Lauren Galvin | St. Thomas | Outside Hitter | Senior
Played in the first three matches before suffering a season-ending injury
Averaged 2.83 kills, 1.5 digs and 3.0 points per set
Finished with a season-best 13 kills, two blocks, and 13.5 points at UIC (Aug. 25)
Named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence
Named to the Summit League Academic Honor Roll
Ella Voegele | St. Thomas | Libero | Junior
Played in 27 matches for a total of 99 sets
Set a Tommie single-season record in digs (432) and digs per set (4.36)
Recorded 33 digs in four sets at Oral Roberts (Nov. 12)
Received Summit League Defensive Peak Performer of the Week honors (Nov. 16)
Totaled 94 assists and 25 service aces
Breanna Rivas | Oral Roberts | Defensive Specialist/ Libero | Senior
Recorded the highest number of digs (301) on the team
Ranked fifth in digs per set (3.67) in the Summit League
Tallied a season- high 26 digs against Incarnate Word (9/15)
Trinity Freeman | Oral Roberts | Outside Hitter | Senior
Appeared in all 28 matches, logging a team-best 364.5 points
Ranked ninth in kills (332) and fifth in kills per set (3.49) in the Summit League
Recorded 256 digs and 32 blocks
Note: Players to Watch nominated by the league's head coaches
#SummitVB
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Post by kiyoat on Aug 27, 2024 11:13:05 GMT -5
I agree with Omaha as favorites. The main weakness they had last year was setting, and I think they have somewhat figured that out. Lots of talent experience and size in the frontcourt.
Not sure I agree with Denver at #2. I'd probably switch them with KC.
South Dakota at #3 is fair, given the loss of HMAA Harms and a lack of experience now at Middle. I think we will be a contender again by the end of the season.
NDSU is a wildcard, and I think the high preseason ranking is due to their great 5th year OH Hinze coming back. Losing a 2x Setter of the year is a big thing, though.
I'd actually rank SDSU lower, given the huge roster turnover.
I think this could be a good season for UND, maybe move into that #6 seed spot.
St Thomas could surprise as well. They are slowly building into being fully funded with regard to scholarships, so baby steps. But the coaching is great.
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Post by kiyoat on Aug 30, 2024 16:06:44 GMT -5
South Dakota playing at Air Force this opening weekend. (Memorial Classic) Saturday @ 6PM CST vs Fordham WATCH STATSSunday @ 3PM CST vs USAF WATCH STATSSorry, no game thread... very busy catching up at work this week.... |
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 3, 2024 11:23:36 GMT -5
Best and worst performances of week 1 in the Summit: (my opinion)
Best wins:
South Dakota over Air Force 3-0
Denver ....over Weber State 3-2
Best losses:
Houston (RV) .............over Omaha 3-2
Washington State (RV) over Omaha 3-2
Ill-Chicago ...................over NDSU 3-2
Worst losses:
Alabama A&M over Oral Roberts 3-0
Bradley ..........over St. Thomas 3-0
CS-Bakersfield over Kansas City 3-0
Arguably those two close losses with Omaha are more impressive than South Dakota's or Denver's wins, but overall I think it validates the pre-season ranking of those three teams at the top of the conference. I was also looking at how good opponents are based on Massey's rankings.... which, at this point in the year, are suspect. Mainly based on last year's data. But I had to base it on something.
Statistics-wise I have to assume that South Dakota will get a POW accolade, either for OH Sealock or S Van Hook, or a defensive one for MB Nelson?
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 4, 2024 10:24:43 GMT -5
Statistics-wise I have to assume that South Dakota will get a POW accolade, either for OH Sealock or S Van Hook, or a defensive one for MB Nelson? I guess I was wrong... ARTICLE LINKOFFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK Sylvie Zgonc, South Dakota State
So. | OH | Hartford, Wis. - Collected her first two double-doubles of the season en route to Georgia State Invitational MVP honors - Recorded 56 total kills and 5.60 kills per set in a 3-0 week for the Jacks - Tallied 25 kills and 14 digs in a three-set win over FAMU - Notched 13 kills and 11 digs in a sweep over Georgia State and added 18 kills, and a .429 hitting clip to go with eight digs in a four-set win over Indiana State - Collected the second offensive weekly award of her career
Also nominated: McKenna Ruch (Omaha), Kylen Sealock (South Dakota), Cala Cooper (North Dakota), Kaia Dunford (Kansas City), Ali Hinze (North Dakota State), Lauren Galvin (St. Thomas)
DEFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK Jarolin de los Santos Lugo, North Dakota
Sr. | MB | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Averaged 6.3 blocks per set in a three-game stretch at the Lobo Invitational - Posted six total blocks and one dig in a winning matchup against Tulane - Garnered seven total blocks and three digs vs. UC Irvine while also contributing six total blocks and five digs against New Mexico - Claimed the first career defensive peak performer of the week accolade
Also nominated: Sydni Schetnan (South Dakota State), Erica Fava (Omaha), Audrey Nelson (South Dakota), Logan O’Brien (North Dakota State), Ledisi Kpea (Kansas City,) Addie Schmotzer (St. Thomas). |
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Post by Norah Sus on Sept 4, 2024 11:47:58 GMT -5
Sealock does still deserve a shout-out IMO.
She is 34-7-65 hitting .415 through two matches. With 5.67 kills per set.
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Post by kiyoat on Sept 4, 2024 17:08:17 GMT -5
Sealock does still deserve a shout-out IMO. She is 34-7-65 hitting .415 through two matches. With 5.67 kills per set. Oh yeah, I agree. Sealock looks great. Better than last year, which is saying something! Sealock currently leads the conference in kills-per-set, points-per-set and is 3rd in hitting %. One of her biggest issues from last year was her passing errors, so I'm hopeful that is cleaned up too. Looks like she only had one RE in six sets, compared with five RE in six sets from freshman OH Medeck. Experience matters for limiting errors, I think. SDSU played three sub-200 RPI teams and racked-up some stats, but it's hard to overlook Sylvie's two double-doubles. I think the voters sometimes just look at the basic stats without seeing who the stats were against. For that matter, I'm sure Omaha's and Ruch/ McCormick's stats would have been better had they been playing bad teams. That's just the way it is with weekly awards, I guess. It will even out in conference play. Another stat that stands out with USD was how efficient ALL of our hitters were. I think that has a lot to do with our setter, Soph Avery Van Hook. In a recent interview, coach Williamson mentioned that she has seen a ton of improvement in her strategies, and ability to put her hitters in good positions. I was hoping that would be the case in year II of the AVH era. Right now USD has 4 of the top-10 in the conference in hitting% #1 MB Morgan Bode .448 #3 OH Kylen Sealock .415 #5 MB Audrey Nelson .412 #8 OH Cheyanne Hlady .344 I just don't want to see AVH getting injured again, like last year. (shoulder when diving to floor... two separate occasions) I've got a little PTSD about Coyotes landing awkwardly (Elizabeth Juhnke career-ending knee injury)..  |
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Post by Steve vb on Sept 4, 2024 21:14:25 GMT -5
Last year, Omaha's two Middle Blockers were 6'5 freshman Huss and Ruch. In Omaha's match vs Washington State last Sunday, neither played at the MB spot. Huss, because of an ongoing shoulder injury and Ruch because she was switched back to Outside Hitter for the entire match, a position that she played as a freshman a few years ago. Incidentally, Omaha started another 6'5" freshman at MB. Ruch played outside in place of McCormick.
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