US NCAA Women's VB

    Yup - was following the match online; WIS fanatics don't know what to do after this one: 'cept try to justify their overarching hype before this loss! MU is good

    Marquette has been improving over the years in the Big East Conference. Wisconsin is still a good team. It is early in the season and they still have the brutal Big Ten schedule to face.

    With one more match to go (here in Hawai'i; started 19 minutes ago) -- Friday brought A LOT Of upsets around the country: particularly in the B1G. Here goes:


    #4 Wisconsin was defeated TWICE, yesterday & today. They lost to Marquette 2-3 (+22, +22, -27, -30, -9), as reported by ThomasHH. THEN, they were beaten by #17 Baylor 1-3 (-21, +22, -25, -17) on Fri.


    #5 Illinois was shocked, in 5 sets, by #16 Washington 2-3 (+22, -20, -20, +21, -10). T'was the third straight five-set match for ILL Therefore, they were WAY tired!


    #18 Purdue was surprised by unranked Notre Dame in five (-16, +24, -22, +21, +12).


    Away from the B1G:

    #12 Kentucky was upset by #23 Creighton 1-3 (+23, -20, +18, +22). And then the Wildcats - probably rated as an underdog - beat #15 Usc 3-1 (+18,+22,-24,+19)


    #21 Tennessee was swept by unranked Cincinnati (-18, -19, -23).



    Finally, unranked Missouri swept #14 MICH. (+12, +13, +23) to top off the B1G's upsetting day of action (not the good kind)!

    Those were the upsets in the Top25.

    Quote from Mapuan

    Thompson is carrying Cincinnati so much. Should have gone pro.

    Just went to a couple of sites to confirm that this is her final year in the NCAAs (Redshirt Senior). Perhaps - this is my guess - a diploma + degree matters more to her than commencing a professional career at this time. Her father (Tyrone) & uncle (Chris Doleman/ Minnesota NFL) both were pros, so she had guidance.

    Quote from bumpsetspike

    I wonder what clubs have already contacted her, surely some had seen potential in her during the VNL

    With her dad (University of Pittsburgh; Harlem Globetrotters; Euro pro leagues), & her uncle (Pitt; NFL) counselling her, I am sure that they're fielding multiple offers for her services if/when she wishes to turn professional (do believe that she's limited in her responses to such: still being an amateur (I think). We'll see!

    Quote from Ridehard10

    MINN is in serious poop without Seilger-Swenson. Same for ILL w/out Poulter/Bastianelli. BYU's 'toast'! Florida's way overrated: afa them, + the rest of the SEC, are concerned. Marquette has shown real glimmers of ascendancy.

    From five days back...continues to be prophetic, no? *Edit*-- did not see Wisconsin tanking the way - and in the manner - that they did v. Marquette & Baylor!

    TOP-10 RESULTS 9/4 THRU 9/8 (will not be showing match scores (set-by-set) due to NCAAcom being behind in posting updates. Hard to get scores otherwise)



    #1 Stanford: 9/4; defeated #7 FL 3-0, 9/8; defeated #3 TX 3-2 (I'll post the score since I followed the match on the SU site: -17, +18, +11, -21, +12: great match!)


    #2 NEB: 9/6; defeated ARIZ 3-1, 9/7; defeated #25 SanD. 3-2


    #3 TEX: 9/4; defeated #8 MINN 3-0, 9/8; beaten by #1 Stanford 2-3


    #4 WISC.: 9/5 ; beaten by #11 Marquette 2-3, 9/7; beaten by #20 Baylor 1-3


    #5 ILL.: 9/6; beaten by #16 WASH 2-3, 9/7; beaten by Colorado 0-3!


    #6 PENN ST: 9/5 ; defeated IA ST 3-0, 9/7; defeated LSU 3-0


    #7 FL: 9/4; beaten by #1 Stanford 0-3, 9/7; beaten by #8 MINN 0-3


    #8 MINN: 9/4; beaten by #3 TX. 0-3, 9/7; defeated FL 3-0


    #9 ORE: Idle


    #10 PITT.: defeated OH ST 3-0, defeated Wis-Green Bay 3-0, defeated Duquesne 3-0



    NOTE: as can be seen above Wisconsin, Illinois, & Florida All were defeated twice (out of 2 matches) over the past wk. TX swept MINN, which then swept FL.



    Quote from ThomasHH

    Gophers strikes back. 3:0 vs Florida. :love:


    Nebraksa beat San Diego in Five


    Tonight #1Stanford vs #3 Texas. The Match beginn at 21:00 Uhr CEST

    This was humorous to me when I read it; being that here in Hawaii, said match began @ 9AM (not "tonight")! Have a friend in St. Gallen SWIZ: guess it is same 12-hour time difference where you are in GER. Have to remember that, during Daylight Savings Time, he's the opposite of the same number (AM-PM; PM-AM)