Pitt tops British; Louisville ousts Stanford; Nebraska-Wisconsin, Creighton-Penn County into the Sunday

This new ACC as well as several-top-seeded groups, Pittsburgh and you will Louisville, got spots Saturday on NCAA volleyball federal semifinals and will gamble both Thursday.

Sunday, the major Ten is actually protected a minumum of one place on the newest other hand of bracket when Nebraska takes on Wisconsin. But commonly the fresh new champion enjoy an alternate Large 10 team inside Penn State? And/or Large East’s Creighton?

Lynn away from Boca Raton, Fl, defeat Bay area Condition within the four to win the new NCAA Division II national championship, and you may Bowling Green pulled off a reverse brush and you may knocked-out St. John’s to succeed towards the NIVC title fits, where it plays Washington into the Tuesday.

NCAA Competition Sunday

ABC stored the new Weekend 3 p.m. Eastern position to own Nebraska and community cannot possess expected for lots more, since the Huskers (32-2) play host to Wisconsin (26-6) within the fiercest rivalries – and one people most likely understands greatest – on the school video game.

Nebraska swept both the conferences, 25-21, 25-twenty two, 25-19 in Madison towards age Devaney Sports Cardiovascular system flooring. Nebraska guides the fresh new all of the-time show twenty two-step 14-step one.

Following score a great sleep, as the on 8:29 p.yards. Eastern into ESPN, Penn Condition (32-2) takes on host to Creighton (32-2). Penn State features obtained nine a row, Creighton twenty-five, plus the several apps have-not starred each other.

Penn State’s a few losses: It had swept from the Pitt to the Sep 18 and you can got swept in the Wisconsin on the November 9. Creighton’s a couple of beats: In four at the Nebraska to the Sep 10 plus in four in the Louisville into the Sep fifteen. The brand new Bluejays went 18-0 from the Big East and you may acquired each other their conference tourney fits.

NCAA Tournament Saturday

PITT step three, KENTUCKY 0: After they in the end reached the third place Tuesday evening, Pitt did not you prefer one rallies or comebacks. Zero, brand new Panthers steamrolled checking out Kentucky so you’re able to clinch somewhere about NCAA national semifinals into the fourth-year consecutively.

Commonly which end up being the seasons that top-seeded Panthers eventually make it to the newest NCAA Department We Volleyball Tournament last matches?

Kentucky (23-8) might think so after Pitt (33-1) swept twenty-five-twenty two, 25-23, 25-17 Jackson, MN wife since the Panthers struck .five hundred on the third place with 14 kills and another error into the twenty-five periods. He’s got now obtained 17 consecutively.

ACC user of the season Olivia Babcock provided Pitt that have 13 kills and had one second-set mistake in thirty-two shifts to hit .375 and you can added an adept and you may around three blocks. Bre Kelley had eight eliminates having one to mistake inside the 14 periods hitting .500 and had a great enjoy and five prevents. Valeria Vazquez Gormez got eight eliminates and you may five digs, and

Torrey Stafford had half dozen eliminates – like the matches champion – 7 digs and you will an unicamente take off. Setter Rachel Fairbanks had a murder in her merely is, 31 facilitate, an ace, five digs and two prevents. Their particular team strike .333.

Kentucky, and that hit .167, got twenty two eliminates regarding SEC athlete of the year Brooklyn DeLeye. She struck .325 and had an adept and two digs. Megan Wilson got 7 eliminates, four digs and two prevents. Brooke Bultema had half dozen kills, a support as well as 2 blocks, you to unicamente. Erin Lamb got five kills but five mistakes and you will Jordyn Dailey had around three eliminates and you will three errors and you may four stops. Emma Grome got 37 helps, four digs and you can about three stops.

LOUISVILLE step three, STANFORD 1: Louisville (29-5) obtained a strong twenty-two-twenty five, 25-14, 28-26, 25-20 fight with Stanford (28-5), and that destroyed for the a regional latest towards 3rd year into the a row.

And you can Louisville gets to stay-at-home towards the 3rd sunday within the a row. The fresh Cardinals, exactly who overcome Chi town Condition and North Iowa throughout the the downtown area KFC Yum! Cardio, following moved to Louisville’s Versatility Hall having gains more than Purdue and you will Stanford. Today they play Pitt into the Yum! Focus on Thursday having an opportunity to end up being the first NCAA group so you’re able to earn all six matches yourself.