The NCAA women’s volleyball season is just two weeks away, and the teams are set to begin practice in the next few days for a blockbuster opening weekend.
ESPN has announced a network family volleyball schedule that includes games on ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network, SEC Network and Longhorn Network.
Four of the Power 5 announced all preseason conference teams and the finish order chosen by the coaches. Also, here are some links to some fun teams that played in the first week of practice.
ESPN volleyball coverage
Of course, most of the games will be on ESPN+ this season. But on the network, things kick off on August 26 when he joins Georgia’s Troy on the SEC Network. The next day, the SEC network has San Diego at Texas A&M and Ohio at Kentucky on Sunday. Later in the week, there are two showcase his matches against Stanford in Florida on Tuesday on the SEC and Minnesota in Texas on Wednesday on the Longhorn Network.
Other notable games for ESPNU during the season: Louisville, Kentucky on September 14th, Nebraska, Kentucky on September 18th, Washington at UCLA on September 25th, and Utah on October 9th. Stamford at State, Oregon at UCLA on Oct. 16, San Diego at BYU on Nov. 22.
Only four Big Ten games will be held at ESPNU: Rutgers in Illinois on October 12th, Minnesota in Iowa on October 19th, and Michigan in Ohio on October 26th.
Wisconsin will face Michigan on ESPN2 on October 23rd.
ESPN coverage includes Jay Alter, Kevin Barnett, Christa Blank, Drew Carter, Tyler Denning, Eric Frede, Sam Gore, Alex Loeb, Courtney Lyle, Bill Spaulding and Paul Sunderland. Includes commentary by
The list of analysts includes VBM contributors Emily Ehman, Nicole Branagh, Kelly Burke, Shelby Coppedge, Amy Gant, Katie George, Jennifer Hoffman, Holly McPeak, Courtney Thompson, Missy Whittemore and Christine Williamson.
here is a link to ESPN news release with full broadcast schedule.
about the opening weekend
Showcase games will feature Big 12 Power Texas on back-to-back nights in Big Ten Ohio. Don’t be surprised if there is a rematch late in the NCAA Tournament.
B1G’s Minnesota will go to Big 12 Baylor and TCU, while B1G’s Purdue will take on MAC champions Bowling Green in Tennessee. The Boilermakers will also face Tennessee, who should be in contention for the SEC title.
ACC’s pits will go to Texas A&M, where they will face WCC’s San Diego and Big West’s Hawaii, while ACC’s Georgia Tech will play SEC’s Ole Miss, who qualified for the NCAA Tournament last year, and take on Illinois of the Big. . Ten. When ACC champions Louisville take on Summit League powerhouse South Dakota, they have an interesting matchup.
Notable Big 12 matches include Iowa State vs. Big East Clayton, Kansas vs. Utah Valley and Utah, Baylor vs. Big Ten Wisconsin.
In Pac-12, Washington has a chance to play back-to-back in SEC’s Arkansas and senior setter Ella Mae Powell to play in her hometown.
At the SEC, the first weekend includes Marquette vs. Kentucky, Bowling Green vs. Tennessee, and Mississippi vs. ACC Notre Dame.
conference coaches poll
Nothing from ACC – we tried – but results are in Big 12, B1G, Pac-12, and SEC.
Big 12 — Texas received eight of the nine votes for first place in the Big 12. Baylor, who lost 11 seniors and both assistant coaches, received the vote and was selected second. Kansas came in 3rd and 4th.
Last year’s VolleyballMag.com National Player of the Year, Logan Eggleston, was unanimously selected as the league’s preseason player. The top freshman was Baylor Setter Avery Carlson.
Big Ten — Defending National Champion Wisconsin lost two of the country’s best players in midfield Dana Retke and setter Sidney Hilley, but was still ranked first, followed by Nebraska (the team that won the NCAA Championship game). followed by Minnesota and Ohio. .
B1G’s 15-man team had no Player of the Year or Freshmen, but incredibly, only one Nebraska Senior, other than Maddie Cubic, was unanimously selected.
PAC-12— Four teams received first-place votes, with Washington selected first with eight votes. Stanford (2 votes) was second, with UCLA and Oregon each receiving votes.
Washington had three players outside of an all-preseason team, central Malingrote and Claire Hoffman, in setter Elamey Powell. Stanford had three players outside of Katie Baird, Kendall Kipp on the right and setter Kami Minor. Washington State, UCLA, and Oregon State each had two of his players.
Securities and Exchange Commission — Kentucky received 10 out of 13 votes, taking first place, followed by Florida (2 votes) and Tennessee (1 vote).
Unsurprisingly, Kentucky had the most players of any preseason team with four players: libero Eleanor Bebin, setter Emma Grohm, right wing Reagan Rutherford and middle Azani Thieler. In Tennessee he had three players. Morgan Fingal on the right, setter Natalie Hayward and Daniel Mahaffey in the middle.
Clayton’s Iron Chefs
The Blue Jays should be doing pretty well on the court this year, but otherwise they’re enthusiastic.
iron chef 👩🍳
Results to come…but watch these athletes try to start new hobbies at pt. 1 #Go Jays pic.twitter.com/u65GKuhq2X— Creighton Volleyball (@CreightonVB) August 12, 2022
Buckeyes, Brutus go door to door
When the Ohio volleyball team visited the Columbus home, some fans were quite surprised.
You never know when VolleyBucks and Brutus will show up at your door! 🎟 spent the afternoon surprising some season ticket holders 🎟
Buckeye Nation Looking forward to seeing you in 15 days #gobacks pic.twitter.com/FihFlEBV9h— Ohio State Women’s Volleyball (@OhioStateWVB) August 11, 2022
Children of Cincinnati and Winston Hills at the zoo
Kids really enjoyed it.
#TBT Summer fun with friends from Winton Hills Academy! ☀️🦁#bearcat pic.twitter.com/wu4GC9uTFH
— Cincinnati Volleyball (@GoBearcatsVB) August 11, 2022
From the world of volleyball media
Our friend Emily Eamann, a regular on the Big Ten Network and scheduled to be in action on ESPN this season, ranks the top 20 Big Ten players. Most recently, she won her 14th place at her Land Fair in Taylor, Minnesota.follow @emilyehman on Twitter.
Some other examples to follow on Twitter include: @DennisPunzel, in charge of Wisconsin. And Lincoln Arneal covering Nebraska, @Lincoln OWH; Brent Wagner, @LJSS Sports Wagner.
NCAA.com’s Mikaela Chester has been working hard and has several preseason top 10s, including four teams with potential inaugural NCAA champions like the past two Kentucky and Wisconsin. provided a take.here Her work in the ranking and here it is Thoughts on 4 teams.
and Daniel Gilman @Six Rotations Four coaches — Wisconsin’s Kelly Sheffield, Purdue’s Dave Shondell, Ohio State’s Jen Flynn Oldenburg and Michigan State’s Leah Johnson — gathered for Big Ten Media Day last week.
They covered several topics and had a laugh along the way.
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