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Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Central - Sept. 9-15

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  • Seven of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are mentioned in this week’s AVCA Coaches Poll, announced on Monday. The poll includes No. 3 Penn State, No. 5 Nebraska, No. 7 Purdue, No. 8 Wisconsin, No. 12 Oregon, No. 19 Minnesota and No. 23 USC. UCLA and Washington received votes in this week’s poll. 
  • No 3. Penn State sees its highest ranking in Katie Schumacher-Cawley’s three seasons as head coach. The Nittany Lions went 3-0 in week two with wins over No. 3 Louisville (3-0), then-No. 9 Kentucky (3-2) and Ball State (3-0). 
  • After starting the 2024 season with four matches on the road, No. 23 USC hosts No. 1 Pittsburgh on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. It will be the first time USC has faced the nation’s top-ranked team since a December meeting with No. 1 Baylor in 2019. 
  • No. 6 Wisconsin hosts RV Marquette on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the 17,000 seat Kohl Center  in Madison, Wis. The match will air live on BTN at 8 p.m. ET. 
  • Additional ranked or TV matchups this week include No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 14 Arizona State on Big Ten Network on Friday, No. 12 Oregon at No. 17 BYU on Friday and No. 3 Penn State vs. Duke on FS1 on Friday. Purdue will play either RV SMU or No. 10 Kentucky on Saturday as part of the SMU Doubletree Invitational in Dallas, Texas.  
  • The Big Ten has four setters in the top 10 in the nation who are all averaging over 11 assists/set. Purdue’s Taylor Anderson is third in the NCAA averaging 11.85 assists/set, Oregon’s Christin Cline is fifth with 11.53 assists/set, USC’s Mia Tuaniga is sixth with 11.47 assists/set and Nebraska’s Bergen Reilly is ninth averaging 11.16 assists per set.  
  • Purdue is currently leading the Big Ten and is second in the nation, averaging 3.65 blocks/set. Raven Colvin leads the Conference with 44 blocks on the season and is second nationally averaging 2.20 blocks/set. 
  • Minnesota’s Melani Shaffmaster became the first Gopher since Sarah Wilhite in 2014 to register a triple-double, tallying 10 kills (career-high), 47 assists and 21 digs in a five set loss to TCU on Saturday. 
  • Ohio State’s Emily Londot is the fourth player in Ohio State volleyball history to reach 2,000 career points. Londot is third in Buckeye’s program history with 1,804 total kills, a number good enough to lead active career leaders in all of NCAA Division I. 
  • Penn State’s Izzy Starck was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after guiding the Nittany Lions to a pair of ranked wins last week. Starck is the first Penn State freshman to earn the honor in back-to-back weeks to open their college career since Ali Frantti did in 2014. 
  • Washington posted 20 blocks in a reverse sweep at Colorado on Sunday. It was the most blocks for the Huskies in a single match since 2014. Washington remains perfect on the season (5-0) and will host Washington State on Friday for its home opener and first appearance on the Big Ten Network (10 p.m. ET).