Women volleyball advance by beating Pitt
December 1st, 2018 at 9:40 PM ^
Texas next. I think either in Austin or Provo, depending on the results of BYU/Utah tonight.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:47 PM ^
We are a volleyball school(TM)
December 1st, 2018 at 9:56 PM ^
Great match. Pitt took the first set, Michigan responded with the next two. Pitt evened it up,. Pitt had some good momentum closing out the 4th set pretty strong, but Michigan came out on fire in the 5th and never let up.
Also advancing to the Sweet 16 are #6 Wisconsin (3-1 over Pepperdine), #8 Penn State (3-0 over Syracuse), and #7 Nebraska (3-0 over Missouri).
#3 Illinois leads Louisville 2-1 and are in the 4th set.
#2 Minnesota is up 2-0 over South Carolina.
Big Ten should have 6 teams in the Sweet 16, including teams ranked 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8. They only rank up to #16 in the tournament for some reason, but Michigan is ranked #18.
Looks like we get #5 Texas in the next round. Good team. They've lost 4 matches - to #1 Stanford twice, #6 Wisconsin, and Kansas.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:58 PM ^
I think it's because for sports that aren't basketball, they try to limit travel costs and put teams together geographically rather than by a 64 seed order.
December 1st, 2018 at 10:02 PM ^
That makes sense.
December 1st, 2018 at 10:05 PM ^
My next door neighbor is good enough to get a volleyball scholarship at at mid level school. Even there, volleyball is a “full time job” and she won’t have time for a class schedule that will allow time for the degree she want (per her dad). Got to tip your hat to anyone playing a sport in college.
December 1st, 2018 at 9:59 PM ^
Excellent job fighting back twice in the match. The blocking was excellent in the final set.
Carly Skjodt is becoming one of my all-time favorite players. (Juliana Paz is #1).
December 1st, 2018 at 10:15 PM ^
I was at Michigan when Juliana Paz played. Great player. Still remember that crazy one-handed hair tie-up thing she used to do.
December 2nd, 2018 at 12:12 AM ^
Lexi Zimmerman was the goat. Paz was right there. And, I’ll say, I rather enjoyed walking past her in East Hall on Monday’s and Wednesday’s one semester. Whatever happened with her and PBeilein? Or was it MBeilein? They coulda been a Michigan superhero couple
December 1st, 2018 at 11:08 PM ^
Both are awesome, but having seen Abby Cole for 4 full years, she is my favorite!
December 1st, 2018 at 10:14 PM ^
Hail to the Victors!!!
December 1st, 2018 at 10:36 PM ^
Eat shit, Pitt!
December 1st, 2018 at 10:44 PM ^
Go Blue!
December 1st, 2018 at 10:48 PM ^
BYU swept Utah. They're the #4 overall seed, so I believe will host next weekend's games. They play unseeded Florida. We get #5 overall Texas.
December 2nd, 2018 at 12:44 AM ^
Since it sounds like highest seed will host sweet 16 and elite eight, this is how it breaks down:
Stanford Region (Palo Alto)
- #1 Stanford vs. 16 Washington State
- #8 Penn State vs Washington (swept #9 Creighton)
Minnesota Region (Minneapolis)
- #2 Minnesota vs. #15 Oregon
- #7 Nebraska vs. #10 Kentucky
Illinois Region (Champaign)
- #3 Illinois vs. #14 Marquette
- #6 Wisconsin vs. San Diego (swept #11 USC)
BYU Region (Provo)
- #4 BYU vs. Florida (beat FGCU, which upset #13 UCF in first round)
- #5 Texas vs. Michigan (upset #12 Pitt)
All games will be played 12/7, times TBD.
Elite 8 games will be on 12/8.
December 2nd, 2018 at 2:14 AM ^
Great to be...
December 2nd, 2018 at 9:17 AM ^
Shout out to former Wolverine Craig Skinner, who is HC for the UK Wildcats.
December 2nd, 2018 at 11:15 AM ^
Bad day for Pitt all around I guess.
Congrats ladies