Nebraska Claims Top Ranking
Top-Ranked Nebraska Opens Big Ten Play as Volleyball Teams Log Mixed Results
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Nebraska is 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the latest AVCA Coaches Poll, extending its record for weeks at the top, as it opens Big Ten play against Rutgers before facing Ohio State. Navy begins a three-match home stand with Patriot League matches against Lafayette and Bucknell. Across the Desert Southwest, Yuma Catholic swept Coolidge and improved to 15-3, while Calipatria and Brawley also won; Yuma remained winless after another loss. Texas Lutheran fell to Southwestern in straight sets, leaving the Bulldogs with a 6-4 record.
Key Points
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Nebraska received 48 first-place votes and 1,560 points in the Sept. 21 AVCA poll, ahead of No. 2 Pitt, which received the other 15 first-place votes. The top ranking marked the Huskers’ 128th week at No. 1, the most of any program.
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Navy enters its home matches with Lafayette and Bucknell at 4-6 overall and 2-0 in Patriot League play. The Mids are scheduled to play Lafayette at 6 p.m. Friday and Bucknell at 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Calipatria beat San Luis 3-1 to move to 8-8-1, while Brawley defeated Imperial by the same score and improved to 17-6.
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Texas Lutheran’s Zaria Solis led the Bulldogs with five kills and two blocks in the loss to Southwestern; Ava Search recorded 13 digs, and Addison Gallegos had 12 assists.
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