Tiger Classic moved
to Rice University’s tiny gym
- Friday, August 31 | 10am: #11 Washington vs. #7 Purdue
- Friday, August 31 | 5pm: #11 Washington vs. LSU
- Saturday, September 1 | 9am: #11 Washington vs. Rice
- No television | follow live on Gametracker
The big matches this weekend:
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| Gabbi Parker and Lianna Sybeldon -Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann |
#11 Washington vs. #7 Purdue @ Houston (Friday)
The Tiger Classic, hosted by LSU, was moved to Rice
University to avoid Hurricane Isaac. Seventh ranked Purdue is a powerhouse,
coming off a 29-5 season that ended in the Sweet 16 (to Florida State.) This
season’s big hitters include sophomore Val
Nichol, senior Ariel Turner and
junior Catherine Rebarchak. Like Jim McLaughlin at Washington, Purdue
coach Dave Shondell has doled out
plenty of preseason playing time up and down his roster. This should be
Washington’s toughest opponent until UCLA
and USC come to Seattle September
26-27.
#8 Stanford @ #4 Penn State (Friday)
Stanford lost convincingly
at Hawai’i on Sunday, and now must
travel 7 time zones face the Beasts of the East. For a detailed preview, visit DigNittanyVolleyball.
#2 Texas @ #4 Penn State (Saturday)
Texas plays in a
relatively easy conference, so these nonconference matchups are a good way to
measure whether the Longhorns deserve their lofty ranking.
California @ #6 Hawai’i (Sunday)
The Bears stumbled against San Diego State while the Wahine Rainbow were taking care of
Stanford. Hawai’i almost always plays its nonconference matches at home, so a win
on their court means something.
#10 Kentucky vs. #17 Oregon @ Athens, OH (Saturday)
The Ducks seem underrated after knocking off Ohio State; the Wildcats showed they are
overrated by losing in 4 to Louisville earlier this week.
Other matches to watch:
#16 Iowa St @ #19 Illinois
(Friday & Saturday)
#18 San Diego @ Long Beach State
(Friday)
#15 Tennessee vs. Colorado St
@ Wichita (Friday)
NOTES:
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| Washington Huskies practicing in Fox Gym, Rice University. -UW Volleyball |
- Nebraska coach John Cook got his AD’s permission to move up the starting time for his team’s home match next week against Duquesne, even though it might inconvenience Husker fans. The reason? Cook wants to see his son’s high school football game later that night. Brent Wagner of the Lincoln Journal Star says Cook got the idea from an article he read about Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, whose contract reportedly gives him more family-time flexibility.
- Washington, Purdue, LSU and Rice will play in Rice’s tiny Fox Gym (see photo), because its more spacious Tudor Fieldhouse is undergoing maintenance.
- LSU's two losses last weekend came to ranked teams.
- Rice has dropped seven sets so far this season, but six of those sets have been by three points or less.
Purdue (3-0)
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Big 10
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W
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Northern Iowa
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(25-23, 25-23, 25-18)
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W
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George Washington
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(25-12, 25-12, 25-16)
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W
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Pittsburgh
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(25-16, 25-23, 25-6)
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#11 Washington [@ Baton
Rouge]
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8/31
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Rice [@ Baton Rouge]
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8/31
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@ LSU
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9/1
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LSU
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SEC
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L
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@ #2 Texas
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(12-25, 19-25,
19-25)
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L
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#19 San Diego [@ Austin]
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(19-25, 14-25,
22-25)
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W
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Cal Poly [@ Austin]
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(25-19, 25-21, 25-15)
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@ Rice
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8/31
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#11 Washington [@ Houston]
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8/31
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#7 Purdue [@ Houston]
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9/1
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Rice (2-2)
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Conference USA
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W
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Air Force
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(25-22, 25-10, 25-23)
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L
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Arkansas St
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(22-25, 25-15,
30-32, 23-25)
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L
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BYU
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(23-25, 19-25,
22-25)
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W
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@ UT San Antonio
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(25-17, 25-14, 22-25,
25-11)
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LSU
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8/31
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#7 Purdue
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8/31
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#11 Washington
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9/1
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WRITTEN BY: Jack Hamann | PHOTOGRAPHY: Leslie Hamann
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