NCAA | Washington among national statistics leaders

Huskies tied for tops in winning percentage; 4th in hitting; 11th in blocking

The NCAA’s first national D1 volleyball statistics summary of the 2012 season is now out, and Washington is among the very best in three categories. The Huskies are the only school ranked among the top 11 in winning percentage, team hitting percentage and team blocking percentage.

Washington's Kaleigh Nelson (6) is among the nation's hitting percentage leaders
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann

WINNING PERCENTAGE

Washington (8-0) is one of ten undefeated teams in Division I (out of 328 schools.) Teams with unblemished records through three weeks of the schedule include (in alphabetical order):

1.	9-0	BYU
1.	11-0	Central Arkansas
1.	9-0	Kansas State
1.	9-0	Michigan State
1.	8-0	Nebraska
1.	8-0	Northwestern
1.	7-0	Oregon
1.	11-0	South Carolina
1.	9-0	USC
1.	8-0	Washington

29 schools have 1 loss (including UCLA, Penn State and Minnesota.) 20 others have 2 losses (including Stanford, Washington State, Oregon State, Arizona State, Colorado. Texas and Hawai’i).

TEAM HITTING PERCENTAGE

Washington is first among Pac-12 schools, and fourth among all 328 DI teams:

1.	.366	Minnesota
2.	.335	Michigan State
3.	.331	Florida
4.	.328	Washington
5.	.327	Oregon
6.	.323	South Carolina
7.	.318	Nebraska
8.	.315	BYU
9.	.315	Central Arkansas
10.	.310	Missouri
11.	.310	Virginia Tech
13.	.299	UCLA
14.	.297	Stanford
17.	.289	Penn State
18.	.287	USC
43.	.257	Washington State

Washington’s Kaleigh Nelson ranks 31 in hitting percentage (.403); Kylin Muñoz is 50^th (.384). Krista Vansant ranks 63^rd in kills per set (3.96).

TEAM BLOCKING PERCENTAGE

Washington is fourth in blocks per set among Pac-12 schools and 11^th among D1 teams:

1.	3.42	Texas
2.	3.16	Florida State
3.	3.12	UCLA
4.	3.11	Creighton
5.	3.11	Colorado State
6.	3.08	Utah
7.	3.07	Washington State
8.	3.05	Butler
9.	3.04	Utah State
10.	3.04	Oklahoma
11.	3.00	Washington
13.	2.96	Penn State
18.	2.87	Nebraska
21.	2.79	California
28.	2.69	Stanford

Washington’s Amanda Gil ranks 32^nd nationally with 1.33 blocks per set.

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WRITTEN BY Jack Hamann | PHOTOS BY Leslie Hamann

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