There will be losses …
Pac-12 schools simply roared through the preseason, winning 10
of every 12 matches played (.833).
Now that conference contests are upon us, the victory rate will drop to
6 of every 12, and contenders will slowly separate from pretenders. No
matter what, however, the conference RPI should get a boost come tournament
time.
The first and last week of conference play is rivalry week,
and that has probably never meant so much. The biggest matches:
- #1 UCLA @ #2 USC: The top-two teams in the national polls; will Galen Center attract more Trojan fans than Bruin fans?
- Washington State @ #5 Washington: Huskies haven’t dropped a set, and the Cougs keep holding opponents to single digits. Both teams serve and block with the best.
- Oregon State @ #8 Oregon: ESPN ranks Oregon third in the nation; Oregon State beat Penn State
- California @ #6 Stanford : In any other season, this might have been the match of the week. Cal has a lot of returning talent; someone is going to underestimate them.
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| Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week Arica Nassar -Oregon State Sports Inofrmation |
1
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UCLA
|
8-1
|
Defending national champs once again top the
national polls, but 5 sets to beat Colorado State?
|
2
|
Washington
|
9-0
|
Among national leaders in hitting pct. (#5), blocks
per set (#6) and aces per set (#16)
|
3
|
USC
|
12-0
|
If you think Washington’s nonconference schedule
looked weak, check out SC. When will middles show up in the stats?
|
4
|
Oregon
|
9-0
|
Lead nation in kills per set and assists per set;
Lauren Plum is (statistically) the nation’s top setter. And the polls rate Hawai’i higher?
|
5
|
Stanford
|
8-2
|
Mystery team has struggled against Cal the past few
seasons; can’t overlook a Bears team aching for a signature win.
|
6
|
Oregon State
|
10-2
|
Beavers have won eight in a row … including that
monster upset against Penn State. Arica Nassar is Pac-12 offensive POW after an
earlier defensive POW nod
|
7
|
Washington State
|
10-2
|
Cougs lead the nation in blocks per set; net defense
will be an exciting subplot of Apple Cup showdown
|
8
|
Arizona State
|
11-2
|
Who thought Devils--plagued with desertions--could start so fast? Rank #13 in
nation in assists per set, and #16 in kills per set
|
9
|
Colorado
|
10-2
|
Last season’s Pac-12 doormats have done themselves
proud with good serving, good blocking, lots of wins
|
10
|
Arizona
|
8-3
|
‘Cats rank in national top 25 in assists per set
(#12), kills per set (#21), and hitting percentage (#24)
|
11
|
Utah
|
9-4
|
Third-best blocking stats in the nation, but hitting
numbers nothing to write home about
|
12
|
California
|
6-4
|
We don’t think Bears will finish last in the Pac-12,
but getting beat by San Francisco twice in one season lands them here this
week
|
UCLA (8-1)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Notre Dame [@ Lincoln]
|
(25-17, 18-25, 25-23, 25-19)
|
L
|
@ #5 Nebraska
(8/25)
|
(20-25, 23-25,
25-23, 25-19, 13-15)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China
|
[25-22,
25-23, 22-25, 14-25, 10-15)
|
W
|
Northeastern [@ UCSB]
|
(25-21, 25-18,25-21)
|
W
|
@ UC Santa Barbara
|
(21-25, 25-20, 25-17,
25-19)
|
W
|
Idaho [@ Honolulu]
|
(25-16, 25-13, 25-13)
|
W
|
San Diego St [@ Honolulu]
|
(25-11, 25-20, 25-18)
|
W
|
@ #8 Hawai’i
|
(28-30, 25-16, 25-17,
25-21)
|
W
|
#19 Pepperdine
|
(25-14, 25-15, 25-22)
|
W
|
@ Colorado St
|
(25-20, 22-25, 25-21,
13-25, 15-10)
|
†@ USC
|
9/19
|
|
†Oregon St
|
9/21
|
|
Washington (9-0)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
†Boise St.
|
(25-19, 25-17, 25-21)
|
W
|
†Gonzaga
|
(25-21, 25-17, 25-20)
|
W
|
†Portland St
|
(25-19, 25-18, 25-16)
|
W
|
†#7 Purdue [@ Baton Rouge]
|
(25-21, 25-17, 25-9)
|
W
|
†@ LSU
|
(25-21, 25-20, 25-22)
|
W
|
†Rice [@ Baton Rouge]
|
(25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
|
W
|
†Seattle U
|
(25-15, 25-10, 25-21)
|
W
|
†Long Beach St
|
(25-21, 25-20, 25-23)
|
W
|
†@ Portland
|
(25-16, 25-21, 25-22)
|
†Washington St
|
9/18
|
|
†@ Arizona
|
9/22
|
|
USC (12-0)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
North Dakota (@ Coll.
Sta.)
|
(25-20, 25-23, 25-21)
|
W
|
@ Texas A&M
|
(26-28, 25-14, 25-18,
25-20)
|
W
|
Texas St (@ Coll. Sta.)
|
(25-18, 25-19, 25-22)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China
|
(20-25,
25-23, 21-25, 19-25)
|
W
|
Northern Iowa
|
(25-18, 25-20, 25-19)
|
W
|
Boston College
|
(25-13, 28-26, 24-26,
25-10)
|
W
|
Mississippi St
|
(25-13, 25-10, 25-12)
|
W
|
#15 San Diego
|
(25-16, 14-25, 30-28,
19-25, 15-11)
|
W
|
Cal Poly
|
(25-12, 25-23, 25-21)
|
W
|
Notre Dame
|
(26-24, 25-22, 25-19)
|
W
|
@ TCU
|
(26-24, 25-22, 27-25)
|
W
|
Lehigh [@ Ft Worth]
|
(25-18, 25-14, 25-9)
|
W
|
Prairie View A&M [@ Ft
Worth]
|
(25-7, 25-12, 25-15)
|
†UCLA
|
9/19
|
|
†Oregon
|
9/21
|
|
Oregon (9-0)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Toledo (@ Columbus)
|
(25-14, 25-12, 25-19)
|
W
|
Houston (@ Columbus)
|
(25-18, 25-19, 25-11)
|
W
|
@ Ohio St
|
(17-25, 21-25, 25-14,
26-24, 15-10)
|
W
|
W. Carolina [@ Athens, OH]
|
(25-6, 25-19, 25-18)
|
W
|
#10 Kentucky [@ Athens,
OH]
|
(25-18, 25-14, 25-16)
|
W
|
@ Ohio
|
(25-21, 23-25, 25-19,
25-18)
|
W
|
UC Santa Barbara
|
(25-17, 25-20, 18-25,
25-16)
|
W
|
St. Mary’s
|
(27-25, 25-15, 25-20)
|
W
|
†@ Portland St
|
(25-23, 25-23, 25-19)
|
†Oregon St
|
9/19
|
|
†@ USC
|
9/21
|
|
Stanford (8-2)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
St. Mary’s [@ Honolulu]
|
(25-14, 25-16, 25-20)
|
W
|
Albany [@ Honolulu]
|
(25-14, 25-7, 25-15)
|
L
|
@ #7 Hawai’i
|
(25-17, 23-25,
15-25, 17-25)
|
L
|
@ #4 Penn St
(8/31)
|
(13-25, 27-25,
23-25, 25-23, 13-15)
|
W
|
#18 Florida [@ Univ. Park]
|
(22-25, 25-22, 25-20,
25-16)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China
|
(16-25,
15-25, 18-25)
|
W
|
Santa Clara
|
(25-10, 25-15, 25-14)
|
w
|
Loyola
|
(25-16, 25-27, 25-15,
25-15)
|
w
|
Pacific
|
(25-16, 25-22, 25-17)
|
W
|
San Francisco
|
(25-28, 25-12, 25-16)
|
W
|
@ St Mary’s
|
(18-25, 25-20, 25-21,
25-19)
|
†California
|
9/19
|
|
†@ Utah
|
9/21
|
|
Oregon St (10-2)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Oakland (@ Manhattan)
|
(25-18, 25-15, 25-19)
|
W
|
UC Irvine (@ Manhattan)
|
(25-22, 20-25, 25-19,
25-22)
|
L
|
@ Kansas St
|
(24-26, 25-23,
25-23, 23-25, 8-15)
|
L
|
Miami, FL [@
Normal, IL] (8/31)
|
(23-25, 24-26,
25-19, 23-25)
|
W
|
Presbyterian [@ Normal,
IL]
|
(25-13, 25-21 25-22)
|
W
|
@ Illinois St
|
(23-25, 25-21, 25-22,
26-28, 15-6)
|
W
|
@ Illinois-Chicago
|
(25-22, 25-19, 27-25)
|
W
|
#2 Penn St [@ Chicago]
|
(17-25, 25-17, 11-25,
25-17, 15-12)
|
W
|
DePaul [@ Chicago]
|
(25-19, 25-22, 22-25,
22-25, 15-11)
|
W
|
Santa Clara [@ Fullerton]
|
(25-21, 18-25, 25-20,
25-19)
|
W
|
San Diego St [@ Fullerton]
|
(24-26, 25-20, 25-19,
25-19)
|
W
|
@ Cal St Fullerton
|
(25-16, 25-21, 25-18)
|
†@ Oregon
|
9/19
|
|
† @ UCLA
|
9/21
|
|
Washington
St (10-2)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Montana (@ Moscow)
|
(25-23, 25-12, 2-19)
|
L
|
Pacific (@
Moscow)
|
(21-25, 14-25,
16-25)
|
L
|
@ Idaho (8/25)
|
(19-25, 25-21,
25-20, 26-28, 13-15)
|
W
|
Alabama St
|
(25-16, 25-9, 25-9)
|
W
|
†Seattle U
|
(25-8, 25-13, 25-16)
|
W
|
Weber St
|
(25-21, 25-14, 25-16)
|
W
|
CS Fullerton [@ Reno]
|
(25-20, 21-25, 25-19,
25-23)
|
W
|
@ Nevada
|
(25-10, 25-11, 25-23)
|
W
|
Cal St Bakersfield [@
Reno]
|
(25-18, 25-22, 25-14)
|
W
|
Norfolk St [@ Colo Springs]
|
(25-14, 25-15, 25-13)
|
W
|
Cal St Bakersfield [@ C
Spgs]
|
(25-14, 25-27, 25-23,
25-18)
|
W
|
@ Air Force
|
(23-25, 25-9, 25-14,
25-21)
|
@ Washington
|
9/18
|
|
†@ Arizona St
|
9/21
|
|
Arizona St (11-2)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Idaho St (@ El Paso)
|
(20-25, 25-17, 22-25,
29-27, 16-14)
|
W
|
Fresno St (@ El Paso)
|
(25-22, 25-11, 25-19)
|
W
|
@ UTEP
|
(23-25, 25-23, 26-24,
25-21)
|
W
|
@ UC Irvine
|
(25-21, 23-25, 13-25,
25-18, 11-15)
|
W
|
Colgate [@ Irvine]
|
(25-18, 25-18, 25-9)
|
W
|
@ Loyola Marymount
|
(27-25, 25-23, 25-21,
25-18)
|
L
|
Wyoming [@
Lawrence, KS]
|
(23-25, 25-18,
25-18, 24-26, 11-15)
|
L
|
@ Kansas (9/7)
|
(25-20, 19-25,
24-26, 23-25)
|
W
|
C of Charleston [@
Lawrence, KS]
|
(25-17, 25-12, 25-21)
|
W
|
Villanova
|
(25-9, 25-9, 25-22)
|
W
|
UC Riverside
|
(25-16, 23-25, 25-22,
25-12)
|
W
|
Florida Atlantic
|
(25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
|
W
|
†Gonzaga
|
(25-20, 23-25, 25-11,
25-13)
|
†@ Arizona
|
9/18
|
|
†Washington St
|
9/21
|
|
Colorado (10-2)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Texas Southern (@
Huntsville)
|
(25-8, 25-14, 25-8)
|
W
|
Louisiana (@ Huntsville)
|
(25-14, 25-20, 25-21)
|
W
|
@ Sam Houston St
|
(19-25, 13-25, 25-21,
25-12, 15-12)
|
W
|
Cornell
|
(25-19, 25-21, 25-21)
|
L
|
Northern Arizona
|
(26-24, 21-25,
22-25, 19-25)
|
L
|
Fresno St (9/1)
|
(26-28, 21-25,
20-25)
|
W
|
@UMBC
|
(25-17, 21-25, 25-23,
20-25, 15-6)
|
W
|
Howard [@ Baltimore]
|
(25-14, 25-9, 25-8)
|
W
|
Robt. Morris [@ Baltimore]
|
(25-22, 25-22, 25-17)
|
W
|
@ Air Force
|
(37-35, 28-26, 24-26,
21-25, 15-12)
|
W
|
Cal St Bakersfield
|
(25-19, 23-25,19-25,
25-13, 15-13)
|
W
|
Norfolk St
|
(25-16, 25-22, 25-16)
|
†Utah
|
9/19
|
|
†California
|
9/22
|
|
Utah (9-4)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Southern Utah (@ Logan)
|
(25-16, 25-17, 25-15)
|
W
|
@ Utah St
|
(21-25, 25-10, 25-17,
23-25, 16-14)
|
W
|
Weber St (@ Logan)
|
(25-17, 25-13, 25-23)
|
W
|
†Portland (@ Logan)
|
(25-9, 25-21, 25-21)
|
W
|
Utah Valley
|
(25-18, 25-17, 25-19)
|
L
|
Santa Clara [@
Davis]
|
(25-21, 21-25,
25-20, 20-25, 16-18)
|
W
|
@ UC Davis
|
(25-14, 25-22, 25-21)
|
L
|
North Carolina
[@ Davis]
|
(17-25, 19-25,
16-25)
|
L
|
@ BYU
|
(14-25, 15-25,
24-26)
|
L
|
†Portland St [@
Provo] (9/8)
|
(25-23, 19-25,
17-25, 29-31)
|
W
|
Bowling Green [@ Provo]
|
(29-27, 26-28, 21-25,
25-22, 15-11)
|
W
|
Cal Poly
|
(25-13, 25-23, 25-21)
|
W
|
Nevada
|
(25-18, 25-15, 25-14)
|
†@ Colorado
|
9/15
|
|
†Stanford
|
9/21
|
|
Arizona (8-3)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Evansville
|
(25-19, 25-20, 25-14)
|
L
|
Cal St Northridge
|
(25-23, 25-22,
24-26, 21-25, 9-15)
|
W
|
Utah Valley
|
(25-16, 25-15, 25-17)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China [@ Malibu]
|
(25-21,
25-16, 25-17)
|
W
|
Cal St Fullerton [@
Malibu]
|
(25-17, 25-23, 25-22)
|
L
|
@ #14 Pepperdine
|
(20-25, 23-25,
25-20, 25-20, 12-15)
|
W
|
Iona
|
(25-17, 25-14, 25-18)
|
l
|
TCU (9/7)
|
(25-9, 24-26,
20-25, 13-25)
|
W
|
Lipscomb
|
(25-14, 25-17, 25-23)
|
W
|
UC Irvine
|
(26-24, 25-27, 25-27)
|
W
|
†Boise St
|
(25-23, 26-24, 25-15)
|
W
|
American
|
(25-16, 25-21, 25-11)
|
†Arizona St
|
9/18
|
|
†Washington
|
9/22
|
|
California (6-4)
|
Pac-12
|
|
W
|
Delaware (@ San Diego)
|
(25-11, 25-13, 25-20)
|
L
|
@ San Diego St
|
(22-25, 25-20,
17-25, 25-15, 11-15)
|
L
|
Baylor [@
Honolulu]
|
(23-25, 24-26,
23-25)
|
L
|
San Francisco [@
Honolulu] (9/1)
|
(25-22, 19-25,
22-25, 25-20, 12-15)
|
W
|
@ #6 Hawai’i
|
(25-23, 16-25, 20-25,
25-17, 15-12)
|
L
|
Jiangsu,
China
|
(18-25,
15-25, 27-25, 14-25)
|
w
|
Penn
|
(25-23, 25-12, 25-19)
|
w
|
UC Riverside
|
(25-19, 25-15, 25-19)
|
w
|
Northern Arizona
|
(25-22, 25-21, 23-25,
25-17)
|
W
|
St Mary’s
|
(26-24, 16-25, 25-23,
25-20)
|
L
|
@ San Francisco
|
(21-25, 21-25,
21-25)
|
†@ Stanford
|
9/19
|
|
†@ Colorado
|
9/22
|
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