Monday, October 8, 2012

NCAA | Washington among national elite in blocks, hits, serves


#2 Washington continues to climb in national stats rankings


This week’s NCAA D1 volleyball stats are out, and the numbers reveal a bit of why undefeated Washington is rated second in the nation in this week’s AVCA/Sports Import coaches’ poll.
  • #1 in winning percentage (the only undefeated team in Division 1)
  • #1 in fewest total hitting errors (192—the only team in the nation with less than 200)
  • #2 in blocks per set (one of only 7 teams with at least 3 blocks per set)
  • #3 in hitting percentage (one of only 7 teams hitting above .300)

Washington's Kylin Munoz attacks, Amanda Gil covers
-Volleyblog Seattle photo by Leslie Hamann


Here are this week's leaders in a few select categories [see all]:

WINNING PERCENTAGE


W-L
Pct.
1.
Washington
15-0
1.000
2.
Central Arkansas
18-1
.947
3.
BYU
16-1
.941

Penn State
16-1
.941
5.
Kansas State
15-1
.938
6.
Oregon
14-1
.933
7.
Kansas
16-2
.889

Louisville
16-2
.889
9.
USC
15-2
.882
10.
Stanford
14-2
.882

Texas A&M
14-2
.882

Hawai’i
14-2
.882

Florida State
14-2
.882

San Diego
14-2
.882

BLOCKS PER SET
1.
Texas
3.23
2.
Washington
3.20

Sacramento State
3.20
4.
Utah
3.15
5.
Creighton
3.12
6.
VCU
3.06
7.
Stanford
3.04
8.
Utah State
2.99
9.
Butler
2.96
10.
Miami (FL)
2.95

BYU
2.95

HITTING PERCENTAGE
1.
Minnesota
.322
2.
BYU
.318
3.
Washington
.314
4.
Penn State
.313
5.
Florida
.312
6.
UCLA
.307
7.
Nebraska
.303
8.
Western Kentucky
.294
9.
Michigan State
.293
10.
Texas
.291

Florida State
.291

OPPONENTS’ HITTING PERCENTAGE
(this stat is not reported by the NCAA …
so we’ve put together the top numbers
from the teams in this week’s
AVCA/Sports Imports Coaches’ poll)
1.
Penn State
.139
2.
Kansas
.148
3.
Texas
.152

Louisville
.152
5.
BYU
.155
6.
Hawai'i
.158
7.
Western Kentucky
.160
8.
Florida State
.162
9.
Stanford
.163
10.
Oregon
.167
11.
Washington
.170

Kansas State
.170

Washington also ranks 24 in aces per set (1.58), 43rd in assists per set (12.98), 51 in kills per set (13.8) and 313 in digs per set (11.72). Keep in mind that, if you serve well, and block well, you don’t get many dig opportunities!


WRITTEN BY Jack Hamann | PHOTOS BY Leslie Hamann


2 comments:

  1. Is there someone, I mean anybody besides close friends and relatives, anyone on the planet who cares about volleyball? It's a fun game to play at the local Y or at the beach with some friends, but just because Title IX mandates women's sports doesn't mean that anyone cares. Go Dawgs! er Cougs! er whoever! blah

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    1. According to Volleyball.org, over 46 million Americans play volleyball and over 800 Million worldwide. So I'd say a quite a lot of people care. I also remember reading something that stated that volleyball was the number one sport for female participation in the U.S. It sounds like your experience is at the rec level or backyard barbeque and you may not have the knowledge to really understand the game. You should take the time to watch high level volleyball. There are some amazing athletes.

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