Jenny McDowell Leaving Emory

The season for coaching changes is upon us but this one is rather shocking. Emory Head Coach Jenny McDowell has announced she is stepping down after 27 years. I highly recommend reading the article and I can’t really add to it. It’s really well done and includes some really neat testimonials. For my part, I’ve……

AVCA Top 25 (Final)

The AVCA has released their final Top 25 Poll. It’s no surprise that Juniata is your final #1 team but it wasn’t unanimous. They received 89 of the 90 first place votes with CMS receiving the other first place vote. It appears that the vote was a mistake by Coach Ben Somera. His final Top……

Case Study Region V

The next area of selection criteria investigation is going to focus on Region V. That region did very well for itself for the second straight year getting at-large bids for Stevenson, Scranton, Swarthmore and Salisbury. Let’s take a look at the base criteria for those four teams: Stevenson: 25-5 (0.833), 0.581 SOS, 6-4 Ranked RecordScranton:……

Sul Ross State Moving to DII

On Thursday, the Texas State University System voted unanimously to allow Sul Ross State to execute a move to Division II and to the Lone Star Conference (LSC). Sul Ross State is currently a member of the ASC but was a member of the LSC from 1950 to 1976. They joined the ASC as a……

D3VbWest Final Top 25

Alright guys, we have the final AVCA Top 25 coming out tomorrow, which will put the final bow on the season. I will take my stab at the Top 25 here and it will differ a bit from what the AVCA will put out. Those voters like to reward the regional finalist regardless of how……

At-Large Average Criteria (2022)

With the season over, it’s time to revisit one of my annual columns. This is on how did the at-large teams compare, on average, with the previous years when it comes to the selection criteria. Specifically, I look at record, Strength of Schedule (SOS) and ranked results. Head-to-head and common opponent don’t really come into……

Championship (11/19/22)

Updates: Well folks. My night is not my own but I hope you’ll be able to enjoy a great match. I hope to be able to check in but we shall see. Wow. Another sweep in the championship match. So important to win that first set I guess. Congratulations to Juniata. Very sad for my……

AVCA Individual Awards

The All-American teams were announced on Tuesday with three additional awards announced on Wednesday. The additional awards use to be done at a banquet and now they were just released prior to the first match. We probably need to figure out a better way to do this. With that said, Region X came away with……

Semifinals (11/17/22)

Updates: Tough start for Trinity. Nice comeback by TU but NYU had a 22 Point set. That’s rough to beat. TU offense is coming from the right. They will need some help. Only 2 kills from the outsides so far. Trinity ties it up after an easy set two win. Trinity in control as they……

Quarterfinals (11/16/22)

Updates: Got it into my head that the first match was at 10:30 central. If only there was a website that listed all of the match times where I could check. Alright, now I have to figure out how to stay busy for the next hour. In other news, I’m feeling much better. Got out……