After blazing a brand new path final yr as the primary convention to conduct volleyball media days, the Large Ten is working it again.
The perennially dominant NCAA league will maintain its second preseason occasion on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning on the Large Ten Community studios in Chicago. It stays the one convention that follows the lead of soccer and basketball and hosts a volleyball-specific occasion bringing collectively media, coaches and gamers.
The format will largely stay the identical, with two gamers and the top coach from the respective 14 faculties assembly with members of the media for as much as 20 minutes. As well as, they will even file multimedia content material for BTN, together with interviews for a volleyball particular and creating digital and social media content material. On Tuesday evening, the student-athletes and coaches from all 14 faculties will collect for dinner to rejoice Large Ten volleyball.
Every session of the media days will characteristic three of the highest groups from final yr. They may start to reply among the burning questions:
— Will Wisconsin persist with the 6-2 and the way will it characteristic all its hitters?
— How will Nebraska take care of its seven newcomers and lack of seniors? How does Minnesota and Michigan take care of regime adjustments?
— Will Purdue take a step ahead led by its younger hitters? How will Penn State’s group of transfers gel right into a cohesive unit?
— Will Emily Londot keep on the suitable facet in Ohio State’s reboot?
— Can Illinois breakthrough after 4 straight seventh-place finishes?
— Will Maryland or Indiana crack into the highest half?
— Will Michigan State and Iowa make progress below second-year coaches?
Right here is Tuesday’s lineup:
Indiana — Coach Steve Aird, Grae Gosnell, Camryn Haworth
Michigan — Coach Erin Advantage, Hannah Grant, Allison Jacobs
Michigan State — Coach Leah Johnson, Julia Bishop, Aliyah Moore
Nebraska — Coach John Cook dinner, Merritt Beason, Lexi Rodriguez
Northwestern — Coach Shane Davis, Alexa Rousseau, Ellee Stinson
Ohio State — Coach Jen Flynn Oldenburg, Emily Londot, Rylee Rader
Purdue — Coach Dave Shondell, Eva Hudson, Maddie Schermerhorn
And Wednesday’s:
Illinois — Coach Chris Tamas, Brooke Mosher, Raina Terry
Iowa — Coach Jim Barnes, Delaney McSweeney, Bailey Ortega
Maryland — Coach Adam Hughes, Sydney Dowler, Sam Csire
Minnesota — Coach Keegan Cook dinner, Taylor Landfair, Melani Shaffmaster
Penn State — Coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley, Allie Holland, Zoe Weatherington
Rutgers — Coach Caitlin Schweihofer, Taylor Humphrey, Alissa Kinkela
Wisconsin — Coach Kelly Sheffield, Izzy Ashburn, MJ Hammill
Haworth and Landfair are the one gamers returning to the occasion. In the meantime, Keegan Cook dinner (who left Washington) and Advantage (who has labored within the Large Ten an is an assistant on the USA Volleyball ladies’s crew) will make their debuts after being employed in the course of the offseason.
The league additionally noticed a number of high-profile transfers between league members, however the one newcomer slated to look is Beason, who joined the Huskers after taking part in two years at Florida.
The newcomers have been well-represented on the Large Ten all-conference preseason crew, which was launched on Friday.
The group included 5 intraconference transfers: Kylie Murr, who went from Ohio State to Minnesota; Jess Mruzik, Michigan to Penn State; Mac Podraza, Ohio State to Penn State; Carter Sales space, Minnesota to Wisconsin; and Temi Thomas-Ailara, Northwestern to Wisconsin.
Podraza, the 2022 Large Ten setter of the yr, Nebraska libero Lexi Rodriguez and Purdue exterior hitter Eva Hudson have been the one unanimous choices (famous with asterisks).
Wisconsin led with 4 gamers: Sales space, Thomas-Ailara, junior exterior hitter Sarah Franklin and senior reverse Deveyn Robinson.
Ohio State and Minnesota every had two gamers earn preseason honors. Reverse (exterior?) Emily Londot and center blocker Rylee Rader, each seniors, led the Buckeyes. On the identical time, the Gophers have been represented by senior setter Melanie Schaffmaster and junior exterior Taylor Landfair, final yr’s Large Ten participant of the yr.
Haworth and senior exterior Raina Terry of Illinois rounded out the crew.
Final December marked the primary time since 2006 when the B1G didn’t have a crew attain the NCAA nationwide semifinals. Wisconsin and Ohio State misplaced within the regional ultimate, whereas Minnesota, Nebraska and Penn State exited the postseason within the regional semifinal.
The coaches picked Wisconsin to win the league for its fifth straight championship. The remainder of the predictions intently resembled how the groups completed final season.
The Badgers have been adopted by final yr’s runner-up, Nebraska, and Minnesota, which positioned third in 2022. The one change within the high half was Ohio State dropping from tied for third to a predicted end of sixth after the Buckeyes misplaced 5 tremendous seniors to the switch portal. Penn State was picked to complete fourth and Purdue was fifth.
Illinois was tabbed seventh, adopted by Indiana and Maryland whereas Michigan and Northwestern tied for tenth. Michigan State, Iowa and Rutgers have been picked to reflect their end from a yr in the past on the backside of the league.
2023 PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Raina Terry, Illinois, Sr., Outdoors Hitter
Camryn Haworth, Indiana, Jr., Setter
Taylor Landfair, Minnesota, Jr., Outdoors Hitter
Kylie Murr, Minnesota, Sr., Libero
Melanie Schaffmaster, Minnesota, Sr., Setter
*Lexi Rodriguez, Nebraska, Jr., Libero
Emily Londot, Ohio State, Sr., Reverse
Rylee Rader, Ohio State, Sr., Center Blocker
Jess Mruzik, Penn State, Sr., Outdoors Hitter
*Mac Podraza, Penn State, Gr., Setter
*Eva Hudson, Purdue, So., Outdoors Hitter
Carter Sales space, Wisconsin, So., Center Blocker
Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin, Jr., Outdoors Hitter
Devyn Robinson, Wisconsin, Sr., Reverse
Temi Thomas-Ailara, Wisconsin, Gr., Outdoors Hitter
2023 BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL
 1. Wisconsin
2. Nebraska
3. Minnesota
4. Penn State
5. Purdue
6. Ohio State
7. Illinois
8. Indiana
9. Maryland
10t. Michigan
10t. Northwestern
12. Michigan State
13. Iowa
14. Rutgers
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