NCAA Ladies
January 9, 2024
Two outstanding exterior hitters are transferring in NCAA girls’s volleyball, Hampton employed a coach, the AVCA males’s prime 20 is out, and the Stanford males opened their season with back-to-back wins over Loyola Chicago.
BATENHORST LEAVES NEBRASKA: Ally Batenhorst, a 6-foot-5 exterior hitter for the Huskers, will graduate in three years and is shifting on.
The product of Houston was fourth in kills for Nebraska this season with 224 (2.58/set) and hit .189. She had 52 blocks. Earlier within the season she was rotating with Lindsay Krause, however after Krause was injured Batenhorst not often got here out. Within the nationwide championship match towards Texas, Batenhorst had two kills and 5 errors.
Not solely do freshman All-American Harper Murray and Krause return at exterior hitter, however Nebraska is getting switch Taylor Landfair — the 2022 Large Ten participant of the 12 months — from Minnesota and extremely touted recruit Skyler Pierce, who was the MVP of the latest UANext All-Star match.
Mentioned Batenhorst on Instagram:
“Thanks Nebraska Volleyball for the previous 3 years of my life. Phrases can’t describe how grateful I’m for the unconditional help from my household, mates, my teammates, my coaches, the workers, and husker nation. With that being stated, I’ve chosen to enter the switch portal and begin my masters diploma elsewhere. This was one of many hardest selections i’ve ever needed to make, however I’ve determined that that is what’s greatest for me personally. My coronary heart is so full and I wouldn’t commerce my expertise as a husker for the world. I can’t specific how a lot love I’ve for the unimaginable individuals I’ve met throughout my time with this system. It has been really unforgettable and the reminiscences will final without end. Can’t wait to see what God’s plan has in retailer for me. GBR without end”
Click on right here for her message to followers on TikTok.
HEAD HEADS TO FSU: Arkansas exterior Taylor Head, a VolleyballMag third-team All-American, goes to spend her graduate 12 months at Florida State and play each indoors and on the seaside. Head is from Winter Backyard, Florida, which is close to Orlando and about 230 miles from Tallahassee. This previous season, Head had 494 kills (.3.89/set) and hit .231. She had 36 aces and 406 digs (3.2/set).
Head and teammates Jillian Gillen, a VBM second-teamer, and Hannah Hogue (VBM honorable point out) made the primary all-SEC crew. Gillen has graduated and can play within the Professional Volleyball Federation. Hogue might be a senior for the Razorbacks.
Mentioned Head on Instagram: “Coming again residence for my fifth 12 months! Excited to be enjoying Seaside and Indoor for Florida State! Blessed to have spent the final 4 years in Arkansas however excited for this subsequent chapter! Go Noles!”
AVCA TOP 20: UCLA and Lengthy Seaside State remained 1-2 within the AVCA Nationwide Collegiate Males’s Volleyball Ballot. UC Irvine is No. 3, buying and selling locations with Hawai’i, and Ohio State is No. 5.
Lincoln Memorial dropped out and UC San Diego jumped in at No. 17.
Click on right here for the entire ballot.
HAMPTON HIRES: Ronalda Pacheco, who was an assistant at Coastal Carolina, is the brand new head coach at Hampton. The Pirates completed 0-21 in 2023, 0-18 within the CAA.
Click on right here for the Hampton information launch.
MEN’S RECAPS: Stanford opened its season by sweeping visiting Loyola Chicago on Sunday after which beating the Ramblers in 5 on Monday.
Within the 25-19, 25-13, 25-20 victory Sunday, the Cardinal hit .429, Moses Wagner and Will Rottman had eight kills every and Nathaniel Gates seven.
Stanford received 25-21, 25-17, 18-25, 25-27, 15-12 on Monday to drop Loyola to 1-3. Rottman led with 20 kills, hitting .515, and had an help, two aces, a block and 6 digs. Wagner had 16 kills, an help, an ace, two digs and 4 blocks, one solo. Nathan Lietzke had two kills, 44 assists, two aces, two blocks and 6 digs. Miller Trubey led Loyola with 11 kills, hitting .471, and had 5 of his crew’s 11 aces and 4 digs …
Ohio State improved to 3-0 with four-set wins Sunday over Daemen and Saint Francis on Monday. The Buckeyes beat Daemen in its season opener 14-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-18 as Jabob Pasteur had 18 kills, an help, three aces, three digs and three blocks, one solo. Justin Howard and Shane Wetzel had 10 kills every. Howard had two aces and 4 blocks and Wetzel had an ace and three blocks to go together with 4 digs. Daemen’s Cameron Milligan had 12 kills, an ace, three digs and 7 blocks, one solo.
In opposition to SFU, Ohio State misplaced the primary set once more and got here again to win 26-28, 25-20, 25-15, 25-18. The Buckeyes hit .439. Pasteur led with 23 kills and hit .514 to go together with an help, three aces and 7 digs. Wetzel added 14 kills, hit .476, and had an ace, two blocks and 6 digs. Howard had 10 kills in 13 errorless assaults, 4 digs and two blocks, one solo. SFU’s Andrew Deardorff had 18 kills, an help, a block and two digs …
Additionally Monday, Princeton swept at Queens within the season opener for each groups. Ben Harrington, whose earlier greatest was seven, had an NCAA-record 13 of his crew’s 16 aces. Harrington additionally had eight kills, an help, a block and a dig. Princeton’s Nyherowo Omene had 11 kills within the 25-23, 25-19, 25-20 victory. He hit .409 and had two aces, two digs and a block. Jack Brinkman of Queens had 11 kills, hit .333, and had an ace, three digs and two blocks …
There are three matches on faucet Tuesday, George Mason at UC Irvine, Princeton is again at Queens and Thomas Extra performs Lincoln Memorial. Wednesday’s six-mach slate consists of Emmanuel at Hawai’i and Saint Francis (PA) at UC Irvine.
GATORADE POY: The Gatorade nationwide participant of the 12 months might be introduced at 5 p.m. Jap on Tuesday.
Click on right here for an inventory of the winners from each state and click on right here for the nationwide award winner later Tuesday.