It’s time for some “Bics and Quicks” or a way to deliver some important volleyball items rapidly, or as the names imply, “quickly.” A quick set, also known as a ”Quick” or a “51” or a “one”, is an extremely fast-paced set 1’ to 2 ‘ above and near the net, where the hitter is approaching the setter and is usually in the air before the setter delivers the ball. A “Bic” or back row quick, is a low set in the middle of the court near the ten foot line delivered to a back row player to execute as an offensive attack. The Bic is similar to a “pipe” but is set lower and faster than the pipe to add more surprise to the attack. A quick is usually executed by a middle hitter, but a Bic is often executed by the backrow opposite or a backrow outside hitter. The Bic and the Quick both require exact timing and coordination between setter and hitter and both are deadly offensive weapons.
Quick Set 1 – #1 Nebraska sweeps #4 Wisconsin.
The top-ranked Nebraska volleyball team dominated #4 Wisconsin with a 25-21, 25-22, 25-15 sweep of the Badgers in Lincoln, Nebraska, before a fantastic crowd of 8,476 at the on Friday night, 10/21/2016. Nebraska improved to 17-1 overall while the Badgers dropped to 15-3 for the season.
Quick Set 2 – #1 Nebraska tops #3 Minnesota.
The Nebraska volleyball team earned their #1 ranking with a 3-2 (24-26, 25-18, 26-24, 22-25, & 15-8) victory over the #3 Golden Gophers of Minnesota on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska, before a stellar crowd of 8,363 volleyball fans in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska jumped to 18-1 for the season while Minnesota stands at 15-4 overall.
Quick Set 3 – #2 Texas stops Texas Tech.
No. 2 Texas Volleyball defeated unranked but always tough Baylor, 3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 25-16, 26-28, 15-7) on the Texas Tech court in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday night, 10/21/2016. Texas improves to 16-2 overall and 8-0 in the Big 12.
Quick Set 4 – #5 San Diego wins over Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine.
San Diego improved to 19-2 for the season and 10-0 in the West Coast Conference with a 3-1 victory over Loyola Marymount (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, & 25-15) and a 3-1 win over Pepperdine (25-14, 25-22, 28-30, & 25-16). The Toreros travel to Provo, Utah, next Friday, 10/28/2016, to battle the BYU Cougars.
Bic 1 – PAC-12 Standings, Washington alone at the top.
PAC-12 # School & Location W-L Conf. W-L Overall
1 Washington Huskies, Seattle, WA 8-2 18-2
T2 UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles, CA 7-3 16-4
T2 Washington State Cougars, Pullman, WA 7-3 17-5
T2 Oregon Ducks, Eugene, OR 7-3 14-5
T5 Utah Utes, Salt Lake City, UT 6-4 15-6
T5 USC Trojans, Los Angeles, CA 6-4 14-7
T5 Stanford Cardinal, Stanford, CA 6-4 12-6
8 Arizona Wildcats, Tucson, AZ 5-5 13-9
9 Colorado Buffaloes, Boulder, CO 4-6 12-8
10 California Golden Bears, Berkeley, CA 2-8 8-12
11 Oregon State Beavers, Corvallis, OR 1-9 8-13
12 Arizona State Sun Devils, Tempe, AZ 1-9 8-14
Bic 2 – Big Ten Standings, Nebraska and Penn State at the top.
Big 10 # School & Location W-L Conf. W-L Overall
T1 Nebraska Huskers, Lincoln, NE 9-1 18-1
T1 Penn State Nittany Lions, State College, PA 9-1 17-4
3 Wisconsin Badgers, Madison, WI 8-2 16-3
T4 Michigan Wolverines, Ann Arbor, MI 7-3 18-4
T4 Minnesota Golden Gophers, Minneapolis, MN 7-3 15-4
T4 Illinois Fighting Illini, Champaign, IL 7-3 14-7
7 Michigan State Spartans, East Lansing, MI 6-4 17-5
8 Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa City, IA 5-5 15-7
9 Ohio State Buckeyes, Columbus, OH 4-6 14-8
T10 Purdue Boilermakers, West Lafayette, IN 3-7 13-8
T10 Indiana Hoosiers, Bloomington, IN 3-7 14-9
T12 Maryland Terrapins, College Park, MD 1-9 9-13
T12 Northwestern Wildcats, Evanston, IL 1-9 8-14
14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, New Brunswick, NJ 0-10 4-19
Bic 3 – Men’s volleyball continues in Canada.
Men’s CIS volleyball has started in Canada but will continue at a slow pace until the end of October. The matches pick up significantly on Friday, 10/28/2016, with 26 matches on the schedule over the three day weekend. CIS or Canadian Interuniversity Sport, has 34 volleyball programs and is the sports organization that represents universities and larger schools in Canada. CCAA (Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association) volleyball will begin next week with a variety of matches scheduled across Canada. CCAA is the sports organization that represents colleges and small schools in Canada. As we know, there are two components to Canadian men’s college volleyball – the CIS and the CCAA. Each division is a separate, distinct entity with its structure and championship tournament. CCAA has 52 men’s volleyball programs
CIS website – http://english.cis-sic.ca/sports/mvball/index
CCAA website – http://www.ccaa.ca/sports/mvball/index
PSA – Dates/sites for all 4 Women’s National Volleyball Championships.
Dates Event Location Host Institution
11/17–11/19 NCAA DIII Oshkosh, WI University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
11/29–12/3 NAIA Sioux City, IA Briar Cliff University
12/8–12/10 NCAA DII Sioux Falls, SD University of Sioux Falls
12/15–12/17 NCAA DI Columbus, OH Ohio State University
Check the NAIA website for more details on the NAIA tournament.
www.naia.org/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27900&SPID=96227&SPSID=640698
Check the NCAA for more details on all three NCAA tournaments.
Division I – www.ncaa.com/championships/volleyball-women/d1
Division II – www.ncaa.com/championships/volleyball-women/d2
Division III – www.ncaa.com/championships/volleyball-women/d3
Well, that’s another week of volleyball behind us. And, they always seem to go so fast. But, more great volleyball is ahead of us. Check out tomorrow’s post because there will be changes!
LET’S GROW VOLLEYBALL!
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