It’s time for some “BICS & 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. Now, back to our devastating offense and the “BICS and Quicks.”
Quick Set 1 – Oklahoma State University does not play women’s intercollegiate volleyball!
I was thoroughly shocked (and still am, actually) when I discovered that Oklahoma State University (OSU), a very large public university (21,046 undergraduate students according to US News & World Report) located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, does not sponsor women’s intercollegiate volleyball. It would even make South Park’s Craig happy if they did.
Quick Set 2 – Kansas alone at top of the Big 12.
Kansas ascends to sole possession of first place in the Big 12 by virtue of the 3-2 (25-23, 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 11-15) Texas loss to Iowa State on Saturday, November 12, in Ames, Iowa. Kansas and Texas split matches during the conference season.
BIC 1 – Big Ten Standings, as of Sunday evening, 11/13/ 2016.
|
Big 10 # |
School | Location | Conference | Overall |
|
1 |
Nebraska Huskers | Lincoln, NE |
15-1 |
24-1 |
|
2 |
Wisconsin Badgers | Madison, WI |
14-2 |
22-3 |
|
3 |
Minnesota Golden Gophers | Minneapolis, MN |
13-3 |
21-4 |
|
4 |
Michigan State Spartans | East Lansing, MI |
12-4 |
23-5 |
|
5 |
Penn State Nittany Lions | State College, PA |
11-5 |
19-8 |
|
6 |
Michigan Wolverines | Ann Arbor, MI |
10-6 |
21-7 |
|
7 |
Iowa Hawkeyes | Iowa City, IA |
8-8 |
18-10 |
|
T8 |
Illinois Fighting Illini | Champaign, IL |
7-9 |
14-11 |
|
T8 |
Ohio State Buckeyes | Columbus, OH |
7-9 |
15-11 |
|
10 |
Purdue Boilermakers | West Lafayette, IN |
6-10 |
16-11 |
|
11 |
Indiana Hoosiers | Bloomington, IN |
5-11 |
16-13 |
|
12 |
Maryland Terrapins | College Park, MD |
3-13 |
11-17 |
|
13 |
Northwestern Wildcats | Evanston, Il |
1-15 |
8-20 |
|
14 |
Rutgers Scarlet Knights | New Brunswick, NJ |
0-16 |
4-25 |
And now, here’s a PSA for the women’s volleyball championships. DIII Championships start this Thursday!
Dates and sites for all four 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
BIC 2 – PAC-12 standings, as of Sunday evening, 11/13/2016.
|
Pac-12 # |
School | Location |
Conference |
Overall |
|
T1 |
Washington Huskies | Seattle, WA |
12-4 |
22-4 |
|
T1 |
UCLA Bruins | Los Angeles, CA |
12-4 |
21-5 |
|
T3 |
Oregon Ducks | Eugene, OR |
11-5 |
18-7 |
|
T3 |
Stanford Cardinal | Stanford, CA |
11-5 |
17-7 |
|
5 |
Utah Utes | Salt Lake City, UT |
10-6 |
19-8 |
|
6 |
USC Trojans | Los Angeles, CA |
9-7 |
17-10 |
|
T7 |
Arizona Wildcats | Tucson, AZ |
8-8 |
16-12 |
|
T7 |
Washington State Cougars | Pullman, WA |
8-8 |
19-9 |
|
9 |
Colorado Buffaloes | Boulder, CO |
5-11 |
13-13 |
|
10 |
Oregon State Beavers | Corvallis, OR |
4-12 |
11-16 |
|
11 |
California Golden Bears | Berkeley, CA |
3-13 |
9-17 |
|
12 |
Arizona State Sun Devils | Tempe, AZ |
2-14 |
9-19 |
BIC 3 – Big 12 standings, as of Sunday evening, 11/13/2016.
| Big 12 # | School | Location | Big 12 | Overall |
| 1 | Kansas Jayhawks | Lawrence, KS | 12 – 1 | 23 – 2 |
| 2 | Texas Longhorns | Austin, TX | 11 – 2 | 19 – 4 |
| 3 | Baylor Lady Bears | Waco, TX | 8 – 4 | 20 – 8 |
| 4 | Iowa State Cyclones | Ames, IA | 8 – 5 | 16 – 9 |
| 5 | Kansas State Wildcats | Manhattan, KS | 7 – 6 | 18 – 8 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Sooners | Norman, OK | 5 – 8 | 14 – 12 |
| 7 | TCU Horned Frogs | Fort Worth, TX | 4 – 9 | 11 – 12 |
| 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers | Morgantown, WV | 3 – 10 | 12 – 15 |
| 9 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | Lubbock, TX | 0 – 13 | 10 – 18 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | Stillwater, OK | None | None |
Well, that’s another week of volleyball. Hope you enjoyed some of it. But, don’t despair, more great volleyball is ahead of us. Check out tomorrow’s post because there will be changes in the women’s college volleyball world!
LET’S GROW VOLLEYBALL!
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