American Athletic Conference Volleyball Report September 24, 2019
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2019 STANDINGS WEEKLY HONORS Offensive Player of the Week AMERICAN OVERALL Jordan Thompson * R-Sr. * RS/OH * Cincinnati SCHOOL W-L PCT W-L PCT. H A N STREAK Thompson enjoyed the best offensive week in the conference thus far in 2019 ECU - - 11-1 0.917 4-0 4-0 3-1 W7 during a 2-1 Cincinnati showing, leading Temple - - 9-2 0.818 3-0 2-1 4-1 L2 all American Athletic Conference players with 84 kills and 7.64 kills per set last Cincinnati (RV) - - 8-4 0.667 1-1 1-3 6-0 L1 week. Thompson kicked off the Queen
EAST UCF - - 7-5 0.583 4-2 1-1 2-2 W1 City Classic with 22 kills and 11 digs in a sweep of rival UConn - - 6-6 0.500 5-1 0-1 1-4 W3 Xavier. She contributed 21 kills and 10 digs for a double- double to help complete the sweep of Bowling Green USF - - 5-8 0.385 3-2 1-2 1-4 W1 to close the Queen City Classic. Thompson was a force Memphis - - 11-1 0.917 5-1 2-0 4-0 L1 to cap the weekend against No. 25 Louisville, posting a conference season-high 41 kills along with nine digs Tulane - - 10-3 0.769 3-2 3-1 4-0 W2 against the Cardinals in a five-set thriller. Through 12 SMU - - 7-3 0.700 3-1 3-1 1-1 L1 matches this season, Thompson leads The American Tulsa - - 7-6 0.538 2-1 2-2 3-3 L2 with 264 kills, 5.87 kills per set and 292.5 points. Her
WEST total kills and total points numbers pace NCAA Division I Houston - - 6-9 0.400 0-4 3-3 3-2 W1 volleyball as of Sept. 22. Wichita State - - 3-9 0.250 0-3 0-4 3-2 L6 Defensive Player of the Week (AVCA Rankings) Katie Karbo * Sr. * DS/L * Houston Karbo put together a dynamic THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE THE AMERICAN TODAY defensive week for Houston, logging 107 digs and 5.94 digs per set across TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS THIS WEEKEND four matches. She became the third USF at Bethune-Cookman...... 6 p.m. American Athletic Conference play begins this weekend player in program history to surpass with 12 matches spread across Friday and Sunday. Both 2,000 career digs, registering the WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 USF (at Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday) and East Carolina milestone during a contest with UTEP Campbell at ECU...... 7 p.m. (versus Campbell on Wednesday) are slated to wrap up at the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas. Karbo opened nonconference play prior to the official opening of the the week with 31 digs versus Houston Baptist before FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 conference slate. adding 20 digs against host Texas Tech and 21 digs UConn at UCF*...... 7 p.m. against UTEP in showdowns at the Red Raider Classic. Temple at USF*...... 7 p.m. RECORD MEMPHIS RUN COMES TO AN END The Cougars closed the tournament with a five-set victory ECU at Cincinnati*...... 7 p.m. Memphis established a program record by racing out to against Incarnate Word, a match that saw Karbo turn in Memphis at Tulane*...... 8 p.m. an 11-0 start to the 2019 season, winning its first two an American Athletic Conference season-high 35 digs in Wichita State at Tulsa*...... 8 p.m. matches of the Beale Street Challenge to surpass the the win. Through her first 15 starts of 2019, Karbo leads SMU at Houston*...... 8 p.m. 10-0 mark set by the 2001 Tigers. Despite falling in the The American with 328 total digs and 5.47 digs per set. final match of the tournament, Memphis remains atop SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 the standings in the West Division of The American at 11-1 Weekly Honor Roll UConn at USF*...... 12 p.m. entering conference play. Brandee Markwith * R-Jr. * DS/L * East Carolina ECU at Tulsa*...... 1 p.m. Averaged 5.08 digs per set (66 total digs) and added 16 Temple at UCF*...... 1 p.m. EAST CAROLINA ON A ROLL assists in a 3-0 week for East Carolina; posted 23 digs Memphis at Houston*...... 2 p.m. East Carolina fashioned a 3-0 mark last week to extend against NC Central, 12 digs against Gardner-Webb and a Cincinnati at Wichita State*...... 2 p.m. its current winning streak to seven games, which is tops match-high 31 digs in a five-set win versus Alabama A&M SMU at Tulane*...... 2 p.m. in the conference as of Sept. 23. The Pirates have vaulted into the top spot of the East Division of The American Hannah Flowers * Jr. * RS * Memphis All times ET and subject to change with an 11-1 mark prior to a nonconference matchup with Posted double-digit kills in all three matches and hit an * Denotes American Athletic Conference match Campbell on Wednesday. even .400 as a member of the Beale Street Challenge All-Tournament Team; finished with 18 kills against THOMPSON GOES OVER 40 KILLS VS. NO. 25 UL North Alabama, 13 kills versus Toledo and 11 kills Despite falling to No. 25 Louisville in five sets on Sept. against Southeast Missouri State 22, Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson put forth one of the offensive performances of the year by a conference hitter. Lily Heim * So. * S * SMU The American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Recorded a team-high 85 assists (12.14 assists per Week totaled a league season-high 41 kills to go along match) and added 22 digs over two contests; recorded with nine digs in the thriller with the ranked Cardinals. It 38 assists in a sweep of TCU and added 47 helpers was the second 40-kill match of Thompson’s career, just (fifth 40-assist match of the season) and 16 digs in shy of her conference record of 44 against Wichita State four sets at Oklahoma on Oct. 14, 2018. Kayla Dinkins * So. * MH * Tulane WHERE THE AMERICAN SITS IN THE NATIONAL RANKS Averaged 2.12 blocks per set and added 21 total kills In the third full release of NCAA Division I statistics for in a pair of wins for the week; logged 10 block assists the 2019 season on Sept. 23, Houston was slotted first against Southern Mississippi to establish a career high in team kills, total team attacks and team assists, and and added six block assists and a solo block in a win second in team digs; UCF ranked second in total team at LSU blocks and sixth in blocks per set; Memphis ranked seventh in service aces per set; and SMU was fourth Jac’cara Walker * Sr. * OH * USF in assists per set and sixth in kills per set. Individually Led USF with 56 kills and 3.29 kills per set and added Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson was first in points and total 51 digs as part of four straight double-doubles; logged kills, ranking second in points per set and third in kills 16 kills and 14 digs against Jacksonville, 13 kills and 10 per set. Houston’s Abby Irvine was the national leader in digs and 16 kills and 15 digs in two matches with No. RV total assists, and teammate Katie Karbo ranked second Indiana and 11 kills and 12 digs in a sweep of Stetson in total digs. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK
UCF ECU USF TULANE (7-5, 0-0 American) (11-1, 0-0 American) (5-8, 0-0 American) (10-3, 0-0 American)
Last:...... W, 3-0 vs. Florida Atlantic Last:...... W, 3-2 vs. Alabama A&M Last:...... W, 3-0 vs. Stetson Last:...... W, 3-1 at LSU Next:...... Sept. 27 vs. UConn Next:...... Sept. 25 vs. Campbell Next:...... Sept. 24 at Bethune-Cookman Next:...... Sept. 27 vs. Memphis Last Five:...... 2-3 Last Five:...... 5-0 Last Five:...... 3-2 Last Five:...... 4-1
• UCF wrapped up the Sunshine State • East Carolina finished off a perfect 3-0 • USF split four matches during the • Tulane swept the final three sets to Classic in Orlando with a 3-0 sweep week with a home win over NC Central final full week of nonconference play, claim an impressive 18-25, 26-24, 25- of Florida Atlantic on Sept. 21. The and victories over Gardner-Webb and defeating Jacksonville in five sets 11, 25-11 win in Baton Rouge against in- Knights dropped hard-fought deci- Alabama A&M in Boiling Springs, North and Stetson in a straight sweep in state rival LSU on Sept. 21. The Green sions to Miami (Fla.) (3-2) and Florida Carolina. Tampa, Florida. The Bulls dropped a Gulf Coast (3-1) earlier in the tourna- Wave claimed their third win against pair of competitive contests to No. RV a fellow opponent from the state of ment. • The Pirates own the longest current Indiana during the USF Invitational. Louisiana this season, and their first winning streak in The American at win in Baton Rouge against the Tigers • Four of the seven UCF wins this season seven straight match victories, dating • USF controlled the second set in all since 2007. have occurred in straight sets, with back to a 3-2 win at NC State on Sept. four matches last week, outscoring the most recent being the sweep of 10. The winning surge has vaulted ECU Jacksonville (25-13), Indiana (25-18 Florida Atlantic. into the top spot in the East Division twice) and Stetson (25-17) in the sec- • Tulane improved to 5-1 in four-set of The American at 11-1. ond frame. matches in 2019 by beating Southern • McKenna Melville powered the UCF Mississippi and LSU by identical 3-1 lineup with 51 kills and 35 digs during • Brandee Markwith was named to the • Jac’cara Walker earned American scores last week. the Sunshine State Classic. Kristina American Athletic Conference Weekly Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll Fisher chipped in 38 kills and 31 digs, Honor Roll with a team-high 66 digs recognition after pacing USF with 56 • Kayla Dinkins was named to the Ameri- and Anne-Marie Watson turned in a in the 3-0 swing last week, averaging kills (3.29 kills per set) and 51 digs in can Athletic Conference Weekly Honor team-high 21 total blocks. 5.08 digs per set. four double-doubles last week. Roll after averaging 2.12 blocks per set and adding 21 total kills for the week.
CINCINNATI HOUSTON SMU TULSA (8-4, 0-0 American) (6-9, 0-0 American) (7-3, 0-0 American) (7-6, 0-0 American)
Last:...... L, 2-3 vs. No. 25 Louisville Last:...... W, 3-2 vs. Incarnate Word Last:...... L, 1-3 at Oklahoma Last:...... L, 0-3 vs. Northern Kentucky Next:...... Sept. 27 vs. ECU Next:...... Sept. 27 vs. SMU Next:...... Sept. 27 at Houston Next:...... Sept. 27 vs. Wichita State Last Five:...... 3-2 Last Five:...... 1-4 Last Five:...... 3-2 Last Five:...... 2-3
• Cincinnati fashioned a 2-1 week that • Houston dropped three of four match- • SMU split its final two games of the • Tulsa dropped two of its final three included sweeps of rival Xavier and es last week, including a final tourna- nonconference season, sweeping TCU nonconference matches of the season Bowling Green and a heartbreaking ment trip to the Red Raider Classic in at home before falling at Oklahoma in last weekend, beating Samford before five-set defeat at the hands of No. 25 Lubbock, Texas, but was buoyed by the four sets. being swept by Western Kentucky and Louisville. steady defensive presence of Katie Northern Kentucky. Karbo. • Lily Heim earned a place on the Ameri- • Despite falling to No. 25 Louisville in can Athletic Conference Weekly Honor • Taylor Horsfall remains in the top 30 five sets, Jordan Thompson put forth • Karbo was named the American Ath- Roll after recording a team-high 85 of the NCAA with relation to digs and one of the offensive performances letic Conference Defensive Player of assists (12.14 assists per match) and digs per set. Horsfall ranks 18th in the of the year by a conference hitter. the Week after logging 107 digs and adding 22 digs over two contests. country in digs per set at 5.30 and The American Athletic Conference Of- 5.94 digs per set across four matches. Heim logged 38 assists in a sweep of 29th in total digs with 233. fensive Player of the Week totaled a She became the third player in pro- TCU and added 47 helpers (fifth 40-as- league season-high 41 kills to go along gram history to surpass 2,000 career sist match of the season) and 16 digs • Tulsa opens the American Athletic Con- with nine digs in the match with the digs, registering the milestone during in four sets at Oklahoma. ference slate with two home games at ranked Cardinals. a contest with UTEP at the Red Raider the Reynolds Center, facing Wichita Classic. • On the strength of the season-long State and East Carolina in Tulsa this • Cincinnati finished the nonconference performance of Heim, SMU ranks weekend. slate 6-0 in neutral site matches, win- • Houston opens play in The American fourth in the country with 13.88 as- ning two matches at Pittsburgh, Michi- with the top three teams in the West sists per match. gan State and Northern Kentucky. Division (Memphis, Tulane and SMU). UCONN MEMPHIS TEMPLE WICHITA STATE (6-6, 0-0 American) (11-1, 0-0 American) (9-2, 0-0 American) (3-9, 0-0 American)
Last:...... W, 3-2 vs. Providence Last:...... L, 1-3 vs. Southeast Missouri St. Last:...... L, 0-3 vs. Princeton Last:...... L, 0-3 at No. 1 Nebraska Next:...... Sept. 27 at UCF Next:...... Sept. 27 at Tulane Next:...... Sept. 27 at USF Next:...... Sept. 27 at Tulsa Last Five:...... 3-2 Last Five:...... 4-1 Last Five:...... 3-2 Last Five:...... 0-5
• UConn swept the competition at the • Memphis established a program re- • Temple dropped its first two matches • Wichita State was swept by No. 15 Dog Pound Challenge in Storrs, Con- cord by racing out to an 11-0 start to of the 2019 season last weekend at Creighton 3-0 and defeated by Wyo- necticut, to close out the nonconfer- the 2019 season, winning its first two Villanova, falling to the host Wildcats ming 3-1 at the Creighton Classic in ence slate. The Huskies downed Holy matches of the Beale Street Challenge 3-1 and to Princeton 3-0 as part of the Omaha, Nebraska, last weekend. The Cross and Providence in five sets and to surpass the 10-0 mark set by the Big 5 Challenge. Shockers closed the road trip with a Dartmouth in four sets. 2001 Tigers. defeat in straight sets at then No. 1 • Despite the tournament setback, Tem- Nebraska in Lincoln. • Caylee Parker notched 46 kills and 37 • Despite falling in the final match of the ple’s 9-0 start to the year established digs to lead UConn during the tourna- tournament, Memphis remains atop a program record for consecutive wins • Through 12 starts in the 2019 season, ment sweep, while Genna Florig added the standings in the West Division to open a given season. The Owls were Wichita State has faced a total of 36 kills. Courtney Morris chipped in of The American entering conference among the final 10 unbeaten teams in five opponents ranked in the national 120 assists over the three wins to play at 11-1. all of Division I volleyball in 2019. top 25. The next closest counterpart average 8.57 assists per set. from The American to face such a • Prior to hosting four straight home nonconference schedule was UCF and • Hannah Flowers was named to the matches at McGonigle Hall in Philadel- Cincinnati with three ranked contests • UConn’s first three conference match- American Athletic Conference Weekly phia, Temple opens American Athletic played. es of the 2019 campaign are all on Honor Roll after posting double-digit the road, with stops in Florida and Conference play with a Florida swing kills in all three matches and hitting • Wichita State opens conference play Pennsylvania; at UCF, at USF and at at USF and UCF this weekend. an even .400 as a member of the Beale in Tulsa on Friday before returning to Temple. Street Challenge All-Tournament Team. Wichita to host Cincinnati on Sunday.
2 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball NATIONAL POLLS
AVCA Coaches Poll VOLLEYBALL RPI AMERICAN PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL (Week 4 - Sept. 23) (2018 Final) School (First-Place Votes) Pts. Team Points Prev. Team Previous 1. UCF (8) 118 1. Stanford (28) 1540 2 2. Cincinnati (4) 114 2. Baylor (27) 1489 5 11. UCF 10 3. Tulane 99 3. Nebraska (6) 1460 1 4. Tulsa 81 24. Cincinnati 24 4. Pittsburgh (1) 1391 6 5. SMU 77 5. Penn State 1266 4 52. Tulane 61 6. USF 66 6. Texas 1248 3 7. Wichita State 65 7. Minnesota 1237 7 83. Wichita State 86 8. Temple 44 8. Washington 1149 10 9. ECU 39 9. BYU (2) 1126 12 84. Tulsa 80 10. Houston 34 10. Marquette 1048 8 11. UConn 32 11. Hawai’i 901 13 103. USF 98 12. Memphis 23 12. Florida 890 11 13. Wisconsin 770 9 129. SMU 126 Preseason Player of the Year 14. Creighton 745 15 Jordan Thompson, R-Sr., RS/OH, Cincinnati* 15. Purdue 635 21 149. Houston 146 16. Kentucky 536 16 Preseason All-Conference Team 17. Colorado State 526 22 151. UConn 147 McKenna Melville, So., OH, UCF* 18. Utah 490 18 Kristina Fisher, Sr., OH, UCF 19. Missouri 453 17 167. Temple 164 Anne-Marie Watson, Jr., RS, UCF 20. Illinois 439 19 200. Memphis 197 Jordan Thompson, R-Sr., RS/OH, Cincinnati* 21. California 344 24 Maria Mallon, So., OH, Cincinnati 22. Rice 247 NR 204. ECU 205 Caylee Parker, So., OH, UConn 23. Florida State 179 23 Shelby Martin, Jr., S, ECU 24. Oregon 138 14 Hannah Flowers, Jr., RS, Memphis 25. Southern California 126 20 Jac’cara Walker, Sr., OH, USF
Hannah Jacobs, So., OH, SMU Receiving Votes: Louisville 92; Colorado 85; Montana Watts, Sr., L, SMU Washington State 74; San Diego 51; Michigan 37; Lexie Douglas, Jr., OH, Tulane Western Kentucky 19; Cincinnati 9; Indiana 9; Erika Hansel, Sr., RS, Tulane* Iowa State 5; UC Santa Barbara 5; Tennessee 4; Taylor Horsfall, Sr., DS/L, Tulsa Stephen F. Austin 3 Florida Gulf Coast (5), Boston University (4), VCU (4), Cal Poly (4), Hofstra (2), Santa Clara (2), Receiving votes: UConn (24), Tulsa (20), Dartmouth [*] – denotes unanimous selection California (2), Elon (1), American (1), Harvard (19), Dayton (13), Radford (8), Utah Valley (6), Florida Gulf Coast (5), Boston University (4), WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE AVCA POLL
UCF Cincinnati UConn ECU Houston Memphis USF SMU Temple Tulane Tulsa Wichita State Preseason RV RV ------Sept. 2 RV RV ------Sept. 9 RV RV ------Sept. 16 RV RV ------Sept. 23 - RV ------
3 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball THE 2019 SEASON
THE AMERICAN THE AMERICAN VS. THE TOP 25 (2-12, .167) AGAINST THE CONFERENCES DATE TEAM OPPONENT (RANK) RESULT Aug. 30 Cincinnati Pittsburgh (12) L, 0-3 CONFERENCE RECORD PCT Aug. 31 Wichita State Penn State (8) L, 0-3 America East 2-0 1.000 Sept. 6 Cincinnati Tennessee (21) W, 3-0 Atlantic 10 3-1 .750 Sept. 12 Houston Baylor (5) L, 1-3 ACC 2-7 .222 Sept. 12 Wichita State BYU (13) L, 1-3 Atlantic Sun 5-2 .714 Sept. 13 USF Florida (11) L, 1-3 Big East 3-3 .500 Sept. 13 UCF Marquette (7) L, 2-3 Big Sky 0-1 .000 Sept. 14 UCF Illinois (14) W, 3-1 Big South 5-0 1.000 Sept. 14 Wichita State Texas (3) L, 0-3 Big Ten 3-5 .375 Sept. 19 Wichita State Creighton (15) L, 0-3 Big 12 3-4 .429 Sept. 21 Wichita State Nebraska (1) L, 0-3 Sept. 22 Cincinnati Louisville (25) L, 2-3 Big West 0-2 .000 Colonial 1-2 .333 Conference USA 8-6 .571 MATCHES DECIDED IN... Great West 0-0 .000 Horizon 2-2 .500 TEAM THREE SETS FOUR SETS FIVE SETS TOTAL Independent 0-0 .000 UCF 4-1 1-1 2-3 7-5 Ivy 2-1 .667 Metro Atlantic 2-0 1.000 Cincinnati 5-1 2-1 1-2 8-4 Mid-American 7-0 1.000 UConn 1-5 3-0 2-1 6-6 MEAC 2-0 1.000 ECU 3-1 4-0 4-0 11-1 Missouri Valley 6-2 .750 Houston 1-1 3-5 2-3 6-9 Mountain West 1-2 .333 Northeast 1-0 1.000 Memphis 5-0 5-1 1-0 11-1 Ohio Valley 3-1 .750 USF 1-3 2-2 2-3 5-8 Pac-12 0-1 .000 SMU 6-1 0-1 1-1 7-3 Patriot League 5-1 .833 Temple 8-1 0-1 1-0 9-2 SEC 5-5 .500 Southern 2-0 1.000 Tulane 5-0 5-1 0-2 10-3 Southland 8-4 .667 Tulsa 1-3 5-3 1-0 7-6 SWAC 3-0 1.000 Wichita State 1-5 1-3 1-1 3-9 Summit League 3-1 .775 Sun Belt 1-1 .500 West Coast 1-2 .333 Western Athletic 2-0 1.000
Total: 91-56 0.619
COACHING RECORDS
UCF...... TODD DAGENAIS USF...... COURTNEY DRAPER Overall Record...... 219-145/12 Overall Record...... 277-238/16 School Record...... Same School Record...... 115-120/8
CINCINNATI...... MOLLY ALVEY SMU...... LISA SEIFERT Overall Record...... 182-148/11 Overall Record...... 423-386/26 School Record...... 120-117/8 School Record...... 404-318/24
UCONN...... ELLEN HERMAN-KIMBALL TEMPLE...... BAKEER GANESHARATNAM Overall Record...... 6-6/1 Overall Record...... 152-101/9 School Record...... Same School Record...... Same
ECU...... JULIE TORBETT TULANE...... JIM BARNES Overall Record...... 439-378/26 Overall Record...... 415-313/23 School Record...... 101-97/7 School Record...... 71-45/4
HOUSTON...... DAVID REHR TULSA...... RYAN WILLS Overall Record...... 153-89/8 Overall Record...... 97-74/6 School Record...... 5-9/1 School Record...... Same
MEMPHIS...... SEAN BURDETTE WICHITA STATE...... CHRIS LAMB Overall Record...... 105-151/9 Overall Record...... 430-187/20 School Record...... 22-20/2 School Record...... Same
4 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball THE 2019 SEASON
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BIG MATCHES
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK .550+ HITTING PERCENTAGE (MIN. 12 KILLS) SEPT. 3 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati .857 Nicole Legg, USF vs. Jacksonville (9/17) SEPT. 9 Abbie Jackson, Houston .667 Peyton Boyd, Temple vs. Columbia (9/14) .625 Adria Oliver, Cincinnati vs. Ball State (9/14) SEPT. 16 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati .619 Lauryn Green, Tulane vs. Ole Miss (9/8) SEPT. 23 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati .600 Hannah Jacobs, SMU vs. Bradley (8/30) SEPT. 30 .600 Hannah Jacobs, SMU at Missouri State (9/13) .600 Hannah Flowers, Memphis vs, North Alabama (9/20) OCT. 7 .586 Hannah Flowers, Memphis vs. IUPUI (9/14) OCT. 14 .579 Alexandria Garland, UConn vs. Charleston (9/14) OCT. 21 .565 Bri Wood, ECU vs. Mercer (9/6) OCT. 28 NOV. 4 25+ KILLS NOV. 11 41 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati vs. Louisville (9/22) 35 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati at Northern Kentucky (9/14) NOV. 18 30 Abbie Jackson, Houston at UTSA (9/6) 27 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati vs. Ball State (9/14) DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 26 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati vs. Tennessee (9/6) 25 Dilara Gedikoglu, Tulsa vs. Louisiana Tech (9/6) SEPT. 3 Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa 25 Abbie Jackson, Houston vs. McNeese (9/3) SEPT. 9 Kaylie McHugh, Tulane SEPT. 16 Brandee Markwith, East Carolina 30+ DIGS SEPT. 23 Katie Karbo, Houston 35 Katie Karbo, Houston vs. Incarnate Word (9/21) SEPT. 30 32 Brandee Markwith, ECU at NC State (9/10) OCT. 7 32 Katie Karbo, Houston at Lamar (9/10) 31 Katie Karbo, Houston at Houston Baptist (9/17) OCT. 14 31 Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa vs. Pepperdine (8/30) OCT. 21 31 Montana Watts, SMU vs. Stephen F. Austin (8/31) OCT. 28 NOV. 4 60+ ASSISTS NOV. 11 70 Armania Heckenmueller, Cincinnati vs. Ball State (9/14) NOV. 18 60 Armania Heckenmueller, Cincinnati vs. Louisville (9/22)
10+ BLOCKS WEEKLY HONOR ROLL 12 Rachel Tullos, Houston vs. Arizona State (8/30) 12 Anne-Marie Watson, UCF vs. Miami (Fla.) (9/21) SEPT. 3 Anne-Marie Watson, UCF; Bri Wood, ECU; 11 Nerissa Moravec, UCF vs. Miami (Fla. (9/21) Meredith Wallace, Memphis; 10 Genna Florig, UConn vs. Boston College (9/6) Lindsey Pliapol, USF; Montana Watts, SMU 10 Kayla Dinkins, Tulane vs. Southern Miss (9/18)
SEPT. 9 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati; Hannah Flowers, Memphis; 5+ ACES Averi Salvador, Temple; 7 Hannah Flowers, Memphis vs. UT-Martin (9/7) Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa; McKenna Melville, UCF 5 Lauren LaBeck, USF at Miami (Fla.) (9/7) 5 Lexie Douglas, Tulane at New Orleans (9/10) SEPT. 16 Katie Karbo, Houston; 5 Jac’cara Walker, USF vs. Stetson (9/21) Tyler Lindgren, Temple; Montana Watts, SMU; Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa; McKenna Melville, UCF TRIPLE-DOUBLES
SEPT. 23 Brandee Markwith, ECU; Hannah Flowers, Memphis; Lily Heim, SMU; Kayla Dinkins, Tulane; Jac’cara Walker, USF
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5 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball STATISTICAL LEADERS
The American Among NCAA Leaders (as of Sept. 22)
TEAM STATISTICS Team Kills Kills Per Set Rank Team No. Rank Player No./Avg. Aces Per Set 1 Houston 799 3 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati 5.87 Rank Team No./Avg. 32 Tulane 656 5 Hannah Jacobs, SMU 5.38 7 Memphis 2.07 36 East Carolina 650 45 Rachel Woulfe, SMU 4.22 39 Cincinnati 1.71 38 Cincinnati 646 42 UCF 642 Points Assists Per Set 50 USF 630 Rank Player No. Rank Team No./Avg. 1 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati 292.5 4 SMU 13.88 Team Service Aces 7 Abbie Jackson, Houston 242.5 11 Cincinnati 13.38 Rank Team No. 19 McKenna Melville, UCF 220.5 44 UCF 12.58 11 Houston 94 16 Memphis 91 Points Per Set Blocks Per Set 41 Cincinnati 77 Rank Player No./Avg. Rank Team No./Avg. 41 Tulane 77 2 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati 6.50 6 UCF 3.00 9 Hannah Jacobs, SMU 5.50 49 Tulane 2.43 Team Total Attacks 32 Hannah Flowers, Memphis 4.95 Rank Team No. Digs Per Set 1 Houston 2,459 Service Aces Rank Team No./Avg. 44 Tulane 1,790 Rank Player No. 12 SMU 17.67 4 Hannah Flowers, Memphis 32 43 Temple 16.06 Team Total Blocks 42 Abbie Jackson, Houston 21 Rank Team No./Avg. Hitting Percentage 2 UCF 144.0 Total Assists Rank Team No./Avg. 5 Houston 139.0 Rank Player No. 20 Cincinnati .287 23 Tulane 119.0 1 Abby Irvine, Houston 565 28 East Carolina .282 15 Armania Heckenmueller, Cincinnati 490 38 Sabrina Bianco, Memphis 453 Kills Per Set INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rank Team No./Avg. Total Attacks 6 SMU 14.79 Aces Per Set Rank Player No. 11 Cincinnati 14.36 Rank Player No./Avg. 3 Abbie Jackson, Houston 636 45 Memphis 13.59 3 Hannah Flowers, Memphis 0.80 10 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati 590 48 East Carolina 13.54 37 Makayla Miller, SMU 0.50 12 McKenna Melville, UCF 578
Match W-L Percentage Assists Per Set Total Blocks Rank Team No./Avg. Rank Player No./Avg. Rank Player No. 6 East Carolina .917 5 Lily Heim, SMU 11.64 9 Rachel Tullos, Houston 68 6 Memphis .917 26 Armania Heckenmueller, Cincinnati 10.89 13 Kayla Dinkins, Tulane 67 32 Temple .818 15 Nerissa Moravec, UCF 66 49 Tulane .769 Attacks Per Set 19 Anne-Marie Watson, UCF 62 Rank Player No./Avg. 42 Ally Barnhart, USF 54 Opponent Hitting Percentage 3 Hannah Jacobs, SMU 13.17 Rank Team No./Avg. 4 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati 13.11 Total Digs 9 Tulane 0.148 24 McKenna Melville, UCF 12.04 Rank Player No. 45 Temple 0.177 2 Katie Karbo, Houston 349 Blocks Per Set 29 Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa 233 Team Assists Rank Player No./Avg. 43 Kaylie McHugh, Tulane 223 Rank Team No. 21 Nerissa Moravec, UCF 1.50 50 Brandee Markwith, ECU 220 1 Houston 744 27 Kayla Dinkins, Tulane 1.46 33 UCF 604 39 Callie Cook, Tulsa 1.38 Total Kills 35 Tulane 602 Rank Player No. 35 Cincinnati 602 Digs Per Set 1 Jordan Thompson, Cincinnati 264 42 USF 594 Rank Player No./Avg. 10 Abbie Jackson, Houston 213 48 East Carolina 588 15 Katie Karbo, Houston 5.37 18 McKenna Melville, UCF 195 18 Taylor Horsfall, Tulsa 5.30 Team Attacks Per Set 21 Montana Watts, SMU 5.19 Rank Team No./Avg. 44 Averi Salvador, Temple 4.83 11 SMU 38.64 Hitting Percentage Team Digs Rank Player No./Avg. Rank Team No. 44 Callie Cook, Tulsa 0.395 2 Houston 1,002 48 Hannah Flowers, Memphis 0.391 33 Tulane 781 50 Lauryn Green, Tulane 0.390
6 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball MEDIA SERVICES BIG EAST FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES
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HOUSTON Ryan Levine Office: 713-743-9404 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @UHCougarVB
MEMPHIS Lamar Chance Office: 901-678-2349 @American_Conf Email: [email protected] Twitter: @MemphisVolley
USF Jay D’Abramo Office: 813-974-7099 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @usfvolleyball
SMU Travis Chamblee Office: 214-768-3735 American Athletic Conference Communications Email: [email protected] Phone: 401.453.0660 Twitter: @SMUVolleyball TEMPLE Volleyball Contact Lauren Ferrett Tony Jones Office: 215-204-1608 Assistant Director of Communications Email: [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @Temple_VB Mobile: 716-338-3740 TULANE Bernie Cafarelli Katie Ristow Clyde Verdin Associate Commissioner Director of Creative Services Office: 504-314-7271 [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected] Twitter: @GreenWaveVB Chuck Sullivan Hali Oughton TULSA Assistant Commissioner Director of Digital Media Chris Slack [email protected] [email protected] Office: 918-531-3720 Email: [email protected] Megan Erbes Cory Kamerschak Twitter: @TulsaVolleyball Director of Communications Assistant Director of Video/Creative Services [email protected] [email protected] WICHITA STATE Ryan Anderson Tom Fenstermaker Office: 316-978-5461 Director of Communications Email: [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @GoShockersVB
7 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball SCHEDULES & RESULTS
UCF (7-5, 0-0 American) UCONN (6-6, 0-0 American) Home: 4-2/Away: 1-1/Neutral: 2-2 Home: 5-1/Away: 0-0/Neutral: 1-5
AUGUST AUGUST 30 vs. Iowa State1 W, 3-2 30 vs. Gonzaga1 L, 0-3 31 vs. Rice1 L, 0-3 30 vs. Air Force1 W, 3-1 31 vs. Navy1 L, 0-3 SEPTEMBER 1 at Ole Miss1 W, 3-2 SEPTEMBER 6 South Carolina2 W, 3-0 5 Iona2 W, 3-0 7 Albany2 W, 3-0 6 Boston College2 L, 2-3 8 Kansas2 W, 3-0 7 Central Connecticut2 W, 3-1 13 vs. No. 7 Marquette3 L, 2-3 13 vs. Virginia3 L, 0-3 14 vs. No. 14 Illinois3 W, 3-1 13 at Ohio3 L, 0-3 14 at Illinois State3 L, 2-3 14 vs. College of Charleston3 L, 0-3 20 Florida Gulf Coast4 L, 1-3 19 Holy Cross4 W, 3-2 21 Miami (Fla.)4 L, 2-3 20 Dartmouth4 W, 3-1 21 Florida Atlantic4 W, 3-0 21 Providence4 W, 3-2 27 UConn* 7 p.m. 27 at UCF* 6 p.m. 29 Temple* 12 p.m. 29 at USF* 12 p.m.
OCTOBER OCTOBER 4 at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. 4 at Temple* 12 p.m. 6 at ECU* 1 p.m. 6 Tulane* 12 p.m. 11 at USF* 7 p.m. 11 Cincinnati* 7 p.m. 13 Memphis* 12 p.m. 13 ECU* 12 p.m. 18 at Wichita State* 8 p.m. 18 at Memphis* 8 p.m. 20 at Tulsa* 2 p.m. 20 at SMU* 2 p.m. 25 Houston* 7 p.m. 25 Wichita State* 7 p.m. 27 Tulane* 1 p.m. 27 Tulsa* 12 p.m.
NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1 USF* 7 p.m. 1 at ECU* 7 p.m. 3 at SMU* 2 p.m. 3 at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. 8 ECU* 7 p.m. 8 Temple* 12 p.m. 10 Cincinnati* 1 p.m. 10 at Houston* 2 p.m. 14 at Temple* 7 p.m. 14 USF* 7 p.m. 16 at UConn* 12 p.m. 16 UCF* 12 p.m.
All times EST and subject to change All times EST and subject to change [*] Denotes conference game [*] Denotes conference game 1 Rebel Invitational (Oxford, Miss.) 1 Pentagon Invite (Washington, D.C.) 2 UCF Challenge (Orlando, Fla.) 2 UConn Challenge (Storrs, Conn.) 3 Redbird Classic (Normal, Ill.) 3 Ohio Invite (Athens, Ohio) 4 Sunshine State Classic (Orlando, Fla.) 4 Dog Pound Challenge (Storrs, Conn.)
CINCINNATI (8-4, 0-0 American) ECU (11-1, 0-0 American) Home: 1-1/Away: 1-3/Neutral: 6-0 Home: 4-0/Away: 4-0/Neutral: 3-1
AUGUST SEPTEMBER 30 vs. RV South Carolina1 W, 3-1 1 at George Mason W, 3-0 30 at 12 Pittsburgh1 L, 0-3 1 vs. Providence1 W, 3-2 31 vs. Cleveland State1 W, 3-0 6 at North Florida2 W, 3-1 6 vs. Mercer2 W, 3-1 SEPTEMBER 7 vs. Wake Forest2 L, 0-3 6 vs. 21 Tennessee2 W, 3-0 10 NC State W, 3-2 6 at Michigan State2 L, 1-3 13 George Washington3 W, 3-0 7 vs. Indiana State2 W, 3-0 14 Norfolk State3 W, 3-0 13 vs. Notre Dame3 W, 3-1 14 USC Upstate3 W, 3-2 14 vs. Ball State3 W, 3-2 17 NC Central W, 3-1 14 at Northern Kentucky3 L, 2-3 20 at Gardner-Webb W, 3-1 19 at Xavier4 W, 3-0 21 vs. Alabama A&M W, 3-2 21 Bowling Green4 W, 3-0 25 Campbell 7 p.m. 22 No. 25 Louisville L, 2-3 27 at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. 27 ECU* 7 p.m. 29 at Tulsa* 1 p.m. 29 at Wichita State* 2 p.m. OCTOBER OCTOBER 4 USF* 7 p.m. 4 UCF* 12 p.m. 6 UCF* 12 p.m. 6 USF* 1 p.m. 11 at Temple* 7 p.m. 11 at UConn* 7 p.m. 13 at UConn* 12 p.m. 13 at Temple* 1 p.m. 18 at Houston* 8 p.m. 18 at Tulane* 8 p.m. 20 at Tulane* 1 p.m. 20 at Houston* 2 p.m. 25 SMU* 7 p.m. 25 Memphis* 7 p.m. 27 Memphis* 12 p.m. 27 SMU* 1 p.m. 29 at NC Central 6 p.m. 30 Dayton 7 p.m. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1 UConn* 7 p.m. 1 Temple* 7 p.m. 3 Temple* 12 p.m. 3 UConn* 12 p.m. 8 at UCF* 6 p.m. 8 at USF* 7 p.m. 10 at USF* 12 p.m. 10 at UCF* 1 p.m. 15 Cincinnati* 7 p.m. 15 at ECU* 7 p.m. 17 Wichita State* 12 p.m. 17 Tulsa* 1 p.m. All times EST and subject to change All times EST and subject to change [*] Denotes conference game [*] Denotes conference game 1 At George Mason (Fairfax, Va.) 1 Panther Challenge (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 2 UNF Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) 2 Spartan Invitational (East Lansing, Mich.) 3 Pirate Invitational (Greenville, N.C.) 3 NKU Invitational (Highland Heights, Ky.) 4 Queen City Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio)
8 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball SCHEDULES & RESULTS
HOUSTON (6-9, 0-0 American) USF (5-8, 0-0 American) Home: 0-4/Away: 3-3/Neutral: 3-2 Home: 3-2/Away: 1-2/Neutral: 1-4
AUGUST AUGUST 30 Arizona State1 L, 1-3 30 vs. UAB1 W, 3-1 30 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi1 L, 0-3 30 at Ball State1 W, 3-2 31 UT Arlington1 L, 2-3 31 LSU1 L, 1-3 SEPTEMBER 6 vs. Florida Gulf Coast2 L, 0-3 SEPTEMBER 7 vs. Auburn2 L, 2-3 3 at McNeese W, 3-1 7 at Miami (Fla.)2 L, 0-3 6 at UTSA2 W, 3-1 10 North Florida W, 3-1 7 vs. Maryland2 W, 3-2 13 at No. 11 Florida3 L, 1-3 7 vs UTRGV2 W, 3-0 13 vs. Long Beach State3 L, 2-3 10 at Lamar W, 3-1 14 vs. James Madison3 L, 0-3 12 at No. 5 Baylor3 L, 1-3 17 Jacksonville W, 3-2 13 vs. No. RV Tennessee3 L, 2-3 20 No. RV Indiana4 L, 2-3 17 at Houston Baptist L, 1-3 21 No. RV Indiana4 L, 1-3 20 at Texas Tech4 L, 1-3 21 Stetson4 W, 3-0 21 vs. UTEP4 L, 2-3 24 at Bethune-Cookman 6 p.m. 21 vs. Incarnate Word4 W, 3-2 27 Temple* 7 p.m. 27 SMU* 8 p.m. 29 UConn* 12 p.m. 29 Memphis* 2 p.m. OCTOBER OCTOBER 4 at ECU* 7 p.m. 4 at Tulane* 8 p.m. 6 at Cincinnati* 1 p.m. 6 at Temple* 1 p.m. 11 UCF* 7 p.m. 11 at Wichita State* 8 p.m. 13 SMU* 12 p.m. 13 at Tulsa* 2 p.m. 18 at Tulsa* 8 p.m. 18 ECU* 8 p.m. 20 at Wichita State* 2 p.m. 20 Cincinnati* 2 p.m. 25 Tulane* 7 p.m. 25 at UCF* 7 p.m. 27 Houston* 12 p.m. 27 at USF* 1 p.m. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1 at UCF* 6 p.m. 1 Tulsa* 8 p.m. 3 at Memphis* 2 p.m. 3 Wichita State* 2 p.m. 8 Cincinnati* 7 p.m. 8 Tulane* 8 p.m. 10 ECU* 12 p.m. 10 UConn* 2 p.m. 14 at UConn* 7 p.m. 15 at Memphis* 8 p.m. 16 at Temple* 1 p.m. 17 at SMU* 2 p.m. All times EST and subject to change All times EST and subject to change [*] Denotes conference game [*] Denotes conference game 1 Ball State Tournament (Muncie, Ind.) 1 Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup (Houston, Texas) 2 Hurricane Invitational (Coral Gables, Fla.) 2 UTSA Classic (San Antonio, Texas) 3 Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 3 Baylor Invitational (Waco, Texas) 4 USF Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 4 Red Raider Classic (Lubbock, Texas) SMU (7-3, 0-0 American) MEMPHIS (11-1, 0-0 American) Home: 3-1/Away: 2-1/Neutral: 2-1 Home: 5-1/Away: 2-0/Neutral: 4-0 AUGUST AUGUST 30 Bradley1 W, 3-0 30 vs. Drake1 W, 3-1 30 UTSA1 W, 3-0 30 vs. South Dakota State1 W, 3-1 31 Stephen F. Austin1 L, 2-3 31 at Eastern Illinois1 W, 3-0 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 5 at Oral Roberts W, 3-2 6 Gardner-Webb2 W, 3-0 7 at Incarnate Word W, 3-0 6 Arkansas-Pine Bluff2 W, 3-0 13 vs. No. RV Dayton2 W, 3-0 7 UT Martin2 W, 3-1 13 at Missouri State2 W, 3-0 13 vs. Alabama State3 W, 3-1 14 vs. Weber State2 L, 0-3 13 at Southern Illinois3 W, 3-2 18 TCU W, 3-0 14 vs. IUPUI3 W, 3-0 21 at Oklahoma L, 1-3 20 North Alabama4 W, 3-0 27 at Houston* 8 p.m. 20 Toledo4 W, 3-1 29 at Tulane* 2 p.m. 21 Southeast Missouri4 L, 1-3 27 at Tulane* 8 p.m. OCTOBER 29 at Houston* 2 p.m. 4 Tulsa* 8 p.m. 6 Wichita State* 2 p.m. OCTOBER 11 Memphis* 8 p.m. 4 Wichita State* 8 p.m. 13 at USF* 1 p.m. 6 Tulsa* 2 p.m. 18 Temple* 8 p.m. 11 at SMU* 8 p.m. 20 UConn* 2 p.m. 13 at UCF* 12 p.m. 25 at ECU* 7 p.m. 18 UConn* 8 p.m. 27 at Cincinnati* 12 p.m. 20 Temple* 2 p.m. 25 at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 27 at ECU* 12 p.m. 1 at Memphis* 8 p.m. 3 UCF* 2 p.m. NOVEMBER 8 at Wichita State* 8 p.m. 1 SMU* 8 p.m. 10 at Tulsa* 2 p.m. 3 USF* 2 p.m. 15 Tulane* 8 p.m. 8 at Tulsa* 2 p.m. 17 Houston* 2 p.m. 10 at Wichita State* 2 p.m. 15 Houston* 8 p.m. All times EST and subject to change 17 Tulane* 3 p.m. [*] Denotes conference game 1 SMU Doubletree Invitational (Dallas, Texas) All times EST and subject to change 2 Missouri State Invitational (Springfield, Mo.) [*] Denotes conference game 1 EIU Panther Invitational (Charleston, Ill.) 2 Tiger Brawl (Memphis, Tenn.) 3 Saluki Invitational (Carbondale, Ill.) 4 Beale Street Challenge (Memphis, Tenn.) 9 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball SCHEDULES & RESULTS
TEMPLE (9-2, 0-0 American) TULSA (7-6, 0-0 American) Home: 3-0/Away: 2-1/Neutral: 4-1 Home: 2-1/Away: 2-2/Neutral: 3-3
AUGUST AUGUST 30 vs. Fairfield1 W, 3-0 30 vs. RV Pepperdine1 W, 3-2 30 vs. Lafayette1 W, 3-0 30 vs. Illinois State1 L, 1-3 31 at UMBC1 W, 3-0 31 at North Texas1 L, 1-3
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 6 vs. Ohio2 W, 3-2 6 vs. South Dakota2 L, 0-3 6 vs. Winthrop2 W, 3-0 6 vs. Louisiana Tech2 W, 3-1 7 at American2 W, 3-0 7 at Kansas City2 W, 3-1 13 Radford3 W, 3-0 11 at Oral Roberts W, 3-1 14 Columbia3 W, 3-0 13 Houston Baptist3 W, 3-0 14 Lehigh3 W, 3-0 13 UTSA3 L, 1-3 19 at Villanova4 L, 1-3 14 SIUE3 W, 3-1 20 vs. Princeton4 L, 0-3 20 vs. Samford4 W, 3-1 27 at USF* 7 p.m. 20 at Western Kentucky4 L, 0-3 29 at UCF* 1 p.m. 21 vs. Northern Kentucky4 L, 0-3 27 Wichita State* 8 p.m. OCTOBER 29 ECU* 1 p.m. 4 UConn* 12 p.m. 6 Houston* 1 p.m. OCTOBER 11 ECU* 7 p.m. 4 at SMU* 8 p.m. 13 Cincinnati* 1 p.m. 6 at Memphis* 2 p.m. 18 at SMU* 8 p.m. 11 Tulane* 8 p.m. 20 at Memphis* 2 p.m. 13 Houston* 2 p.m. 25 Tulsa* 7 p.m. 18 USF* 8 p.m. 27 Wichita State* 1 p.m. 20 UCF* 2 p.m. 25 at Temple* 7 p.m. NOVEMBER 27 at UConn* 12 p.m. 1 at Cincinnati* 7 p.m. 3 at ECU* 12 p.m. NOVEMBER 8 at UConn* 12 p.m. 1 at Houston* 8 p.m. 10 at Tulane* 2 p.m. 3 at Tulane* 2 p.m. 14 UCF* 7 p.m. 8 Memphis* 2 p.m. 16 USF* 1 p.m. 10 SMU* 2 p.m. 15 at Wichita State* 8 p.m. All times EST and subject to change 17 at Cincinnati* 1 p.m. [*] Denotes conference game 1 UMBC Invitational (Catonsville, Md.) All times EST and subject to change 2 American Volleyball Classic (Washington, D.C.) [*] Denotes conference game 3 Cherry & White Challenge (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1 North Texas Invitational (Denton, Texas) 4 Big 5 Challenge (Villanova, Pa.) 2 Roo Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) 3 Tulsa Invitational (Tulsa, Okla.) 4 WKU Volleyball Invitational (Bowling Green, Ky.) TULANE (10-3, 0-0 American) Home: 3-2/Away: 3-1/Neutral: 4-0 WICHITA STATE (3-9, 0-0 American) Home: 0-3/Away: 0-4/Neutral: 3-2 AUGUST 30 vs. UTEP1 W, 3-0 AUGUST 30 vs. Incarnate Word1 W, 3-0 30 vs. Holy Cross1 W, 3-0 31 at Louisiana-Lafayette1 W, 3-0 31 vs. Hofstra1 W, 3-2 31 at 8 Penn State1 L, 0-3 SEPTEMBER 3 Southeastern Louisiana L, 2-3 SEPTEMBER 6 Missouri State2 W, 3-0 5 vs. San Jose State2 L, 1-3 7 Houston Baptist2 W, 3-0 6 at Cal Poly2 L, 2-3 8 Ole Miss2 L, 2-3 7 vs. North Texas2 W, 3-1 10 at New Orleans W, 3-1 12 No. 13 BYU3 L, 1-3 13 vs. Ohio State3 W, 3-1 13 VCU3 L, 0-3 14 vs. Bowling Green3 W, 3-1 14 No. 3 Texas3 L, 0-3 14 at Western Kentucky3 L, 1-3 19 at No. 15 Creighton4 L, 0-3 18 Southern Mississippi W, 3-1 20 vs. Wyoming4 L, 1-3 21 at LSU W, 3-1 21 at No. 1 Nebraska L, 0-3 27 Memphis* 8 p.m. 27 at Tulsa* 8 p.m. 29 SMU* 2 p.m. 29 Cincinnati* 2 p.m.
OCTOBER OCTOBER 4 Houston* 8 p.m. 4 at Memphis* 8 p.m. 6 at UConn* 12 p.m. 6 at SMU* 2 p.m. 11 at Tulsa* 8 p.m. 11 Houston* 8 p.m. 13 at Wichita State* 2 p.m. 13 Tulane* 2 p.m. 18 Cincinnati* 8 p.m. 18 UCF* 8 p.m. 20 ECU* 1 p.m. 20 USF* 2 p.m. 25 at USF* 7 p.m. 25 at UConn* 7 p.m. 27 at UCF* 1 p.m. 27 at Temple* 1 p.m.
NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 1 Wichita State* 8 p.m. 1 at Tulane* 8 p.m. 3 Tulsa* 2 p.m. 3 at Houston* 2 p.m. 8 at Houston* 8 p.m. 8 SMU* 8 p.m. 10 Temple* 2 p.m. 10 Memphis* 2 p.m. 11 at SMU* 8 p.m. 15 Tulsa* 8 p.m. 17 at Memphis* 3 p.m. 17 at ECU* 12 p.m.
All times EST and subject to change All times EST and subject to change [*] Denotes conference game [*] Denotes conference game 1 Doubletree Classic (Lafayette, La.) 1 Penn State Classic (University Park, Pa.) 2 Allstate Sugar Bowl Collegiate Volleyball Classic (New Orleans, La.) 2 Cal Poly Tournament (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) 3 Holiday Inn-University Plaza Invitational (Bowling Green, Ky.) 3 Shocker Volleyball Classic (Wichita, Kan.) 4 Creighton Classic (Omaha, Neb.)
10 • 2019 American Athletic Conference Volleyball 2019 American Volleyball Conference Standings as of Sep 23, 2019
East Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neut Last 10 Streak East Carolina 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 4-0 4-0 3-1 9-1 W 7 Temple 0-0 .000 9-2 .818 3-0 2-1 4-1 8-2 L 2 Cincinnati 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 1-1 1-3 6-0 7-3 L 1 UCF 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 4-2 1-1 2-2 6-4 W 1 UConn 0-0 .000 6-6 .500 5-1 0-0 1-5 5-5 W 3 South Fla. 0-0 .000 5-8 .385 3-2 1-2 1-4 3-7 W 1
West Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. Home Away Neut Last 10 Streak Memphis 0-0 .000 11-0 1.000 5-0 2-0 4-0 10-0 W 11 Tulane 0-0 .000 10-3 .769 3-2 3-1 4-0 7-3 W 2 SMU 0-0 .000 7-3 .700 3-1 2-1 2-1 7-3 L 1 Tulsa 0-0 .000 7-6 .538 2-1 2-2 3-3 6-4 L 1 Houston 0-0 .000 6-9 .400 0-4 3-3 3-2 5-5 W 1 Wichita State 0-0 .000 3-9 .250 0-3 0-4 3-2 1-9 L 6 2019 American Volleyball Conference Team Leaders as of Sep 22, 2019
Hitting Percentage S K E TA Pct. Opponent Hitting Pct S K E TA Pct. 1. Cincinnati 45 646 226 1527 . 2 7 5 1. Tulane 49 542 286 1731 . 1 4 8 2. East Carolina 48 651 223 1645 . 2 6 0 2. Memphis 40 424 227 1299 . 1 5 2 3. UCF 48 642 227 1707 . 2 4 3 3. Temple 36 429 220 1308 . 1 6 0 4. Temple 36 457 159 1236 . 2 4 1 4. UConn 45 533 266 1488 . 1 7 9 5. SMU 34 477 181 1239 . 2 3 9 5. East Carolina 48 558 241 1665 . 1 9 0 6. Memphis 40 517 207 1337 . 2 3 2 6. SMU 34 388 163 1180 . 1 9 1 7. Tulane 49 656 267 1790 . 2 1 7 7. UCF 48 638 273 1736 . 2 1 0 8. South Fla. 53 630 264 1751 . 2 0 9 8. Houston 64 801 326 2222 . 2 1 4 9. UConn 45 528 223 1468 . 2 0 8 9. Tulsa 49 631 247 1773 . 2 1 7 10. Tulsa 49 612 260 1765 . 1 9 9 10. South Fla. 53 680 268 1824 . 2 2 6 11. Houston 64 743 359 2294 . 1 6 7 11. Cincinnati 45 543 178 1415 . 2 5 8 12. Wichita State 44 460 228 1431 . 1 6 2 12. Wichita State 44 591 206 1476 . 2 6 1
Assists S No. Avg/S Kills S No. Avg/S 1. SMU 34 457 13.44 1. Cincinnati 45 646 14.36 2. Cincinnati 45 602 13.38 2. SMU 34 477 14.03 3. UCF 48 604 12.58 3. East Carolina 48 651 13.56 4. East Carolina 48 596 12.42 4. Tulane 49 656 13.39 5. Tulane 49 602 12.29 5. UCF 48 642 13.38 6. Memphis 40 484 12.10 6. Memphis 40 517 12.93 7. Temple 36 423 11.75 7. Temple 36 457 12.69 8. Tulsa 49 570 11.63 8. Tulsa 49 612 12.49 9. South Fla. 53 594 11.21 9. South Fla. 53 630 11.89 10. UConn 45 492 10.93 10. UConn 45 528 11.73 11. Houston 64 691 10.80 11. Houston 64 743 11.61 12. Wichita State 44 433 9.84 12. Wichita State 44 460 10.45
Blocks S BS BA Total Avg/S Service Aces S No. Avg/S 1. UCF 48 26 236 144 3.00 1. Memphis 40 85 2.12 2. Tulane 49 17 204 119 2.43 2. Cincinnati 45 77 1.71 3. Tulsa 49 31 157 109 2.23 3. Tulane 49 77 1.57 4. UConn 45 34 127 97 2.17 4. East Carolina 48 74 1.54 5. SMU 34 12 110 67 1.97 5. Temple 36 50 1.39 6. Houston 64 53 146 126 1.97 6. Houston 64 87 1.36 7. East Carolina 48 30 126 93 1.94 7. South Fla. 53 69 1.30 8. Temple 36 9 120 69 1.92 8. Tulsa 49 62 1.27 9. South Fla. 53 10 175 97 1.84 9. UConn 45 54 1.20 10. Wichita State 44 16 128 80 1.82 10. UCF 48 56 1.17 11. Memphis 40 19 103 70 1.76 11. SMU 34 39 1.15 12. Cincinnati 45 10 97 58 1.30 12. Wichita State 44 39 0.89
Digs S No. Avg/S 1. SMU 34 575 16.91 2. Temple 36 578 16.06 3. Tulane 49 781 15.94 4. East Carolina 48 748 15.58 5. UCF 48 714 14.88 6. Memphis 40 594 14.85 7. Tulsa 49 726 14.82 8. Houston 64 933 14.58 9. South Fla. 53 744 14.04 10. Wichita State 44 603 13.70 11. Cincinnati 45 604 13.42 12. UConn 45 589 13.09 2019 American Volleyball Conference Individual Leaders as of Sep 22, 2019
(Players listed below have played in at least 50.00 percent of their team's games.)
Hitting % (Min. 3.0 TA/set) Cl S K E TA Pct. Kills Cl S No. Avg/S 1. Flowers,Hannah-MEM 39 133 27 256 . 4 1 4 1. THOMPSON, Jordan-CIN Sr 45 264 5.87 2. Green, Lauryn-TLN Fr 38 72 15 146 . 3 9 0 2. Jacobs, Hannah-SMU 30 129 4.30 3. Cook, Callie-TLS 41 102 20 211 . 3 8 9 3. Melville, McKenna-UCF So 48 195 4.06 4. Wood, Bri-ECU 48 158 35 364 . 3 3 8 4. Gedikoglu, Dilara-TLS 49 188 3.84 5. THOMPSON, Jordan-CIN Sr 45 264 65 590 . 3 3 7 5. Jackson, Abbie-HOU 55 208 3.78 6. Woulfe, Rachel-SMU 26 97 26 219 . 3 2 4 6. Heckmann, Mekenzi-SMU 27 101 3.74 7. Hall, Sydney-ECU 48 81 22 182 . 3 2 4 7. Woulfe, Rachel-SMU 26 97 3.73 8. OLIVER, Adria-CIN So 42 90 33 182 . 3 1 3 8. Wallace,Meredith-MEM 37 136 3.68 9. Garland, Alexandria-UCONN 36 63 20 138 . 3 1 2 9. MALLON, Maria-CIN So 42 148 3.52 10. Hembree, Maggie-TLS 46 91 29 202 . 3 0 7 10. Grimshaw, Gem-TEM 34 119 3.50 11. Kennedy, Meryn-SMU 28 53 14 128 . 3 0 5 11. Parker, Caylee-UCONN 45 157 3.49 12. Spells, Kayla-TEM 36 50 14 121 . 2 9 8 12. Kleinman, Sydney-ECU 40 137 3.42 13. Westfield, Dana-TEM 18 33 7 88 . 2 9 5 13. Flowers,Hannah-MEM 39 133 3.41 14. Dinkins, Kayla-TLN So 46 108 38 237 . 2 9 5 14. Wood, Bri-ECU 48 158 3.29 15. Florig, Genna-UCONN 43 77 24 184 . 2 8 8 15. Walker, Jac'cara-USF 50 160 3.20 16. Jacobs, Hannah-SMU 30 129 42 316 . 2 7 5 16. Pliapol, Lindsey-USF 53 164 3.09 17. Boyd, Peyton-TEM 30 71 30 149 . 2 7 5 17. Fisher, Kristina-UCF Sr 48 137 2.85 18. St. Cin, Jac-USF 48 122 48 276 . 2 6 8 18. TAFLINGER, Megan-WSU So 39 109 2.79 19. Watson, Anne-Marie-UCF Jr 48 129 50 299 . 2 6 4 19. Papazoglou, Katerina-TEM 31 84 2.71 20. Fisher, Kristina-UCF Sr 48 137 39 375 . 2 6 1 20. Douglas, Lexie-TLN Jr 49 132 2.69
Assists Cl S No. Avg/S Service Aces Cl S No. Avg/S 1. Heim, Lily-SMU 33 384 11.64 1. Flowers,Hannah-MEM 39 30 0.77 2. Bianco,Sabrina-MEM 40 411 10.27 2. Miller, Makayla-SMU 27 13 0.48 3. HECKENMUELLER, A-CIN So 27 275 10.19 3. MALLON, Maria-CIN So 42 18 0.43 4. Lindgren, Tyler-TEM 36 339 9.42 4. THOMPSON, Jordan-CIN Sr 45 18 0.40 5. Irvine, Abby-HOU 62 545 8.79 Levine, Nicole-TLN Jr 35 14 0.40 6. Morris, Courtney-UCONN 44 358 8.14 6. Douglas, Lexie-TLN Jr 49 18 0.37 7. LaBeck, Lauren-USF 47 344 7.32 7. Jackson, Abbie-HOU 55 20 0.36 8. Martin, Shelby-ECU 48 340 7.08 8. Crescenzo,Gigi-MEM 36 13 0.36 9. Rautio, Roosa-TLS 46 266 5.78 9. Papazoglou, Katerina-TEM 31 11 0.35 10. Olson, Erin-UCF Sr 48 261 5.44 10. Grimshaw, Gem-TEM 34 12 0.35 11. Pardo, Mariah-TLS 41 220 5.37 11. LaBeck, Lauren-USF 47 16 0.34 12. Ibieta, Jenna-TLN Jr 39 205 5.26 12. Horsfall, Taylor-TLS 48 16 0.33 13. Giardina, Amanda-TLN So 47 246 5.23 McHugh, Kaylie-TLN Sr 48 16 0.33 14. Olson, Amber-UCF So 39 199 5.10 14. Harmon, Marissa-ECU 37 12 0.32 15. WUENSCH, McKayla-WSU Jr 34 171 5.03 15. Walker, Jac'cara-USF 50 16 0.32 16. Martin, Shelby-ECU 48 15 0.31 17. Kleinman, Sydney-ECU 40 12 0.30 18. Karsten, Claire-HOU 41 12 0.29 19. Kennedy, Meryn-SMU 28 8 0.29 20. Clausen, CC-USF 53 15 0.28
Blocks Cl S BS BA Total Avg/S Digs Cl S No. Avg/S 1. Moravec, Nerissa-UCF Jr 45 7 59 66 1.47 1. Karbo, Katie-HOU 60 328 5.47 2. Dinkins, Kayla-TLN So 46 5 62 67 1.46 2. Watts, Montana-SMU 31 161 5.19 3. Cook, Callie-TLS 41 7 47 54 1.32 3. Horsfall, Taylor-TLS 48 246 5.12 4. Watson, Anne-Marie-UCF Jr 48 5 57 62 1.29 4. Salvador, Averi-TEM 36 174 4.83 5. WRIGHT, Emma-WSU Jr 35 8 36 44 1.26 5. Markwith, Brandee-ECU 48 226 4.71 6. Tullos, Rachel-HOU 53 27 37 64 1.21 6. McHugh, Kaylie-TLN Sr 48 223 4.65 7. Winkler, Kaylyn-SMU 23 4 22 26 1.13 7. Clausen, CC-USF 53 217 4.09 8. Barnhart, Ally-USF 48 3 51 54 1.12 8. Heidelberg, Makala-TLN So 43 162 3.77 9. Spells, Kayla-TEM 36 3 37 40 1.11 9. Gehler,Kaitlyn-MEM 37 137 3.70 10. Florig, Genna-UCONN 43 11 35 46 1.07 10. Migliore,Mia-MEM 27 97 3.59 11. Kennedy, Meryn-SMU 28 3 26 29 1.04 11. BOWN, Kara-WSU Sr 36 127 3.53 12. Wesolich, Kathryn-UCF So 48 0 49 49 1.02 12. Kuchmaner, Makenzie-UCF Sr 48 169 3.52 13. Heim, Lily-SMU 33 111 3.36 14. CONNER, Mackenzie-CIN So 29 93 3.21 15. Papazoglou, Katerina-TEM 31 98 3.16 16. Patterson, Kendall-SMU 25 78 3.12 17. Walker, Jac'cara-USF 50 145 2.90 18. Fisher, Kristina-UCF Sr 48 137 2.85 19. Melville, McKenna-UCF So 48 136 2.83 20. MALLON, Maria-CIN So 42 118 2.81