Three Teams Advance to Sweet 16

Purdue celebrates their second-round NCAA win.

Purdue celebrates their second-round NCAA win.

Dec. 5, 2005

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - The No. 21 Purdue volleyball team earned a bid to the Sweet 16 with a 3-0 sweep of College of Charleston Saturday night. The win marks the first time the Boilermakers have won two NCAA matches in a season since 1982. Purdue won the match 30-22, 30-20, 30-28 behind tough blocking and a balanced offense  Full Story...

MADISON, Wis. - Senior co-captains Aubrey Meierotto and Sheila Shaw both had double-figure kills in their final home match as 13th-ranked Wisconsin defeated 16th-ranked California 30-23, 30-22, 30-25 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at the UW Field House.  Wisconsin (25-6) advances to the NCAA Sweet 16 on Friday in College Station, Texas, against sixth-seeded Notre Dame (30-3). The Fighting Irish advanced with wins over Dayton and Northwestern in the first and second rounds, respectively.  Full Story...


UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Freshman outside hitter Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) set a new NCAA Tournament record for hitting percentage as she hit .889 with 16 kills as the second-ranked Penn State women's volleyball team swept Long Island (30-11, 30-27, 30-8) Saturday night. The Nittany Lions improve to 31-2 while the Blackbirds end their season at 26-14.  Full Story...


 

 

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