BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL 2013 FINAL WEEKLY RELEASE

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1 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL 2013 FINAL WEEKLY RELEASE Contact: Sarah Andreychik, Bob Hammel Communica ons Intern Office: , ext Twi 2013 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS Conference Overall Top 25* Non-Conf. Home Away Neutral Last 10 Streak W L PCT W L PCT W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L W-L 1. Penn State# W25 2. Nebraska L1 3. Minnesota L1 4. Wisconsin L1 Illinois L1 Purdue L1 6. Michigan State L1 9. Michigan L1 8. Northwestern L4 10. Ohio State W1 11. Iowa L3 12. Indiana L10 * AVCA Coaches Poll NCAA Tournament teams in bold # NCAA & Big Ten Champion First Serve: Big Ten volleyball saw a record-se ng 2013 season come to a close at the NCAA Championships in Sea le on Dec. 21. Second-seeded Penn State defeated 12th-seeded Wisconsin, 3-1, in the tournament finale, earning its sixth na onal tle and fi h in the last seven years. With the Nittany Lions and Badgers both in the championship match, it marked the first me two Big Ten teams ba led for the na onal crown. A record-tying eight Big Ten squads competed in the NCAA Tournament, with seven advancing to the Sweet 16, which is a record among all conferences. Seven Big Ten teams ended the 2013 season ranked in the top 16 of the final AVCA coaches poll. Champions x2: With its 3-1 win over No. 12 Wisconsin in the NCAA Championship match, No. 2 Penn State earned its fi h na onal tle in the last seven years and sixth overall, tying Stanford for the most in NCAA history. The Ni any Lions lost only four sets in their six postseason matches. Along with the na onal championship, Penn State won its 16th Big Ten tle and 10th in the last 11 years. The Ni any Lions finished with a 19-1 conference mark and 34-2 overall record, ending their campaign on a 25-match win streak. A NCAA Tournament to Remember: It was an historic NCAA Championship for the Big Ten, as a conference record-tying eight teams earned berths in the field (Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin). Seven of those squads advanced to the Sweet 16, which was an NCAA record for one conference, and Penn State and Wisconsin par cipated in the na onal tle match, the first me two Big Ten teams faced off in the tournament finale. The Big Ten ended the tournament with a 23-7 record, breaking the all- me victory total for the conference of 19 wins set in 2010 and BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Where We Rank: Eight Big Ten volleyball teams were ranked or received votes in the final AVCA Division I Coaches poll of the 2013 season, including seven in the top 16, the most among all conferences. The Big Ten boasted the na on s top two teams and five squads in the top 10. NCAA and Big Ten Champion Penn State led the way at No. 1 and na onal runner-up Wisconsin was ranked No. 2. Nebraska checked in at No. 7, followed by No. 8 Purdue, No. 10 Minnesota, No. 14 Michigan State and No. 16 Illinois. Michigan was receiving votes. Breaking Down the Poll: Throughout the 2013 season, 10 of the conference s 12 teams were ranked or received votes in the AVCA Coaches poll, while seven Big Ten squads appeared in the top 10 at least once during the year. At one point in the season, nine Big Ten teams were ranked in the poll, the first me a conference had nine squads appear in the top 25 in the poll s 21-year history. Penn State ended the year as the na on s No. 1 ranked team, the 10th me a Big Ten school claimed the top spot at the conclusion of the season. Coach Em Up: In his 35th season at the helm of Penn State, head coach Russ Rose was selected as the 2013 AVCA Division I Coach of the Year. The award marked the fi h me that Rose has been honored as the na onal coach of the year, having also earned the award in 1990, 1997, 2007 and Rose guided the 2013 squad to its fi h na onal tle in the last seven years and a 34-2 overall record, ending the season on a 25-match win streak. In conference play the Ni any Lions posted a 19-1 mark and won their 16th Big Ten Championship. Rose also picked up both Big Ten and AVCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year honors this year. BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT This year, the conference is celebra ng 100 years of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. The conference s most pres gious award, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the gradua ng class of each university who a ained the greatest proficiency in athle cs and scholas c work. In the 99 years of the Big Ten Medal of Honor, over 1,300 student-athletes have earned this dis ncon, which includes 35 volleyball players. Throughout the course of the season, the conference has highlighted previous volleyball standouts who have won the award, which can be found on Page 8. TOP STORIES Penn State wins NCAA record-tying sixth na onal championship Big Ten sends two teams to na onal championship match for first me in conference history Big Ten squads compile 23 wins in NCAA Tournament, the most by the conference in tournament history Seven conference teams ranked in top 16 of final AVCA Coaches Poll Numerous Big Ten standouts earn na onal recogni on Conference leads the na on in a endance for seventh year in a row NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS FIRST ROUND - Dec. 6-7 #13 ILLINOIS def. Morehead State, 3-0 LSU def. MICHIGAN, 3-2 MICHIGAN STATE def. Ohio, 3-0 #10 MINNESOTA def. Radford, 3-0 #8 NEBRASKA def. Fairfield, 3-0 #2 PENN STATE def. LIU Brooklyn, 3-0 PURDUE def. Central Arkansas, 3-0 #12 WISCONSIN def. Milwaukee, 3-0 SECOND ROUND - Dec. 7-8 #13 ILLINOIS def. Marque e, 3-1 MICHIGAN STATE def. #15 Kentucky, 3-1 #10 MINNESOTA def. Colorado, 3-2 #8 NEBRASKA def. Oregon, 3-0 #2 PENN STATE def. Utah, 3-0 PURDUE def. #4 Missouri, 3-1 #12 WISCONSIN def. California, 3-0 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS - Dec. 13 #12 WISCONSIN def. Florida State, 3-1 #2 PENN STATE def. MICHIGAN STATE, 3-1 PURDUE def. #13 ILLINOIS, 3-0 #7 Stanford def. #10 MINNESOTA, 3-0 #8 NEBRASKA def. #9 San Diego, 3-0 REGIONAL FINALS - Dec. 14 #2 PENN STATE def. #7 Stanford, 3-2 #12 WISCONSIN def. PURDUE, 3-1 #1 Texas def. #8 NEBRASKA, 3-0 CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS - Dec. 19 #12 WISCONSIN def. #1 Texas, 3-1 #2 PENN STATE def. #3 Washington, 3-0 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL - Dec. 21 #2 PENN STATE def. #12 WISCONSIN, 3-1 Big Ten universities provide over $141 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,200 student-athletes playing on more than 300 teams in 43 different sports.

2 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 2 BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Na onally No ced: Thirteen Big Ten volleyball players were selected as AVCA Division I All- Americans, the most of any conference, with four players earning first-team status (Tori Dixon, Minnesota; Kelsey Robinson, Nebraska; Micha Hancock and Ariel Sco, Penn State). Addi onally, 31 players earned All-Region honors. In their respec ve regions, head coaches Hugh McCutcheon of Minnesota (North) and Russ Rose of Penn State (Northeast) took home Coach of the Year accolades, while Nebraska s Kadie Rolfzen (North) and Wisconsin s Lauren Carlini (Northeast) won Freshman of the Year awards. Big Ten student-athletes made up the en re North Region team and took 12 of the 14 spots on the Northeast Region squad. The full list of na onal award winners can be found on Page 3. Head of the CLASS: Penn State right side hi er Ariel Sco was selected as the 2013 NCAA Division I volleyball Senior CLASS Award winner, given to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in the sport. To be eligible for the award, a studentathlete must have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - classroom, community, character and compe on. Michigan s Jennifer Cross and Michigan State s Lauren Wicinski also earned second-team Senior CLASS Award honors. Off The Court Honors: Seniors Kristen Kelsay of Michigan State and Ka e Slay of Penn State earned Capital One Academic All-America honors, with Slay being named Capital One Academic All-America of the Year. Slay, a communica ons sciences and disorders major, was a first-team selec on, while Kelsay, a psychology major, was named to the third team. Addi onally, Penn State s Maddie Harding was the recipient of the NCAA s Elite 89 Award, given to the individual who has reached the pinnacle of compe on at the na onal championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. Top-25 Tilts: During the conference season, 49 of the 120 matches featured two teams in the top 25 (41 percent). Sixty-seven of the 120 lts (56 percent) featured two squads ranked or receiving votes in the na onal poll. During Big Ten play, nine of the 12 squads went through stretches of playing at least five straight matches against teams ranked or receiving votes in the top 25, including Michigan and Nebraska, who played eight in a row. Home Sweet Home: Big Ten volleyball teams con nue to a ract fans by the thousands, as the conference led the na on in a endance for the seventh year in a row. Eight Big Ten teams finished the 2013 season ranked in the na onal top 20 in average a endance, with five conference teams in the top 10. Nebraska owns the highest a endance average in the country at 8,175, while Minnesota and Wisconsin ranked third (3,942) and fi h (3,512), respec vely. Illinois was ninth (3,117), followed by Penn State in 10th (2,952) and Michigan State in 11th (2,891). Purdue checked in at No. 16 (2,532), while Ohio State was No. 19 (2,063). BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2013 POSTSEASON HONORS The Big Ten announced its postseason volleyball awards, with student-athletes from four schools earning recogni on following the conclusion of the 2013 regular season. Nebraska s Kelsey Robinson was named the Big Ten Player of the Year by a vote of the conference s coaches, while Michigan State s Kori Moster and Wisconsin s Lauren Carlini were tabbed Defensive Player and Freshman of the Year, respec vely. Penn State s Micha Hancock earned Se er of the Year honors, while Ni any Lion head coach Russ Rose was tabbed Coach of the Year by Big Ten coaches and media. Robinson led the Big Ten in kills (4.69) and points (5.41) per set during the conference season, helping Nebraska to the No. 8 overall seed in the NCAA Championship. The Husker senior also hit at a.349 clip on 765 total a empts. Robinson became the first Nebraska player to win the Player of the Year award. Moster averaged 4.65 digs per set this season en route to being tabbed the top defensive player in the conference for the second year in a row. The Spartan junior is the only Michigan State player to have earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and just the second student-athlete to collect mul ple defensive accolades, joining Minnesota s Paula Gen l who won three straight from Hancock took home her second consecu ve Big Ten Se er of the Year award. The Penn State junior led the Big Ten in assists (11.47) and service aces (.52) per set in conference play. Hancock was named Big Ten Se er of the Week five mes this season. Carlini was the third Badger to be named Freshman of the Year and the first since Claudia Rodriguez in The se er paced the Wisconsin offense, averaging assists per set. She has also accumulated a team-high 19 double-doubles this season. Rose earned top billing among the conference s coaches and media for the second consecu ve year a er guiding Penn State to a 28-2 regular-season record and a 19-1 mark in Big Ten play en route to its 10th conference tle in the last 11 years. The Ni any Lions also earned the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Championship. Rose s award from the coaches marks his 12th all- me and sixth in the last seven years, while his honor from the media was his eighth in the last nine years. Fourteen Big Ten players were tabbed All-Big Ten by the conference s coaches, with eight making the team via unanimous vote. Joining Robinson as unanimous All-Big Ten selec ons were Illinois Jocelynn Birks, Michigan State s Lauren Wicinski, Minnesota s Tori Dixon and Ashley Wi man, and Penn State s Deja McClendon, Ka e Slay and Ariel Sco. Rounding out the All-Conference Team were Michigan s Jennifer Cross, Nebraska s Kadie Rolfzen, Northwestern s Stephanie Holthus, Penn State s Hancock, Purdue s Val Nichol and Wisconsin s Carlini. Carlini was unanimously voted to the All-Freshman Team, along with Nebraska s Rolfzen. Michigan s Abby Cole, Michigan State s Chloe Reinig, Minnesota s Hannah Tapp, Ohio State s Taylor Sandbothe and Wisconsin s Haleigh Nelson also appeared on the seven-player team. The Big Ten also recognized 12 Sportsmanship Award honorees. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have dis nguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These student-athletes must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good ci zenship outside of the sports-compe on se ng. JOCELYNN BIRKS, So., OH, ILL Jennifer Cross, Sr., MB, MICH LAUREN WICINSKI, Sr., OH, MSU TORI DIXON, Sr., MH, MINN ASHLEY WITTMAN, Sr., OH, MINN KELSEY ROBINSON, Sr., OH, NEB Kadie Rolfzen, Fr., OH, NEB HONORABLE MENTION Liz McMahon, Jr., OPP, ILL Alexis Mathews, Sr., MB, MSU Kori Moster, Jr., LIB, MSU Mary Pollmiller, Jr., S, NEB Kaitlyn Leary, Sr., OH, OSU Carly Cramer, Sr., LIB, PUR ALL-BIG TEN TEAM Unanimous selec on in CAPS Stephanie Holthus, Sr., OH, NU DEJA McCLENDON, Sr., OH, PSU Micha Hancock, Jr., S, PSU KATIE SLAY, Sr., MB, PSU ARIEL SCOTT, Sr., OH, PSU Val Nichol, Jr., OH/S, PUR Lauren Carlini, Fr., S., WIS ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Abby Cole, RS, MICH Chloe Reinig, OH, MSU Hannah Tapp, MB, MINN KADIE ROLFZEN, OH, NEB Taylor Sandbothe, MB, OSU LAUREN CARLINI, S, WIS Haleigh Nelson, MB, WIS INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kelsey Robinson, NEB DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kori Moster, MSU SETTER OF THE YEAR Micha Hancock, PSU FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Lauren Carlini, WIS COACH OF THE YEAR (COACHES AND MEDIA) Russ Rose, PSU Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Courtney Abrahamovich, ILL; Jade Henderson, IND; Alli O Deen, IOWA; Bri any Lee, MICH; Kristen Kelsay, MSU; Daly Santana, MINN; Morgan Broekhuis, NEB; Ka e Dutchman, NU; Andrea Kacsits, OSU; Maggie Harding, PSU; Ka e Griffin, PUR; Annemarie Hickey, WIS. The Big Ten sponsors 26 official conference sports, 13 for men and 13 for women, including the debut of men s ice hockey as an official conference sport this academic year.

3 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 3 VOLLEYBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Big Ten Conference Sarah Andreychik sandreychik@bigten.org ext. 129 Illinois Marla Glasser mglasser@illinois.edu Indiana Kyle Johnson krj@indiana.edu Iowa Jil Price jil-price@hawkeyesports.com Michigan Kent Reichert kereiche@umich.edu Michigan State Jamie Weir Baldwin jweir@ath.msu.edu Minnesota Michelle Traen traen001@umn.edu Nebraska Hilary Winter hwinter@huskers.com Northwestern Dan Yopchick d-yopchick@northwestern. edu Ohio State Kendra Willard willard.57@osu.edu Penn State Arielle Sargent ans26@psu.edu Purdue Wendy Mayer wbroker@purdue.edu Wisconsin Diane Nordstrom dkn@athle cs.wisc.edu TOP 25 BIG TEN BREAKDOWN BIG TEN IN THE POLLS AVCA Division I Coaches Poll - Dec Previous Rank School (Votes) Points Record Rank 1. PENN STATE (60) WISCONSIN Texas Washington Stanford USC NEBRASKA PURDUE San Diego MINNESOTA Florida State Missouri BYU MICHIGAN STATE Florida ILLINOIS Kansas Hawaii American NR 20. Kentucky Colorado State Duke Marque e Oregon North Carolina Receiving Votes: Cal State Northridge 68; California 64; LSU 17; Oklahoma 15; Colorado 13; Creighton 4; MICHIGAN 3. ILL IND IOWA MICH MSU MINN NEB NU OSU PSU PUR WIS PRE rv rv S rv S S rv S rv S30 rv O7 rv O14 rv O21 rv rv O28 rv rv rv N4 rv rv N N rv N D FINAL rv BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Sept. 2 Oct. 21 P: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN P: Val Nichol, Jr., PUR D: Bethany Yeager, Sr., IOWA D: Annemarie Hickey, Sr., WIS S: Taylor Sherwin, Jr., OSU S: Lexi Dannemiller, Jr., MICH F: Maddie Mayers, ILL F: Hannah Tapp, MINN Sept. 9 P: Kaitlyn Leary, Sr., OSU D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN S: Lexi Dannemiller, Jr., MICH F: Abby Cole, MICH Sept. 16 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU D: Faye Adelaja, Fr., PUR S: Taylor Sherwin, Jr., OSU F: Amber Rolfzen, NEB Faye Adelaja, PUR Sept. 23 P: Stephanie Holthus, Sr., NU D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN S: Caleigh Ryan, Fr., NU F: Caleigh Ryan, NU Sept. 30 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU D: Ashley Wi man, Sr., MINN S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB F: Haleigh Nelson, WIS Oct. 7 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU Kelsey Robinson, Sr., NEB D: Meghan Haggerty, So., NEB S: Micha Hancock, Jr., PSU F: Amber Rolfzen, NEB Oct. 14 P: Ka e Slay, Sr., PSU D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN S: Micha Hancock, Jr., PSU F: Caleigh Ryan, NU Oct. 28 P: Ashley Wi man, Sr., MINN D: KiKI Jones, Jr., PUR S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB F: Kadie Rolfzen, NEB Nov. 4 P: Kelsey Robinson, Sr., NEB D: Cecilia Hall, So., NEB S: Micha Hancock, Jr., PSU F: Kadie Rolfzen, NEB Lauren Carlini, WIS Nov. 11 P: Kelsey Robinson, Sr., NEB D: Ka e Slay, Sr., PSU S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB F: Taylor Sandbothe, OSU Nov. 18 P: Kelsey Robinson, Sr., NEB D: Ka e Slay, Sr., PSU S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB F: Maddie Mayers, ILL Nov. 25 P: Ashley Wi man, Sr., MINN D: Tori Dixon, Sr., MINN S: Micha Hancock, Jr., PSU F: Taylor Sanbothe, OSU Dec. 2 P: Lauren Wicinski, Sr., MSU D: Hannah Tapp, Fr., MINN S: Micha Hancock, Jr., PSU F: Hannah Tapp, MINN FOLLOW THE BIG TEN Now there are more ways than ever to follow Big Ten volleyball. 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First Team Tori Dixon, MINN Kelsey Robinson, NEB Micha Hancock, PSU Ariel Sco, PSU Second Team Lauren Wicinski, MSU Ashley Wi man, MINN Deja McClendon, WIS Lauren Carlini, WIS Third Team Jocelynn Birks, ILL Kori Moster, MSU Kadie Rolfzen, NEB Ka e Slay, PSU Val Nichol, PUR AVCA All-America Honorable Men on Jennifer Beltran, ILL Jennifer Cross, MICH Lexi Dannemiller, MICH Molly Toon, MICH Alexis Mathews, MSU Adrianna Nora, MINN Meghan Haggerty, NEB Mary Pollmiller, NEB Stephanie Holthus, NU Kaitlyn Leary, OSU Nia Grant, PSU KiKi Jones, PUR Ellen Chapman, WIS NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS AVCA Division I Coach of the Year Russ Rose, PSU Senior CLASS Award Winner Ariel Sco, PSU Second Team Jennifer Cross, MICH Lauren Wicinki, MSU NCAA Elite 89 Award Maggie Harding, PSU Capital One Academic All-America of the Year Ka e Slay, PSU Third Team Kristen Kelsay, MSU NORTH REGION Jennifer Cross, MICH Lexi Dannemiller, MICH Molly Toon, MICH Alexis Mathews, MSU Kori Moster, MSU Lauren Wicinski, MSU Tori Dixon, MINN Adrianna Nora, MINN Ashley Wi man, MINN Meghan Haggerty, NEB Mary Pollmiller, NEB Kelsey Robinson, NEB Kadie Rolfzen, NEB Stephanie Holthus, NU Honorable Men on Cecilia Hall, NEB Caleigh Ryan, NU AVCA Regional Awards Freshman of the Year Kadie Rolfzen, NEB Coach of the Year HughMcCutcheon,MINN NORTHEAST REGION Jennifer Beltran, ILL Jocelynn Birks, ILL Kaitlyn Leary, OSU Nia Grant, PSU Micha Hancock, PSU Deja McClendon, PSU Ariel Sco, PSU Ka e Slay, PSU KiKi Jones, PUR Val Nichol, PUR Lauren Carlini, WIS Ellen Chapman, WIS Honorable Men on Liz McMahon, ILL Carly Cramer, PUR CatherineRebarchak,PUR Freshman of the Year Lauren Carlini, WIS Coach of the Year Russ Rose, PSU In , men s and women s lacrosse will be added as the conference s 27th and 28th official sports, giving the Big Ten more official sports than all conferences other than the Ivy League.

4 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE 4 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY 1981 Penn State* def. Cincinnati , 15-6, 15-2 PURDUE def. Tennessee , 15-10, Pacific def. Penn State* , 15-13, 15-10, 2-15, Cal Poly def. NORTHWESTERN , 15-11, UCLA def. PURDUE , 6-15, 11-15, 15-8, Tennessee def. NORTHWESTERN , 7-15, 4-15, 15-8, 15-9 Nebraska* def. Penn State* , 15-5, PURDUE def. Rutgers , 15-7, 15-3, 15-9 PURDUE def. Nebraska* , 12-15, 15-4, 15-12, 15-5 USC def. PURDUE , 15-3, UC-Santa Barbara def. NORTHWESTERN , 15-13, 15-8 PURDUE def. Illinois State , 5-15, 3-15, 15-1, 15-5 Western Michigan def. Nebraska* , 15-12, 15-12, 15-8 Penn State* def. Providence , 15-9, 15-9 Western Michigan def. PURDUE , 9-15, 15-9, 14-16, UCLA def. Penn State* , 16-14, Nebraska* def. Pittsburgh , 15-10, Penn State* def. NORTHWESTERN , 15-9, 15-4, 9-15, 15-3 San Jose State def. PURDUE , 15-8, 15-9, Nebraska* def. Western Michigan , 15-10, 8-15, 15-7 Pacific def. Penn State* , 15-8, Pacific def. Nebraska* , 15-8, 13-15, PURDUE def. Illinois State , 15-5, 15-6 ILLINOIS def. Western Michigan , 15-11, 12-15, 15-2 Nebraska* def. Penn State* , 15-7, Nebraska* def. PURDUE , 16-14, 12-15, USC def. ILLINOIS , 15-8, 15-9 USC def. Nebraska* , 15-11, 15-12, Nebraska* def. Pittsburgh , 15-5, 15-10, 15-7 Penn State* def. Wyoming , 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 ILLINOIS def. UNI , 15-1, 15-6, Nebraska* def. Penn State* , 15-4, 16-14, 16-18, 15-9 ILLINOIS def. Western Michigan , 15-10, 15-4 Nebraska* def. ILLINOIS , 15-8, 15-3 Nebraska* def. Stanford , 15-2, 15-10, Pacific def. Nebraska* , 15-4, ILLINOIS def. Pittsburgh , 15-4, 15-3, 15-2 PURDUE def. Penn State* , 15-9, Nebraska* def. UNI , 15-1, 15-6 ILLINOIS def. Western Michigan , 9-15, 15-7, 12-15, Nebraska* def. PURDUE , 15-12, 15-3 ILLINOIS def. Nebraska* , 15-12, 15-5 Hawaii def. ILLINOIS , 15-13, ILLINOIS def. Illinois State , 15-5, 15-4 Notre Dame def. Penn State* ,15-10, 14-16, Nebraska* def. Weber St , 15-5, 14-16, 8-15, 15-8 ILLINOIS def. Notre Dame , 15-9, 5-15, 13-15, 15-9 Oklahoma def. Nebraska* , 15-9, 8-15, 11-15, ILLINOIS def. Oklahoma , 15-8, 15-4 Hawaii def. ILLINOIS , 15-12, 13-15, Nebraska* def. Illinois St , 15-11, ILLINOIS def. Penn State* , 15-9, 15-2 MINNESOTA def. Colorado , 16-14, OHIO STATE def. IOWA , 15-6, ILLINOIS def. OHIO STATE , 15-7, 15-10, Nebraska* def. MINNESOTA , 11-15, 15-13, Nebraska* def. ILLINOIS , 15-5, 15-8 Nebraska* def. UCLA , 15-11, 15-6 Long Beach St. def. Nebraska* , 15-0, Penn State* def. PURDUE , 16-14, 15-4 WISCONSIN def. ILLINOIS , 15-9, Nebraska* def. Miami (Oh) , 15-9, 15-9 Pittsburgh def. OHIO STATE , 15-13, 9-15, Penn State* def. WISCONSIN , 15-6, 15-3 Nebraska* def. Pittsburgh , 15-11, 15-7 Nebraska* def. Penn State* , 16-14, 10-15, 15-5 Pacific def. Nebraska* , 11-15, 15-9, PENN STATE def. Colorado , 10-15, 15-11, 15-6, Nebraska* def. ILLINOIS , 15-8, WISCONSIN def. Bowling Green , 15-4, OHIO STATE def. Pittsburgh , 17-15, 9-15, 15-7 OHIO STATE def. PENN STATE , 15-9, 11-15, 15-5, Nebraska* def. WISCONSIN , 15-10, OHIO STATE def. Nebraska* , 15-9, 17-16, 15-7 UCLA def. OHIO STATE , 15-8, PENN STATE def. Notre Dame , 15-8, 15-9 ILLINOIS def. OHIO STATE 1 Nebraska* def. Colorado , 15-7, , 15-8, 8-15, Stanford def. PENN STATE 3 ILLINOIS def. Nebraska* , 15-6, , 15-7, Stanford def. ILLINOIS , 15-6, 15-17, MINNESOTA def. Ball State , 15-11, 15-9 ILLINOIS def. SW Missouri State 1 WISCONSIN def. South Florida , 15-13, , 15-7, Nebraska* def. Cornell 1 MINNESOTA def. UC-Santa Barbara , 15-4, , 15-7, 5-15, 16-14, Colorado def. ILLINOIS 2 Hawaii def. WISCONSIN , 15-5, , 15-10, 15-7 PENN STATE def. No. Illinois 2 OHIO STATE def. Idaho , 15-8, , 15-6, 16-14, 15-2 Notre Dame def. Nebraska* 2 PENN STATE def. Colorado , 15-10, , 16-14, 16-18, 15-8, 15-7 Notre Dame def. MINNESOTA 3 Long Beach State def. OHIO STATE , 11-15, 15-13, 11-15, , 15-9, 13-15, PENN STATE def. Notre Dame 4 PENN STATE def. Brigham Young , 15-5, , 6-15, 16-14, Long Beach State def. PENN STATE , 12-15, 15-11, Texas A&M def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-9, 14-16, 15-5 G. Washington def. WISCONSIN 1 Pittsburgh def. IOWA , 15-11, 12-15, 12-15, , 16-14, 4-15, 16-14, Ball State def. ILLINOIS 1 Nebraska* def. G. Washington , 8-15, 15-7, 8-15, , 15-9, 15-8 OHIO STATE def. Texas A&M 2 PENN STATE def. Ball State , 15-13, , 15-5, Nebraska* def. Colorado 3 OHIO STATE def. Pacific , 15-7, , 10-15, 15-11, 15-4 PENN STATE def. Notre Dame 3 OHIO STATE def. Long Beach State , 15-6, , 14-16, 15-9, 15-5 PENN STATE def. Nebraska* 4 UCLA def. PENN STATE , 15-11, 15-9, , 15-4, 15-9, 5-15, Stanford def. OHIO STATE , 15-9, George Mason def. INDIANA , 15-10, OHIO STATE def. Maryland 2 MICHIGAN STATE def. BYU , 15-10, 15-11, , 15-9, 15-7 ILLINOIS def. Georgia 2 Nebraska* def. George Mason , 15-11, 10-15, , 15-5, PENN STATE def. Georgia Tech 2 Texas def. ILLINOIS , 15-5, , 15-12, 15-3 Nebraska* def. PENN STATE 3 UCLA def. OHIO STATE , 15-6, 14-16, , 15-6, 15-9 MICHIGAN STATE def. San Diego State 3 MICHIGAN STATE def. Hawaii , 15-13, , 8-15, 15-10, 15-7, Nebraska* def. UCLA 4 Nebraska* def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-7, , 15-8, 15-8, 9-15, 15-8 Nebraska* def. Texas , 15-2, 15-7, WISCONSIN def. Colgate , 15-3, MINNESOTA def. Central Florida 1 Long Beach State def. MINNESOTA , 12-15, 15-12, 15-9, , 15-13, 15-6 WISCONSIN def. George Mason 2 PENN STATE def. Georgia Tech , 15-9, 15-10, , 15-10, MICHIGAN STATE def. Texas A&M 2 Nebraska* def. Arkansas , 15-13, , 12-15, 15-7, 15-7 OHIO STATE def. Notre Dame 2 Florida def. OHIO STATE , 11-15, 15-11, 15-11, , 14-16, 13-15, 15-12, 15-6 MICHIGAN STATE def. Long Beach State 3 Nebraska* def. Louisville , 13-15, 15-6, , 15-6, 15-4 PENN STATE def. WISCONSIN 3 Florida def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-6, , 15-7, 15-9, Nebraska* def. PENN STATE 4 Stanford def. Nebraska* , 8-15, 15-13, 15-9, , 15-7, 15-9, OHIO STATE def. Fairfield 1 MICHIGAN def. Temple , 15-2, , 6-15, 15-12, 8-15, MICHIGAN STATE def. Butler 1 MINNESOTA def. Miami (Ohio) , 15-6, , 15-5, PENN STATE def. Northern Illinois 2 WISCONSIN def. Central Florida , 15-7, , 15-8, OHIO STATE def. Maryland 2 Texas A&M def. MICHIGAN , 15-10, , 15-6, 15-6 Brigham Young def. MINNESOTA 2 Nebraska* def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-9, , 15-12, 15-4 WISCONSIN def. Notre Dame 3 PENN STATE def. OHIO STATE , 15-12, 18-16, , 15-4, Nebraska* def. USC 3 Florida def. WISCONSIN , 12-15, 14-16, 15-7, , 14-16, 15-7, 15-11, 15-5 PENN STATE def. Brigham Young 4 Long Beach St. def. Nebraska* , 15-12, , 15-9, 15-3 PENN STATE def. Florida 5 Stanford def. PENN STATE , 15-12, , 15-6, 2-15, 15-17, 15-9 The Big Ten s latest Gradua on Success Rate is 85 percent, compared to the Division I average of 80 percent.

5 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE INDIANA def. Northern Iowa , 15-7, 15-5 Pepperdine def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-13, 12-15, 15-13, 8-15 OHIO STATE def. Texas Tech , 13-15, 15-10, 15-3, ILLINOIS def. SW Texas State , 15-7, 15-17, 15-8 Nebraska* def. Morgan St , 15-2, 15-0 PENN STATE def. Bucknell , 15-1, 15-5 WISCONSIN def. Arkansas-LR , 15-1, 15-1 Arkansas def. INDIANA , 15-5, 15-4 Florida def. OHIO STATE , 13-15, 16-14, ILLINOIS def. Colorado , 15-11, Nebraska* def. Utah , 15-4, 15-8, 15-9 PENN STATE def. Clemson , 15-11, 15-5 WISCONSIN def. San Diego , 15-10, Long Beach State def. ILLINOIS , 15-4, Nebraska* def. Pepperdine , 10-15, 14-16, 15-1, PENN STATE def. Louisville , 15-8, 15-2 WISCONSIN def. UC-Santa Barb , 15-8, 8-15, 15-5, PENN STATE def. BYU , 15-2, Nebraska* def. WISCONSIN , 18-16, 9-15, 15-10, PENN STATE def. Nebraska* , 15-8, 8-15, Long Beach State def. PENN STATE , 15-10, 13-15, 14-16, ILLINOIS def. UW-Milwaukee , 10-15, 15-12, 15-6 INDIANA def. Clemson , 11-15, 15-5, PENN STATE def. Robert Morris , 15-1, 15-2 MINNESOTA def. Cal St-Sacramento , 15-10, MICHIGAN STATE def. Cal Poly , 15-10, 15-10, MICHIGAN def. Fairfield , 15-7, 15-7 Nebraska* def. Davidson , 15-5, 15-3 WISCONSIN def. Arizona State , 15-10, 15-3 OHIO STATE def. Notre Dame , 15-10, 16-14, 15-7 Florida def. ILLINOIS , 7-15, 16-14, 9-15, No. Iowa def. INDIANA , 10-15, 15-10, Pacific def. MICHIGAN , 16-14, 15-3, 12-15, Nebraska* def. San Diego , 15-8, 15-9 Pepperdine def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-9, 12-15, 15-5 MINNESOTA def. USC , 4-15, 16-14, 15-10, PENN STATE def. Baylor , 15-6, BYU def. WISCONSIN , 15-10, 15-4, 15-9 UCLA def. OHIO STATE , 15-12, PENN STATE def. MINNESOTA , 15-9, UC Santa Barbara def. Nebraska* , 7-15, 15-8, 15-3 PENN STATE def. UCLA , 15-9, 15-5 PENN STATE def. Pacific , 15-5, 15-6, 7-15, PENN STATE def. Stanford , 15-10, Nebraska* def. Princeton , 15-2, 15-7 MICHIGAN def. Louisville , 15-11, 2-15, WISCONSIN def. Bucknell , 15-0, 15-3 PENN STATE def. James Madison , 15-11, 15-7 MINNESOTA def. Robert Morris , 15-6, 15-2 OHIO STATE def. Ball State , 15-3, 14-16, MICHIGAN STATE def. UW-Milwaukee , 15-4, 7-15, Nebraska* def. South Carolina , 9-15, 13-15, 15-12, Arizona def. MICHIGAN , 15-1, 15-8 WISCONSIN def. Northern Iowa , 14-16, 15-5, 15-6 PENN STATE def. Washington State , 15-7, 9-15, 15-3 MINNESOTA def. Arizona State , 10-15, 15-7, 15-6 OHIO STATE def. Notre Dame , 3-15, 9-15, 15-6, UCLA def. MICHIGAN STATE , 15-13, 16-14, 6-15, 9-15 UC-Santa Barbara def. MINNESOTA , 7-15, 15-7, PENN STATE def. Colorado State , 15-11, 15-12, 15-7 Nebraska* def. OHIO STATE , 15-6, 15-5 WISCONSIN def. Kansas State , 14-16, 15-10, 15-6 Nebraska* def. Arizona , 19-17, USC def. PENN STATE , 15-9, 15-4 WISCONSIN def. UCLA , 7-15, 16-14, 14-16, Nebraska* def. Hawaii , 15-12, 9-15, WISCONSIN def. USC , 15-9, 15-9 NEBRASKA* def. WISCONSIN , 15-9, 15-7, 2-15, MICHIGAN STATE def. Notre Dame , 30-16, 30-20, WISCONSIN def. UW-Milwaukee , 30-15, MINNESOTA def. DePaul , 30-27, OHIO STATE def. Robert Morris , 30-16, PENN STATE def. Fairfield , 30-24, ILLINOIS def. Missouri , 40-38, 30-25, Arizona def. ILLINOIS , 30-26, 27-30, Northern Iowa def. MINNESOTA , 21-30, 30-21, 30-18, WISCONSIN def. MICHIGAN STATE , 30-22, OHIO STATE def. Cincinnati , 22-30, 30-27, UCLA def. PENN STATE , 30-28, Nebraska* def. Kansas St , 28-30, 30-26, Texas A&M def. WISCONSIN , 30-24, USC def. OHIO STATE , 30-20, Nebraska* def. Colorado St , 30-21, 30-26, Nebraska* def. Florida , 30-24, 28-30, 25-30, Stanford def. Nebraska* , 30-28, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY (continued) 2002 Texas def. INDIANA , 36-38, 30-17, 24-30, MINNESOTA def. New Hampshire , 28-30, 30-17, Missouri def. NORTHWESTERN , 30-20, 31-29, WISCONSIN def. Alabama A&M , 30-13, Nebraska* def. UT Martin , 30-17, OHIO STATE def. Robert Morris , 30-20, PENN STATE def. Penn , 30-10, Kansas State def. MICHIGAN , 30-25, MICHIGAN STATE def. George Mason , 30-13, MINNESOTA def. Georgia Tech , 31-29, 26-30, OHIO STATE def. Louisville , 30-28, Miami def. WISCONSIN , 20-30, 30-21, Nebraska* def. Arizona St , 30-21, Temple def. PENN STATE , 30-26, 26-30, MICHIGAN STATE def. Notre Dame , 30-20, Arizona def. MINNESOTA , 34-32, 28-30, USC def. MICHIGAN STATE , 30-23, Nebraska* def. Miami (Fla.) , 30-17, Stanford def. OHIO STATE , 30-25, Hawaii def. Nebraska* , 25-20, 30-27, MICHIGAN def. Colorado , 30-22, WISCONSIN def. Arizona , 25-30, 32-30, Nebraska* def. Valparaiso , 30-22, ILLINOIS def. Murray State , 30-27, MINNESOTA def. UW-Green Bay , 30-12, Washington def. NORTHWESTERN , 30-21, PENN STATE def. Robert Morris , 30-18, Dayton def. MICHIGAN STATE , 30-26, 28-30, 25-30, 15-8 ILLINOIS def. Louisville , 30-26, MINNESOTA def. Northern Iowa , 28-30, 30-25, PENN STATE def. Pittsburgh , 33-31, 30-21, Texas A&M def. WISCONSIN , 30-24, Nebraska* def. Dayton , 30-14, California def. MICHIGAN , 30-23, PENN STATE def. Kansas State , 30-27, 30-21, UCLA def. Nebraska* , 30-27, 30-21, MINNESOTA def. Pepperdine , 30-28, 30-27, 27-30, 15-8 Hawaii def. ILLINOIS , 30-22, Florida def. PENN STATE , 30-24, MINNESOTA def. Washington , 32-30, 33-31, 27-30, 15-9 USC def. MINNESOTA , 30-28, Nebraska* def. Iona , 30-12, MINNESOTA def. Long Island , 30-12, PURDUE def. Colorado State , 25-30, 30-27, 22-30, Louisville def. ILLINOIS , 21-30, 30-19, MICHIGAN def. Rice , 24-30, 30-23, OHIO STATE def. Dayton , 32-20, PENN STATE def. American , 30-18, WISCONSIN def. Loyola (Chicago) , 30-26, Nebraska* def. Wichita St , 30-20, MINNESOTA def. Yale , 30-18, Hawaii def. PURDUE , 30-27, Texas def. MICHIGAN , 30-27, 23-30, OHIO STATE def. Ohio , 30-20, WISCONSIN def. Notre Dame , 30-16, PENN STATE def. Maryland , 30-27, Nebraska* def. Louisville , 32-30, OHIO STATE def. Tennessee , 27-30, 30-16, 30-26, MINNESOTA def. Georgia Tech , 30-22, 30-24, 46-48, 15-9 WISCONSIN def. Hawaii , 30-23, 22-30, 28-30, UCLA def. PENN STATE , 30-22, 25-30, USC def. Nebraska* , 30-27, 30-21, 34-36, MINNESOTA def. OHIO STATE , 34-32, 27-30, 30-28, 15-8 Stanford def. WISCONSIN , 31-29, MINNESOTA def. USC , 29-31, 30-26, Stanford def. MINNESOTA , 27-30, MINNESOTA def. Winthrop , 30-13, Nebraska* def. Alabama A&M , 30-7, NORTHWESTERN def. Texas A&M , 20-30, 28-30, 30-27, OHIO STATE def. Marshall , 30-26, PENN STATE def. Binghamton , 30-8, PURDUE def. Va. Commonwealth , 30-24, WISCONSIN def. Loyola (Ill.) , 30-26, Tennessee def. MINNESOTA , 24-30, 20-30, 30-27, Nebraska* def. Duke , 30-19, Notre Dame def. NORTHWESTERN , 32-30, Ohio def. OHIO STATE , 30-23, PENN STATE def. Long Island , 30-27, 30-8 PURDUE def. College of Charleston , 30-20, WISCONSIN def. California , 30-22, Nebraska* def. UCLA , 30-23, Tennessee def. PENN STATE , 14-30, 30-27, Washington def. PURDUE , 30-19, WISCONSIN def. Notre Dame , 28-30, 30-25, 25-30, 15-9 Nebraska* def. Florida , 30-24, Washington def. WISCONSIN , 30-25, Nebraska* def. Santa Clara , 30-19, Washington def. Nebraska* , 30-25, Big Ten programs have appeared as the na on s top-ranked team in seven different sports so far this academic year, including basketball, gymnas cs, ice hockey, soccer, swimming and diving, volleyball and wrestling.

6 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE Cal Poly def. MICHIGAN , 30-26, 25-30, Utah def. MICHIGAN STATE , 30-27, 30-20, 28-30, MINNESOTA def. Siena , 30-23, Nebraska* def. American , 30-23, 28-30, OHIO STATE def. Belmont , 30-16, PENN STATE def. Long Island , 30-27, PURDUE def. St. Louis , 30-20, WISCONSIN def. Notre Dame , 30-26, MINNESOTA def. St. John s , 30-17, 26-30, 24-30, Nebraska* def. UNI , 30-16, OHIO STATE def. Middle Tennessee , 30-19, 30-17, PENN STATE def. Hofstra , 30-12, PURDUE def. Kentucky , 30-28, WISCONSIN def. Iowa State , 30-25, MINNESOTA def. Florida , 25-30, 30-21, Nebraska* def. San Diego , 30-20, Washington def. OHIO STATE , 18-30, PENN STATE def. PURDUE , 30-18, Texas def. WISCONSIN , 22-30, Nebraska* def. MINNESOTA , 30-22, 20-30, 25-30, 9-15 Washington def. PENN STATE , 24-30, 30-28, Nebraska* def. UCLA , 30-28, 30-23, Nebraska* def. Stanford , 30-26, 30-28, MICHIGAN def. Miami (Ohio) , 30-18, MICHIGAN STATE def. Kentucky , 30-23, Sacramento State def. MINNESOTA , 25-30, 24-30, Nebraska* def. South Dakota St , 30-14, PENN STATE def. Siena , 30-11, PURDUE def. Ohio , 30-24, 30-22, WISCONSIN def. Northern Iowa , 30-21, MICHIGAN def. Colorado State , 30-27, MICHIGAN STATE def. Dayton , 30-16, Nebraska* def. Wichita St , 30-19, PENN STATE def. Albany , 30-9, Cal Poly def. PURDUE , 14-30, Iowa State def. WISCONSIN , 25-30, PENN STATE def. MICHIGAN , 30-18, Nebraska* def. MICHIGAN STATE , 30-28, 17-30, 28-30, 9-15 PENN STATE def. BYU , 30-15, California def. Nebraska* , 31-29, PENN STATE def. California , 30-25, PENN STATE def. Stanford , 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, MICHIGAN def. Kentucky , 25-16, 19-25, 25-19, Nebraska* def. Liberty , 21-25, 25-16, PENN STATE def. Long Island , 25-15, ILLINOIS def. UW-Milwaukee , 25-16, MINNESOTA def. North Dakota State , 25-14, PURDUE def. Louisville , 21-25, 29-27, 23-25, MICHIGAN def. St. Louis , 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, Nebraska* def. UAB , 25-15, PENN STATE def. Yale , 25-11, ILLINOIS def. Cincinnati , 25-20, Iowa State def. MINNESOTA , 24-26, 27-25, PURDUE def. Middle Tennessee , 24-26, 25-18, 22-25, 15-8 PENN STATE def. Western Michigan , 25-12, California def. ILLINOIS , 22-25, Nebraska* def. MICHIGAN , 16-25, Hawai i def. PURDUE , 22-25, 23-25, Nebraska* def. Washington , 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, PENN STATE def. California , 25-21, PENN STATE def. Nebraska* , 25-18, 15-25, 22-25, PENN STATE def. Stanford , 26-24, ILLINOIS def. IPFW , 25-15, MICHIGAN def. Niagara , 25-12, Kentucky def. MICHIGAN STATE , 25-23, MINNESOTA def. Louisville , 24-26, 26-24, OHIO STATE def. Cincinnati , 16-25, 25-15, PENN STATE def. Binghamton , 25-13, Nebraska* def. Coastal Carolina , 25-18, ILLINOIS def. Dayton , 25-8, 25-17, MICHIGAN def. Ohio , 24-26, 25-13, 25-20, MINNESOTA def. Tennessee , 25-16, California def. OHIO STATE , 18-25, 25-23, PENN STATE def. Penn , 25-17, Nebraska* def. UNI , 25-17, Hawai i def. ILLINOIS , 25-10, 27-25, MICHIGAN def. Stanford , 23-25, 25-22, MINNESOTA def. Colorado State , 29-27, 23-25, PENN STATE def. Florida , 25-18, Nebraska* def. Iowa St , 25-19, Hawai i def. MICHIGAN , 25-19, MINNESOTA def. Florida State , 25-7, 18-25, PENN STATE def. California , 25-17, Texas def. Nebraska* , 25-18, 25-16, Texas def. MINNESOTA , 25-20, PENN STATE def. Hawai i , 25-18, 25-15, PENN STATE def. Texas , 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY (continued) 2010 ILLINOIS def. Austin Peay , 25-19, INDIANA def. Miami (Fla.) , 25-18, 25-13, 20-25, 15-9 Washington def. MICHIGAN , 25-17, MINNESOTA def. North Dakota State , 25-21, NORTHWESTERN def. Arizona , 25-20, 18-25, OHIO STATE def. Lipscomb , 25-8, 25-22, PENN STATE def. Niagara , 25-19, PURDUE def. Kentucky , 24-26, 25-17, Nebraska* def. Sacred Heart , 25-22, ILLINOIS def. Cincinnati , 25-17, 20-25, INDIANA def. Tennessee , 25-21, 20-25, 27-25, MINNESOTA def. Creighton , 30-28, Missouri def. NORTHWESTERN , 23-25, 25-22, OHIO STATE def. Dayton , 25-22, 17-25, 24-26, PENN STATE def. Virginia Tech , 25-17, 20-25, PURDUE def. Louisville , 25-23, 18-25, Nebraska* def. Auburn , 25-17, Texas def. ILLINOIS , 24-26, 25-18, 14-25, USC def. INDIANA , 25-21, California def. MINNESOTA , 25-23, Stanford def. OHIO STATE , 24-26, 19-25, PENN STATE def. Oklahoma , 25-23, PURDUE def. Florida , 25-15, Washington def. Nebraska* , 20-25, 25-21, PENN STATE def. Duke , 25-19, 23-25, Texas def. PURDUE , 16-25, 15-25, PENN STATE def. Texas , 25-13, PENN STATE def. California , 27-25, ILLINOIS def. Central Michigan , 25-22, MICHIGAN def. Baylor , 25-11, 29-27, MICHIGAN STATE def. Arizona , 25-17, 25-20, MINNESOTA def. North Dakota State , 25-21, NEBRASKA def. Jackson State , 25-16, OHIO STATE def. Middle Tennessee , 25-27, 25-21, PENN STATE def. Liberty , 25-16, PURDUE def. Morehead State , 25-15, ILLINOIS def. Marque e , 25-23, MICHIGAN def. Stanford , 25-17, 25-18, Texas def. MICHIGAN STATE , 18-25, MINNESOTA def. Washington , 20-25, 25-17, 25-21, Kansas State def. NEBRASKA , 25-22, 29-31, 25-22, OHIO STATE def. Tennessee , 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, PENN STATE def. Delaware , 25-9, PURDUE def. Louisville , 26-28, 25-11, ILLINOIS def. OHIO STATE , 26-24, 25-23, Florida def. MICHIGAN , 13-25, Iowa State def. MINNESOTA , 23-25, 15-25, UCLA def. PENN STATE , 22-25, Florida State def. PURDUE , 25-21, 20-25, ILLINOIS def. Florida , 23-25, 25-14, ILLINOIS def. USC , 25-18, 25-22, 18-25, UCLA def. ILLINOIS , 25-23, 24-26, MICHIGAN def. Tennessee , 25-17, 22-25, 19-25, MICHIGAN STATE def. San Diego , 23-25, 25-20, 18-25, MINNESOTA def. Liberty , 25-10, NEBRASKA def. Maryland Eastern-Shore , 25-10, OHIO STATE def. Notre Dame , 25-21, PENN STATE def. Binghamton , 25-3, 25-9 PURDUE def. Colorado State , 25-18, MICHIGAN def. Louisville , 22-25, 25-22, MICHIGAN STATE def. UCLA , 29-27, 18-25, MINNESOTA def. Creighton , 25-23, NEBRASKA def. Northern Iowa , 25-16, Kentucky def. OHIO STATE , 26-24, 25-15, PENN STATE def. Bowling Green , 25-12, PURDUE def. Florida State , 21-25, 25-21, 23-25, MICHIGAN def. MICHIGAN STATE , 25-20, MINNESOTA def. PURDUE , 26-24, 25-23, NEBRASKA def. Washington , 25-21, PENN STATE def. Kentucky , 25-21, MICHIGAN def. Stanford , 25-20, 25-20, Oregon def. NEBRASKA , 25-22, 25-18, PENN STATE def. MINNESOTA , 19-25, 26-24, Texas def. MICHIGAN , 21-25, 23-25, 25-12, Oregon def. PENN STATE , 30-28, 25-22, The Big Ten sent 39 teams into postseason competition this fall, including a national title for Penn State volleyball.

7 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY RELEASE ILLINOIS def. Morehead State , 25-21, LSU def. MICHIGAN , 9-25, 25-14, 25-19, MICHIGAN STATE def. Ohio , 25-22, MINNESOTA def. Radford , 25-19, 25-8 NEBRASKA def. Fairfield , 25-9, PENN STATE def. LIU Brooklyn , 25-21, PURDUE def. Central Arkansas , 25-17, WISCONSIN def. Milwaukee , 25-14, ILLINOIS def. Marque e , 25-17, 25-13, MICHIGAN STATE def. Kentucky ,21-25,25-22,25-20 MINNESOTA def. Colorado , 25-18, 17-25, 21-25, 15-9 NEBRASKA def. Oregon , 25-19, PENN STATE def. Utah , 25-15, PURDUE def. Missouri , 23-25, 25-16, WISCONSIN def. California , 25-18, Stanford def. MINNESOTA , 25-23, NEBRASKA def. San Diego , 25-23, PENN STATE def. MICHIGAN STATE , 25-17, 25-17, PURDUE def. ILLINOIS , 25-20, WISCONSIN def. Florida State , 23-25, 25-22, Texas def. NEBRASKA , 25-22, PENN STATE def. Stanford , 25-22, 28-26, 18-25, WISCONSIN def. PURDUE , 23-25, 25-18, WISCONSIN def. Texas , 25-18, 26-28, PENN STATE def. Washington , 25-13, PENN STATE def. WISCONSIN , 26-24, 20-25, NCAA First Round 2 NCAA Second Round 3 NCAA Regional Semifinal 4 NCAA Regional Final 5 NCAA National Championship Semifinal 6 NCAA National Championship Final * Includes appearances prior to joining the Big Ten. NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY (continued) NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (NIVC) 1989 WISCONSIN def. South Florida 15-6, 15-11, WISCONSIN def. Wright State 17-15, 15-12, WISCONSIN def. Hofstra 15-13, 15-6, 11-15, 9-15, WISCONSIN def. Pittsburgh 15-6, 15-12, 15-6 WISCONSIN def. Boise State 16-14, 11-15, 15-13, IOWA def. Eastern Kentucky 15-7, 15-1, 15-8 IOWA def. Alabama-Burmingham 15-9, 15-7, 15-6 IOWA def. Colorado State 15-5, 15-7, 15-9 CSU-Northridge def. IOWA 6-15, 15-5, 15-12, MINNESOTA def. Sacramento State 15-11, 15-12, Texas A&M def. MINNESOTA 6-15, 15-10, 6-15, 16-14, MINNESOTA def. Loyola 15-2, 10-15, 15-8, MINNESOTA def. Maryland 8-15, 15-13, 13-15, 16-14, MINNESOTA def. Texas A&M (playoff) MINNESOTA def. Maryland 15-4 (playoff) Bowling Green def. MINNESOTA 5-15, 15-11, 15-9, WISCONSIN def. St. Louis 15-11, 15-5, 15-4 WISCONSIN def. Pittsburgh 15-13, 15-10, 15-9 Butler def. MICHIGAN 15-6, 15-11, MICHIGAN def. Massachusetts 15-7, 15-4, WISCONSIN def. Stephen F. Austin 15-7, 15-13, 15-9 WISCONSIN def. Fresno State 15-6, 10-15, 15-13, 15-4 San Diego def. MICHIGAN 15-13, 15-6, 15-17, 8-15, MICHIGAN def. Arkansas 15-11, 15-11, WISCONSIN def. San Diego 16-14, 6-15, 15-11, 15-6 WISCONSIN def. CSU-Sacramento 15-5, 17-15, 10-15, 12-15, School W L Pct. App. Years Penn State* Nebraska* Illinois Ohio State Minnesota Wisconsin Purdue Michigan State Michigan Northwestern Indiana Iowa NCAA Champions in bold * Includes appearances prior to joining the Big Ten. NCAA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES 1st 2nd 3rd Penn State Nebraska Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Big Ten schools have produced more than 1,500 Academic All-Americans, more than any other conference, including 46 in the last academic year.