BIG EAST VOLLEYBALL Sep. 17, 2012 (Week 4) www.BIGEAST.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michael O’Brien, 401-453-0660 [email protected]15 Park Row West • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 • (401) 272-9108 • Fax (401) 751-8540 Communications: (401) 453-0660 • Fax (401) 751-8540 • www.bigeast.org STANDINGS THROUGH GAMES OF SEP. 16 THE WEEK AHEAD... WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS Player of the Week Stephanie Zielinksi, Rutgers, Sr., S Zielinski recorded a double-double in all four matches last week as Rutgers went 4-0 and improved to 14-1 overall. The senior setter dished out 50 or more assists in three of the team’s four matches. She recorded 55 assists and 21 digs in a win over George Mason followed by a 57-assist, 28-dig performance in just four sets to defeat Penn on Sept. 15. Zielinski averaged 12.00 assists and 4.47 digs per set. Freshman of the Week Sarah Schmid, Rutgers, MB Schmid was named the Penn Invitational Tournament MVP for her stellar performance last week. The freshman hit .324 while registering 3.76 kills per set. She had at least 14 kills in all four matches including a career-high 20 in the win over Penn. Schmid also tallied 16 blocks throughout the week. HONOR ROLL Vesela Zapryanova, DePaul, Jr., OH Named to the Loyola Rambler Challenge All-Tournament Team. Averaged 3.70 kills and 2.10 digs per set. Tanya Lukyanenko, Louisville, Sr., OH Hit .481 with just one error on 52 attacks. Helped the Cardinals win the Louisville Invitational with a 3-0 week. Danielle Carlson, Marquette, Sr., RS/MH Earned all-tournament honors at the Marquette Invitational. Recorded 2.42 kills and 1.50 blocks per set. Toni Alugbue, Notre Dame, So., RS Recorded three straight double-doubles to earn all-tournament laurels at the Golden Dome Invitational. Averaged 3.69 kills and 2.92 digs per set. Stacey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, So., OH/OPP Was named MVP of the Seton Hall Invitational. Helped the Pirates to a 3-0 week with 2.90 kills and 3.0 digs per set. Karin Palgutova, St. John’s, Fr., OH Registered 3.27 kills per set and was named to the Blackbird Invitational All-Tournament Team. BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Rutgers 0-0 .000 14-1 .933 W 12 Seton Hall 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 W 8 Louisville 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 W 9 St. John’s 0-0 .000 12-3 .800 W 2 Marquette 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 W 2 Pittsburgh 0-0 .000 9-4 .692 W 1 USF 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 W 5 Notre Dame 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 W 1 Connecticut 0-0 .000 8-6 .571 L 1 Syracuse 0-0 .000 7-6 .538 L 1 Georgetown 0-0 .000 6-6 .500 L 5 DePaul 0-0 .000 5-7 .417 L 1 Villanova 0-0 .000 5-8 .385 L 4 Cincinnati 0-0 .000 2-10 .167 L 2 18 Pittsburgh at Duquesne 7:00 p.m. Liberty at Georgetown 7:00 p.m. Florida Golf Coast at USF 7:00 p.m. Iona at St. John’s 7:00 p.m. 19 Connecticut at Sacred Heart 7:00 p.m. Binghamton at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. 21 DE PAUL at LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m. GEORGETOWN at ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m. 22 SYRACUSE at MARQUETTE 1:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. NOTRE DAME at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m. USF at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m. 23 GEORGETOWN at CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m. USF at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. DE PAUL at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m. NOTRE DAME at LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m. SYRACUSE at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m. LEAGUE NOTES THE BIG (EAST) PICTURE - After three weeks of play, three BIG EAST members have just one loss - Rutgers (14-1), Seton Hall (11-1) and No. 12 Louisville (11-1). Joining them with double-digit wins is St. John’s (12-3). Seton Hall is enjoying its best start to a season since 1996 and is currently riding an eight-match winning streak, its longest since 2003. SWEEPING THE AWARDS - For the first time this season, a BIG EAST team has swept the weekly awards. Rutgers continues to roll and has won 12 straight. The Scarlet Knights, picked to finish last in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll, has four more wins than last season’s total. The BIG EAST Player of the week, senior Stephanie Zielinksi, leads the league in assists averaging 11.53 per set and the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, Sarah Schmid, leads the conference with a .409 hitting percentage. As a team, Rutgers ranks second in the BIG EAST in assists (13.02 per set) and kills (14.05 per set) IN THE POLLS - Louisville is ranked No. 12 in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll and Marquette is receiving votes. CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS - After four weekends of nonconference action, the BIG EAST begins league play on Friday with three matches. Saturday will feature four followed by six matches on Sunday.
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BIG EAST VOLLEYBALLSep. 17, 2012 (Week 4)www.BIGEAST.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMichael O’Brien, 401-453-0660
15 Park Row West • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 • (401) 272-9108 • Fax (401) 751-8540Communications: (401) 453-0660 • Fax (401) 751-8540 • www.bigeast.org
STAnDInGS ThROuGh GAMES OF SEp. 16 T h E W E E k A h E A D . . .
W E E k LY AW A R D W I n n E R S
Player of the WeekStephanie Zielinksi, Rutgers, Sr., S
Zielinski recorded a double-double in all four matches last week as Rutgers went 4-0 and improved to 14-1 overall.
The senior setter dished out 50 or more assists in three of the team’s four matches. She recorded 55 assists and 21 digs in a win over George Mason followed by a 57-assist, 28-dig performance in just four sets to defeat Penn on Sept. 15. Zielinski averaged 12.00 assists and 4.47 digs per set.
Freshman of the WeekSarah Schmid, Rutgers, MB
Schmid was named the Penn Invitational Tournament MVP for her stellar performance last week. The freshman hit .324 while registering 3.76 kills per set. She had at
least 14 kills in all four matches including a career-high 20 in the win over Penn. Schmid also tallied 16 blocks throughout the week.
h O n O R R O L LVesela Zapryanova, DePaul, Jr., OH
Named to the Loyola Rambler Challenge All-Tournament Team. Averaged 3.70 kills and 2.10 digs per set.
Tanya Lukyanenko, Louisville, Sr., OHHit .481 with just one error on 52 attacks. Helped the Cardinals win the
Louisville Invitational with a 3-0 week.Danielle Carlson, Marquette, Sr., RS/MH
Earned all-tournament honors at the Marquette Invitational. Recorded 2.42 kills and 1.50 blocks per set.
Toni Alugbue, Notre Dame, So., RSRecorded three straight double-doubles to earn all-tournament laurels at the Golden Dome Invitational. Averaged 3.69 kills and 2.92 digs per set.
Stacey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, So., OH/OPPWas named MVP of the Seton Hall Invitational. Helped the Pirates to a
3-0 week with 2.90 kills and 3.0 digs per set.Karin Palgutova, St. John’s, Fr., OH
Registered 3.27 kills per set and was named to the Blackbird Invitational All-Tournament Team.
BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. StreakRutgers 0-0 .000 14-1 .933 W 12Seton Hall 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 W 8Louisville 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 W 9St. John’s 0-0 .000 12-3 .800 W 2Marquette 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 W 2Pittsburgh 0-0 .000 9-4 .692 W 1USF 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 W 5Notre Dame 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 W 1Connecticut 0-0 .000 8-6 .571 L 1Syracuse 0-0 .000 7-6 .538 L 1Georgetown 0-0 .000 6-6 .500 L 5DePaul 0-0 .000 5-7 .417 L 1Villanova 0-0 .000 5-8 .385 L 4Cincinnati 0-0 .000 2-10 .167 L 2
18 Pittsburgh at Duquesne 7:00 p.m. Liberty at Georgetown 7:00 p.m. Florida Golf Coast at USF 7:00 p.m. Iona at St. John’s 7:00 p.m.19 Connecticut at Sacred Heart 7:00 p.m. Binghamton at Syracuse 7:00 p.m.21 DE PAUL at LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m. GEORGETOWN at ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m.22 SYRACUSE at MARQUETTE 1:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. NOTRE DAME at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m. USF at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.23 GEORGETOWN at CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m. VILLANOVA at ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m. USF at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. DE PAUL at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m. NOTRE DAME at LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m. SYRACUSE at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.
L E A G u E n O T E S
THE BIG (EAST) PICTURE - After three weeks of play, three BIG EAST members have just one loss - Rutgers (14-1), Seton Hall (11-1) and No. 12 Louisville (11-1). Joining them with double-digit wins is St. John’s (12-3).
Seton Hall is enjoying its best start to a season since 1996 and is currently riding an eight-match winning streak, its longest since 2003.
SWEEPING THE AWARDS - For the first time this season, a BIG EAST team has swept the weekly awards. Rutgers continues to roll and has won 12 straight. The Scarlet Knights, picked to finish last in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll, has four more wins than last season’s total.
The BIG EAST Player of the week, senior Stephanie Zielinksi, leads the league in assists averaging 11.53 per set and the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, Sarah Schmid, leads the conference with a .409 hitting percentage. As a team, Rutgers ranks second in the BIG EAST in assists (13.02 per set) and kills (14.05 per set)
IN THE POLLS - Louisville is ranked No. 12 in the AVCA Division I Coaches Top 25 Poll and Marquette is receiving votes.
CONFERENCE PLAY BEGINS - After four weekends of nonconference action, the BIG EAST begins league play on Friday with three matches. Saturday will feature four followed by six matches on Sunday.
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Aug. 24 NR - Notre Dame vs. 1 - UCLA L, 1-3 (17-25, 25-18, 23-25, 19-25)Aug. 24 RV - Cincinnati vs. 10 - Iowa State L, 0-3 (23-25, 18-25, 20-25)Aug. 25 NR - Pittsburgh vs. 21 - Northern Iowa L, 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 13-25)Aug. 25 RV - Cincinnati vs. 15 - Tennessee L, 1-3 (12-25, 25-23, 19-25, 14-25)Aug. 25 RV - Cincinnati vs. 12 - Florida State L, 0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 14-25)Aug. 25 RV - Louisville vs. 3 - Penn State L, 0-3 (20-25, 17-25, 18-25) Aug. 25 NR - Pittsburgh vs. 9 - Purdue L, 0-3 (16-25, 23-25, 6-25)Aug. 26 NR - Notre Dame vs. 4 - Nebraska L, 0-3 (19-25, 21-25, 13-25)Aug. 29 RV - Louisville vs. 10 - Kentucky W, 3-1 (21-25, 25-23,25-15,30-28)Sep. 1 NR - Syracuse vs. 21 - Kansas State L, 0-3 (17-25, 14-25, 16-25)Sep. 7 NR - Cincinnati vs. 20 - Illinois L, 1-3 (23-25,17-25,27-25,22-25)Sep. 7 24 - Louisville vs. 11 - Purdue W, 3-0 (25-21,25-17,25-23)Sep. 7 NR - Marquette vs. 23 - Michigan W, 3-1 (25-17,25-23,21-25,25-19)Sep. 8 NR - Cincinnati vs. 11 - Purdue L, 1-3 (18-25,26-24,21-25,10-25)Sep. 8 24 - Louisville vs. 20 - Illinois W, 3-2 (25-18,23-25,25-17,22-25,15-9)Sep. 8 NR - Marquette vs. 25 - Northern Iowa L, 2-3 (25-19,23-25,25-17,21-25,15-17)Sep. 8 NR - Notre Dame vs. 17 - San Diego L, 2-3 (25-21,14-25,26-28,25-20,9-15)Sep. 8 NR - Notre Dame vs. 5 - USC L, 0-3 (24-26,22-25,19-25) Sep. 8 NR - DePaul vs. 2 - Penn State L, 0-3 (17-25,12-25,17-25)Sep. 8 NR - Syracuse vs. 18 -Iowa State W, 3-2 (25-21,22-25,25-22,19-25,16-14)Sep. 15 NR - Cincinnati vs. 6 - Texas L, 0-3 (28-30,26-28,11-25)Sep. 15 NR - Cincinnati vs. 23 - Illinois L, 1-3 (26-28,25-23,26-28,18-25) *AVCA/Coaches Poll
ThE BIG EAST vs. ThE TOp 25 (5-17, .227)
AVCA DIVISIOn I COAChES TOp 25 WEEk #3 - SEp. 10, 2012
Others Receiving Votes: Miami (FL) 103; North Carolina 84; Michigan State 67; Oregon State 49; Colorado state 44; Northern Iowa 40; California 39; Texas A&M 24; Western Kentucky 23; Marquette 8; Creighton 7; Northwestern 7; Oklahoma 6
BIG EAST In ThE nATIOnAL pOLLSAVCA/Coaches poll
UC UL MU Pre RV RV NR
Week 1 NR RV NR
Week 2 NR 24 NR
Week 3 NR 12 RV
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ThE BIG EAST vs. ThE REST113-66 overall, .631
RecordAmerica East ...................8-0Atlantic 10 .....................12-2Atlantic Coast ..................6-5Atlantic Sun ....................2-0Big Sky ...........................1-1Big South........................3-1Big Ten ..........................4-15Big 12 ............................2-3Big West .........................2-2Colonial ..........................7-3Conference USA ..............5-0Great West .....................2-0Horizon ..........................5-2Independent ...................1-0Ivy ................................7-2Metro Atlantic .................5-1Mid-American ..................2-3Mid-Eastern ....................6-0Missouri Valley ................3-6Mountain West ................1-1Northeast ......................7-0Ohio Valley .....................5-2Pac-12 ............................0-4Patriot League .................5-0Southeastern ..................3-1Southern ........................4-2Southland .......................1-0Southwestern Athletic ......0-0Summit League ...............1-1Sun Belt .........................3-3West Coast ....................0-4Western Athletic ..............0-2
WEEkLY AWARD WInnERSPLAYERS OF THE WEEKAug. 27 Shelbey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, So., SSep. 3 Lola Arslanbekova, Louisville, Sr., OHSep. 10 Lola Arslanbekova, Louisville, Sr., OHSep. 17 Stephanie Zielinksi, Rutgers, Sr., S
FRESHMAN OF THE WEEKAug. 27 Taylor Morey, Notre Dame, LSep. 3 Karin Palgutova, St. John’s, OHSep. 10 Silvi Uattara, Syracuse, OHSep. 17 Sarah Schmid, Rutgers, MB
HONOR ROLL SELECTIONSAug. 27 – Jeni Houser, Notre Dame, So., RS; Alex Lassa, Rutgers, Fr., OH; Sabina Piegza, St. John’s, Sr., MB/RH; Caitlin Welch, Louisville, Jr., DS; Lindsey Ziztke, Pittsburgh, So., SSep. 3 - Toni Alugbue, Notre Dame, So., RS; Elizabeth Koberstein, Marquette, Jr., S; Aleksandra Wachowicz, St. John’s, So., OH; Dani White, Georgetown, So., MB; Stephanie Zielinksi, Rutgers, Sr., SSep. 10 - Toni Alugbue, Notre Dame, So., RS; Alex Johnson, Georgetown, So., OH; Stacey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, So., OH/OPP; Sarah Schmid, Rutgers, Fr., MB; Lindsey Zitzke, Pittsburgh, So., S Sep. 17 - Vesela Zapryanova, DePaul, Jr., OH; Tanya Lukyanenko, Louisville, Sr., OH; Danielle Carlson, Marquette, Sr., RS/MH; Toni Alugbue, Notre Dame, So., MB; Stacey Manthorpe, Seton Hall, So., OH/OPP; Karin Palgutova, St. John’s, Fr., OH
R E C E n T R E S u LT S . . .DePaul 3, USC Upstate 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Chicago, Ill.) Maryland 3, St. John’s 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Brooklyn, N.Y.) Pacific 3, Marquette 2 (Sep 14, 2012 at Milwaukee, Wis.) Arizona State 3, Villanova 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Tempe, Ariz.) Cincinnati 3, UCF 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Austin, Texas)Rutgers 3, Radford 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Philadelphia, Pa.) Syracuse 3, Univ. of Hartford 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Buffalo, NY) Ball State 3, Pittsburgh 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Muncie, Ind.) Coll. of Charleston 3, Georgetown 2 (Sep 14, 2012 at Charleston, S.C.) Connecticut 3, Harvard 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Storrs, Conn.) USF 3, James Madison 1 (Sep 14, 2012 at Tampa, Fla.) Seton Hall 3, Stony Brook 2 (Sep 14, 2012 at South Orange, N.J.)Louisville 3, MT 0 (Sep 14, 2012 at Louisville, KY) Gonzaga 3, Villanova 2 (Sep 14, 2012 at Tempe, Ariz.) Notre Dame 3, Xavier 2 (Sep 14, 2012 at Notre Dame, IN) Michigan State 3, Georgetown 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Charleston, S.C.) St. John’s 3, LIU Brooklyn 2 (Sep 15, 2012 at Brooklyn, NY) Florida Atlantic 3, Villanova 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Tempe, Ariz.) Texas 3, Cincinnati 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Austin, Texas) Connecticut 3, Boston College 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Boston, Mass.) Rutgers 3, George Mason 2 (Sep 15, 2012 at Philadelphia, Pa.)
LMU 3, Notre Dame 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Notre Dame, IN) Marquette 3, Iowa 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Milwaukee, Wis.)Pittsburgh 3, Wright State 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Muncie, Ind.) DePaul 3, Chicago State 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Chicago, Ill.) Seton Hall 3, Morgan State 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at South Orange, N.J.) St. John’s 3, NJIT 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Brooklyn, NY) Presbyterian 3, Georgetown 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Charleston, S.C.) Louisville 3, UNLV 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Louisville, KY) Illinois 3, Cincinnati 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Austin, Texas)Rutgers 3, Pennsylvania 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Philadelphia, Pa.) Wyoming 3, Pittsburgh 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Muncie, Ind.) Northeastern 3, Connecticut 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Boston, Mass.)USF 3, BCU 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Tampa, Fla.) Loyola Chicago 3, DePaul 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Chicago, Ill.) Marquette 3, Milwaukee 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Milwaukee, Wis.) Louisville 3, Miami (FL) 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Louisville, KY) UC Riverside 3, Villanova 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Tempe, Ariz.) Syracuse 3, Dartmouth 1 (Sep 15, 2012 at Buffalo, NY) Buffalo 3, Syracuse 0 (Sep 15, 2012 at Buffalo, NY) Notre Dame 3, Kansas 1 (Sep 16, 2012 at Notre Dame, IN) USF 3, FIU 0 (Sep 16, 2012 at Tampa, Fla.)
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The BIG EAST Communications StaffAssociate Commissioner .......... John Paquette ([email protected])Director of Communications ......... Sara Naggar ([email protected])Director of Communications ......Chuck Sullivan ([email protected])Assistant Director of Comm. .......Michael Coyne ([email protected])Communications Assistant .......Michael O’Brien ([email protected])Communications Assistant ......... Brooke Rayder ([email protected])
BIG EAST Volleyball Coaches
BIG EAST Volleyball Contacts
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Cincinnati .......................................................................Molly AlveyConnecticut ..................................................... Holly Strauss-O’Brien DePaul ..................................................................... Nadia EdwardsGeorgetown ...............................................................Arlisa Williams Louisville ......................................................................Anne Kordes Marquette .............................................................. Bond Shymansky Notre Dame ................................................................Debbie BrownPittsburgh ........................................................................Toby Rens Rutgers ................................................................Jeff “CJ” Werneke St. John’s .................................................................. Joanne Persico Seton Hall ...................................................................Allison Yaeger South Florida ..........................................................Courtney Draper Syracuse ........................................................................Leonid Yelin Villanova ................................................................... Josh Steinbach
BIG EAST ..............................Michael O’Brien ([email protected])Cincinnati ..................................Alex Lange ([email protected])Connecticut ................... Brendan Flynn ([email protected])DePaul ..............................Brendan Bergen ([email protected])Georgetown ...........................Joshua Wiley ([email protected])Louisville .............................. Nancy Worley ([email protected])Marquette ................. Michael Wittliff ([email protected])Notre Dame .......................................... Russell Dorn ([email protected])Pittsburgh ................................Ted Feeley ([email protected])Rutgers ................................. Trey Miller ([email protected])St. John’s ........................... Ryan Gilbert ([email protected])Seton Hall .......................Matt Sweeney ([email protected])South Florida ....................................... Mark Heise ([email protected])Syracuse ......................................... Arielle Sargent ([email protected])Villanova ........................David Berman ([email protected])
The 2012 BIG EAST Volleyball Championship will be conducted Nov. 16-18 in Milwaukee, Wis. The single-elimination tournament will include eight of the league’s 14 teams. The top eight teams, based on regular-season conference records will qualify for the event and will be seeded according to their finish in the league standings. The 31st annual championship will be hosted by Marquette University at the Al McGuire Center and ESPNU will air the championship game live on Nov. 18. The champion receives the league’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship.
Al McGuire Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Quarterfinals - Friday, November 16Match 1: No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed ...................10:00 a.m.Match 2: No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed ...................12:30 p.m.Match 3: No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed .....................3:30 p.m.Match 4: No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed .....................6:00 p.m.Semifinals - Saturday, November 17Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 2 winner .........1:00 p.m.Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner .........3:30 p.m.Finals - Sunday, November 18 (ESPNU)Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner ........1:00 p.m.
(All times Central and subject to change)
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G E O R G E T O W n h O Y A S(6-6 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
C I n C I n n A T I B E A R C A T S(2-10 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
D E p A u L B L u E D E M O n S(5-7 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
August Univ. of Tennessee Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.)24 vs. No. 10 Iowa St. L, 0-325 at No. 15 Tennessee L, 1-3 vs. No. 12 Florida State L, 0-3 New Mexico State Tournament (Las Cruces, N.M.)31 at New Mexico State L, 1-3September1 vs. Northwestern L, 1-3 vs. Drake W, 3-04 Western Kentucky L, 1-3 BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge (Cincinnati, Ohio)7 No. 20 Illinois L, 1-38 No. 11 Purdue L, 1-3 University of Texas Tournament (Austin, Texas)14 vs. UCF W, 3-015 at No. 6 Texas L, 0-3 vs. No. 23 Illinois L, 1-322 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.23 DE PAUL 2:00 p.m.28 at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.30 at USF 1:00 p.m.October3 at Xavier 7:00 p.m.5 RUTGERS 3:00 p.m.7 SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.12 at CONNECTICUT 4:00 p.m.14 at ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m.19 at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m.21 at SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.27 LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m.31 at Dayton 7:00 p.m.November2 GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m.4 VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.9 at NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m.11 at LOUISVILLE 12:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)24 at Miami (OH) 4:00 p.m.
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August LMU Invitational (Los Angeles, Calif.)24 at Loyola Marymount L, 0-325 vs. UCSB W, 3-0 vs. Iona L, 1-3 UConn Classic (Storrs, Conn.)31 Dartmouth W, 3-0September1 Fairfield W, 3-0 Michigan State L, 0-34 at Hartford W, 3-1 Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational (Springfield, Mo.)7 vs. New Orleans W, 3-0 7 at Missouri State L, 0-38 vs. Nebraska-Omaha W, 3-2 vs. Northern Illinois L, 1-3 New England Challenge (Storrs, Conn.)14 Harvard W, 3-0 New England Challenge (Boston, Mass.)15 vs. Boston College W, 3-0 at Northeastern L, 0-319 at Sacred Heart 7:00 p.m.21 VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m.23 GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m.29 at ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m.October6 at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.7 at DE PAUL 3:00 p.m.12 CINCINNATI 4:00 p.m.14 LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m.19 at USF 7:00 p.m.21 at PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m.27 RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.28 SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.November2 at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m.4 at SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m.7 at GEORGETOWN 11:30 a.m.9 USF 7:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August DePaul Invitational (McGrath-Phillips Arena)24 vs. Eastern Illinois L, 1-325 vs. Indiana State W, 3-2 vs. Butler L, 2-3 Tennessee Martin Invitational (Martin, Tenn.)31 vs. Wright State W, 3-0September1 vs. Troy University L, 1-3 vs. Tennessee martin W, 3-2 Chicago Classic (Evergreen Park, Ill.)8 vs. No. 2 Penn State L, 0-3 vs. UIC L, 0-39 vs. Oregon State L, 2-3 Loyola Rambler Challenge (Chicago, Ill.)14 vs. South Carolina Upstate W, 3-015 vs. Chicago State W, 3-0 vs. Loyola L, 1-321 at LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m.23 at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m.29 SYRACUSE 3:00 p.m.30 MARQUETTE 3:00 p.m.October6 ST. JOHN’S 3:00 p.m.7 CONNECTICUT 3:00 p.m.12 NOTRE DAME 8:00 p.m.19 at VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m.21 at GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m.26 USF 8:00 p.m.28 PITTSBURGH 3:00 p.m.November3 at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.4 at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.9 at ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m.11 RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August DC Classic (Washington, D.C.)24 at American W, 3-025 vs. George Mason W, 3-0 Tribe Invitational (Williamsburg, Va.)31 vs. Campbell W, 3-1September1 vs. Manhattan W, 3-0 at William & Mary W, 3-1 VCU/Third Degree Sportswear Invitational (Richmond, Va.)7 vs. Appalachian State L, 2-38 vs. Virginia W, 3-0 at VCU L, 1-311 at Delaware L, 0-3 Holiday Inn Charleston/Mt. Pleasant Tournament (Charleston, S.C.)14 at College of Charleston L, 2-315 vs. Michigan State L, 0-3 vs. Presbyterian L, 1-318 vs. Liberty 7:00 p.m.21 at ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m.23 at CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m.28 SETON HALL 7:00 p.m.30 RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.October6 VILLANOVA 3:00 p.m.12 at PITTSBURGH 5:00 p.m.14 at USF 2:00 p.m.19 NOTRE DAME 8:00 p.m.21 DE PAUL 2:00 p.m.26 MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m.28 SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.November2 at CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m.4 at LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m.7 CONNECTICUT 11:30 a.m.11 at USF 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August24 vs. No. 1 UCLA L, 1-325 vs. St. Louis W, 3-026 vs. No. 4 Nebraska L, 0-3 Shamrock Invitational (Notre Dame, Ind.)31 UAB W, 3-1September1 Buffalo W, 3-12 Eastern Kentucky W, 3-0 USC Tournament (Los Angeles, Calif.)7 vs. Cal Poly W, 3-08 vs. No. 17 San Diego L, 2-3at No. 5 USC L, 0-3 Golden Dome Invitational (Notre Dame, Ind.)14 Xavier W, 3-215 Loyola Marymount L, 1-316 Kansas W, 3-122 at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m.23 at LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m.29 MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m.30 SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.October6 CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m.7 ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m.12 at DE PAUL 7:00 p.m.19 at GEORGETOWN 8:00 p.m.21 at VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.26 PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.28 USF 2:00 p.m.November3 at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.4 at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.9 CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m.11 at MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)23 at Ohio 7:00 p.m.
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p I T T S B u R G h p A n T h E R S(9-4 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
n O T R E D A M E F I G h T I n G I R I S h(7-5 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
L O u I S V I L L E C A R D I n A L S(11-1 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
M A R Q u E T T E G O L D E n E A G L E S(9-3 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
August Active Ankle Challenge (Louisville, Ky.)24 Western Kentucky W, 3-125 Morehead State W, 3-1 No. 3 Penn State L, 0-329 No. 10 Kentucky W, 3-1 Cardinal Classic (Louisville, Ky.)31 Duke W, 3-0 Marshall W, 3-0September1 Samford W, 3-0 BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge (Cincinnati, Ohio)7 vs. No. 11 Purdue W, 3-08 vs. No. 20 Illinois W, 3-2 Louisville Invitational (Louisville, Ky.)14 Middle Tennessee State W, 3-0 UNLV W, 3-115 Miami (Fla.) W, 3-121 DE PAUL 7:00 p.m.23 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.28 at SOUTH FLORIDA 7:00 p.m.30 at PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m.October6 SETON HALL NOON7 RUTGERS NOON8 Texas 7:00 p.m.12 at ST. JOHN’S 3:00 p.m.14 at CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m.19 at SYRACUSE 3:00 p.m.21 at MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m.27 at CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m.November2 VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m.4 GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m.9 MARQUETTE 4:30 p.m.11 CINCINNATI NOON16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)23 vs. OVC Champion TBD
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August Marquette Challenge (Milwaukee, Wis.)24 Bowling Green W, 3-026 Northwestern L, 1-3 Xavier Tournament (Cincinnati, Ohio)31 vs. Mississippi W, 3-0 vs. Tennessee Tech W, 3-0September1 at Xavier W, 3-0 Golden Eagle Classic (Milwaukee, Wis.)7 Eastern Illinois W, 3-0 No. 23 Michigan W, 3-18 Wake Forest W, 3-09 No. 25 Northern Iowa L, 2-3 Marquette Invitational (Milwaukee, Wis.)14 Pacific L, 2-315 Iowa W, 3-0 Milwaukee W, 3-122 SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m.29 at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.30 at DE PAUL 3:00 p.m.October5 PITTSBURGH 8:00 p.m.7 USF 3:00 p.m.9 Western Michigan 8:00 p.m.13 at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.14 at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.19 CINCINNATI 8:00 p.m.21 LOUISVILLE 3:00 p.m.26 at GEORGETOWN 8:00 p.m.28 at VILLANOVA 1:00 p.m.30 at Milwaukee 8:00 p.m.November2 CONNECTICUT 8:00 p.m.4 ST. JOHN’S 3:00 p.m.9 at LOUISVILLE 4:30 p.m.11 NOTRE DAME 3:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)24 Northern Illinois 7:00 p.m.
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August Mortar Board Premier (West Lafayette, Ind.)24 vs. George Washington W, 3-125 vs. No. 21 Northern Iowa L, 0-3 at No. 9 Purdue L, 0-3 Pittsburgh Invitational (Pittsburgh, Pa.)31 Coastal Carolina W, 3-0September1 Howard W, 3-0 Butler W, 3-04 Cleveland State W, 3-0 Tulane University Tournament (New Orleans, La.)7 vs. Sam Houston State W, 3-18 at Tulane W, 3-1 vs. Mississippi State W, 3-1 Ball State University Tournament (Muncie, Ind.)14 at Ball State L, 0-315 vs. Wright State W, 3-0 vs. Wyoming L, 0-318 at Duquesne 7:00 p.m.22 at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.23 at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.28 CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m.30 LOUISVILLE 1:00 p.m.October5 at MARQUETTE 7:00 p.m.7 at SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.12 GEORGETOWN 5:00 p.m.14 VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.19 ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m.21 CONNECTICUT 1:00 p.m.26 at NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m.28 at DE PAUL 3:00 p.m.November3 USF 2:00 p.m.6 Robert Morris 7:00 p.m.9 SETON HALL 7:00 p.m.11 at VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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S E T O n h A L L p I R A T E S(11-1 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
R u T G E R S S C A R L E T k n I G h T S(14-1 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
S T . J O h n ’ S R E D S T O R M(12-3 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
u S F B u L L S(7-5 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
August Miami Tournament (Coral Gables, Fla.)24 vs. Wofford W, 3-2 vs. Samford W, 3-225 at Miami (Fl.) L, 0-329 at Fordham W, 3-2 Rutgers Invitational (New Brunswick, N.J.)31 Iona W, 3-0 UNH W, 3-0September1 URI W, 3-14 Lafayette W, 3-0 Spartan Classic (Norfolk, Va.)7 vs. UNC-Wilmington W, 3-08 vs. Stetson W, 3-0 at Norfolk State W, 3-011 at Lehigh W, 3-2 Penn Invitatonal (Philadelphia, Pa.)14 vs. Radford W, 3-015 vs. George Mason W, 3-2 at Penn W, 3-122 USF 2:00 p.m.23 PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m.30 at GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m.October5 at CINCINNATI 3:00 p.m.7 at LOUISVILLE 12:00 p.m.12 SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m.14 MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m.19 at SETON HALL 7:00 p.m.27 at CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m.28 at ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m.November3 DE PAUL 2:00 p.m.4 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.7 ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m.28 at DE PAUL 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August Battle at the Bay (Baltimore, Md.)24 at Morgan State W, 3-0 vs. Towson L, 0-325 vs. Coppin State W, 3-0 vs. UMBC W, 3-129 Siena W, 3-0 CCSU Invitational (New Britain, Conn.)31 at Central Conn. State W, 3-1September1 vs. Brown W, 3-0 vs. Holy Cross W, 3-0 Kaiser Classic (Queens, N.Y.)7 Bryant W, 3-0 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 3-08 St. Francis W, 3-0 Idaho State L, 1-3 Blackbird Invitational (Brooklyn, N.Y.)14 vs. Maryland L, 0-315 at LIU-Brooklyn W, 3-2 vs. NJIT W, 3-018 Iona 7:00 p.m.21 GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m.23 VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.29 UCONN 2:00 p.m.October6 at DE PAUL 3:00 p.m.7 at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.12 LOUISVILLE 3:00 p.m.14 CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m.19 at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.21 at USF 2:00 p.m.26 SETON HALL 7:00 p.m.28 RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.Novermber2 at SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m.4 at MARQUETTE 3:00 p.m.7 at RUTGERS 7:00 p.m.9 DE PAUL 7:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August JMU DAYS INN Classic (Harrisonburg, Va.)25 vs. Appalachian State W, 3-1 at James Madison W, 3-1 Maryland Invitational (College Park, Md.)31 at Maryland W, 3-1September1 vs. Ohio State L, 0-3 vs. Binghamton W, 3-24 at Hofstra W, 3-0 URI Invitational (Kingston, R.I.)7 vs. Canisius W, 3-0 vs. Hartford W, 3-08 at Rhode Island W, 3-212 vs. Princeton W, 3-0 Seton Hall Invitational (South Orange, N.J.)14 vs. Stony Brook W, 3-215 vs. Morgan State W, 3-022 PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m.23 USF 2:00 p.m.25 Saint Peter’s 7:00 p.m.28 at GEORGETOWN 7:00 p.m.30 at VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.October6 at LOUISVILLE NOON7 at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m.13 MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m.14 SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.19 RUTGERS 7:00 p.m.26 at ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m.28 at CONNECTICUT 2:00 p.m.November3 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.4 DE PAUL 2:00 p.m.9 at PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m.11 at SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August USF Invitational (Tampa, Fla.)24 Wisconsin L, 0-325 Creighton L, 0-326 UCF W, 3-2 NC State Invitational (Raleigh, N.C.)31 at NC State L, 1-3September1 vs. VCU W, 3-0 vs. Kent State L, 2-3 St. Louis Tournament (St. Louis, Mo.)7 vs. Southeast Missouri State L, 2-38 vs. Evansville W, 3-1 at Saint Louis W, 3-0 USF Tournament (Tampa, Fla.)14 James Madison W, 3-115 Bethune Cookman W, 3-016 FIU W, 3-018 FGCU 7:00 p.m.22 at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m.23 at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.28 LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m.30 CINCINNATI 1:00 p.m.October5 at SYRACUSE 12:00 p.m.7 at MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m.12 VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m.14 GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m.19 CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m.21 ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m.26 at DE PAUL 7:00 p.m.28 at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.November 3 at PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m.6 FAMU 7:00 p.m.9 at CONNECTICUT 7:00 p.m.11 GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)24 Central Michigan 7:00 p.m.
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S Y R A C u S E O R A n G E(7-6 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
V I L L A n O V A W I L D C A T S(5-8 Overall / 0-0 BIG EAST)
August Colgate Classic (Hamilton, N.Y.)24 vs. Illinois-Chicago W, 3-225 vs. Bryant W, 3-1 at Colgate W, 3-1 Bluejay Invitational (Omaha, Neb.)31 vs. Creighton L, 0-3September1 vs. Denver L, 0-3 vs. No. 21 Kansas State L, 0-34 at Nebraska-Omaha L, 0-3 Iowa State Tournament (Ames, Iowa)7 vs. Iowa L, 2-3 vs. Eastern Washington W, 3-08 at No. 18 Iowa State W, 3-2 Blue and White Classic (Buffalo, N.Y.)14 vs. Hartford W, 3-015 vs. Dartmouth W, 3-1 at Buffalo L, 0-319 Binghamton 7:00 p.m.22 MARQUETTE 1:00 p.m.26 Niagara 7:00 p.m.29 at DE PAUL 2:00 p.m.30 at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.October5 USF 12:00 p.m.7 PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m.12 at RUTGERS 6:00 p.m.14 at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m.19 LOUISVILLE 3:00 p.m.21 CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m.27 at VILLANOVA 2:00 p.m.28 at GEORGETOWN 12:00 p.m.November2 ST.JOHN’S 7:00 p.m.4 CONNECTICUT 1:00 p.m.9 VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m.11 SETON HALL 1:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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August Tennessee Invitational (Knoxville, Tenn.)24 vs. Maryland L, 0-325 at New Hampshire W, 3-2 vs. Robert Morris W, 3-0September Big 5 Tournament (Philadelphia, Pa.)2 vs. La Salle W, 3-03 vs. Temple W, 3-2 at Penn L, 0-3 Yale Invitational (New Haven, Conn.)7 at Yale L, 1-38 vs. Northwestern L, 1-3 vs. Brown W, 3-0 Arizona State Sheraton Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.)14 at Arizona State L, 0-3 vs. Gonzaga L, 2-315 vs. Florida Atlantic L, 1-3 UC Riverside L, 0-3
21 at CONNECIICUT 7:00 p.m.23 at ST. JOHN’S 2:00 p.m.28 RUTGERS 7:00 p.m.30 SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. October6 at GEORGETOWN 3:00 p.m.9 Lehigh 7:00 p.m.12 at USF 7:00 p.m.14 at PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m.17 at Delaware 7:00 p.m.19 DE PAUL 7:00 p.m.21 NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m.27 SYRACUSE 1:00 p.m.28 MARQUETTE 1:00 p.m.November2 at LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m.4 at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m.9 at SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m.11 PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m.16-18 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Milwaukee, Wis.)
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2012 BIG EAST
Conference Team Leaders as of Sep 17, 2012
Hitting Percentage S K E TA Pct.
1. Louisville 44 609 193 1600 . 2 6 0
2. St. John's 50 662 254 1586 . 2 5 7
3. Marquette 43 605 207 1568 . 2 5 4
4. Rutgers 57 801 286 2137 . 2 4 1
5. Seton Hall 45 582 214 1540 . 2 3 9
6. Syracuse 48 586 229 1517 . 2 3 5
7. Notre Dame 45 617 242 1615 . 2 3 2
8. Cincinnati 43 556 243 1478 . 2 1 2
9. USF 45 601 271 1626 . 2 0 3
10. Pittsburgh 43 556 244 1607 . 1 9 4
11. DePaul 47 543 234 1609 . 1 9 2
12. Georgetown 44 588 283 1681 . 1 8 1
13. Connecticut 47 549 248 1758 . 1 7 1
14. Villanova 48 531 248 1860 . 1 5 2
Opponent Hitting Pct S K E TA Pct.
1. St. John's 50 513 306 1571 . 1 3 2
2. Seton Hall 45 554 310 1731 . 1 4 1
3. Louisville 44 541 284 1645 . 1 5 6
4. USF 45 515 257 1639 . 1 5 7
5. Marquette 43 504 249 1546 . 1 6 5
6. Rutgers 57 658 302 2066 . 1 7 2
7. Villanova 48 638 303 1915 . 1 7 5
8. Connecticut 47 599 268 1777 . 1 8 6
9. Notre Dame 45 568 259 1617 . 1 9 1
10. Pittsburgh 43 535 228 1570 . 1 9 6
11. DePaul 47 578 250 1567 . 2 0 9
12. Syracuse 48 630 280 1658 . 2 1 1
13. Georgetown 44 555 212 1611 . 2 1 3
14. Cincinnati 43 589 186 1424 . 2 8 3
Assists S No. Avg/S
1. Notre Dame 45 586 13.02
2. Rutgers 57 742 13.02
3. Marquette 43 554 12.88
4. Louisville 44 564 12.82
5. USF 45 571 12.69
6. Georgetown 44 544 12.36
7. Cincinnati 43 529 12.30
8. St. John's 50 607 12.14
9. Pittsburgh 43 520 12.09
10. Seton Hall 45 533 11.84
11. Syracuse 48 555 11.56
12. Connecticut 47 520 11.06
13. DePaul 47 500 10.64
14. Villanova 48 486 10.12
Kills S No. Avg/S
1. Marquette 43 605 14.07
2. Rutgers 57 801 14.05
3. Louisville 44 609 13.84
4. Notre Dame 45 617 13.71
5. Georgetown 44 588 13.36
6. USF 45 601 13.36
7. St. John's 50 662 13.24
8. Seton Hall 45 582 12.93
9. Cincinnati 43 556 12.93
Pittsburgh 43 556 12.93
11. Syracuse 48 586 12.21
12. Connecticut 47 549 11.68
13. DePaul 47 543 11.55
14. Villanova 48 531 11.06
Blocks S BS BA Total Avg/S
1. Syracuse 48 20 214 127 2.65
2. Notre Dame 45 26 170 111 2.47
3. Seton Hall 45 25 162 106 2.36
4. USF 45 24 155 101 2.26
5. Connecticut 47 30 146 103 2.19
6. Marquette 43 18 150 93 2.16
7. Louisville 44 21 148 95 2.16
8. DePaul 47 22 148 96 2.04
9. Pittsburgh 43 11 149 85 1.99
10. Villanova 48 20 150 95 1.98
11. St. John's 50 25 142 96 1.92
12. Cincinnati 43 23 108 77 1.79
13. Georgetown 44 19 118 78 1.77
14. Rutgers 57 14 163 95 1.68
Service Aces S No. Avg/S
1. St. John's 50 89 1.78
2. Pittsburgh 43 65 1.51
3. USF 45 61 1.36
4. Villanova 48 65 1.35
5. Marquette 43 58 1.35
6. Georgetown 44 59 1.34
7. Rutgers 57 74 1.30
8. Connecticut 47 61 1.30
DePaul 47 61 1.30
10. Syracuse 48 61 1.27
11. Louisville 44 49 1.11
12. Cincinnati 43 45 1.05
13. Seton Hall 45 44 0.98
14. Notre Dame 45 36 0.80
2012 BIG EAST
Team Leaders as of Sep 17, 2012
Digs S No. Avg/S
1. Villanova 48 849 17.69
2. Rutgers 57 966 16.95
3. Connecticut 47 793 16.87
4. Georgetown 44 738 16.77
5. USF 45 750 16.67
6. Seton Hall 45 743 16.51
7. Louisville 44 724 16.45
8. Pittsburgh 43 691 16.07
9. Marquette 43 682 15.86
10. Notre Dame 45 673 14.96
11. DePaul 47 657 13.98
12. Cincinnati 43 565 13.14
13. Syracuse 48 606 12.62
14. St. John's 50 617 12.34
2012 BIG EAST
Conference Individual Leaders as of Sep 17, 2012
(Players listed below have played in at least 50.00 percent of their team's games.)