http://www.ncaa.com/interactive-bracket/volleyball-women/d1Columbia, MO Sub-Regional
#1 - #5 Mizzou (SEC), 34-0, SEC champ, 17-0 at home (#4 tourney seed)
#2 - #29 Purdue (B10), 20-11, 3-0 on neutral court, 5-6 on road
#3 - #45 UCA (SLC), 29-3, 4-2 neutral court, 11-1 on road
#4 - #109 IUPUI (Summit), 19-13, 4-1 neutral, 5-8 on road
http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/120113aac.htmlMizzou defeated #3 Florida 2x (go figure) who the blanked 3-0 at Gainesville. Tigers led by 2x AA 6' 1" SR Lisa Henning, an outside hitter. They have a bunch of 6'2-6'3 players with a 6'6. Avg attendance 4300 per game at home and had nearly 7500 at senior night to close out the season. Only pushed to 4 matchees in 8 sets.....in SEC play avg winning matches by 24.75-19.40. Common opponnent with UCA was Houston Baptist which UCA won 3-1 at The Prince ( 25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 25-21) and which MU won 3-0 at Rice Invite (25-12, 25-20, 25-18). Attack % of .338.
http://www.purduesports.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/120113aaa.htmlPurdue has lots of tourney experience and a recent regular season win over #19. Pretty good hieght with four between 6'2 and 6'4. They are accomplished playing in Big 10 and should be a big test for SBs. Boilermarkers are 4-4 in 5 match sets and 5-3 in four match sets. Only common opponents with UCA is Penn State who UCA lost 3-0 and Purdue lost 2x by 3-0. . Of their 11 losses, 8 were to Top 25 teams ; also had 6 wins over Top 25. Attack % of .240.
IUPUI and UCA have Florida Gulf Coast as a common opponent of which SB beat 3-1 at FGC Invite on their home court and IUPUI beat 3-0 at Indy.
#12 Kansas was 14th seed and host as #1 in their sub-regional vs #46 Wichita State. #16 Creighton is the #2 seed and #37 Arkansas is #3.
#2 Penn State is #4 seed overall and hosts vs #87 LIU-Brooklyn and #26 Utah vs #43 Yale.
#10 Marquette opens vs #36 Louisville in sub-regional where #1 seed is #17 Illinois vs #91 Morehead State.