2018 Volleyball Season

The 2018 season starts today!

A very young team this year. Only 1 senior and 2 juniors. The Lopez sisters are joined by one new assistant this year. Two tournaments on the road to start the season.

Buffalo Blue & White Classic - Buffalo NY

Fri Aug 24 11:00am - Seton Hall L 1-3
Fri Aug 24 3:00pm - Niagara W 3-0
Sat Aug 25 11:30am - Buffalo L 1-3

Diet Coke Classis - Minneapolis

Fri Aug 31 7:00pm - Minnesota L 0-3
Sat Sep 1 12:00pm - Arkansas L 1-3
Sat Sep 1 4:30pm - Georgia Southern L 0-3

The first home match is Sun Sep 2 at 3:00pm against Western Carolina

The Bison lose to Seton Hall in the 1st match in four sets.

Niagara falls to the Bison in the 2nd match in three sets.

#3 Minnesota sweeps the Bison 3-0 in a match at the Diet Coke Classic in Minneapolis.

Bison playing now on BEK.

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Originally Posted by 80ALUM

Bison playing now on BEK.

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On Bison 1660 as well

Bison defeat Western Carolina 3-1

Indians gets the first set in Muncie, 25-9.
Bison win the second set 25-22.
Third set goes to Indiana 25-19.

Wow, NDSU got a good one with Kalli Hegerle.

Pretty good for a true freshman who didn't get selected for the ND All-Star VB team this summer.

Indiana wins the fourth set 25-15, and also wins the match 3-1.

Ball State dismantles the Bison in the first set 25-10.

Bison play much better, but lose set two.
Mostly freshmen playing. Burke out hurt.
Klos playing sparingly, and not as libero.

Ball State gets the third set 25-16 and wins the match 3-0.
Bison hitting percentage was minus .018.

Northern Iowa wins the first set 25-16 over the Bison.

Set 2 -- Bison led to 15, then UNI went on a 10-1 run to get the lead.
UNI wins the set 25-22.

Bison hitting percentage = .068.

Third set also goes to the Panthers. 25-15.
UNI went on a 9-1 run to pull away.
Bison now 2-8 on the season.

Two road matches against North Carolina and Duke scheduled for this weekend were canceled due to the hurricane.

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Originally Posted by roadwarrior

Two road matches against North Carolina and Duke scheduled for this weekend were canceled due to the hurricane.

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A last minute schedule change: The Bison will travel to play TCU on Fri Sep 14th at 7pm. TCU also had a cancellation.

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Originally Posted by roadwarrior

A last minute schedule change: The Bison will travel to play TCU on Fri Sep 14th at 7pm. TCU also had a cancellation.

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It good they could work these out, to fill in the schedule...

Several days ago, gobison.com said we could watch the match. I clicked the link and it said "audio only". OK, better than nothing.
I just checked, and their HFTV site doesn't list the Bison match at all.
So, maybe we get nothing?

TCU leads the Bison 2 sets to none.
18-25 1st set
16-25 2nd set

16-25 in the third set.
TCU wins 3-0 tonight.
Bison slump to 2-9 on the season.

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Originally Posted by Elephants Dream?

16-25 in the third set.
TCU wins 3-0 tonight.
Bison slump to 2-9 on the season.

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They have had a difficult schedule so far. Hope overall play improves. The gals can do it.

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Originally Posted by Mr Meaty

They have had a difficult schedule so far. Hope overall play improves. The gals can do it.

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Really, really young team against really good competition. I wouldn't call this a rebuilding year, but this is about as close to it as we'll get. Will be JLo's toughest coaching year.

This is from late November 2018. (I'm not sure which thread it should be in?)

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University Director of Athletics Jerry Kill announced Wednesday that volleyball head coach Kari Thompson's contract has been terminated.

In two seasons at SIU, Thompson compiled an 11-49 overall record. The Salukis recently completed a 5-26 season, including a 1-17 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. In her first season at Southern in 2017, the Salukis were 6-23 overall and 5-13 in the MVC.

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Originally Posted by Elephants Dream?

This is from late November 2018. (I'm not sure which thread it should be in?)

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University Director of Athletics Jerry Kill announced Wednesday that volleyball head coach Kari Thompson's contract has been terminated.

In two seasons at SIU, Thompson compiled an 11-49 overall record. The Salukis recently completed a 5-26 season, including a 1-17 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. In her first season at Southern in 2017, the Salukis were 6-23 overall and 5-13 in the MVC.

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Didn't they do any research on her background before they hired her?

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Originally Posted by Elephants Dream?

This is from late November 2018. (I'm not sure which thread it should be in?)

CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University Director of Athletics Jerry Kill announced Wednesday that volleyball head coach Kari Thompson's contract has been terminated.

In two seasons at SIU, Thompson compiled an 11-49 overall record. The Salukis recently completed a 5-26 season, including a 1-17 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference. In her first season at Southern in 2017, the Salukis were 6-23 overall and 5-13 in the MVC.

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That's 2 proud programs run into the ground.

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Originally Posted by roadwarrior

Didn't they do any research on her background before they hired her?

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That was more of a, let's just say, political hire.