Who Will Top The Big East?
BIG EAST VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT @ HOWARDS GROVE AND REEDSVILLE – October 13th There is nothing quite like a 14-team conference tournament! Even better, among the top 4 teams, there are only 3 conference losses. Here is what the Big East Conference standings…
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Continue ReadingBIG EAST VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT @ HOWARDS GROVE AND REEDSVILLE – October 13th
There is nothing quite like a 14-team conference tournament! Even better, among the top 4 teams, there are only 3 conference losses. Here is what the Big East Conference standings look like:
Team Conference Overall
Howards Grove 9-0 26-7
Oostburg 8-1 22-8
Hilbert 8-1 24-7
St. Mary Catholic 8-1 21-11
Manitowoc Lutheran 6-3 21-8
Random Lake 6-3 20-14
Mishicot 5-4 9-15
Cedar Grove-Belgium 4-5 11-16
Ozaukee 3-6 12-20
Reedsville 3-7 8-19
Sheboygan Area Lutheran 2-7 8-16
Kohler 1-8 4-27
Sheboygan County Christian 1-8 1-26
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 0-10 3-26
There is some serious tough competition at the top of this conference. Hilbert has the super efficient Makaylee Kuhn (2019 – 5’11 – Middle Blocker/Setter/Outside Hitter), currently hitting an impressive .467 this season. Random Lake may be tied for 5th, but they are packing heat with Mckenna Armstrong Mckenna Armstrong 5'11" | OH Random Lake | 2021 State WI (2021 – 5’11 – Middle Blocker). Armstrong has been racking up the kills, averaging almost 4 per set and totaling 343 so far this season.
Mckenna isn’t the only Armstrong for Random Lake. Leah Armstrong (2019 – 5’7 – Setter/Outside Hitter) leads the conference in assists, averaging 8 per set and totaling 699 assists. If they don’t get the kill and the opponent manages to return the ball, they will have to find a way past Julia Debroux (2020 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker), who has an impressive 113 blocks so far this season. Manitowoc Lutheran has another top distributor in Grace Melso (2019 – 5’8 – Setter), who averages almost 8 assists per set as well. Manitowoc also poses a threat from the service line with Aubrey Schleis (2022 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter/Setter), who averages almost an ace per set.
Ozaukee may be in the bottom half, but they have a top-notch server with Abigayle Miller (2019), who has a total of 64 aces so far this season. Reedsville is in the same boat as Ozaukee being in the bottom half, but with a standout defender in Rachel Peterson (2020 – Middle Blocker), who averages almost 1 block per set. St. Mary Catholic isn’t a fluke at the top. They are propelled by their tough defensive run by Ellie O’Brien (2019 – 5’5 – Libero/Defensive Specialist), who has a total of 419 digs for the season. Cedar Grove-Belgium is right in the middle of the pack, and they are kept alive in matches by Shelby Cooney (2020 – 5’5 – Libero/Defensive Specialist), who averages over 6 digs per set. With many standout players and competitive teams, this should be a fun tournament to see unfold.