Week 3 NEC Women’s Volleyball Power Rankings: Too Quiet
Things went pretty much chalk in the NEC this past weekend. That means there won’t be too much movement in the league this week, but it’s still worth checking in to see what happened and how the league tournament- one of the best events in the NEC- is shaping up.
Long Island
LIU’s place in first hasn’t changed, in large part because of their pair of 3-0 wins over Le Moyne this weekend. While LIU’s record is now 7-7 (they just reached .500 this week), they’re taking care of business the way they’ve been expected to and haven’t really had a close call in any shape or form yet.
Saint Francis
Saint Francis keeps playing with fire. The Red Flash needed 5 sets to beat Stonehill on Friday after winning 3-0 the day prior. While Korrin Burns and Kori McClure have been impressive, the Red Flash are still looking for their first dominant weekend, and so they remain here despite a 9-6 record.
FDU
The Knights are looking like they bounced back from going 1-1 in the first weekend of play by winning 3-0 twice against New Haven. We talked about how angry that locker room would have been after the Mercyhurst loss. It looks like the Knights might have their focus back.
Mercyhurst
The Lakers were idle this weekend, but with the win over FDU the week prior, they round out our top 4 (only 4 teams make the tournament).
Central Connecticut
The Blue Devils went 2-0 this weekend, with a 4 and 5 set victory over winless Chicago State. It’s hard to keep them here after a 2-0 victory behind an idle team, but the only thing CCSU has really proven with the win is that they’re better than Chicago State right now. They did take Saint Francis to 5 sets like Stonehill did, but the two wins to Stonehill’s one gives the Blue Devils the tiebreaker.
Stonehill
We’ve placed the Skyhawks here because of their performance against the Red Flash. Taking a top team to 5 sets shows a lot of potential here. Could Stonehill sneak into the tournament? They’ll have to prove it moving forward, because “almost” doesn’t get you into the big dance.
New Haven
The Chargers fell twice this weekend with 0-3 losses against FDU. While there’s surely no shame in losing to a team with talented players like Avery Bain and Kylie Nott, it won’t move you up the standings ladder, either.
Le Moyne
Le Moyne fell 0-3 twice against LIU, which means that we don’t really have a good feel for the Dolphins yet. We know and knew LIU was good, so the performance does little to clear things up. This weekend, they’ll take on Chicago State which should help us understand the back end of the rankings a little more.
Chicago State
The Cougars pushed CCSU hard, but they were unable to get that first win of the season and so remain here.