Volleyball Tournament Round of 16 tonight
Just wanted to mention for any folk who love or gained interest in women's volleyball watching the Buffs this year that, starting at 3:00 mountain time today, the NCAA Round of 16 begins. All matches
but one (Washington- Nebraska) are being streamed on ESPN3, so are free as long as you have ESPN as part of your cable/ satellite subscription. The Husky-Husker match is on TV on ESPNU, so of course requires ESPNU access to watch either on TV or streaming.
Potential matches to watch- Of local interest is the match between #15 CSU and #2 seeded Texas at 3:00. A few of the matches (although there are LOTS of good teams left, so any of the heavier favorites could lose) the volleytalk forum posters seem to think are most likely to be competitive are #10 Oregon and #7 North Carolina (5:00 MT), BYU and #6 seed Florida State (5:00 MT), and #9 Illinois and #8 Florida (6:00 MT). And, if you get ESPNU, The #14 Nebraska- #3 Washington match at 7:00 MT should also be a good one. (Although the HuskIES been much more consistent this year and should handle the HuskERS, Nebraska has some very skilled players, and the two schools have played some great matches over the years in the tournament. Also, the coaches have a history (
http://www.volleywood.net/volleyball-videos/update-cook-vs-mclaughlin-video/), which is always fun (when not involving a Buff coach).)
Below is the list and time of matches- Please note all times listed below are EASTERN TIME.:
NCAA Women's Volleyball
5:00 PM EST #15 Colorado State vs. #2 Texas (Regional Semifinal #1) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPN3
5:00 PM EST Ohio State vs. #4 Wisconsin (Regional Semifinal #1) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship ESPN3
6:00 PM EST Oregon State vs. #1 Stanford (Regional Semifinal #1) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPN3
7:00 PM EST #12 UCLA vs. #5 Penn State (Regional Semifinal #2) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPN3
7:00 PM EST #10 Oregon vs. #7 North Carolina (Regional Semifinal #2) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPN3
7:00 PM EST BYU vs. #6 Florida State (Regional Semifinal #1) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPN3
8:00 PM EST #9 Illinois vs. #8 Florida (Regional Semifinal #2) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPN3
9:30 PM EST #14 Nebraska vs. #3 Washington (Regional Semifinal #2) (NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship) ESPNU