2024 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament explained

Year:2024
Conference:Big West Conference
Division:1
Gender:Women's
Teams:6
Arena:Bren Events Center
City:Irvine, California
Champions:Hawai'i
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Robyn Ah Mow
Coachcount:2nd
Television:ESPN+
Different Previous:2023
Different Next:2025

The 2024 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament is the second postseason women's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. It will be held November 27 through November 30, 2024 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

The top six teams will be eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. (see section 23.15)[2]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1 Cal Poly 14-4
2 Hawai'i 13-5 2–0 record against Cal Poly
3 UC Davis 13–5 1–1 record against Cal Poly
4 Long Beach State 12–6
5 UC San Diego 11–7
6 UC Irvine 10–8 2–0 record against Hawai'i (UCSB 1–1 against Hawai'i)
[3]

Schedule and results

The 1st Round and Semifinal matches will be televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+.

Time
Network
MatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 27
3:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC San Diego3-1[4]
(25-17,23-25,25-23,25-23)
490[5] Rob Espero & Madison Fitzpatrick[6]
6:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 3 UC Davis vs. No. 6 UC Irvine3-1[7]
(20-25,25-15,25-23,25-20)
790[8]
Semifinals – Friday, November 29
3:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 1 Cal Poly vs. Long Beach State3-0[9]
(25-22,25-20,25-20)
698[10] Rob Espero & Madison Fitzpatrick
6:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. UC Davis3-2[11]
(25-22,16-25,25-20,21-25,15-13)
1,098[12]
Championship – Saturday, November 30
5:00 pm
ESPNU
No.1 Cal Poly vs. No.2 Hawai'i1-3[13]
(19-25,19-25,29-27,22-25)
871[14] Rob Espero & Madison Fitzpatrick
Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Top Performer

By hitting percentage

NameKETAPct
Starr, Mia70120.583333
Leinbach, Amanda1020.500000
Bamis, Jacyn243430.488372
Caldwell, Allie122220.454545
McCluskey, Molly144240.416667
Glenn, Natalie327620.403226
Chandler, Ally151350.400000
Gardiner, Ella113230.347826
Stockham, Tommi176330.333333
Pulling, Breklyn247520.326923

By kill per set

NameKSPKPS
Stockham, Tommi1735.666667
Pries, Kylie2045.000000
Glenn, Natalie3274.571429
Utterback, Olivia3794.111111
Alexander, Caylen3694.000000
McCluskey, Molly1443.500000
Pulling, Breklyn2473.428571
Light, Jade2793.000000
Smith, Katie1243.000000
Karich, Abby2072.857143

By Block per set(Block assist as 0.5 block)

NameBSBASPBPS1
Lomigora, Ella11371.071429
Iselen, Ofure0640.750000
Maxwell, Madi0770.500000
Alexander, Caylen1790.500000
Riedl, Hunter0440.500000
Caldwell, Allie0890.444444
Bamis, Jacyn1690.444444
Diersbock, Reese2390.388889
Sylvester, Miliana0790.388889
Smith, Katie0340.375000

By Block per set (Block assist as 1 block)

NameBSBASPBPS2
Lomigora, Ella11372.000000
Iselen, Ofure0641.500000
Maxwell, Madi0771.000000
Riedl, Hunter0441.000000
Caldwell, Allie0890.888889
Alexander, Caylen1790.888889
Sylvester, Miliana0790.777778
Bamis, Jacyn1690.777778
Smith, Katie0340.750000
Bacon, Kameron0570.714286
By Dig per set
NameDIGSPDPS
Jensen, Campbell2145.250000
Baillie, Paulina1844.500000
Hakas, Tali3493.777778
Ng, Julia3393.666667
Ikenaga, Tayli3293.555556
McCluskey, Molly1443.500000
Markovska, Lizzy2173.000000
Hurriyet, Elif2173.000000
Lang, Kate2793.000000
Stockham, Tommi933.000000

By Service Ace

NameSASPSAPS
Utterback, Olivia690.666667
Light, Jade590.555556
Cordero Barr, Ximena490.444444
Smith, Katie441.000000
Markovska, Lizzy470.571429
Collins, Madi240.500000
Ikenaga, Tayli290.222222
Stockham, Tommi230.666667
Lang, Kate290.222222
Leyva, Victoria290.222222
Ng, Julia290.222222

By Assists:

NameASPAPS
Callahan, Samantha82711.714286
Hollis, Audrey45411.250000
Lang, Kate92910.222222
Starr, Mia91910.111111
Meyer, Zayna4576.428571
DeSmet, Indy2145.250000
Hayes, Maura3074.285714
Feliciano, Nicole1644.000000

By total kills:

NameKSP
Utterback, Olivia379
Alexander, Caylen369
Glenn, Natalie327
Light, Jade279
Bamis, Jacyn249
Pulling, Breklyn247
Hakas, Tali239
Diersbock, Reese219
Karich, Abby207
Pries, Kylie204

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Big West Announces Ticket Pricing for 2024 Women's Volleyball Championship. November 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2024-25 BIG WEST CONFERENCE MANUAL.
  3. Web site: 2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Manual(Tiebreak Procedure). November 19, 2023.
  4. Web site: Season Ends with Historic Big West Championship Appearance. November 28, 2024.
  5. Web site: Official box score Long beach vs San Diego. November 28, 2024.
  6. Web site: No. 4 Seed Long Beach State Set To Face No. 5 Seed UC San Diego In Big West Championship First Round On Wednesday. November 28, 2024.
  7. Web site: Anteaters Fall At Big West Championship. November 28, 2024.
  8. Web site: Official box score UC Davis vs UC Irvine. November 28, 2024.
  9. Web site: Stockham and Callahan Propel Mustangs to Semifinal Win, Face Hawai'i in Final. November 29, 2024.
  10. Web site: Official box score Long Beach vs Cal Poly. November 29, 2024.
  11. Web site: Women's Volleyball Holds Off UC Davis in Five; Advances to Big West Championship. November 28, 2024.
  12. Web site: Official box score Hawai'i vs UC Davis. November 29, 2024.
  13. Web site: Women's Volleyball Captures Fifth Straight Big West Championship. November 30, 2024.
  14. Web site: Official box score Cal Poly vs Hawai'i. November 30, 2024.