2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament explained

Year:2023
Conference:Big West Conference
Division:1
Gender:Women's
Teams:6
Arena:Walter Pyramid
City:Long Beach, California
Champions:Hawai'i
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Robyn Ah Mow
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Amber Igiede
Mvpteam:Hawai'i
Television:ESPN+
Different Previous:None
Different Next:2024

The 2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament is the first postseason women's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. It was held November 22 through November 25, 2023 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

The top six teams (except UC San Diego) were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. UC San Diego can not participate in playoffs because they are in their last year of reclassification to DI. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1 UC Santa Barabara 17-1 –
2 Hawai'i 14-4 46-15 set record
3 Cal Poly 14–4 46-29 set record
4 Long Beach State 13–5 –
5 UC Irvine 9–9 –
6 UC Davis 8–10 –
[3]

Schedule and results

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

Time
Network		MatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 22
4:00 pm
ESPN+		No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Irvine3-2[4]
(25–16, 25-27, 25–14, 22–25, 15–10)		1,098[5] Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero[6]
7:00 pm^
ESPN+		No. 3 Cal Poly vs. No. 6 UC Davis3-2[7]
(19–25, 20-25, 25–19, 25–22, 15–13)
Semifinals – Friday, November 24
4:00 pm
ESPN+		No. 1 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4 Long Beach State2-3
(24–26, 25-23, 17–25, 25–16, 12–15)		1,677Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero
7:00 pm
ESPN+		No. 2 Hawai'i vs. Cal Poly0-3
(25–17, 25-18, 26–24)
Championship – Saturday, November 25
5:00 pm
ESPNU		No. 4 Long Beach Sate vs. No. 2 Hawai'i3-0
(24–26, 15–25, 10-25)		2,137Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero
Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
^delay start at 7:27 pm

Top Performer

By hitting percentage:

NameKETAPct
Chavira, Tia1011.000000
Chacon, Savana1011.000000
Evans, Kennedi112180.500000
Zhao, Michelle1020.500000
Igiede, Amber284490.489796
Scarlett, Isabella121230.478261
Ham, Kendra173360.388889
Ohwobete, Michelle153320.375000
Kreiling, Andi4190.333333
Feliciano, Nicole1030.333333

By kill per set:

NameKSPKPS
Igiede, Amber2864.666667
Agi, Elise47133.615385
Alexander, Caylen2163.500000
Diersbock, Reese1753.400000
Wagoner, Riley2063.333333
Ohwobete, Michelle1553.000000
Stockham, Tommi2483.000000
Glenn, Natalie37132.846154
Ham, Kendra1762.833333
Light, Jade1452.800000

By block per set(block assist=0.5 block):

NameBSBASPBPS1
Tindsley, Shkhinah2851.200000
McKnight, Briana4150.900000
Slack, Kate2880.750000
Alexander, Caylen3260.666667
Igiede, Amber1660.666667
Veargason, Ellen0220.500000
Farmer, Tasia0550.500000
Bacon, Kameron110130.461538
Glenn, Natalie36130.461538
Ham, Kendra0560.416667
By block per set(block assist=1 block):
NameBSBASPBPS2Tindsley, Shkhinah2852.000000
Slack, Kate2881.250000
Igiede, Amber1661.166667
McKnight, Briana4151.000000
Veargason, Ellen0221.000000
Farmer, Tasia0551.000000
Bacon, Kameron110130.846154
Alexander, Caylen3260.833333
Ham, Kendra0560.833333
Utterback, Olivia0450.800000

By Dig per set:

NameDIGSPDPS
Akima, Jolei3183.875000
Jensen, Campbell1953.800000
Ham, Kendra2163.500000
Lang, Kate2063.333333
Ikenaga, Tayli1963.166667
Alexander, Caylen1963.166667
Bullis, Emme2483.000000
Starr, Mia1553.000000
Ohwobete, Michelle1352.600000
Meyer, Zayna32132.461538

By service ace:

NameSASPSAPS
Meyer, Zayna5130.384615
Ham, Kendra560.833333
Utterback, Olivia450.800000
Igiede, Amber460.666667
Glenn, Natalie4130.307692
Chavira, Tia4130.307692
Markovska, Lizzy380.375000
Morrison, Makena350.600000
Hiatt, Amy260.333333
Scott, Ella280.250000
Alexander, Caylen260.333333
Ohwobete, Michelle250.400000
McKnight, Briana250.400000

By assists per set:

NameASPAPS
Lang, Kate80613.333333
Meyer, Zayna116138.923077
Bullis, Emme6988.625000
Feliciano, Nicole3557.000000
Starr, Mia3557.000000
McIntosh, Grace2555.000000
Zhao, Michelle1653.200000
Chacon, Savana16131.230769
Ikenaga, Tayli761.166667
Jensen, Campbell551.000000
Akima, Jolei881.000000
Newman, Casi111.000000

By total kills:

NameKSP
Agi, Elise4713
Glenn, Natalie3713
Kennedy, Katie3013
Igiede, Amber286
Stockham, Tommi248
Lesiak, Hanna2113
Alexander, Caylen216
Thalken, Annabelle218
Wagoner, Riley206
Ham, Kendra176

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-24 Big West Championships Dates and Sites Revealed. November 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Standings. November 19, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Manual(Tiebreak Procedure). November 19, 2023.
  4. Web site: Beach Women’s Volleyball Downs UC Irvine In Five To Advance To The Big West Championship Semifinals. November 19, 2023.
  5. Web site: Cal Poly 11/22/2023 at Long Beach, CA (Walter Pyramid) Official Box Score. November 24, 2023.
  6. Web site: Long Beach State Women’s Volleyball Set to Take On UC Irvine In First Round Of The Outrigger Big West Championship At The Walter Pyramid. November 23, 2023.
  7. Web site: Mustangs Pull Off Incredible Reverse Sweep Victory over UC Davis in First Round of Big West Championship. November 24, 2023.

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