Ex-Torrey Pines stars making best of first year in Big 10 country (by Ken Grosse)

Post date: Nov 23, 2019 5:35:43 AM

When it comes to women’s collegiate volleyball, the Big 10 is one of, if not the most, powerful conference in the country. The numbers tell the story. Current Big 10 institutions have won 18 total NCAA Division I championships, hold down five of the 10 highest average attendance figures and seven conference schools are ranked in this week’s AVCA Top 25 (four in the top eight).

Another interesting statistic, with a San Diego twist, is the fact that three players from Carmel Valley’s Torrey Pines High School are now playing for Big 10 teams and two—Emily Fitzner (Indiana) and Macall Peed (Penn State)—were teammates on back-to-back Falcon CIF Open Division title squads, the last in 2018, their senior year. The third, Kiara McNulty, is a sophomore at Northwestern. (more)