TALLAHASSEE – ESPN announced on Thursday morning that the Florida State volleyball team will face Oklahoma in the Showdown at the Net in Norman, Oklahoma, on September 10 on the SEC Network. 

The matchup will be just the fifth all-time meeting against the Sooners. The teams have not met since 2015, and FSU owns the series record 3-1. FSU is coming off a 21-10 season where it qualified for its 15th NCAA Tournament in the last 17 seasons. 

 The ‘Showdown at the Net’ features 16 squads from both the ACC and SEC as they face off in cross-conference challenge via matchups across the nation. Action to be featured on ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network, SEC Network+ and ACCNX, with times for each match to be announced at a later time.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Ryann Neushul has been named one of three finalists for the prestigious Peter J. Cutino Award, established in 1999 and presented annually to the most outstanding female collegiate water polo player in the nation as voted by NCAA Division I coaches.

Neushul is joined by finalists Emily Ausmus and Tilly Kearns from USC. The winner will be announced at the annual Cutino Awards Dinner to be held Saturday, June 7, at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. The ceremony will be live streamed at Overnght.com.

Seven Cardinal players have combined to win the award 10 times: Aria Fischer (2023), Makenzie Fischer (2019, 2022), Kiley Neushul (2012, 2015), Annika Dries (2011, 2014), Melissa Seidemann (2013), Jackie Frank (2003) and Brenda Villa (2002).

Neushul, who recently closed out a unique seven-year career which began as a freshman in 2019, became Stanford’s first four-time NCAA champion in school history (2019, 2022-23, 2025) following the Cardinal’s 11-7 victory over USC in the NCAA final on May 11.

One year after taking a leave of absence and redshirt year to train and compete with Team USA at the Paris Summer Olympics, Neushul returned for a seventh season and fueled the Cardinal’s 10^th NCAA championship in school history and third over the last four years.

Named to both the NCAA All-Tournament Team and MPSF All-Tournament Team, Neushul started all 26 games in 2025. She led the Cardinal in multi-goal games (20) while ranking second in goals (60), assists (39) and shot attempts (105). Neushul departed The Farm with 228 career goals, ranking fifth all-time in school history.

Following in the footsteps of older sisters, Kiley and Jamie, Neushul was recognized as Stanford’s eighth MPSF Player of the Year while also earning all-conference accolades for the fourth time in her career. Neushul was also the second student-athlete in MPSF history to earn both a player of the year and newcomer of the year honor (2019), joining UCLA’s Maddie Musselman.

A three-time ACWPC All-American (2019, 2022-23), Neushul is likely to earn a fourth honor in the coming weeks in addition to being a strong contender for ACWPC National Player of the Year.

A three-time ACWPC All-Academic honoree and three-time MPSF All-Academic selection, Neushul is once again on track for more scholastic honors as she boasts a 3.78 GPA in human biology. Neushul serves as a teaching assistant for an on-campus Spanish service learning course and participates in the Bridge Peer Counseling Center, Stanford’s student-run peer counseling center.

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The Middlebury men’s track & field team placed 20 members on the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) Mideast All-Region outdoor squad. 

RELAY HIGHLIGHTS

INDIVIDUAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Joey Caspar tallied the second-quickest time (53.54) in the 400 hurdles to earn his first all-region honor.
• Securing his initial accolade is Logan Cosgrove. In the shot put, the Panther recorded a toss of 14.83 meters at the NESCAC Championship, ranking him fourth in the Mideast Region.
• Dave Filias garnered all-region recognition in two events. The senior led the Mideast in the hammer throw, heaving the implement an event-best 60.37m at the Julie LaFreniere Commonwealth Invitational. He also had the fifth-farthest shot put toss at 14.71m from the NESCAC Championship. The honors are the fourth and fifth of his career, respectively.
• Also earning accolades in two events is Ziggy Goddard. The Panther paced the region in the 3,000 steeplechase, clocking in at 9:12.41 en route to the conference crown and his third-consecutive all-region honor in the event. In the 1,500, Goddard tallied a school-record time of 3:48.48, good for third in the Mideast.
• Quinn Kennedy collects his first regional honor. He crossed the finish line at 14.89 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the conference championship, marking the fifth-fastest effort in the region.
• In the 400 hurdles, Parker Loupessis grabs his second consecutive all-region award. He clocked the fifth-fastest time of 55.20 seconds at the Aztec Invitational. 
• Sam McGarrahan garners his third outdoor all-region distinction in the high jump. He cleared the bar with a season and region-best 2.00m at the NESCAC Championship.
• In the 100, Motroni secured the fifth-quickest time of 10.70 seconds during the Julie LaFreniere Commonwealth Invitational hosted by the University of Massachusetts.
• Sam Opawuyi earns his first all-region honor after recording a school record leap of 13.95m in the triple jump at the Middlebury Outdoor Meet. It was the fifth-best mark in the Mideast.
• Earning his second-straight all-region honor in the decathlon is Caleb Smith. The Panther was runner-up in the Mideast, tallying 6,464 points at the Williams Farley Inter-Regional Extravaganza.
• Xander Swann earns his second and third outdoor Mideast accolades. In the 400 hurdles, the senior paced his regional peers with his runner-up conference championship clocking of 51.96 seconds. He also grabbed honors in the 400, finishing fourth in the region after crossing the line at 47.92. 
• Closing out the all-region accolades is Dan Urchuk. He tallied the third-best shot-put throw of 15.23m while finishing fifth in the Mideast in the hammer (52.56m). Both marks were recorded at the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State.

To earn the award, athletes must finish the regular season in the top-five spots per event, while relay squads must place in the top three. The full list of honorees can be found here.
 

OXFORD, Miss. – The Ole Miss volleyball program is set to face off against Miami in a new owned-and-operated women’s volleyball tournament by ESPN Events – the inaugural ‘Showdown at the Net’, set for Sept. 9-10.
 
Ole Miss will face the Hurricanes on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in Coral Cables, Fla. The match will be streamed via ACCNX. Ole Miss is set to face Miami for the first time since 2012.
 
The ‘Showdown at the net’ features 16 squads from both the ACC and SEC as they face off in cross-conference challenge via matchups across the nation. Action to be featured on ESPN2, SEC Network, ACC Network, SEC Network+ and ACCNX, with times for each match to be announced at a later time.
 
“We are excited to have the Southeastern Conference participate in the first edition of ‘Showdown at the Net’,” said Misty Brown, SEC Assistant Commissioner. “We look forward to seeing some high-caliber volleyball as the storied programs from the SEC prepare to build upon their recent successes during the 2025 season.”
 
“The ACC is proud to collaborate with ESPN and the SEC on a volleyball challenge that will showcase both conferences, including two neutral-site games as part of the inaugural ‘Showdown at the Net’,” added Jared Romance, ACC Assistant Director of Championships. “We look forward to competing in this premier event and watching our student-athletes and programs be nationally showcased as part of this exciting initiative.”
 
The full 2025 schedule will be released at a later date. The SEC schedule is available now.
 
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Throwers Eddie Hines and Tess Anthony have earned USTFCCCA All-Region accolades. 

Hines earned All-Region honors in both the shot put and discus. Hines was a Second Team All-MIAA recipient in both the shot put and the discus, finishing as the runner-up in both events. Tomorrow, he will compete at the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championships, qualifying in the shot put with the 10th best mark nationally (17.14m). 

Anthony caps off a storied career at Albion, re-breaking her own school record in the shot put with a throw of 13.46m. Anthony won the shot put at the MIAA Championships, earning First Team All-MIAA status.

AUBURN, Ala. –  As part of an SEC/ACC showdown, Auburn volleyball will host Virginia in the inaugural ‘Showdown at the Net’ volleyball tournament, the conference and ESPN Events announced Thursday. 

The Tigers will host the Cavaliers on Tuesday, Sept. 9, inside Neville Arena.  The match will be streamed live on SECN Network Plus and a first serve time will be announced at a later date. 

Other action around the league on Tuesday features Stanford at Missouri, Texas A&M at SMU, Georgia Tech at Tennessee, Florida at North Carolina, Georgia at Clemson, LSU at Notre Dame and Boston College at Arkansas. The slate continues on Wednesday, Sept. 10, with Florida State at Oklahoma, South Carolina at NC State, Ole Miss at Miami, Vanderbilt at Cal, Wake Forest at Alabama and Duke at Mississippi State.

A four-team showcase, including Pitt, Kentucky, Louisville and Texas will clash on Wednesday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Panthers will face the Wildcats, while the Cardinals will take on the Longhorns. Both matches will air on ESPN. 

“We are excited to have the Southeastern Conference participate in the first edition of ‘Showdown at the Net’,” said Misty Brown, SEC Assistant Commissioner. “We look forward to seeing some high-caliber volleyball as the storied programs from the SEC prepare to build upon their recent successes during the 2025 season.”

Head coach Brent Crouch and Co. will announce the remaining non-conference schedule at a later date.

About ESPN Events
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