Partnership with veteran Heather Bansley pays off for Sophie Bukovec
HERMOSA BEACH, California — Sophie Bukovec has not been partnered with Heather Bansley long. A mere seven tournaments over the course of eight months. Like any good teacher — and Bansley, a two-time Olympian and three-time Best Defensive Player, is, make no mistake, a fine...
Volleyball today: NCAA men’s poll, schedule; NCAA beach; AVCA; LOVB
Long Beach State’s Sotiris Siapanis attacks against the Hawaii block of Guilherme Voss, left, and Alaka’i Todd last Friday/Andy J. Gordon photo In this report, we catch up on the AVCA, NCAA men, NCAA beach, Pro Volleyball Federation and LOVB. NCAA men AVCA TOP 20: It was all...
Tawa’s Girls Club Dots: Fond MEQ memories; Bluegrass happenings
This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag’s weekly look at 10 things in club volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots every Tuesday through Junior Nationals this summer. • The Mideast Qualifier took place this past weekend in Indianapolis. I will...
NCAA beach volleyball: No. 1 USC dominates in Florida, No. 2 UCLA tops East-West
Alana Embry of Hawai’i covers the line against LSU/Mark Rigney photo Perennial power USC enjoyed a fruitful trip to Florida as rival UCLA led the West’s charge over the East on fabled Manhattan Beach. Our NCAA beach volleyball report also recaps the rest of a busy...
International volleyball: Rettke, Bajema, Plummer, Lanier, Robinson Cook in Champions semifinals
Kathryn Plummer of Conegliano tips against Eczacibasi/CEV photo This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Champions League Milano and Imoco Coneliano continue to play in the semfinals, which means a USA-loaded matches including...
Long Beach beats UH again; PFW upsets Ohio St.; Omaha tops Orlando in Pro Volleyball
High-flying DiAeris McRaven of Long Beach hits against Hawai’i/Jim Wolf photo The Big West rematch was a lot tougher, but No. 2 Long Beach State beat No. 1 Hawai’i for the second night in a row, this time in five sets. Struggling Ohio State lost again as...
No. 2 Long Beach sweeps No. 1 UH; UCI, UCSD, GCU win in NCAA men’s volleyball
Chaz Galloway of Hawai’i hits against the Long Beach State triple block of Aidan Knipe, Simon Torwie and Nathan Harlan/Jim Wolf photo Hawai’i, which moved up to No. 1 this week but also lost its leading attacker, got swept at No. 2 Long Beach State. It was...
President and CEO Jamie Davis leaving USA Volleyball at year’s end
USA Volleyball President and CEO Jamie Davis will not renew his contract with the organization after it expires at the end of the year. Davis, 58, who started at USA Volleyball in 2017, will continue to oversee the organization through the Olympic and Paralympic Games in...
Atlanta takes Pro Volleyball Federation lead; Ball St., McKendree, Loyola, Pepperdine men win
Atlanta’s Leah Edmond, left, and Jehlarova Magdalena block Omaha’s Nia Reed/Bonnie Ryan for the Omaha Supernovas The Atlanta Vibe took sole possession of first place in the Pro Volleyball Federation with a four-set road victory over the Omaha Supernovas. In NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball, Ball State...
NCAA beach volleyball: TAMUCC on the rise; Pac-12 South review; another big week ahead
Cassie Chinn of Loyola Marymount goes all out/Will Chu Photography As the NCAA beach volleyball season rolls into its fourth week, we take an in-depth look at ladder-climbing mid-major Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, review the fallout from the combustible Pac-12 South Invitational and preview the East Meets...
Girls club volleyball Dream Team: O’Brien, Gilreath, Hendrix, Mambu, Cavillo, Comer, Collins, Wave-Nelson
Mia Wave-Nelson of Carolina Rogue Each week during the club season, VolleyballMag recognizes a Dream Team of eight girls volleyball players (15s to 18s age groups) who were standouts the weekend before. The team, most weeks, consisted of the following: Setter or S/RS Setter, S/RS or RS OH OH MB MB Libero DS We include...
Du titre olympique avec les Bleus à Kladno, coach Josserand aux sources du volley
L’ancien adjoint de Laurent Tillie, champion olympique à Tokyo avec les Bleus, Arnaud Josserand, réalise une belle saison à la tête de l’équipe tchèque de Kladno. Deuxième de la saison régulière, le technicien lorrain espère terminer la saison en apothéose avec le club bohémien qui...
Sam Schachter, Dan Dearing, and the new culture of Canada’s top beach team
HERMOSA BEACH, California — It only took 36 matches over the course of 12 tournaments, on a schedule that took them across three continents, for Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing to finally land it: Their Big Win. The one that announced that they had arrived. The one...
Hawai’i loses star Chakas; AVCA poll, POW; Pro Volleyball Federation udpate
Spyros Chakas of Hawai’i goes high over the Lewis triple block this past weekend/UH photo In a week in which Hawai’i is the new No. 1 in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball, it is also dealing with the loss of its best player. Senior outside Spryos Chakas...
Tawa’s Girls Club Dots: More Sunshine, Brotherly Love and Bluegrass
This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag’s weekly look at 10 things in club volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots every Tuesday through Junior Nationals this summer. • The 11th of 16 national qualifiers for 18-year-old teams took place this...
International volleyball: Huge weeks for Lee, Eggleston, Samedy, Snyder, Bannister
This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Italy Simone Lee passes for Casalmaggiore/LVF photo Simone Lee and Casalmaggiore (9-15) had a great week, starting with its biggest win of the season, a five-set...
Volley: meilleur marqueur de Serie A, Théo Faure raconte sa belle saison à Cisterna
Meilleur marqueur de la Serie A avec 19 points par match, Théo Faure est revenu sur sa première saison en Italie avec Cisterna. Le jeune pointu français a aussi expliqué à RMC Sport pourquoi il était resté dans le Latium, malgré de grosses offres. Read More Home...
Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings: Boermans-de Groot nearly a lock for Paris
Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot celebrate at the Doha Elite16/Volleyball World photo The race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February 2023 in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The 2024 season began last week, back in Doha, and the final...
GCU, Hawai’i, UCLA win in men’s volleyball; expecting a new twist for PVF
UCLA’s Sean McQuiggan gets up quick and beats the Ohio State block/Andy J. Gordon photo There were only four NCAA Division I-II men’s matches Sunday but three of them went five sets The winners were top-ranked Grand Canyon, No. 3 Hawai’i — overcoming 36 kills by...
Omaha, Grand Rapids, Atlanta win in Pro Volleyball Federation
Atlanta setter Marlie Monserez tries to save the ball as Oblad Berkeley of Vegas goes up with the block/Vibe photo The Omaha Supernovas capped a busy Pro Volleyball Federation Saturday with a five-set win at the Orlando Valkyries. In the first match of the day, the Grand...