International men’s report: Club Worlds; big weeks for Szerscen, Russell
His team lost, but Kyle Russell was strong for Gioiella Prisma Taranto/legavolley.it This is Blair Lambert’s VolleyballMag.com weekly men’s professional volleyball report, featuring Americans around the world. Got a note about a player or a comment for Blair? Email him at blairlambert2@gmail.com The FIVB Club World Championships...
Wichita State overpowers UTEP to win NIVC
Wichita State wins the 2023 NIVC Not only did Wichita State win, the Shockers swept at UTEP on Tuesday to win the NIVC and claim the first postseason championship in program history. The Shockers (26-8) of the American Athletic Conference won their sixth in a row as...
USA women’s pro volleyball report: Big week for Rettkie, Eggleston
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 stayed unbeaten in Pool A with a four-set win over Mulhouse as Dana Rettke had eight kills (hitting .700), three blocks and...
O’Neal goes first in Pro Volleyball Federation draft; LOVB, USAV partner
Asjia O’Neal hits against Thailand during Volleyball Nations League last summer/Volleyball World photo The Pro Volleyball Federation (PVF) and League One Volleyball (LOVB) enjoyed a newsworthy Monday, highlighted by a draft, the announcement of involvement by USA Volleyball in the domestic pro game and the disclosure...
The portal, Mr. Trooper, the four teams left and more in our NCAA Zoom
The Huskers celebrate clinching their spot in Tampa/Nebraska photo We both head to Tampa on Tuesday and made time to record this Zoom just as we learned that Kentucky’s Reagan Rutherford is in the transfer portal. Lee is dealing with the emotions of selling his 33-year-old...
Wichita State plays at UTEP on Tuesday for NIVC championship
Wichita State will play UTEP on Tuesday for the NIVC championship. Wichita State (25-8) advanced by sweeping Montana State the semifinals, while UTEP (25-9) hit .475 and did the same to South Florida. Wichita State, which finished 15-4 and second to SMU in the American Athletic Conference...
“Amazing night for the Texas Longhorns” puts defending champs back into NCAA semis
Texas celebrates beating Stanford If it’s possible for the defending national champions to fly under the radar and still be one of the best teams in women’s volleyball, the Texas Longhorns found a way to accomplish it. When the stakes ratcheted up, however, a proud program was...
Wisconsin overpowers Oregon in four to claim its spot in NCAA semifinals
Wisconsin became the third No. 1 seed in as many regional finals Saturday to win its way into next weeks NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship by beating Oregon 25-22, 25-22, 25-27, 25-18. Wisconsin (30-3), the No. 3 seed overall in the 64-team field, will play...
Nebraska takes the best shot from Arkansas, wins in four
Taylor Head’s Arkansas attack is smothered by Merritt Beason, right, and Andi Jackson/Nebraska photo Top-seeded Nebraska is headed back to the NCAA Tournament national semifinals after the top-seeded Huskers knocked out ninth-seeded Arkansas 26-24, 25-14, 21-25, 25-23 on Saturday night. Nebraska (32-1) will play Pittsburgh (29-4) —...
Pitt gets first spot in Tampa as Panthers pull reverse sweep — again! — on Louisville
Aiko Jones of Louisville hits against the Pitt block of Chiamaka Nwokolo, left, and Torrey Stafford/Louisville photo There was no way. No way it could happen again. But it did. Pitt, down two sets to none on its home floor against ACC rival Louisville, didn’t just bounce back. No, the...
GOLD AGAIN! Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth join rarified air with Beach Pro Tour Finals win
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss celebrate in Doha/Volleyball World photo The conversation had to be had. One of the most difficult of Taryn Kloth’s life. The 6-foot-4 blocker and her partner, the diminutive Kristen Nuss, had already assembled the most decorated season in American beach volleyball since...
Volley: Donat dit non à Poitiers
Une page se tourne au SPVB. Brice Donat ne sera pas sur le banc poitevin la saison prochaine, comme il l’a expliqué dans un communiqué transmis à RMC Sport, ce samedi en début d’après-midi. Explications. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Previews, TV info, things to know for Saturday’s NCAA volleyball regional finals
Wisconsin’s Temi Thomas-Ailara winds up against Penn State/Wisconsion photo Just eight teams remain, with spots in the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship national semifinals on the line. There are four NCAA Tournament regional finals Saturday, all finishing on ESPNU. But only the first will start on ESPNU. That’s...
Travis Mewhirter’s 2023 Ultimate Beach Volleyball Gift Guide
THE NORTH POLE — In the space between our final Thanksgiving plate being cleaned, the overwhelming urge to take a fat and happy nap surging to the forefront, and pies of all varieties being dished onto the kitchen island — sweet potato, chocolate, apple, all...
Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth march into Beach Pro Tour Finals semis
The look from Kristen Nuss said it all: A closing of the eyes, a sigh, her head collapsing into the awaiting arms of her partner, Taryn Kloth. Relief. “That’s how I’d read that look as well,” Rich Lambourne said on the commentary for Volleyball World TV. The look...
VNL 2024 schedule announced; USA women have Texas stop, men play in Canada
Poland celebrates winning the 2023 men’s VNL title The USA women get to play in America again next summer and the USA men are back in Canada for Volleyball Nations League. Volleyball World announced the 2024 VNL schedules for the important international tournament that precedes the Olympics. The...
LOVB names coaches, assigns players; PVF adds 2025 franchise
A bevy of news items from the upstart domestic League One Volleyball and Pro Volleyball Federation groups crossed my desk over the last few days. The most significant ones came from LOVB, which is scheduled to begin its season in November of 2024. The PVF...
8 left: Louisville vs. Pitt; Arkansas vs. Nebraska; Oregon vs. Wisconsin; Texas vs. Stanford
Jillian Gillen goes all out as Arkansas teammate Courtney Jackson looks on/Matt Smith photo Which four teams will advance to Tampa for the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship? Saturday’s four regional finals are set, all can be seen on ESPNU, and the times are Eastern: 4 p.m....
Big win pushes Nuss-Kloth into Beach Pro Tour Finals playoffs
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth didn’t have calculators on hand during their final match of pool play during the Beach Pro Tour Finals. They weren’t sure if their 21-15, 21-15 victory over Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon of the Netherlands was enough to win their...
« Le Paris Volley ne se refuse pas », Matijasevic le nouveau coach parisien explique ses choix
Nommé mercredi entraîneur d’une équipe du Paris Volley en difficulté dans le championnat (11e après 5 défaites consécutives), Nikola Matijasevic a succédé à Fabio Storti. Le madré technicien franco-serbe a expliqué à RMC Sport son choix et ses objectifs, avant le derby vendredi soir contre...