Kayla Caffey revs up her pro volleyball career with Athletes Unlimited
Kayla Caffey attacks against Baylor during the 2022 Texas season/Texas photo With an infectious laugh and flashing a broad smile, Kayla Caffey admitted she was “embarrassed” that her collegiate career spanned seven years “because I played for soooo long.” But its culmination as an NCAA champion with the...
USA men beat Türkiye to get to 3-0 in Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier
The USA men after beating Türkiye/Volleyball World photo Things could not have started better for the USA men in the Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier. Tuesday in Tokyo, the Americans came away with a 25-17, 26-28, 32-30, 25-20 victory over Türkiye. It left the USA 3-0 after previously...
Shaved heads and more: Citadel, WSU, Penn St. coaches join the VBM NCAA Zoom
We had a great time visiting with The Citadel coach Dave Zelenock, whose Bulldogs are off to a program-best 16-0 start; Washington State coach Jen Greeny, whose Cougars are No. 4 in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll after winning at Oregon; and Penn State...
Paris 2024: Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings, updated October 2
Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner celebrate at the Paris Elite16/Volleyball World photo The Olympic race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The final event is yet to be determined, but the qualification period will...
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Bouncie Allie Holland and her No. 14 Penn State teammates celebrate at Minnesota/Penn State photo Week two had the same result as the first at the top of the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll: Wisconsin edged Nebraska by one point for the No. 1 spot. But there...
NC State, Northwestern get huge wins; WSU tops Oregon; Citadel now 16-0
Washington State’s Katy Ryan attacks at Oregon/Mark Hoffman Photography The VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll voters had a lot to consider when the volleyballs stopped bouncing this past weekend. On Sunday alone, unranked NC State knocked off last week’s No. 5 Louisville; No. 7 Washington State won...
Ana Patricia-Duda win Paris Elite16 gold beach volleyball “battle” over Nuss-Kloth
On Saturday evening, after a pair of semifinal demolitions at the Paris Elite16 kudos of Ana Patricia Silva and Duda Lisboa (21-16, 21-12 over the Netherlands), and Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth (21-13, 21-17 over Italy), Rich Lambourne wondered aloud on Volleyball World TV what...
Penn St. tops Minnesota; Nebraska rallies at IU; Cincinnati, Iowa St. win
Minnesota’s Melani Shaffmaster gets up to set against Penn State/Christopher Mitchell photo No. 15 Penn State kept its Big Ten “0” intact before a hostile house of more than 5,000 in a tense four-setter with No. 13 Minnesota in the only match involving teams ranked in...
Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth cruise to Paris Elite16 finals on chocolate and pizza
It must be the chocolate. Or maybe it’s the pizza. Perhaps the black magic of coach Drew Hamilton back home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. That’s what Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth will tell you, anyway, when asked about the secret sauce to their undefeated run at this week’s...
No. 2 Nebraska goes the distance to beat Purdue in first B1G road match
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana — Things learned Friday at Purdue: — The Nebraska freshmen, talented as they are, probably now believe people when they say how tough it is on the road in the Big Ten. — Purdue is scrappy as ever. — There are simply so many outstanding...
Stanford thumps ASU; Oregon, Texas, Kansas, UK win; 34 kills for TCU’s Parra
Stanford, the No. 3 team in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll, handed Arizona State its first defeat by completely overwhelming the Sun Devils. No. 7 Oregon lost the first set and then overpowered Washington. No. 10 Texas beat No. 8 BYU in four again, AVCA No....
Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes thrive in Paris Elite16 with new-look offense
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth are claiming to have quite a bit of fun in France at the Paris Elite16 — and, with a 3-0 start, a bye into Saturday’s quarterfinals, and all of the hot chocolate Nuss can drink to celebrate, why shouldn’t they...
NCAA volleyball: Texas upends BYU; Washington St. sweeps; WMU, UNLV win
Western Michigan’s Reeghan Boyer, left, and Anna Calcagno go for the ball against Bowling Green/Ashley Huss, WMU Photographer Texas lost the first set, but then stormed back to beat visiting BYU is the first of their two — and only — Big 12 matches in Austin....
Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth having all of the fun with two sweeps in Paris Elite16
There was a time, not all that long ago, when it was something of a pleasant surprise if Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth were to upset Australians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho. In May of 2022, Nuss and Kloth were playing in just their second...
Q&A with beach volleyball book Burning Sand author R.J. Ruggiero
BURNING SAND is the debut novel from R.J. Ruggiero, a screenwriter and playwright living near Boston. It’s rare to have a novel about beach volleyball, but Ruggiero does a nice job of drawing in readers with robust character development, varying levels of suspense, and championship-level intrigue...
2 for 2? USA men in Tokyo for their Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier
TJ DeFalco and his USA teammates hope to have a thumbs-up qualifying tournament/Volleyball World photo The USA women are in. Can the USA men follow suit at their Olympic qualifying tournament? Coach John Speraw’s squad is in Tokyo for the Road to Paris Volleyball Qualifier and, over the...
NCAA volleyball: Big win for A&M; Citadel is 15-0; Wisconsin, Louisville, Arkansas win
Logan Lednicky attacks for Texas A&M against Florida/Evan Pilat, Texas A&M Athletics Florida went five for the fifth time in a row, but this Texas A&M got the better of the Gators. The Citadel set a program record for victories in a season as it improved to...
After disappointing 2022, Western Michigan (12-2) rediscovered its mojo overseas
WMU coach Colleen Munson There was disappointment. There were tears. There were more than a few questions. How did we get here? How did we let this happen? That’s how the 2022 season ended for Western Michigan. A program accustomed to a certain amount of success under coach...
From Poland to Lincoln, USA Volleyball’s Jordan Larson jumps right in with Huskers
Jordan Larson visits with the Nebraska media/Lincoln Arneal photo At this point, jet lag isn’t a big deal for Jordan Larson. After helping the USA qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics with a victory Sunday over Germany in Lodz, Poland, Larson didn’t sleep before catching flights from...
Ehman-Feinswog Zoom: On-air snafus, VBM Poll, how about the SEC and more
Emily Ehman, the Big Ten Network, ESPN and Volleyball World volleyball analyst, and VolleyballMag.com editor Lee Feinswog got together for an impromptu Zoom to talk about NCAA volleyball on Wednesday afternoon: The post Ehman-Feinswog Zoom: On-air snafus, VBM Poll, how about the SEC and more appeared...