Volley: la France domine la Roumanie et file en demi-finale de l’Euro
L'équipe de France s'est qualifiée pour les demi-finales de l'Euro 2023 de volley en battant la Roumanie 3 sets à 0 (25-22, 25-14, 27-25), ce lundi à Varna (Bulgarie). Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Will boffo Nebraska stadium event lead to better volleyball TV coverage?
The enormity of the world-record-setting crowd that gathered in Lincoln, Nebraska, two weeks cannot be understated: Ninety-two-thousand-and-three fans paid to watch women’s college volleyball in a football stadium! Equally as meaningful is the aftershock of the ratings on cable TV generated by that ground-breaking match. The atmosphere...
Sweeps for Louisville, Tennessee; UCLA upsets UH; GT, Baylor, Creighton win
Second-ranked Louisville improved to 8-0 with a sweep of visiting No. 12 Penn State on Sunday. In the only other match between ranked teams, No. 18 Tennessee swept No. 24 Marquette. UCLA won its seventh match in a row by winning in four at No. 23...
Purdue tops UK in 5; Florida, Nebraska, Stanford, Oregon, GT win
Seton Hall’s Taylor Jakubowski tries to block Hofstra’s Clara Bal/Hofstra photo Purdue should be used to going five sets. The No. 20 Boilermakers did it again Saturday and beat visiting No. 19 Kentucky 25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 12-25, 18-16 to improve to 5-2 and 3-1 in five-setters. There...
Championship canceled as AVP’s 40th anniversary season ends abruptly
Last weekend’s Chicago Gold Series marked the final major event of the AVP’s 2023 season. There will be no AVP Gold Series Championship this year. “Despite our best efforts, we regret that we have been unable to secure a suitable location and time to hold the 2023...
Shaffmaster, No. 10 Minnesota top No. 6 Oregon; Stanford sweeps Ohio State
PALO ALTO, California — There are always six degrees of volleyball separation seemingly anywhere you go in our sport. Friday at Stanford, well, everyone seemed tied to each other. The ties that bind were evident everywhere as fifth-ranked Stanford swept No. 15 Ohio State after No. 10...
Washington St. beats BYU; at least 7 other previously unbeatens lose
Wisconsin’s Carter Booth hits through the Miami block of Cianna Tejada, left, and Peyman Yardimci/Zach Schuster photo The only AVCA ranked teams that lost Friday in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball lost to other ranked teams, and there were only two upsets, if you will. Tenth-ranked Minnesota...
Volley (Euro): intraitable, la France balaie la Bulgarie et file en quart de finale
Les Bleus ont facilement battu la Bulgarie ce vendredi soir en 8e de finale de l’Euro. Lundi, en quarts de finale, ils défieront les Roumains, avec un double objectif: laver l'affront de la phase de poules (défaite 3-1) et décrocher leur billet pour le Final...
Wisconsin, BYU win; Florida escapes; MTSU, Liberty score upsets
Temi Thomas-Ailara attacks for Wisconsin against Arizona/Zach Scuster photo The 2023 NCAA Division I women’s volleyball season continues to offer a daily dose of surprises. Third-ranked Florida stayed unbeaten, but the Gators had to go five to beat visiting Sacramento State. Eighth-ranked BYU (8-0) won twice, but No....
Big Ten Network’s Emily Ehman, VBM’s Lee Feinswog talk NCAA volleyball
We’ve both been so busy with the start of the NCAA volleyball season but wanted to get together and kick things around. Emily of the Big Ten Network is in her apartment in Chicago and Lee is San Francisco en route to Stanford, but through the...
International recruting continues to pay off for Hofstra, off to 7-1 start
Libero Chiara Cucco/Hofstra photo Hofstra’s volleyball roster reads like the United Nations member list. In addition to six American players, Hofstra’s team includes 10 players from six other countries, including four from Brazil, two from Türkiye and one each from Australia, France, Italy, and Cyprus. According to coach...
Texas State’s Ryann Torres, SBC setter of the week, no longer patiently waiting
Ryann Torres/Texas State photo SAN MARCOS, Texas — When Texas State plays host to Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday, it will do so with the reigning Sun Belt Conference setter of the week. Which is nothing unusual at Texas State, where Emily DeWalt was the league setter of...
Earvin Ngapeth
Earvin Ngapeth est né le 12 février 1991 à Saint-Raphaël. Il est volleyeur international français et joue au poste de réceptionneur-attaquant à Modène en Italie. Le Français est champion olympique avec l’Equipe de France à l’occasion des Jeux olympiques 2021 à Tokyo. Read More Home Volleyball -...
Euro 2023 de volley: la France privée de Ngapeth jusqu’à la fin du tournoi
Earvin Ngapeth manquera le huitième de finale de l'Euro 2023 de volley contre la Bulgarie vendredi, et pour le reste du tournoi, comme l'a expliqué son sélectionneur Andrea Giani. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
NCAA: Louisville, Nebraska, Washington State win; SMU upsets Baylor
Second-ranked Louisville got all it could handle at Dayton before winning in five. No. 4 Nebraska crushed short-handed Creighton in the first two sets and then won in four. Unranked SMU knocked off No. 14 Baylor in five. The highlights follow, but first a look at Thursday’s NCAA...
Girls HS Dream Team: Theile, Kenny, Fitch, Mooney, Jackson, Potter, Magliolo, Poole
Every Wednesday during the high school season, provided there are enough nominees from varsity coaches, VolleyballMag.com will recognize a Dream Team of high school volleyball players who were standouts the weekend before. Most weeks, the eight-girl Dream Team will consist of the following: Setter Setter, S/RS or RS OH OH MB MB Libero DS Players will...
3-time NCAA-champion Nourse Twins have “nothing else but to be themselves”
HERMOSA BEACH, California — There were roughly 11,000 people surrounding court three in Gulf Shores, Alabama this past spring. Another 200,000-plus were tuning in on ESPN, all eyes on a single, NCAA Championship-deciding match. For NCAA beach volleyball, there is no bigger platform. No larger...
NCAA volleyball: Stanford sweeps Rice; big wins for Abilene Christian, Portland State
Fifth-ranked Stanford finished its Texas trip with a sweep at Rice. In another Texas match on Tuesday, Abilene Christian knocked off Texas Tech; Portland State was without three starters but rallied to beat visiting Utah; and Virginia, Duke and Illinois won. There are 18 matches on...
Tawa’s HS Dots: A Cornerstone moment and hugs at High Sierra, elsewhere
This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag.com’s weekly look at 10 things in high school volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots every Tuesday until the last high school state championship in November: • Cornerstone Christian of San Antonio is heating up. The...
Pro Volleyball Federation signs execs; Orlando adds 10 players; Fury news
While Athletes Unlimited Volleyball heads into its upcoming season, and League One will announce its sixth and final club for next year, Pro Volleyball Federation that continued to make news these past few weeks. PVF announced Devonie McLarty as director of officials. Other than being the...