Volleyball Today: Pitt edges Louisville; big big-numbers night in NCAA; AU recaps
Washington’s Katy Wessels goes high to tip against Rutgers/Stephen Burns photo When Pittsburgh plays Louisville, you can almost bet on it going five. And so it did Friday as the No. 1 Panthers came away with a 25-21, 26-28, 25-17, 22-25, 15-12 victory, the third time in...
Volley: cris de singe, injures… Une internationale française victime de racisme à Vandoeuvre
L'incident se serait déroulé mardi, à la fin du quatrième set entre le VNVB et Chamalières au palais des sports de Vandoeuvre. Une main courante été déposée par le club meurthe-et-mosellan. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Newport Beach Fours spurs ideas for much-needed beach volleyball changes
Taylor Sander skies in Newport Beach I renewed my 50-year love affair with beach volleyball on Saturday. In mid-October no less. Not in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, for the Elite16 tournament, or in Puerto Cortes, Honduras, at the NORCECA stop. Or in Oceanside for the AVP League. This much...
AVP League weekend 7 preview: Olympians go at it in Anaheim
Kelly Cheng goes to block Megan Kraft/Mpu Dinani, AVP photo The Austin Aces laid a solid foundation, but plenty of heavy lifting needs to be done before a berth in the AVP League playoffs can be secured. Two games over .500 at 5-3, the Aces project as one of...
Volleyball Today: Michigan St. reverse sweeps at USC, Pitt faces Louisville
The 2024 season of upsets and reverse sweeps continued Thursday when Michigan State did both. The Spartans, winless in the Big Ten, pulled off a reverse sweep at USC, the No. 14 team in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll. It was a good night for the...
Huge move: Karch Kiraly will coach the USA men’s national volleyball team
USA Karch Kiraly exults after winning the semifinal match in Paris/FIVB photo Karch Kiraly, the greatest figure in USA Volleyball history, is going to coach the USA men. The opening was created last month when John Speraw was hired by USA Volleyball as the president and CEO....
Volleyball Today: Lednicky, Texas A&M upset No. 7 Texas; Stanford, Kansas roll on
Houston’s Avery Shimaitis hits against Baylor/Erik Williams photo Texas A&M came away with a huge upset victory Wednesday night at VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll No. 7 Texas on a night when the other five ranked teams in action all won. There was another reverse sweep when...
Volleyball Today: S. Dakota St. gets to 19-0; more MWC madness; Pavan retires
South Dakota State’s Sylvie Zgonc attacks against South Dakota/Intertia Sports Media, Dave Eggen photo South Dakota State remains the only unbeaten team in NCAA Division I volleyball, but barely, after the Jackrabbits rallied for a 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-8 Summit League victory Tuesday over visiting...
AVP League: Ross, Miami Mayhem finish strong: Dallas Dream goes 3-for-4
Photographer Jim Wolf was in Oceanside and a gallery of his best shots follow. Click on any photo to view full size and be sure to give him credit if you share. The Miami Mayhem put the finishing touches on a 10-6 regular season in the AVP League...
Volleyball Today: Abercrombie, De La Cruz dominate AU; NCAA, pro updates
Morgan Hentz being Morgan Hentz in Monday’s AU action/Athletes Unlimited photo With two weeks left in the five-week season, Brittany Abercrombie and Bethania De La Cruz-Mejia are running away from the field in Athletes Unlimited Volleyball. And they’ll be captains again in week four along with...
Foliage, travel and a mid-season dive into NCAA volleyball in our weekly Zoom
Fall foliage, Indiana football, and, oh, yeah, a lot of NCAA volleyball, from the rankings to under-appreciated players to hotels in State College and more. ESPN and Big Ten Network volleyball analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog get together for their NCAA volleyball Zoom...
VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll: Minor shuffling, TCU breaks in at No. 16
TCU, which moved in at No. 16, celebrates a point Saturday against Cincinnati/TCU photo The top four teams in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll — Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville — stayed the same this week. There was some minor shuffling with one newcomer, TCU,...
Volleyball Today: Pitt sweeps Stanford; Penn State, Wisconsin win; Athletes Unlimited
Allison Holloway of Central Arkansas tries to get past the FGCU block of Ella Chapman, left, and Skylar English/FGCU photo Top-ranked Pittsburgh clobbered visiting No. 5 Stanford on Sunday, while No. 4 Louisville swept NC State, setting up Friday’s battle for ACC supremacy. Third-ranked Penn State crushed...
Volleyball Today: BYU tops Utah; more big NCAA numbers, reverse sweeps; IVHF induction
Purdue drew 14,876 for its Mackey Arena match with Indiana/Zach Schuster photo Whenever the Interstate 15 rivals get together you can expect a good one and Saturday was no exception as No. 24 BYU rallied to beat visiting No. 20 Utah 25-21, 25-27, 23-25, 25-23, 15-12. Just...
Volleyball Today: No NCAA upsets; 37 kills for Cardona; Athletes Unlimited
Wisconsin’s Sarah Franklin beats the Oregon block/Zach Schuster photo There were no upsets Friday in NCAA Division I volleyball on a night when No. 3 Penn State had to go five to win at Ohio State, No. 10 Wisconsin held off visiting No. 12 Oregon in...
International Volleyball Hall inductions: Beach legend Tim Hovland
The induction ceremony is Saturday night! Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/@ivhfofficial This is one in a series previewing the inductees going into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on Saturday. This year there are nine inductees, two indoor players in Italian Andrea Zorzi and Cuba’s Regla Bell; two...
AVP League: Retiring Ross, Miami Mayhem set for weekend in Oceanside
April Ross stretches out on defense last weekend/Mpu Dinani, AVP One of the greatest players to ever grace the sand, April Ross, told her legion of fans that she would retire from competitive beach volleyball after the AVP League season. The formal announcement came on Monday in a...
Volleyball Today: NCAA recaps, highlights; AU back at it; hugs to Schumacher-Cawley
Kansas State’s Aliyah Carter hits against Kansas/Lexi Doherty, K-State Sports There were three ranked teams in action Thursday and, while all won, No. 8 Kansas had to go five to beat Kansas State and No. 11 Purdue had to do the same against UCLA. No. 22...
International Volleyball Hall induction celebration: Brazilian Ana Paula Henkel
Ana Paula/photo provided to IVHF This is one in a series previewing the inductees going into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts, on Saturday. This year there are nine inductees, two indoor players in Italian Andrea Zorzi and Cuba’s Regla Bell; two beach players in American...
Volleyball Today: Stanford gets tough sweep at SMU; big win for Bama; USF takes over AAC lead
Laura and George Bush at SMU SMU played Stanford on Wednesday in front of 2,761, second-largest volleyball crowd at Moody Coliseum and the first time with a former president in attendance. George Bush and his wife Laura watched No. 5 Stanford come away with a sweep over...