Best least-known player? Rya McKinnon off to strong start again for Howard
Rya McKinnon attacks against George Mason/Rodney Pierce photo In the days after he watched Rya McKinnon tally a program-record 30 kills in a five-set win over George Mason, Howard coach Shaun Kupferberg had a simple message for his sophomore outside hitter. Kupferberg did not want McKinnon to...
The field is set: Breaking down the Beach Pro Tour World Championships
With last week’s drawing of the lots, the field for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour World Championships has been set. Eight USA teams will be making the trip to Tlaxcala, Mexico this October 6-15 to compete for the biggest non-Olympic title in the sport...
NCAA volleyball: Wisconsin, Pitt, Florida win; the corrected AVCA top 25
Back from a three-matches-in-three-days NCAA state-of-Texas volleyball sojourn where we saw Rice get thumped at Baylor, Houston get blasted at Texas State and Stanford sweep at Texas. This report recaps Sunday’s results and includes the new AVCA top 25, one that certainly was altered by the...
Dominican Republic beats USA in five to win NORCECA Continental gold
The USA women took home silver Sunday after losing to the Dominican Republic in the title match of the NORCECA Senior Women’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec, Canada. The Dominicans won the tournament for the third time in a row and fourth overall (2009, 2019, 2021,...
Another battle with the Canadians, another AVP Chicago gold for Kloth-Nuss
Kristen Nuss, right, gives a celebratory drink to Taryn Kloth/Rick Atwood photo CHICAGO — In just three pro seasons, Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss have morphed from “that team straight out of college with huge potential” to “one of the best teams in the world.” Their rise...
“Best performance” lifts Trevor Crabb, Theo Brunner to AVP Chicago title
Trevor Crabb, left, and Theo Brunner celebrate their Chicago win/Mark Rigney photo CHICAGO — Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner employed a simple-yet-effective strategy in the title match of the AVP Chicago Gold Series Open on a blisteringly hot Sunday afternoon to take down top seeds Miles...
Sweep: Second-ranked Stanford steamrolls No. 7 Texas
Madisen Skinner serves for Texas/Matt Smith photo AUSTIN, Texas — Second-ranked Stanford simply took it to No. 7 Texas on Sunday. After battling to 25-23, 25-20 victories in the first two sets, the Cardinal cruised in the third 25-15, hitting .444 in the set with 15 kills...
NCAA volleyball: Big wins for JMU, Kansas, GT; key matches Sunday
This is a hurriedly put-together collection of the highlights from Saturday’s NCAA Division I women’s volleyball schedule, a chock-full slate that included James Madison scoring a signature win, a sweep of No. 22 Western Kentucky; Kansas beating No. 19 Marquette, and No. 11 Georgia Tech...
Partain-Benesh, Crabb-Brunner, Scoles-Flint, Cheng Hughes into Chicago semis
Avery Drost/Rick Atwood photo CHICAGO — To assure the most direct path to an AVP Gold Series title during a sizzling and dead-calm Saturday on the sand at Oak Street Beach, the men’s contenders needed to quickly take care of business. The teams on that side of...
NCAA volleyball: GT, Pitt get victories for ACC; Penn St., Baylor, Purdue win
Washington’s May Pertofsky tries to power through the Long Beach block/Stephen Burns photo A couple of big ACC victories highlighted Friday’s NCAA women’s volleyball action as No. 11 Georgia Tech beat No. 12 Ohio State and No. 10 Pittsburgh beat No. 15 Kentucky. Among other matches involving...
Klasnic’s skyballs, men’s upsets spice start of AVP Chicago Open
Djordje Klasnic/Rick Atwood CHICAGO — Djordje Klasnic was all but unknown to even heavily invested Windy City AVP fans Friday when he stepped on Oak Street Beach. But with the first skyball he sent soaring into the warm morning air, heads started to turn. Klasnic’s skyball looked...
Wisconsin sweeps Arkansas; Oregon, BYU, Tennessee, Purdue win
Lizzie Carr of Purdue, left, goes up against Camryn Turner of Kansas/Matt Smith photo Top-ranked Wisconsin was having none of it the second night at Arkansas and took it to the No. 21 Razorbacks. Ninth-ranked Oregon beat San Diego State in four on Thursday, No. 9 BYU...
Photo gallery: Matt Smith’s best shots from Nebraska Volleyball Day
VolleyballMag.com photographer Matt Smith drove — drove!! — from Dallas to shoot the Nebraska Volleyball Day festivities and match. These are a collection of his best photos from Wednesday in Lincoln inside Memorial Stadium. If you use or repost, please credit Matt Smith, who is on...
Euro de volley: la France enchaîne face au Portugal, Ngapeth rejoue
La France a signé sa deuxième victoire en phase de poules de l'Euro-2023 de volley face au Portugal 3 sets à 1 (25-21, 25-27, 25-19, 25-15) jeudi à Tel-Aviv où Earvin Ngapeth, longtemps blessé, a fait son retour en compétition Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
AVP Gold Series Chicago Open a homecoming for high-flying Caldwell
Cody Caldwell/Rick Atwood photo CHICAGO — Cody Caldwell left Loyola University as a conquering hero at the pinnacle of the men’s indoor collegiate game. He will return to the Windy City on Friday for the AVP Gold Series Chicago Open beach volleyball tournament with substantially more...
Canadians Brandie-Melissa appreciate AVP Gold Series Chicago Open opportunity
Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson celebrate with the fans at the Montreal Elite16/Volleyball World photo CHICAGO — That Canadian Olympians Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have become familiar faces on the AVP, America’s professional beach-volleyball series, has been a win-win situation for both. The AVP gets one...
92,003: Nebraska sweeps Omaha before women’s-sports record crowd
The after-match dance party/Matt Smith photo LINCOLN, Nebraska — If there was any doubt about the importance of the night, the numbers hovering above Memorial Stadium in the post-match light show made the point of the night crystal clear. The drones aligned to form the number 92,003. “We...
NCAA: Wisconsin survives at Arkansas; BYU, Utah State, S. Carolina, UNH win
While Nebraska was cruising against Omaha, in Fayettteville, Arkansas, top-ranked Wisconsin was getting all it could handle from No. 21 Arkansas and diminuitive Jillian Gillen. Wisconsin rallied from a 24-19 deficit to win the third set, lost the fourth and eventually came away with a 21-25,...
Etats-Unis: l’incroyable entrée de volleyeuses devant 92.000 personnes, record d’affluence pour un événement sportif féminin
92.003 personnes ont assisté ce mercredi aux Etats-Unis à un match universitaire de volley féminin, l'occasion de signer un record d'affluence pour un événement sportif féminin. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Girls HS Dream Team: Barriger, Stover, Bullington, Perez, Risdon, Hunt, Cawa, Johnston
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...