Euro de volley: la France prend un départ canon face à la Turquie
La France n'a pas tremblé face à la Turquie et a lancé idéalement l'Euro 2023 de volley-ball avec une victoire convaincante 3 à 0 (25-20, 30-28, 27-25) mercredi à Tel-Aviv (Israël). Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Taylor Sander, Taylor Crabb, and ”the most satisfying victory in the world”
MANHATTAN BEACH, California — On the morning of August 20, Taylor Sander was done. There was nothing left in the tank. The night before, in fact, he was hungry to the point that he inhaled two burrito bowls from Chipotle without a second thought. When he woke...
NCAA: Florida, Texas, ULL score upsets; WKU wins; WMU tops Michigan
There’s a match tonight in Lincoln, Nebraska, that is grabbing all the attention, but don’t forget the other happenings in NCAA women’s Division I volleyball. Florida and Texas would appreciate that. So, too, would Louisiana-Lafayette. Especially since No. 8 Florida swept at No. 2 Stanford on Tuesday night...
90,000+, a concert and even a Nebraska volleyball match: “This is all new to me, too”
The Huskers practicing in Memorial Stadium on Tuesday evening/Lincoln Arneal photo There are no trophies or titles on the line Wednesday night when Nebraska takes on Omaha, but it will be the biggest volleyball match of the year. Literally. More than 90,000 tickets were sold for the match...
Tawa’s High School Volleyball Dots: Monarchs a winner at Volleypalooza
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: • Volleypalooza, the 68-team behemoth in Texas near...
Euro de volley: les Françaises éliminées en quarts de finale par l’Italie
La France a été stoppée en quarts de finale de l'Euro 2023 de volley féminin par l'Italie, tenante du titre, sur le score de 3 à 0 (25-14, 29-27, 25-13) ce mardi à Florence. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
NCAA volleyball: UCLA, Miami win; reshuffled AVCA Poll; POWs
Not surprisingly after a topsy-turvy opening weekend, the AVCA Division I Coaches Poll had a lot of movement. Most conferences announced players of the week and there were some stout performances. There were two matches Monday as UCLA swept at Northwestern State and Miami (FL) beat visiting...
Previewing boys HS volleyball fall seasons in New York, Virginia, Wisconsin
Summer has come to an end and everyone is gearing up for boys club season. Well, not in New York, Virginia, and Wisconsin. These states start high school season in the fall. After season is completed in November the athletes will go play club from December to...
USC edges UCSB, UH for top spot in VolleyballMag.com NCAA men’s recruiting rankings
This year’s VolleyballMag.com men’s college recruiting class rankings voting felt like a high-stakes horserace with the result not determined until right before the finish line. In a photo finish, USC edged UC Santa Barbara and Hawai’i for the top spot in this year’s rankings, which are...
NCAA: Oregon sweeps UH; Northwestern, Duke, Loyola Chicago score upsets
Ninth-ranked Oregon laid the hammer down on Hawai’i on Sunday, Northwestern upset No. 13 San Diego and No. 18 Creighton, coming off its big win over Purdue, lost in five to Duke. And No. 16 Purdue is reeling. The Boilermakers, who opened with a four-set win...
NCAA: Igiede, UH top USD; Creighton beats Purdue; upset victims bounce back
The top teams got away unscathed on the second day of the NCAA volleyball season, but Saturday was not without its upsets and surprises. Of note: The SEC is 23-6, which includes Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee all 3-0 and the only team in the league that didn’t...
Upsets — Long Beach stuns Texas — and surprises on NCAA first day like no other
Long Beach State celebrates its upset of Texas/Jim Wolf photo Unranked Long Beach State knocked off top-ranked and NCAA defending-champion Texas on Friday to punctuate a wild and unpredictable first day of the Division I college season. It capped a 226-match day in which in an inordinate...
NCAA volleyball experiencing historic season
At a time when the direction of collegiate sports is uncertain and unpredictable, volleyball is entering a season expected to be filled with noteworthy achievements. While every season concludes with the crowning of a new national champion, this December will likely mark 2023 as a...
Alix Klineman, Hailey Harward awarded wild card for World Championships
There will be a fifth USA women’s team at the World Championships this October. Alix Klineman is officially back. The entry list for the World Championships was released on Friday morning, and Klineman and Hailey Harward were awarded a wild card. They are currently seeded 41 in...
Texas looms large, what a slate and more: Notes, nuggets as NCAA opens season
Texas. And not the Longhorns. Although you can start there, since defending-champion Texas is ranked No. 1 in the AVCA preseason poll before an NCAA season that begins Wednesday. Rather, the state of Texas looms large, with four teams in that top 25 and another getting votes, others...
Loaded Stanford “ready to get after it” as NCAA season begins
From left, Elia Rubin, Caitie Baird, Kendall Kipp, Elena Oglivie, Sami Francis, Kami Miner There they are, all six of them proudly shown on a publicity graphic, all six Stanford starters on the preseason Pac-12 team. Loaded and on a mission. That’s because the stunning sting of the...
Girls Dream Team: Hamlin, Hawkins, Drumwright, Scheumann, Vinson, Higginbotham, Miller, Power
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 Our team...
Andy Benesh: Most improved blocker in the world helping to revive USA beach volleyball
HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. — If you’re looking for a small slice of beach volleyball comedy, you can find it on Volleyball TV or YouTube. Rewind to April 6, qualifier day of the Itapema Challenge. Andy Benesh and Miles Partain — current world No. 3, Gstaad...
Tawa’s HS Volleyball Dots: National rankings fails; tournament successes
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: • Last Tuesday saw the first release of...
AVP Manhattan Beach photo gallery: The top shots from Rigney, Chu, Szto, Atwood, Wolf, Gordon
Our photographers — Mark Rigney, Will Chu, Allen Szto, Rick Atwood, Jim Wolf and Andy J. Gordon — not only worked long and hard this past weekend at the AVP Manhattan Beach Open, they braved the elements. As always, they rocked the photos and their best...