International Volleyball Hall induction celebration: Brazilian coach Jose “Ze Roberto” Guimaraes
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 Tim Hovland and Brazilian...
Volleyball Today: SMU home for Stanford; NCAA stat leaders; Hawai’i to MWC
Julia Staney of Eastern Illinois, left, jousts with SIUE’s Nicole Medlin/EIU photo SMU, coming off its upset of No. 1 Pittsburgh, continues its gauntlet of an ACC schedule by playing host to Stanford on Wednesday. SMU is one of a handful of ranked NCAA Division I teams...
International Volleyball Hall of Fame induction celebration: USA’s John Kessel
John Kessel/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...
International Volleyball Hall of Fame induction celebration: Italian Andrea Zorzi
Andrea Zorzi and the Italian team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics/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...
Volleyball Today: April Ross retiring; NCAA updates; AVCA top 25
April Ross passes this past weekend at AVP League/Mpu Dinani, AVP photo NCAA Division I volleyball takes a back seat in this edition of Volleyball Today, which includes a retirement from beach volleyball by April Ross, Athletes Unlimited wrapping up its second week, what happened Monday...
AVP League week 5 recap: First-place New York Nitro goes 3-1
The New York Nitro consolidated their lead in the AVP League standings, winning three of four matches over the weekend in damp South Florida. The Nitro’s hiccup occurred on Sunday afternoon when Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes came out uncharacteristically flat against up-and-comers Megan Kraft and Terese Cannon of the struggling Brooklyn Blaze and never gained traction while...
No. 1 debate, virtues of SMU, IVHF weekend on tap in the NCAA weekly Zoom
Should Pittsburgh still be No. 1 ahead of Nebraska? That and more — including more great T-shirts (thank you Stony Brook) as ESPN and Big Ten Network volleyball analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog get together for their NCAA volleyball Zoom to talk about...
Pitt narrowly holds VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll top spot; SMU makes big leap
The SMU coaches celebrate their victory over Pittsburgh/SMU photo The margins were thin this week in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, especially at No. 1, where Pittsburgh got seven of the 12 first-place votes. The Panthers remained in the top spot over Nebraska, which got...
Volleyball Today: South Carolina wins at Florida for first time since 1986
USC’s Ally Batenhorst with the block against UCLA’s Anna Dodson/Jim Wolf photo The lone upset in NCAA Division I volleyball Sunday was by South Carolina, which not only won its SEC match at Florida, it swept the No. 19 Gators. It marked the first time that...
Volleyball Today: SMU ends Pitt’s perfect start; Jackrabbits hop on; big wins for TCU, Utah
SMU celebrates upsetting Pittsburgh/SMU photo South Dakota State is the last unbeaten team in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball. That’s because SMU, ranked No. 14 in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, knocked off previously undefeated Pittsburgh on Saturday. The top-ranked Panthers, who had lost just one set...
Volleyball Today: Nebraska, Louisville win 5-setters; Hawks to coach UCLA men; AU recaps
Michigan teammates Ella Demetrician (9) and Serena Nyambio watch Maddie Cuchran go all out against Illinois/Michigan Photography There were no upsets Friday in NCAA Division I volleyball on a night when second-ranked Nebraska was taken to the limit by No. 9 Purdue and No. 4 Louisville...
AVP League: Pivotal week 5 as Nitro, Mayhem, Passion, Blaze meet in South Florida
Sara Hughes, passing, and Kelly Cheng are 8-0 in the AVP League/Andy J. Gordon photo The New York Nitro (7-1) and Miami Mayhem (5-3) are well positioned to qualify for the AVP League playoffs. The Palm Beach Passion (3-5) and Brooklyn Blaze (2-6) have catching up to do. The innovative League series moves into the...
Volleyball Today: Another K-State reverse sweep; BYU beats Baylor; Utah thumps TCU
Lindenwood’s Autumn Bax beats the Tennessee Tech block/Don Adams Jr. photo This is the season of the reverse sweep, when teams lose the first two matches in NCAA Division I volleyball and then win the next three. Kansas State, which came back from 0-2 in its last...
Volleyball Today: Wins for Pitt, Oregon, ASU, UCLA; international women’s update
UCLA’s Peyton Dueck goes all out at Washington/Stephen Burns photo Top-ranked Pittsburgh stayed unbeaten with a sweep of visiting SMU, No. 14 in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, No. 11 Oregon swept No. 16 USC, No. 12 Arizona State defeated Arizona in four, and UCLA...
Volleyball Today: Dayton rolls on in A10; hurricane affecting schedules
Davidson’s Meile Songaila attacks against VCU/Tim Cowie, DavidsonPhotos.com Dayton, ranked No. 22 in the AVCA top 25, had 20 aces and won its 25th Atlantic 10 match in a row Tuesday when the Flyers won at Duquesne. Dayton was the only ranked team in action on a...
Volleyball Today: NCAA, AVCA, hurricane havoc, Athletes Unlimited, event in India
Grand Canyon’s Magdalena Juric attacks against California Baptist/David Kadlubowski, GCU photo In this edition of Volleyball Today, we have NCAA updates, the AVCA top 25, hurricane havoc for two North Carolina schools, Athletes Unlimited and a big event in India. NCAA volleyball Tuesday There are 21 NCAA Division...
AVP League: Mixed results for TKN, who win Olympics rematch but lose to Kraft-Cannon
Photographer Rick Atwood’s best photos from the weekend are in a gallery below. Click on any image to view full size. Viewers tuned into CBS Sports Network for the national-TV debut of the AVP League were treated to a pair of electric matches set against a...
Another hurricane, big matches ahead in the weekly NCAA Zoom
There’s another hurricane coming that will affect the schedule, a schedule that this week is loaded with big matches, especially in the ACC. ESPN and Big Ten Network volleyball analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog get together for their NCAA volleyball Zoom to...
VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll: Creighton up to No. 5, USC gets into the rankings
USC, into the poll at No. 16, celebrates a point against Minnesota/Bryce Dechert photo Pittsburgh is still No. 1 in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, but Nebraska got one first-place vote. USC is in at No. 16, while Baylor dropped out. The top 10 is not very...
Volleyball Today: Badgers end UW’s unbeaten start; TCU upsets Baylor; AU wraps first week
Wisconsin’s Anna Smrek gets ready to unload against Washington/Zach Schuster photo Just two teams, both 14-0, remain unbeaten in NCAA Division I volleyball after Wisconsin swept visiting Washington on Sunday: No. 1 Pittsburgh, which swept Syracuse in the ACC, and idle South Dakota State (14-0) of...