Volleyball Today: USC tops Minnesota; big Saturday stats day; AU on tap Sunday
K-State’s Aliyah Carter attacks against Iowa State/Reece Bachta Photography Just three ranked teams played Saturday as AVCA No. 21 USC knocked off VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll No. 12 Minnesota in four sets and No. 23 Dayton swept at VCU. Of course there were reverse sweeps. Kansas...
National cable outlet CBS Sports Network will air AVP League season
The AVP League will take a significant step in putting its new team-oriented product in front of mainstream sports fans with a two-hour telecast Sunday evening on cable TV CBS Sports Network. The show will air matches from Week 4 of the League in suburban Austin,...
Volleyball Today: BC takes a set off Pitt; big UVA victory; 10 reverse sweeps; AVCA hall class
Minnesota’s Lauren Crowl hits against UCLA/Andy J. Gordon photo We were due for a Freaky Friday in NCAA volleyball. October 4 delivered: — Top-ranked Pittsburgh finally lost a set after winning its first 36 of 2024, but improved to 13-0 with a four-set win at Boston College behind...
AVP League: Week 4 preview as Austin Aces, Palm Beach Passion, LA Launch, Brooklyn Blaze battle
Brandie Wilkerson blocks Kristen Nuss/Mark Rigney photo In the hands-down marquee matchup of Week 4 in the AVP League, Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss of the Austin Aces renew their red-hot rivalry with Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson, representing the Palm Beach Passion. The League rolls to the Lone Star State for its fourth beach-volleyball rodeo,...
Volleyball Today: SD State gets to 14-0; Hentz, De La Cruz-Mejía win AU openers
Izzy Kronenberg of Southern Miss, left, jousts with Grace Wiley of Arkansas State/Southern Miss photo South Dakota State drew a record home crowd and improved to 14-0 with a Summit League sweep of Kansas City, but scratch San Jose State (9-1) off the unbeaten list after...
Volleyball Today: Future NCAA sites; big win for Arizona; AU gets underway
Barakat Rahmon goes high for Houston against TCU/Houston photo The NCAA dropped its list of upcoming championships and that includes sites for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons in women’s volleyball, men’s volleyball and beach volleyball. In NCAA Division I volleyball, unranked Arizona knocked off BYU, ranked No....
Volleyball Today: Creighton tops Marquette; European update; Alvry interviews JT
Creighton libero Maddie Bilinovic gets the dig against Marquette Creighton/Athletics photo Creighton, the only ranked team in action, came away with a four-set Big East victory over Marquette on Tuesday. We’ve got the results and top performances and a preview of Wednesday’s NCAA Division I schedule. This edition...
AVP League: Nitro top the standings at 7-1 after third week
VolleyballMag photographer Mark Rigney was in San Diego and his best shots follow in a gallery. The fans in Viejas Arena and those watching on the Bally Live stream expected chirping and barking from Trevor Crabb and Chase Budinger, but settled for crickets. Crabb, the AVP’s resident “bad boy,”...
Volleyball Today: Athletes Unlimited rosters set; AVCA top 25; NCAA results
Washington, celebrating a point against Illinois last week, is into the AVCA Poll at No. 25/Stephen Burns photo Athletes Unlimited, which begins its fourth season on Thursday, conducted the first draft of 2024 on Monday. The AVCA has a new top 25, and in NCAA Division I,...
Travel travails, parity and more in the weekly NCAA volleyball Zoom
ESPN and Big Ten Network volleyball analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog get together for their weekly NCAA volleyball Zoom after Emily got back from quite a road trip. She called, among others last week, the Stanford-at-Louisville match. They talk about the rankings, what’s...
VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll: Pitt-Nebraska remain 1-2, and then little stays the same
Louisville celebrates sweeping Stanford/Mallory Peak, Louisville Athletics Things look a little different in this second VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll of the season, but the top teams remained the season, unbeaten Pittsburgh at No. 1 and Nebraska at No. 2. After that, a few teams stayed the...
Volleyball Today: Louisville sweeps Stanford; Pitt, Nebraska roll; big wins for UK, OU
Lexi Rodriguez watches Nebraska teammate Laney Choboy make the play against USC/Nebraska photo Lopsided victories. Top-ranked Pittsburgh demolished No. 12 Georgia Tech, winning 25-11, 25-17, 25-8 on the road Sunday. No. 2 Nebraska overpowered No. 20 USC. And fourth-ranked Louisville not only beat visiting No. 3 Stanford, the Cardinals...
Volleyball Today: B1G win for Purdue; big NCAA Sunday ahead
Washington’s Madi Ensley tries to get past the block of Laynie Smith, left, and Ashlyn Philpot of Illinois/Stephen Burns photo Purdue aced a big test at Minnesota and Iowa is tied for the Big Ten lead. South Dakota State is 13-0 after its four-set Summit League win...
Volleyball Today: Just another NCAA Friday, with array of upsets and reverse sweeps
Indiana’s Ava Vickers hits against the block of Washington’s Katy Wessels/Stephen Burns photo Fridays seem never to disappoint in NCAA Division I volleyball for unpredictability and excitement. And here you go, after a Friday in which most teams were playing their first conference matches of the 2024...
AVP League weekend features Dream, Mayhem, Nitro, Smash in San Diego
Miles Partain attacks last weekend in Miami/Mpu Dinani, AVP Any of the four high-profile men’s pairs could go 2-0 as the innovative AVP League gathers steam in Week 3 with a return to Southern California. Or any could be 0-2. Or perhaps more likely, all might...
Volleyball Today: Florida rallies; Jackrabbits are 12-0; Athletes Unlimited roster, TV news
Florida, ranked No. 15 in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, faced deficits of 9-3 and 10-5 in the fifth set at Oklahoma on Thursday night before rallying to win the SEC opener for both teams. The only other ranked team in action, AVCA No. 17...
Volley: les coulisses de l’élection coup de tonnerre de Jean Azéma à la Ligue
Après une élection riche en surprises, l’ancien président du club de Toulouse Jean Azéma a été élu président de la Ligue nationale de volley (LNV), jeudi après-midi. Le président sortant Yves Bouget a été rapidement éliminé d’un scrutin en trois actes. RMC Sport vous en...
Volley : “Le meilleur moment pour revenir”, Ngapeth explique les raisons de son retour à Poitiers
Après un deuxième titre olympique, Earvin Ngapeth, le réceptionneur-attaquant de l’équipe de France était sans club. Une opportunité en or pour signer librement dans son club de cœur le Stade poitevin Volley-Ball. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Volley: Ngapeth à Poitiers, les coulisses de l’arrivée du champion olympique
Surprise de l'été sur la planète volley, la venue d'Earvin Ngapeth à Poitiers, son club de cœur, a déjà des conséquences importantes sur le tissu local. La saison ne fait que commencer, le "kiffe" d'Earvin Ngapeth aussi. Read More Home Volleyball - actualités ...
Volleyball Today: Minnesota upsets Wisconsin; Penn St. sweeps Purdue; crazy WCU-Citadel numbers
Minnesota’s Lauren Crowl attacks against Wisconsin/Brad Rempel photo The Big Ten began conference play with a bang Wednesday, as Minnesota, the No. 16 team in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll, upset No. 7 Wisconsin in five sets, and fifth-ranked Penn State spanked No. 10 Purdue In...