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...
Olympic, UCLA coach John Speraw named new CEO of USA Volleyball
John Speraw addresses his team during a VNL timeout/Volleyball World photo Unless he hires himself, which he won’t, of course, USA Volleyball needs a new head men’s national-team coach. For that matter, UCLA also needs a men’s coach, because John Speraw is the new CEO of USA...
Q&A with Jamie Davis, in his last week as CEO of USA Volleyball
USA coach Karch Kiraly with Jamie Davis after the last match of the Paris Olympics Jamie Davis’s last day on the job as the CEO of USA Volleyball is Monday. His replacement will be announced this week. Interestingly, after Davis announced he would not continue with USAV, the...
AU, PVF, LOVB can’t accommodate all USA volleyball players: Who’s going overseas
Former Alabama star Krystal Rivers has become a fixture in German pro volleyball/stuttgarter-zeitung.de photo Athletes Unlimited begins its fourth season on October 3 and Brooke Nuneviller, Natalia Valentin-Anderson, Morgan Hentz, and Bethania de la Cruz will serve as captains and draft the first teams. The Pro...
Volleyball Today: More NCAA conference play begins; TV ratings; AVCA top 25; stat leaders
Drake’s Jada Wills leads the nation in digs per set/Drake photo There are still non-conference matches on Tuesday’s NCAA Division I volleyball schedule, but there is conference-opening play in the ASUN, Big West, Mountain West and Southland. There are a total of 12 matches, including unbeaten San...
Creighton’s Bernthal Booth joins the weekly NCAA volleyball Zoom
Creighton coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth joined VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog, who then brought in Big Ten Network and ESPN volleyball analyst Emily Ehman for their weekly NCAA Zoom. They look back on the pre-conference season and ahead to conference play: The post Creighton’s Bernthal Booth joins the...
AVP League: Recap of week 2 as A Team starts strong for Miami Mayhem
Brandie Wilkerson goes up to block April Ross/agamephoto The Miami Mayhem enjoyed the most productive weekend of the four debuting teams as the cutting-edge AVP League made its second series stop. The Mayhem went 3-1, with Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner winning both of their matches at the Hard Rock Tennis Center in...
First VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll of 2024: Pitt unanimous No. 1, Nebraska 2nd
Pitt took a happy team photo after beating Penn State Alex Mowry photo This is the first VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll of the season and unbeaten Pittsburgh is a unanimous No. 1. The Panthers got all 11 of the first-place votes. Nebraska was a solid No....
Volleyball Today: Huskers sweep Louisville as pre-conference season finishes
Florida’s AC Fitzpatrick stuffs this Buffalo attempt/Catherine McCarthy photo There is no NCAA Division I volleyball Monday. Whew. After four weeks of pre-conference play, with so many of those Fridays and Saturdays bursting with more than 200 matches per day, we need a break. That gives us time to...
Volleyball Today: Creighton sweeps KU; Nebraska-Louisville on ABC Sunday
UNI’s Erin Powers pops the ball up against SMU/Eli Hull photo Creighton has not only gotten over the hump, the ninth-ranked Bluejays made a statement Saturday with a sweep at No. 10 Kansas a day after knocking off No. 6 Purdue, which, like Kansas, was also...
AVP League heads to Miami for matches Saturday and Sunday
Ageless wonder Phil Dalhausser will play for the Palm Beach Passion/Rick Atwood photo The second go-round of the innovative AVP League will feature the four teams that did not play on the opening weekend in Los Angeles. It’s a star-studded group replete with numerous American marquee...