Hawai’i loses star Chakas; AVCA poll, POW; Pro Volleyball Federation udpate
Spyros Chakas of Hawai’i goes high over the Lewis triple block this past weekend/UH photo In a week in which Hawai’i is the new No. 1 in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball, it is also dealing with the loss of its best player. Senior outside Spryos Chakas...
Tawa’s Girls Club Dots: More Sunshine, Brotherly Love and Bluegrass
This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag’s weekly look at 10 things in club volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots every Tuesday through Junior Nationals this summer. • The 11th of 16 national qualifiers for 18-year-old teams took place this...
International volleyball: Huge weeks for Lee, Eggleston, Samedy, Snyder, Bannister
This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Italy Simone Lee passes for Casalmaggiore/LVF photo Simone Lee and Casalmaggiore (9-15) had a great week, starting with its biggest win of the season, a five-set...
Volley: meilleur marqueur de Serie A, Théo Faure raconte sa belle saison à Cisterna
Meilleur marqueur de la Serie A avec 19 points par match, Théo Faure est revenu sur sa première saison en Italie avec Cisterna. Le jeune pointu français a aussi expliqué à RMC Sport pourquoi il était resté dans le Latium, malgré de grosses offres. Read More Home...
Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings: Boermans-de Groot nearly a lock for Paris
Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot celebrate at the Doha Elite16/Volleyball World photo The race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February 2023 in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The 2024 season began last week, back in Doha, and the final...
GCU, Hawai’i, UCLA win in men’s volleyball; expecting a new twist for PVF
UCLA’s Sean McQuiggan gets up quick and beats the Ohio State block/Andy J. Gordon photo There were only four NCAA Division I-II men’s matches Sunday but three of them went five sets The winners were top-ranked Grand Canyon, No. 3 Hawai’i — overcoming 36 kills by...
Omaha, Grand Rapids, Atlanta win in Pro Volleyball Federation
Atlanta setter Marlie Monserez tries to save the ball as Oblad Berkeley of Vegas goes up with the block/Vibe photo The Omaha Supernovas capped a busy Pro Volleyball Federation Saturday with a five-set win at the Orlando Valkyries. In the first match of the day, the Grand...
Long Beach rallies to beat UCSB, Stanford bounces back against BYU
UCLA’s Ethan Champlin, hitting against Penn State on Friday, and his Bruins play Ohio State on Sunday/Andy J. Gordon photo Second-ranked Long Beach State had to rally from a 2-1 deficit to win its Big West match at No. 19 UC Santa Barbara, No. 7 Stanford...
Parity added to Beach Pro Tour with two new Elite16 gold medal winners
As if the Beach Pro Tour wasn’t deep enough. As if four teams winning Elite16 gold medals in 2023 for the men and five for the women hadn’t set the standard as a deep and talent-rich tour, the first event of 2024 added yet another...
Lewis knocks off UCI; Hawa’i, Long Beach, UCLA, BYU, Ohio St. win in NCAA men’s volleyball
Ohio State’s Jacob Pasteur hits against the USC triple block of Dylan Klein, Kyle Paulson and Jack Deuchar/Andy J. Gordon photo Fourteenth-ranked Lewis, 3-6 in its previous nine matches and coming off a lopsided loss to Hawai’i the day before, stunned No. 5 UC Irvine at...
Cheng-Hughes into semifinals as lone USA survivors at Doha Elite16
Kelly Cheng hits against Tanja Huberli/Volleyball World photo It was happening again. Four times did the strangest of fits befall upon Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes in quarterfinal matches in 2023. Four times did they begin Elite16 tournaments in dominant fashion, winning pool, earning a coveted bye...
NCAA volleyball: UCI knocks off GCU; top non-conference battles highlight Friday’s slate
Spyros Chakas of Hawai’i goes high over the Lewis triple block/UH photo What a Thursday at the Outrigger Invitational in Hawai’i. And what a Friday on tap in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball. Top-ranked Grand Canyon of the MPSF, the last unbeaten team, was knocked off by No....
Volley: Faure, Gueye et la liste des 30, la prépa de la VNL et des JO… les confidences de Giani, le coach des Bleus
L’entraîneur de l’équipe de France de volley Andrea Giani a accordé une interview exclusive à RMC Sport. Le coach des champions olympiques en titre est revenu sur la liste élargie des 30 Tricolores avant la préparation de la VNL et des JO de Paris. Read More Home...
Pro Volleyball Federation news, notes, schedule, updated standings
Hannah Maddux of the Vegas Thrill attacks against Atlanta The Pro Volleyball Federation is more or less one-third of the way through its inaugural 24-match regular season. Four of the seven teams have played nine matches, two have played seven and one has played six as the...
Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth set out to “rewrite the script.” They’ve done just that.
TKN at USA Volleyball media day HERMOSA BEACH, California — They sat in silence for a moment. A warm and welcome silence that is heavy for all of the proper reasons. A silence we should all most want to feel one day, though only the truly...
NCAA beach volleyball: UCLA, USC roll on; Cal Poly continues its resurgence
Maggie Boyd watches UCLA teammate Lexy Denaburg make the save against Long Beach/Will Chu Photography The second weekend of the NCAA beach volleyball season was far less elucidating than a tumultuous opening go-round, but some clarity nonetheless emerged. After going 4-3 in Hawaii, but winning the championship-bracket...
Girls club volleyball Dream Team: Pixlar, Southall, Snowbarger, Palmi, Harwood, Bellus, Brand, Sowers
Every Wednesday during the club season, VolleyballMag recognizes a Dream Team of eight girls volleyball players (15s to 18s age groups) who were standouts the weekend before. The team, most weeks, consisted of the following: Setter or S/RS Setter, S/RS or RS OH OH MB MB Libero DS We include our eight-player Dream Team...
NCAA men’s volleyball: AVCA top 25, POW; Penn State tops CSUN
Penn State’s Toby Ezeonu goes up against CSUN’s Matteo Salvador/CSUN photo Catching up on NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball, including the AVCA top 25 and results from the past two days. AVCA TOP 20, POW: The top six — Grand Canyon, Long Beach State, Hawai’i, UCLA, UC...
Men’s pro volleyball report: SVG Lüneburg, Knigge into European final
Matt Knigge and Lübeburg are in the Eueopean Cup final/CEV.eu photo This is Blair Lambert’s VolleyballMag men’s professional volleyball report, featuring Americans around the world and foreigners who played for NCAA programs. Got a note about a player or a comment for Blair? Email him at...
Chase Budinger, Miles Evans land huge qualifying victory at Doha Elite16
Tri Bourne puts up the block against Chase Budinger/Volleyball World photo It wasn’t the prettiest. It didn’t have to be. Of all of the metrics in an increasingly quantified era of sports, there is, in reality, only one that matters: Does the tally go in the W column,...