Plenty of shuffling between Nos. 5-16 in VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll
Merritt Beason hits past the Penn State block in Nebraska’s win over Penn State/Nebraska photo After a topsy-turvey week in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball, it’s no surprise that there was a shakeup in spots 5-16 in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll. Wisconsin-Nebraska-Stanford-Washington State remained Nos....
What a Sunday: ASU upsets Oregon; UK tops Vols; Miami stuns GT; Arkansas alone atop SEC
Washington’s Audra Wilmes tips against Utah/Stephen Burns photo This is a recurring Monday theme, where we say best of luck to our VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll voters. You/we are gonna need it. What to do, for example, with No. 16 Arizona State, which lost in five on...
USA GOLD! Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes win Beach Volleyball World Championships
Kelly Cheng, left, and Sara Hughes celebrate their World Championships victory/Volleyball World photo TLAXCALA, MEXICO — She heard a voice. Clear as day. As if it had come from a person sitting directly next to her. “Breakthrough is here.” That’s what Kelly Cheng heard two years ago, after...
“F–ing fourth.” Trevor Crabb, Theo Brunner end brilliant run with another fourth
TLAXCALA, MEXICO — Theo Brunner had to know. The masochist. “Three fourths,” he said, shaking his head after a second straight loss at the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships. “Has anyone ever done that?” No. That honor is Brunner’s alone. Not only has nobody ever finished fourth at...
International Volleyball Hall induction week: Silvano Prandi of Italy
It’s induction week at the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Six inductees will join the previous 161 players, coaches, administrators and leaders from 25 countries who have already been enshrined in the museum at the birthplace of volleyball. We have stories on...
Nebraska sweeps Penn St.; Texas tops Houston; big win for FGCU; Citadel gets to 20-0
There was a record crowd at the Fertitta Center on Saturday at Houston for its match against Texas/Joe Buvid photo Nebraska not only stayed unbeaten as it swept Penn State, but the No. 2 team in the VolleyballMag.com Super 16 Media Poll improved to 17-0 and...
“Mini wins” lead Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes to World Championship final
TLAXCALA, MEXICO — For the two months leading into this weekend’s Beach Volleyball World Championships, the language between Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes has centered on a single word: Breakthrough. When they partnered up last fall, reviving the most successful collegiate team in NCAA history,...
Louisville sweeps Pitt; GT slips past FSU; 40 kills for Evansville’s Cardona
Colorado’s Cayla Payne hits past Washington’s Katy Wessels/Stephen Burns photo Even on a night when an NCAA Division-I player racked up a rare-as-hen’s-teeth 40 kills, a statement-making victory in a match played between top-10 teams before 11,461 fans on national television justifiably hogged the spotlight. With hometown...
Nuss-Kloth, Cheng-Hughes to face off in World Championships semifinals
TLAXCALA, MEXICO — It’s easy to forget, just how far Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth have come in such a small amount of time. This is the second beach volleyball event the quaint Mexican city of Tlaxcala has hosted, the first being a Challenge in...
Catching up with Morgan Hentz as new AU volleyball teams picked for Week 2
Willow Johnson tips during first-week AU action/Jade Hewitt, Athletes Unlimited The draft for Week 2 of Athletes Unlimited’s volleyball season effectively dismantled the purple gang that terrorized its competition in the opening round, spreading the wealth of its seven starters among the league’s four teams. The juggernaut...
Two big ACC battles highlight Friday’s NCAA volleyball schedule
Western Michigan’s Maggie King hits over the CMU block/Ashley Huss, WMU Photographer The ACC takes center stage Friday in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball. Thursday’s recaps and top performances follow after a day in which some league races tightened, but first a look at Friday’s schedule The featured...
Quarterfinals bound: Four USA teams extend World Championships run in Mexico
TLAXCALA, MEXICO — The phone hit the ground, and there was really no one or anything to blame. The fans forgave the offense. There were Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, not just posing for selfie after selfie, but snapping them, relaying the phone between the rails separating...
NCAA volleyball: Big wins for IU, K-State; Omaha, UCF roll on; Peacocks fall short
Indiana celebrates with the coveted Monon Spike, the traveling trophy that the Hoosiers and Purdue play for/IU photo Two teams in the AVCA top 25 lost to unranked opponents Wednesday when Indiana beat visiting No. 15 Purdue in the Big Ten and Kansas State swept visting...
Volley: « Quand je lis sur les réseaux sociaux, que je suis un entraîneur de merde… », les vérités de Giani, après un été frustrant pour les Bleus
Après un Top 8 en VNL et une quatrième place à l’Euro cet été, l’entraîneur de l’équipe de France de volley, Andrea Giani, a dressé le bilan de l’été international des Bleus. Pour RMC Sport, le technicien italien a répondu aux critiques et expliqué sa...
Beach Volleyball World Championships: Six USA teams advance into top-10
TLAXCALA, MEXICO — When USA teams are introduced at the Tlaxcala Bullring for this week’s World Championships, the song choice for the DJ is an easy one, if not a bit cliché. “American woman!” crows the forever timeless Lenny Kravitz. “Stay away from me! American woman,...
Girls HS Dream Team: Fuerbringer, Sessa, Spears, Cole, Solaita, Akpan, Young, Adams
Every week 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 Players...
Hailey Harward: Playing ”like a kid on the playground” with gratitude and joy
TLAXCALA, MEXICO — It would have been the easy and understandable thing, for Hailey Harward to be heartbroken. This past weekend was no small opportunity, to defend for Alix Klineman at the Beach Volleyball World Championships, a spot they earned via wild card. What had been...
Betsi Flint-Julia Scoles peaking at just the right time; six other USA pairs in Worlds action
Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles during the match Monday against Italy/Volleyball World photo TLAXCALA, MEXICO — When April Ross was brought on to coach Betsi Flint and Julia Scoles on a somewhat full-time basis — as full-time as an expecting mother could be — she wasted...
NCAA volleyball: 27 kills for Cardona; Utah State tops MWC; AVCA; Texas teams are tops
Giula Cardona had 27 kills for Evansville, Utah State took over the Mountain West lead, a Dane did great for Kennesaw State, we have the AVCA poll and POW, and teams from Texas are dominating. All of that follows, but first a look at Wednesday’s NCAA...
International women: Lanier, Conegliano start strong; Stivrins plays for Firenze, Stevenson-Hall shines
In a nice twist for USA volleyball, much of our focus on the pros the past week has been domestically with the start of Athletes Unlimited. While 44 pros, mostly Americans, are playing AU, the majority of top players are back with their pro teams as...