Volleyball Today: Michigan St. reverse sweeps at USC, Pitt faces Louisville
The 2024 season of upsets and reverse sweeps continued Thursday when Michigan State did both. The Spartans, winless in the Big Ten, pulled off a reverse sweep at USC, the No. 14 team in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll. It was a good night for the...
Huge move: Karch Kiraly will coach the USA men’s national volleyball team
USA Karch Kiraly exults after winning the semifinal match in Paris/FIVB photo Karch Kiraly, the greatest figure in USA Volleyball history, is going to coach the USA men. The opening was created last month when John Speraw was hired by USA Volleyball as the president and CEO....
Volleyball Today: Lednicky, Texas A&M upset No. 7 Texas; Stanford, Kansas roll on
Houston’s Avery Shimaitis hits against Baylor/Erik Williams photo Texas A&M came away with a huge upset victory Wednesday night at VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll No. 7 Texas on a night when the other five ranked teams in action all won. There was another reverse sweep when...
Volleyball Today: S. Dakota St. gets to 19-0; more MWC madness; Pavan retires
South Dakota State’s Sylvie Zgonc attacks against South Dakota/Intertia Sports Media, Dave Eggen photo South Dakota State remains the only unbeaten team in NCAA Division I volleyball, but barely, after the Jackrabbits rallied for a 25-18, 21-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-8 Summit League victory Tuesday over visiting...
AVP League: Ross, Miami Mayhem finish strong: Dallas Dream goes 3-for-4
Photographer Jim Wolf was in Oceanside and a gallery of his best shots follow. Click on any photo to view full size and be sure to give him credit if you share. The Miami Mayhem put the finishing touches on a 10-6 regular season in the AVP League...
Volleyball Today: Abercrombie, De La Cruz dominate AU; NCAA, pro updates
Morgan Hentz being Morgan Hentz in Monday’s AU action/Athletes Unlimited photo With two weeks left in the five-week season, Brittany Abercrombie and Bethania De La Cruz-Mejia are running away from the field in Athletes Unlimited Volleyball. And they’ll be captains again in week four along with...
Foliage, travel and a mid-season dive into NCAA volleyball in our weekly Zoom
Fall foliage, Indiana football, and, oh, yeah, a lot of NCAA volleyball, from the rankings to under-appreciated players to hotels in State College and more. ESPN and Big Ten Network volleyball analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog get together for their NCAA volleyball Zoom...
VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll: Minor shuffling, TCU breaks in at No. 16
TCU, which moved in at No. 16, celebrates a point Saturday against Cincinnati/TCU photo The top four teams in the VolleyballMag Super 16 Media Poll — Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Penn State and Louisville — stayed the same this week. There was some minor shuffling with one newcomer, TCU,...
Volleyball Today: Pitt sweeps Stanford; Penn State, Wisconsin win; Athletes Unlimited
Allison Holloway of Central Arkansas tries to get past the FGCU block of Ella Chapman, left, and Skylar English/FGCU photo Top-ranked Pittsburgh clobbered visiting No. 5 Stanford on Sunday, while No. 4 Louisville swept NC State, setting up Friday’s battle for ACC supremacy. Third-ranked Penn State crushed...
Volleyball Today: BYU tops Utah; more big NCAA numbers, reverse sweeps; IVHF induction
Purdue drew 14,876 for its Mackey Arena match with Indiana/Zach Schuster photo Whenever the Interstate 15 rivals get together you can expect a good one and Saturday was no exception as No. 24 BYU rallied to beat visiting No. 20 Utah 25-21, 25-27, 23-25, 25-23, 15-12. Just...
Volleyball Today: No NCAA upsets; 37 kills for Cardona; Athletes Unlimited
Wisconsin’s Sarah Franklin beats the Oregon block/Zach Schuster photo There were no upsets Friday in NCAA Division I volleyball on a night when No. 3 Penn State had to go five to win at Ohio State, No. 10 Wisconsin held off visiting No. 12 Oregon in...
International Volleyball Hall inductions: Beach legend Tim Hovland
The induction ceremony is Saturday night! Watch live: https://www.youtube.com/@ivhfofficial 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...
AVP League: Retiring Ross, Miami Mayhem set for weekend in Oceanside
April Ross stretches out on defense last weekend/Mpu Dinani, AVP One of the greatest players to ever grace the sand, April Ross, told her legion of fans that she would retire from competitive beach volleyball after the AVP League season. The formal announcement came on Monday in a...
Volleyball Today: NCAA recaps, highlights; AU back at it; hugs to Schumacher-Cawley
Kansas State’s Aliyah Carter hits against Kansas/Lexi Doherty, K-State Sports There were three ranked teams in action Thursday and, while all won, No. 8 Kansas had to go five to beat Kansas State and No. 11 Purdue had to do the same against UCLA. No. 22...
International Volleyball Hall induction celebration: Brazilian Ana Paula Henkel
Ana Paula/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...
Volleyball Today: Stanford gets tough sweep at SMU; big win for Bama; USF takes over AAC lead
Laura and George Bush at SMU SMU played Stanford on Wednesday in front of 2,761, second-largest volleyball crowd at Moody Coliseum and the first time with a former president in attendance. George Bush and his wife Laura watched No. 5 Stanford come away with a sweep over...
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...