Brazilian’s Seixas/Alves Fight Through Three-Setter In Round Of 24
The Round of 24 concluded today for the women’s side of the Fort Lauderdale Major tournament, with many three set matches and a German upset.
#10 Loyola-Chicago Wins Fourth Straight With Win Over McKendree
The #10 Loyola-Chicago men’s volleyball team took down McKendree in a three set sweep for their fourth straight win.
#8 Stanford Battles Through 2-1 Deficit To Take Down #4 UCLA In Five
With UCLA still down Jake Arnitz, a starter for the team, #8 Stanford was able to take advantage, battling through the Bruins to a five set victory.
Illinois Hires Chris Tamas as New Head Volleyball Coach
Tamas will replace Kevin Hambly, who left the program to become the new head coach at Stanford.
Houston Area Club Volleyball Coach Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting
A club volleyball coach at Katy Elite Volleyball, just outside of Houston, has been arrested as part of his alleged…
Walsh/Ross Win 3-Set Comeback To Earn Bye in Round of 24
Americans Walsh and Ross went down 0-1 to Brazil’s Seixas/Alves and were on the outside looking in for a first-round bye, but a huge comeback earned them the Pool A title in a hard-fought match.
FTL: Spain Wins Marathon 3-Setter To Highlight Men’s Round of 24
Spain’s Herrera/Gavira won a third set that ran an entire 48 points to move on from the men’s round of 24, one of four three-set matches in the opening round. The Spanish pair won the first set but dropped set #2 19-21 to force the third. That set rolled all the way to 24-23 before the Spanish finally put the nail in the coffin of Americans Trevor Crabb/Rosenthal.
USA Men Earn 3 of 8 Pool Titles As Ft. Lauderdale Moves To Round of 24
The men’s pool play continued Thursday at the opener of the Swatch Major Series in Fort Lauderdale, with the qualifiers for the elimination matches locking in after the early session. The winners of each of the 8 pools moved on to the tournament with first-round byes. The second and third-place finishers in each pool earned spots in the round of 24, which took place later on Thursday. The fourth-place team from each pool was eliminated entirely.
4-Time All-American Deja McClendon Joins Louisville Staff
4-time AVCA All-American Deja McClendon has joined the new-look University of Louisville staff as a volunteer assistant coach. McClendon was a part…
Defending Champion USC Beach Will Play Every NCAA Qualifier in 2017
The defending NCAA Champion USC Beach Volleyball team schedule is out and the Trojans will ‘fight on’ against their mega-rivals…
