NORCECA U19 Boys’ Continental Championship: USA & Cuba Clinch Spot in 2019 Worlds
With semifinal victories, the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Team and Cuba clinched bids to the 2019 FIVB U19 World Championships.
Men NORCECA Challenge Cup Day 5: Cuba Earns Bid to VNL Challenge Cup
Cuba finished off an undefeated tournament to win the 2018 Men NORCECA Challenge Cup and earn a bid to the FIVB.
Errors Plague Italy in 5-Set Loss to Japan; Poland Wins in 4
Dawid Konarski and Bartosz Kwolek made their way back into the starting lineup for Poland and made the most of it, combining for 35 points in a four-set win on Sunday. Meanwhile, forty-three errors undid Italy in a five-set loss to host Japan.
Former Michigan Standout Lexi Dannemiller Transfers to SC Potsdam
Former Michigan setter Lexi Dannemiller (#22) will play for SC Potsdam in 2018-19.
Two-Time All-American Kristen Hahn Joins Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen
Two-time All-American libero Kristen Hahn joins the Swiss side, Sm’Aesch Pferringen, for the 2018-19 season.
#VNL Standings: Poland Surges Into Top Spot, Canada Drops to 7th
Poland, Brazil and France maintained the top three spots in the Volleyball Nations League settings after Day 8, but it was a mixed bag of results that shook up the Top 5.
Hirsch Scores 17 as Germany Upsets No. 6 Canada 3-1
Stephen Marr scored a match-high 18 points, but it was not enough to lead home-standing Canada past streaking Germany on Saturday.
Anderson’s 20 Points Drive USA to 4-Set Win over Australia
It wasn’t perfect, with 29 miscues plaguing the team, but the United States bested Australia in every way in a four-set win to bounce back after two devastating losses.
France Follows Boyer, Tillie to 4-Set Win; Atanasijevic Paces Serbia
France pleased the home crowd for the second straight night, moving past Argentina in four sets as Stephen Boyer and Kevin Tillie starred. Serbia picked up its fifth-straight win with a sweep of South Korea as Aleksandar Atanasijevic racked up a team-leading 17 points.
Sokolova Retires Again, Becomes Dynamo Krasnoda’s General Manager
Sokolova is widely considered by many to be one of the best to ever play the game