NJCAA All-America Honorable Mention OH Hannah Davis Headed to Eastern Washington
After earning all-conference and honorable mention NJCAA All-America, Hannah Davis is headed to Eastern Washington.
Ratledge/Rodriguez Earn 1st AVP Title, Day/Flint Repeat
After 18 years in the pro ranks, Ed Ratledge earned his first AVP title at the San Francisco Open alongside partner Roberto Rodriguez. On the women’s side, the tournament’s No. 1 seed Emily Day/Betsi Flint played won their second straight AVP title.
SAB Volley Legnano Appears to Have Folded from Italian Serie A League
The side did not submit an application to play in Serie A in 2018-2019 after suffering major penalties for financial mismanagement last season.
USA Will Host Next 3 Men’s Nations League Finals
The FIVB has announced that the United States will host the next three Nations League Finals on the men’s side, continuing the new tournament after its first year.
Russia Shocks France with Sweep for VNL Gold
Russia defeated France 25-22, 25-20, 25-23, avenging a 3-0 loss from the final match of Pool 20 and claiming the country its first world level gold since the 2013 World League tournament.
Sonny/Van Winden Go 7-0 for Porec Gold alongside Ukrainian Men
Cal Poly beach standouts Emily Sonny/Torrey Van Winden finished off a perfect 7-0 campaign with a gold medal. On the men’s side, history was made as Vladyslav Iemelianchyk/Sergiy Popov became the first ever Ukrianian team to win FIVB World Tour gold.
Latvians Samoilovs/Smedins Take Espinho Gold with Tiebreak Win
A pair of tiebreak wins on Sunday clinched Latvians Janis Smedins/Aleksandrs Samoilovs their first FIVB World Tour gold since Olsztyn in June 2016.
USA Men Claim VNL Bronze with Sweep of Brazil
The United States men finished out their grueling rollercoaster ride at the VNL Final Six with a bronze medal around their necks after sweeping Brazil on Sunday.
China Sweeps Anapa Men’s Podium, Russia Takes Women’s Medals
Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina led a podium sweep for the Russian women, while Ha Likejiang/Jiaxin Wu paced the Chinese men with the Anapa One Star gold.
Flint/Day, Ross/Klineman Still Up for AVP San Francisco Title
The last four teams in the men’s winner’s bracket heading into Saturday were the last four teams standing at the end of the day. On the women’s side, an injury and three contender’s bracket wins put No. 1 Emily Day/Betsi Flint back in the field.
