UCF’s Melville, Wichita State’s Civita Earn AAC Weekly Nods
The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s first weekly volleyball honors of 2018 with UCF’s McKenna Melville and Wichita State’s Giorgia Civita taking top honors on offense and defense.
Florida’s Hall Tabbed SEC Rookie of the Week, Texas A&M’s Hans POW
Gatorade National Player of the Year Thayer Hall earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors after piling up 41 kills and 21 digs vs. Nebraska and Texas, while Texas A&M’s Hollann Hans was tabbed as the league’s offensive player of the week with 5.18 kills and 2.09 digs per set.
How To Coach While Considering the Changing Athlete Mentality
The increasing discussions regarding the “change of the athlete mentality,” has resulted in many coaches feeling overwhelmed with what to do, who to talk to, and what to implement to advance their athlete’s abilities and talents.
Michigan, Northern Iowa Make 2018 AVCA Poll Debuts
Stanford is still holding down the No. 1 spot in the Week 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll, but there were big shakeups in other areas and two teams – Northern Iowa and Michigan – that made their 2018 debut in the rankings.
United States Opens Up NORCECA U-21 With a Stanford-Heavy Lineup
Jaylen Jasper has jumped out to 5 points early in a tight first set against Nicaragua.
France’s Stephen Boyer Misses Hubert Wagner Trophy with Stiff Neck
French opposite Stephen Boyer was held out of this weekend’s matches in Poland as a precaution, French coach Laurent Tillie says.
13 Aces Leads Poland to 3-1 Win over Russia; Wagner Title
2018 MEMORIAL OF HUBERT JERZY WAGNER August 24th-26th, 2018 Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland Teams: Poland, France, Russia, Canada Official website…
VanLiew, Nusbaum Named A-Sun Co-Players of the Week
Cortney VanLiew of FGCU, Carlyle Nusbaum of Lipscomb, Chelcie Spence of Stetson and Dana Axner of FGCU are this week’s ASUN Conference Volleyball Weekly awards winners.
De Blank Named First Conference Carolinas Player of the Week
Emmanuel College middle blocker Julie de Blanck has been named Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played during the week of Aug. 24-26. The player of the week award is the first for Emmanuel College in any sport.
Post-Week 1 Women’s Volleyball Notebook: USC, Texas, UNI, CSU, Wyoming
USC looked like a well-oiled machine as they opened up play 3-0 against a trio of ranked opponents.
