#7 Ohio State Wins Eighth Straight with Sweep of Quincy
An onslaught of offense and tough serving made for an easy day for the Buckeyes in an hour and 18 minute sweep on Sunday, marking the team’s eighth-straight win.
Ball State, Stanford Score Big Upsets Saturday Night
Ball State continued its role as giant killer on its first homestand in nearly a month, following Friday’s upset of No. 8 Lewis with a four-set win over No. 5 Loyola. No. 19 Stanford pulled off a road upset, besting No. 10 Grand Canyon in four sets.
#8 Lewis Notches .429 Hitting Effort in Sweep of #13 Fort Wayne
Five of the six Lewis hitters with a kill to their credit hit at a .308 or better clip, including four at .500 better, in a road sweep of Fort Wayne on Saturday.
Ball State Upsets #8 Lewis, McKendree Tops UCSD at Home Friday Night
Ball State and McKendree scored upsets on Friday night, each holding their home court for victories. The Cardinals swept No. 8 Lewis, while the Bearcats held on to top No. 17 UC San Diego in four sets.
Rollman, Thomas-Dietrich Join Missouri State Staff
Missouri State head coach Melissa Stokes filled out her coaching staff on Friday, promoting Adam Rollman from volunteer assistant and bringing in alumna Sara Thomas-Dietrich from the high school ranks.
Grand Canyon Packs in Record Crowd, Ranks 3rd Nationally in Attendance
Grand Canyon set a school attendance record on Wednesday as the Lopes played host to BYU with 3,314 fans packing GCU Arena. The crowd boosted the Lopes into third nationally in overall attendance.
Two-Sport Star Kieffer-Wright Earns Big Ten Track Honors for Michigan
Claire Kieffer-Wright, a four-year letterwinner at middle blocker for the Michigan volleyball team, was this week’s Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week for her efforts as a high jumper on the Wolverine track team.
Brazil’s Alvaro/Saymon Recall Fort Lauderdale as Happy, Remarkable
VolleyMob sat down with last year’s event gold medalists Alvaro Filho and Saymon Barbosa of Brazil to discuss all things volleyball, including their memories of the Fort Lauderdale Major, the American crowd and their goals for 2018 and beyond.
Wieczorek Lifts #14 Pepperdine to Upset of #4 UCI; #2 UCLA Sweeps USC
No. 2 UCLA stayed its course with a sixth-straight victory in the form of a sweep of crosstown rival USC,…
No. 2 UCLA Hits .458, Wins 6th Straight in Sweep of No. 16 USC
No. 2 UCLA turned in an efficient and dominant offensive performance in an hour and 21 minute sweep of crosstown rivals (14-1) since 2005.