My Journey To the Beach: Cadie Bates
In her first entry, Cadie Bates shares about how she chose her new home at South Carolina, as well as the mental fatigue of the beach game and her love for her new teammates.
BYU Men’s Assistant Slabe to Join USA Women’s Staff
Karch Kiraly announced the newest addition to his U.S. Women’s National Team staff this week, naming current BYU men’s assistant Luka Slabe as an assistant coach.
Strus, Vogel Round Out DePaul Staff
Two young up-and-coming coaches will round out new DePaul coach Marie Zidek’s staff: Maggie Strus and Nick Vogel.
Kniffin Says UCI Can Play with Anybody, Expects to Chase Greatness
VolleyMob sat down with UCI’s sixth year head coach David Kniffin to learn more about the secrets to his program’s success, what has kept him around his alma mater for so long and the keys to the Anteaters’ balanced attack and blocking prowess.
UCSD’s Tanner Syftestad Joins 1000 Kill Club vs. Stanford
UC San Diego senior opposite Tanner Syftestad became the sixth player in school history to notch 1,000 kills, doing so amidst a 17-putaway effort in a four-set loss to Stanford on Saturday.
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Men’s Week 5 Statistics
Lewis’ Tyler Mitchem is now the nation’s most efficient hitter with a .512 clip, taking over the top spot occupied by Loyola’s Jeff Jendryk week 4. Long Beach State continues to lead the nation in the category with a .415 team effort.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Micah Ma’a, UCLA
A strong effort as his team’s court director planted UCLA’s Micah Ma’a firmly as our VolleyMob Player of the Week. The junior setter averaged 12.1 assists and 1.3 digs per set, while guiding his team to a .441 hitting percentage in wins over Princeton and UC Irvine.
AVCA Top Five Holds Strong, Led by Long Beach State
Long Beach State picked up its 10th straight win with a Friday sweep of Concordia-Irvine, maintaining its stranglehold on No. 1 spot in the AVCA Top 15 poll for the fourth straight week.
My Journey To The Beach: Lydia Dimke
Lydia Dimke, the 2016 Big East Player of the Year and a two-time All-America honoree at Creighton, shares about her transition to the beach and her new Gamecock family.
Hanson Says OSU Is Training Towards 3-Peat, Won’t Be Defined By It
Ohio State head coach Pete Hanson says a three-peat is in the conversation for the Buckeyes, but that his team won’t judge success in 2018 on wins and losses.
