Villanova Sweeps #12 Creighton, Keeps Big East Tournament Hopes Alive
With a share of the Big East title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament already under wraps, No. 12 Creighton stumbled on the road, falling via sweep to Villanova on Friday night.
Top Four Seeds Advance to Big Sky Semifinals
Regular season champion Sacramento State, No. 2 seed North Dakota, No. 3 Idaho and No. 4 Portland State are all on to Friday’s Big Sky Tournament semifinals.
Cal State Bakersfield, Utah Valley Head to WAC Semifinals
The seeds held on Day 1 of the Western Athletic Conference tournament with No. 4 Cal State Bakersfield topping No. 5 seed Seattle U in a sweep and No. 3 Utah Valley topping No. 6 UMKC 3-1.
JMU, Hofstra Advance in Five Setters on Day 1 of CAA Tournament
Big blocking efforts lifted James Madison and Hofstra to Day 1 wins at the CAA Championships, sending the teams on to Friday’s semifinals.
An Upset & A Barnburner Highlight Day 1 of OVC Tournament
Day 1 of the OVC Tournament included an Eastern Illinois upset, a Eastern Kentucky comeback from 14-10 in Set 5 and the regular season champ Austin Peay cruising to a sweep.
241 Volleyball Players Honored with Academic All-District Selection
Ten returning Academic All-Americans, including Penn State’s Haleigh Washington and Missouri State’s Lily Johnson in Division I, were among those honored with CoSIDA Academic All-District accolades.
Five UNI Players, Lehman, Johnson Included on MVC 25-Year Team
In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX and the 25th anniversary of women’s sports in the Missouri Valley…
An Inside Look: Facing the Same Opponent Back to Back
In a unique scheduling setup, the 2017 slate will include 16 occurances of teams playing the same opponent back to back. VolleyMob talked to four involved coaches, including Michigan’s Mark Rosen and Purdue’s Dave Shondell, whose teams play Friday and Wednesday, to get their take.
Assumption Takes No. 1 Spot in USA Today Super 25 Rankings
Louisville’s Assumption High School owns the No. 1 spot in the USA Today Super 25 rankings for the fourth time in 2017, moving up after five weeks at No. 2.
Neilson Moves from Seasonal Coach to First Assistant with U.S. Men
Rob Neilson, who joined the U.S. Men’s National Team staff as a seasonal assistant in early summer, has been promoted to first assistant coach.
