1000th Kill Will Put N.C. State’s Kearney, Team in Elite Company
N.C. State senior middle blocker Kaitlyn Kearney is just six kills away from joining the 1,000 kill club and a whole lot more.
The 1,000 Kill/1,000 Dig Club: The Evolution of the 6-Rotation Player
Currently in Division I, there are 27 members of the club and six players are less than 100 digs away from joining the group. UT Arlington’s Qiana Canete has the most digs of the group at 1,518.
No. 9 Kansas Squeezes by Oklahoma in Tight Five Setter
No. 9 Kansas was pushed to the limit by seventh-place Oklahoma, escaping the match with a five-set win as senior right side Kelsie Payne and senior outside hitter Madison Rigdon snapped a 13-all tie in the decisive set.
Top 22 Spots Stand Pat in High School Super 25, Reagan Stays No. 1
San Antonio’s Reagan High School kept its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot in the USA Today High School Super 25 on Week 9.
Stanford’s Kevin Hambly Strives to Teach, Manage Like Mentors
Hambly, who is in his first year with the Cardinal, says playing under coach Carl McGown and coaching with and under Dietre Collins and Don Hardin, set him up for his current role of running an elite Stanford program and managing talent. He talks all things Stanford and his road to get there in this Q&A.
Penn State Is Lone Team to Boast Three Current 1,000-Kill Club Members
Penn State is the first school this season to boast three members of the 1,000 kill club. N.C. State is just six kills away from joining PSU, while 13 other teams have two 1,000 kill players.
Milestone Weekend: 15 Players Reach 1,000 Kills During Week Nine
Fifteen players joined the 1,000 kill club during week nine, including Penn State’s Haleigh Washington, Florida’s Carli Snyder and Cal Poly’s Adlee Van Winden.
Haleigh Washington Makes History As Penn State Sweeps Indiana
Penn State senior middle blocker Haleigh Washington joined the 1,000 kill club as the Nittany Lions rolled past Indiana on…
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the Week 9 NCAA Statistics
Arkansas outside hitter Pilar Victoria leads the nation in kills and point per set in the Week 9 NCAA statistical rankings.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Lindsey Ruddins, UC Santa Barbara
UCSB outside hitter Lindsey Ruddins notched 6.64 kills per set, while hitting at a .300 clip, and pulling up 3.18 digs per set en route to VolleyMob and Big West Player of the Week honors.