Nebraska’s John Cook Joins the 700 Club with 2 Friday Wins
With two victories on the opening day of the Husker Invite, Nebraska moved to 8-1 on the season and head coach John Cook joined an elite group nationally, a collection of now-10 active Division I coaches with 700 career victories.
Illinois Stays Perfect; Creighton, UNI also win at Illini Classic
The No. 6 Fighting Illini opened their home season with a sweep of Northern Iowa to stay perfect at 9-0. Meanwhile, the Panthers and Creighton each topped Lipscomb in sweeps to round out Day 1 of the tournament.
Twice as Nice: Missouri State, Nebraska Post 2 Wins at Husker Invite
Sweep was the word of the day at the Husker Invite on Friday with Missouri State winning twice in straight sets and Nebraska posting victories in three and four sets.
10-0: Michigan Sweeps Notre Dame to Kick Off Home & Home Series
Michigan matched its best start since 2015 (10-0) with its 10th straight sweep to open the season.
Kentucky Blanks Louisville in Battle of the Bluegrass State
Kentucky hit at a .434 clip and Louisville could not find its footing offensively, hitting .080, in a quick 3-0 decision between the instate rivals.
Men’s Volleyball World Championships: September 14 Daily Summary
2018 FIVB Men’s World Championships – Friday, September 14, Daily Summary After Day 4, teams have begun to separate themselves…
Williams Posts 22 Points in 1st Aussie Win, Russia Crushes Tunisia
Australia followed Lincoln Williams to its first victory of the World Championships.
A well-rested Russian team blazed through Tunisia, including a record-setting 25-6 second stanza.
Bulgaria Punches Ticket to Round 2 with Sweep, Finland Tops Cuba in 4
After opening the World Championships against host Bulgaria on Sunday, Finland had a couple of days to regroup and bounced back with a sweep of No. 16 Cuba. Meanwhile, Bulgaria moved to moved to 2-1 and secured its place in the second round with a dominant blocking effort (12-0) in a sweep of Puerto Rico.
Battle of First Year Head Coaches Highlights OU Nike Invitational
Texas A&M (6-3) closes out its non-conference slate this weekend as the Aggies compete in the OU Nike Invitational, Friday-Saturday at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.
At Least One More Unbeaten Team Will Fall on Week 4
Coming into Week 4, nine teams remained undefeated. Boston College fell on Thursday and at least one more of the teams will not make it out of Week 4 unbeaten as Alabama and Purdue face off at the Crimson-White Tournament in Tuscaloosa on Friday night.
