Eastern Kentucky Adds Beach Volleyball for 2019 Season
The beach is coming to the Eastern Kentucky campus as the school announced it is the newest Division I program to add beach volleyball to its 2018-19 athletics slate.
Four Teams Split First Place Votes in Division III Poll
Calvin (7-0) held down the No. 1 spot for the second straight week and received 54 of the 70 first place votes. Colorado College (8-0) checked in at No. 2 for the second straight week and garnered 13 first place votes.
Brooke Sweat to Pair with Kerri Walsh Jennings in Las Vegas
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings is partnering up with fellow American Brooke Sweat for the P1440/FIVB co-sponsored four-star event in Las Vegas in October. Sweat is returning to the court after rotator cuff surgery.
Italian, Bulgarian Presidents Among Sellout Crowds at #FIVBMensWCH
Sunday marked the beginning of the FIVB Men’s World Championships and sellout crowds packed both Foro Italico in Rome (11,170) and the Palace of Sport and Culture (5000) in Varna, Bulgaria. Among those watching were the presidents of Italy and Bulgaria.
Inside the Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Week 3 Stats
Loyola Marymount checks in at the top of the rankings in both kills per set (16.03) and assists per set (15.13), while Emma Johnson has hit at a .529 clip and Tess Reid is tops nationally in assists per set (13.19).
Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer Tabbed as VolleyMob Player of the Week
After piling up 40 kills, 16 digs and seven blocks and hitting over .400 for the weekend in a pair of wins over Top 10 foes, Stanford’s Kathryn Plummer takes our Week 3 Player of the Week honor.
Big 12 Honors Pressley, Hillegas, McCall for Week 3 Efforts
Baylor’s Yossiana Pressley, Iowa State’s Hali Hillegas and TCU’s élan McCall were named as the Big 12’s offensive, defensive and rookie of the week respectively.
BYU Takes Over No. 1 Spot in AVCA Poll with Two Top 25 Wins
BYU, one of three undefeated teams among the Top 10, climbed two spot from No. 3 to No. 1 after a 3-0 weekend at the Marquette Invitational. Alabama claimed its first ever national ranking, checking in at No. 25.
Cal Poly’s Torrey Van Winden Tabbed as Big West Player of the Week
Courtesy: Big West Conference PLAYER OF THE WEEK TORREY VAN WINDEN, CAL POLY – Junior • OH • Napa, Calif….
AVP Announces 16-Team Field for Hawaii Invitational
The AVP Hawaii Invitational, the final stop on the 2018 tour, is just days away and the field has been set. Eight teams per gender, including both reigning FIVB World Tour Finals champs, with vie for the title in the double-elimination two-day affair.
