Tokyo Olympic Qualifying Begins on FIVB Stage in Montpellier
International qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics began on Tuesday as the qualifying round of the Montpellier One Star kicked off in France. Four teams per gender, including Americans Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse, advanced to Wednesday’s main draw.
Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Yonousse Win Asian Games Beach Gold
Qatar’s Ahmed Tijan Janko/Cherif Younousse Samba picked up their country’s first Asian Games beach gold with a 26-24, 21-17 win over Indonesia’s Ade Candra Rachmawan/Mohammad Ashfiya. China, meanwhile, went without a medal for the first time since 1998.
Van Sickle Serves Up 9 Aces as #18 Oregon Blanks Portland State
After facing two Top 5 teams on opening weekend, No. 18 Oregon earned its first victory of the season against instate foe Portland State. The Ducks denied the Vikings a reward for their 100 mile trip down I-5, issuing a loss via sweep, including 13 aces, nine by Brooke Van Sickle.
Colorado State Notches 7 Blocks, 7 Aces in Sweep of Northern Colorado
The Rams hit the road for a short 30 mile drive to Greeley for a Tuesday contest against Northern Colorado, coming home with a two-match win streak under their belts heading into a home tournament against Cincinnati, Florida State and TCU.
Statistically Speaking: A Look at the Week 1 NCAA Stats
Purdue Fort Wayne boasted the top spot nationally in kills (16.27), while North Texas was the most efficient offensively (.436).
VolleyMob Week 1 Player of the Week: Kaiulana Ahuna, UC Riverside
Senior outside hitter Kaiulani Ahuna averaged 6.67 kills and 3.67 digs per set, while hitting at a .364 clip and also adding five blocks en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week and Big West Player of the Week honors as UC Riverside went 2-1.
Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia Earn China’s 5th-Straight Asian Games Beach Gold
China carried on its tradition of Asian Games beach gold medals as Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia rallied past Japan’s Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 on Monday. The gold marked the fifth straight for China.
Zumach, Fanning Tabbed as Big 12 Co-Players of the Week
Kansas State’s Kylee Zumach and Baylor’s Shelly Fanning were tabbed as Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Texas’s Morgan Johnson and TCU’s Elan McCall rounded out the honors with defensive player of the week and rookie of the week accolades respectively.
Michigan, Northern Iowa Make 2018 AVCA Poll Debuts
Stanford is still holding down the No. 1 spot in the Week 1 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll, but there were big shakeups in other areas and two teams – Northern Iowa and Michigan – that made their 2018 debut in the rankings.
DiGinatommaso/Silvestre, Jancar/Kotnik Win First FIVB Gold of 2018-19
Slovenia’s Tjasas Jancar/Tjasas Kotnik and France’s Romain Di Giantommaso/Jeremy Silvestre were the first gold medalists of the 2018-19 season, winning the season opening Siofok One Star.
