Canada Scores Huge Upset with Sweep of Brazil, France Blanks Bulgaria
Gavin Schmitt and Nicholas Hoag carried Canada to a shocking sweep of a Brazil, ending a two-match losing skid, meanwhile France was better than Bulgaria in every way in a sweep for its fourth straight VNL win.
Karsta Lowe is Back in the Fold with USA Women’s National Team
After leaving the U.S. Women’s National Team to attend graduate school, 2016 Olympian Karsta Lowe has announced she missed the sport and will be coming back to the national team.
Italy Wins 500th World Level Match; Australia Stuffs South Korea
In what was Italy’s 500th world level victory, the team rode a balanced scoring effort and strong net play to a four-set win over China to kick off VNL Week 4. Twelve blocks and 32 Korean miscues gifted Australia a four-set win on Friday.
Notre Dame’s McLaughlin Resigns Citing Health Reasons
Heading into his fourth year in South Bend, Notre Dame volleyball coach Jim McLaughlin has announced he will resign due…
Pools Are Set for VNL Final Six, USA Leads Pool B
After 120 matches in round robin play, the Volleyball Nations League Final Six is set and the pools for Nanjing on June 27-29 are set.
Four of Final Six Win To Wrap Up #VNL Robin Play
With the Final Six field already set, Thursday’s results were about seeding, pride and final placement. The United States finished atop the standings, while Italy, Russia and the Dominican Republic ended round-robin play with wins.
Five Players Score In Double-Digits as USA Crushes Argentina
The United States wrapped up the Volleyball Nations League round-robin action atop the standings table, clinching the top spot with an all-around team effort in a sweep of last place Argentina.
Bjelica Leads Serbia in Dominating Sweep of South Korea
Serbia vaulted into second place in the Volleyball Nations League standings, capping a three-match win streak with a dominating sweep of South Korea.
Italy Wins Eighth Straight in 5-Setter vs. Brazil, Belgium Wins in 4
Britt Herbots scored a team-best 23 points as Belgium wrapped up VNL play with a victory over Thailand. Although the Final Six was mathematically out of reach, Italy did not hold back in its final match of the VNL, besting Brazil in five sets to end the tournament on an eight-match win streak.
Russia Outlasts Japan, Dominican Republic Snaps Seven-Match Skid
Twenty blocks and four double-digit scoring efforts lifted Russia past Japan to close out both teams’ Volleyball Nations League slate. In a fairly even match, 27 Polish errors helped the Dominican Republic to a four-set win, snapping a seven-match losing skid.
