Balanced Brazilian Attack Lifts Past China, Zhu Ting’s 34 Points in 5
Zhu Ting tallied a match-high 34 points and China led Brazil in kills, blocks and aces, but it was not enough to secure a victory on Tuesday.
Several Indoor Players Find Success in Second Sport in 2017-18
According to our research, 37 Division I indoor volleyball players participated in a second sport in 2017-18. Several were award winners in their second sports.
USA Women Sweep Russia for Record 8th Straight 3-0 Win on World Stage
The United States crushed eight aces and also led the Russians in kills and blocks in a quick win on Tuesday to earn its record eighth-straight world level sweep.
Stanford’s Jenna Gray Set to Throw Javelin at NCAA Championships
Jenna Gray, first team All-American and Pac-12 Setter of the Year from Stanford, will look to earn the fourth All-American honor of her career on Thursday at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Serbia, Netherlands, Italy Look to Jockey for Position in #VNL Pool 13
Serbia is the hottest team coming into this group, with wins in last six matches, including a five-setter over Turkey in its last outing. While much of the focus is on Pool 14 this week with World No. 1 China, No. 2 USA, No. 4 Brazil and No. 5 facing off, the results of this pool could be just as important as teams look to block each other out of the race for the Final Six and Serbia, Italy and the Netherlands still very much in the mix.
Poland, Brazil Tied Atop #VNL Standings, USA One Point Behind
Day 6 of the Volleyball Nations League brought some surprising results, but in the end, the top three teams – Poland, the United States and Brazil – moved to 5-1 although Brazil surged ahead of the USA in the standings with a five-set win.
Argentina Surprises Italy in Sweep, Canada Tops Iran in 4
Ryan Sclater and Stephen Maar turned in double-digit point tallies to lift Canada to its third straight VNL victory, while the home crowd finally left happy as the Argentines bested Italy in every way in a surprise sweep on Sunday to close out a three-match homestand.
Serbia Wins Third Straight in 5; Russia Crushes Bulgaria in Sweep
Serbia moved its third straight five-set match in as many days, holding on for the victory over Australia behind Dusan Petkovic. Meanwhile, Egor Kliuka and Dmitriy Muserskiy proved too much for Bulgaria to handle as the team fell to Russia in a sweep.
Germany Hands Poland First VNL Loss in 4, China Upsets France in 5
Germany led Poland in all facets of the game and overcame a 21 point effort by Michal Kubiak for a four-set victory on Sunday, handing Poland its first VNL loss. Chuan Jiang’s efforts were finally rewarded as he poured in 30 points for No. 20 China in a five-set win over No. 10 France.
40 Errors Undo Americans Late as Brazil Fights Back from 0-2
The Americans had a 2-0 lead in the match, but wound up losing in a tie-breaker.
