VNL Standings Update: USA, Brazil, Serbia Move To 8-1 After Week 3
With Week 3 in the books, the top group of five remains the same, while one team has been mathematically eliminated from the Final 6 race.
Voronkova Leads Russia Past Belgium, Boskovic Helps Serbia Edge Turkey
Irina Voronkova was too hot to handle for Belgium as the Russian star put up 23 points in a four-set win Thursday. Serbia picked up two key points in the VNL standings, rallying for a five-set win over Turkey thanks to a 28-point effort by Tijana Boskovic after trailing 2-1 in the match.
Big West Freshman of the Year Mahalia White is Cancer Free
Back in January, UC Davis outside hitter and Big West Freshman of the Year Mahalia White announced she had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In her most recent twitter update, White shared with the world that she is now cancer free.
VNL Men’s Preview: Pool 6 – Brazil, USA, Japan, South Korea
This pool features two of the 2016 Olympic medal winning teams in gold medalist Brazil and bronze medalist USA and the teams are playing Brazil in an arena that could hold as many as 15,000 raging fans.
Poland Squashes Korea; Brazil Rides Tandara to 3-1 win Over Dutch
Poland earned its first win of Week 3 action, besting South Korea across the stat sheet in an easy sweep and snapping a four-match skid as Malwina Smarzek notched 19 points. Tandara Caixeta supplied more than enough firepower to lift Brazil past the Netherlands in four sets, although the Dutch outscored the visitors by five points.
Italy Tops China 3-1; Japan Eliminates Argentina from Contention
Japan was just too much for Argentina offensively, registering 15 more kills, in a sweep, which mathematically eliminated Argentina from Final 6 contention. Paola Egonu and Miryam Fatime Sylla paced Italy with double-digit scoring efforts as the Italians issued top-ranked China their first loss in Pool 12.
Germany Bests Dominican Republic Behind 29-Point Effort by Lippmann
Louisa Lippman came through for Germany in a big way, dropping 29 points to pace the team in a four-set win over the Dominican Republic on Thursday.
Balanced Attack Leads USA Women Past Thailand in Sweep
A balanced offensive attack, led by Kim Hill’s 13 putaways, guided Team USA to its seventh straight Volleyball Nations League victory and seventh straight sweep.
AVP Tour Adds Stop on Waikiki Beach in September
The AVP announced it is adding an eighth stop on its 2018 tour, the Hawaii Invitational on Waikiki Beach, September 14-16.
Purdue Alumna Val Nichol Joins LKS Lodz After Year with Impel Wroclaw
Two-time All-American Val Nicol will be continuing her professional volleyball career as a member of LKS Lodz in Poland during the 2018-19 season after spending a year with Impel Wroclaw.
