Florida State, Hawaii Upset #1 UCLA, #2 Pepperdine at NCAA Beach
Only twice in NCAA beach volleyball championship history has there been an upset where the seed difference was more than 1. The other: last year, where #4 Florida State beat #2 UCLA in the semi-finals of the elimination bracket. The other small handful of upsets have all been 1-seed differences.
Seeds Hold In First Four NCAA Beach Matches, UH’s Hall Earns 100th Win
The top four seeds moved on in the winner’s bracket, dropping just one pairing of the 13 played to completion….
USA Volleyball Restructuring to Fit Path to Podium Initiative
USA Volleyball announced this week an organizational restructure to more efficiently align its operations with its Path to the Podium initiative. A result of this restructure is the elimination of Tom Pingel’s role as the Senior Director, High Performance & Events.
Five All-American Matchups on Tap for Thursday in Huntington Beach
The first eliminations of the Huntington Beach Open happened late Thursday night as the main draw was cut to 32 teams on both the men’s and women’s side.
Philippines, Cambodia, Turkey Take Spotlight with FIVB Weekend Events
While American pairs take center stage, vying to defend home turf at the Huntington Beach Open four-star event in Surf City, California, three other FIVB events also are under way across the world in Turkey, the Philippines and Cambodia.
BYU, UCLA Ready to Play Their Best Ball in Fourth Meeting of Season
Thursday’s night cap is a MPSF vs. MPSF matchup, putting champion BYU and league runner-up UCLA on opposite sides of the net for the fourth time in 2018. The Cougars lead the series 2-1 after wins on March 3 (3-0) and April 21 (3-1) and a 3-0 loss on April 7.
ESPN Networks to Broadcast NCAA Beach Championships Beginning Friday
In an upgrade from the 2017 coverage, all 14 matches will be broadcast live, an improvement over a three-hour timeslot on day one and two. The broadcasts also will be coming on the ESPN family of networks, vs. truTV, which aired the preliminary matches and TBS which showed the championship match.
Long Beach State Believes in Itself, Is More Prepared This Year
A common theme arose when the Long Beach State players and head coach Alan Knipe took the stage in front of the NCAA media contingent on Wednesday: the team does not see themselves as the favorite and is looking to build on team chemistry and past experiences to push through to a national title.
41 American Duos Set to Compete in Huntington Beach Main Draw
FIVB Huntington Beach Open May 2-6, 2018 Huntington Beach Pier; Huntington Beach, California Schedule/Results After two rounds of qualification, eight…
Cal Adds Defensive Specialist Morgan Wright From West Valley College
Morgan Wright, a 5-foot-7 defensive specialist from West Valley College, has submitted a Statement of Intent to Register and will join the Cal volleyball program this fall.
