BYU’s Olmstead Proud to Be Here but “This Group Definitely Wants More”
BYU has been knocking on the door the last two years, falling in the National Championship match to Ohio State. The Cougars are seeking their first national title since 2004 and received the No. 2 overall seed and a bye to the semifinals after winning the MPSF regular season and tournament titles. But, Coach Shawn Olmstead said the team wants more.
Knipe Says LBSU “Staying in the Routine of the Things We Can Control”
As the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, LBSU earned a bye to the Final Four, but head coach Alan Knipe says that the team will continue its weekly routine of attempting to reach small goals of one or two percent improvement even in the final week of the season.
Hessenauer Downs 22 Kills as UCLA Survives 4-Set Scare from Harvard
Home-standing survived a scare from a feisty Harvard team using a double-double from senior opposite Christian Hessenauer and a dominating .390 hitting effort to edge past the Crimson in four sets to advance to Thursday’s Final Four.
Ohio State Squeaks Past UC Irvine in Five, Advances to NCAA Final Four
A strong service game and relentless hitting nights by senior outside Nicolas Szerszen and redshirt freshman opposite Jake Hanes lifted Ohio State to a thrilling five-set win over UC Irvine Tuesday night in the NCAA Tournament.
P1440 Announces Prize Money for 2018 Season Totalling $1.2 Million
P1440 reveals that the prize money for the series will be just midway between that of the FIVB four and five star events. Each of the four events will feature a $300,000 prize purse, split evently between the men’s and women’s players, $150,000 for each gender, totalling $1.2 million for the year.
AVP Season Kicks Off with FIVB Hybrid Event in Huntington Beach
One hundred forty eight men’s and women’s teams from 23 countries are set to desend on Surf City for the first FIVB/AVP hybrid event, the Huntington Beach Open, a four-star international affair beginning Tuesday.
Austrian Men, Russia Women Earn Historic Langkawi One-Star Titles
LANGKAWI ONE-STAR April 26-29, 2018 Schedule/Results It was a historical day at the Langkawi One-Star as Austrian men’s duo Simon…
Garcia Fernandez Named AVCA Newcomer of Year Among 47 All-Americans
The AVCA announced its Division I-II Men’s All-America Teams on Monday with 10 players each earning first and second team honors and 27 garnering honorable mention accolades. Loyola senior Jeff Jendryk wrapped up his fourth honor, while BYU rookie Gabi Garcia Fernandez was tabbed as Newcomer of the Year.
UCLA’s Speraw Hoping “We Can Pull This Off, Just in the Nick of Time”
UCLA head coach John Speraw has been tweaking his offense throughout the season and says his Bruins are athletic, but not refined, heading into the NCAAs. “We had a long, long way to go, so for us to get to this place and have an opportunity, I think is a success. I am just hopeful that we can live up to the tradition of UCLA and put this one over the top.”
Harvard Brings Confidence in What They’ve Done, Who They Are to NCAAs
With his team makeup and hard work, Harvard coach Brian Baise never doubted his team could do big things. “I knew we had a team that complemented each other really well and liked to compete and liked to train and any time you have that, you have a shot even when you are 1-8.”
