Top Four Seeds Win Via Sweep in MIVA Quarterfinals
The top four seeds held home court Saturday night in the quarterfinals of the MIVA Tournament with all four matches…
Greenslade Downs Career-High 23 Kills in Four-Set GMU Victory
After securing the EIVA title and the league tournament’s No. 1 seed on Friday, No. 16 George Mason wrapped up the regular season and a weekend sweep of Harvard with a four-set victory Saturday afternoon.
#9 South Carolina, #17 Stetson Grab Two Friday Beach Wins
No. 9 South Carolina and No. 17 Stetson each picked up a pair of wins in Friday’s Top 20 action. The Gamecocks bested No. 19 Tulane and Coastal Carolina at their own Palmetto Invitational, while the Hatters extended their current win streak to four matches with a pair of ASUN victories over Jacksonville and North Florida.
GMU, LBSU Survive in 5; Princeton Claims EIVA Tourney Spot
ig West regular season champion Long Beach State survived a three-hour marathon with No. 5 Hawaii to remain undefeated at 24-0. Meanwhile, No. 16 George Mason went the distance with Harvard to sew up the EIVA regular season title and Princeton picked up a historic sweep at No. 17 Penn State to grab the league’s final playoff spot.
Team USA’s Bartsch-Hackley Reportedly In Talks to Join Brazil’s Minas
USA Volleyball’s 2017 Female Indoor Most Improved Player of the Year Michelle Bartsch-Hackley may be taking her talents to South America as the 6-3 outside hitter as many reports state that she is in negotiations with Camponesa Minas in the Brazilian league.
LMU Goes 2-0 in AVCA Top 20 Action Thursday
No. 16 Loyola Marymount was the lone Top 20 team in action Thursday, and the Lions posted two wins over Cal State Bakersfield (5-0) and Cal State Northridge (4-1).
Penchev: I Have Learned Many Things in Argentina
Bulgarian outside hitter Rozalin Penchev just finished his first club season as a part of Personal Bolivar in the Argentinian volleyball league and says he has learned many things both personally and professionally over the last year.
Ivan Zaytsev Part of Book Writing Competition for Italian Schools
Italian outside hitter Ivan Zaytsev is one of eight athletes involved in a book competition for school children in Italy. Zaytsev came up with a quote and theme for a book, which was then completed by a class at Giuseppe Pescetti di Sesto Fiorentino secondary school.
McHugh/Schumann Outlast Canada to Claim Home Gold at #GC2018
It was a battle to the finish, but, in the end, the home crowd went home happy as 20th ranked Australians Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann outlasted 14th-ranked Canadians Sam Pedlow/Sam Schachter for the Commonwealth Games gold on Thursday.
Canada’s Humana-Paredes/Pavan Take Commonwealth Games Women’s Gold
World #1 Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan of Canada proved they were also the best on the Gold Coast as well, besting homestanding Australians Mariafe Artacho de Solar and Taliqua Clancy for the Commonwealth Games gold medal on Thursday.
