Japan Picks 29 Players for 2018 Women’s National Team
Only seven players from the 2016 Rio Olympic team, which advanced to the quarterfinals, are included on the 2018 Japanese women’s national team roster.
#1 UCLA, #17 Stetson, #19 Tulane Pick Up Beach Sweeps Wednesday
No. 1 UCLA bested No. 4 USC and No. 6 Long Beach State at home, while No. 17 Stetson swept FGSU and No. 19 Tulane took two from Louisiana Monroe in Wednesday’s beach action.
Turkey Brings Back 6 Players, Leaves Out Uslepehlivan on 2018 Roster
Turkish women’s national team head coach Giovanni Guidetti is bringing back a core of six members of last year’s World…
Italy Selects 28-Member National Team Pool for 2018
Twenty-eight players, including two Olympians and 10 members of the 2017 Euro Championships squad, will make up the initial roster for the Italian women’s national team, head coach Davide Mazzanti announced Tuesday.
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Men’s Statistics
Charleston (WV) out of the EIVA is the new national leader in digs per, set bumping Queens (NC) out of the top spot with a 10.39 saves per set average. The rest of team and individual leaders remained the same from Week 12.
My Journey to the Beach: Lydia Dimke, Take 2
Throughout the 2018 beach season, former Big East Player of the Year Lydia Dimke and a few other fifth-year players…
Lewis Middle Danny Mauer Breaks Leg vs. OSU, Recovering from Surgery
In a gruesome play at the net, Lewis middle blocker Danny Maurer suffered a broken leg after coming down on another player’s foot in Set 3 of the match.
VolleyMob Beach Pair of the Week: Muno/Simo, UCLA
With six wins over ranked teams, UCLA’s No. 3 pair of Zana Muno and Savvy Simo earned this week’s VolleyMob Beach Pair of the Week honors. The pair helped the No. 2 Bruins to a 6-0 mark on the week, including a home win over then-No. 1 Pepperdine (4-1).
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Jaylen Jasper, Stanford
Freshman opposite averaged 5.11 kills, 1.78 digs and 0.89 aces per set, while hitting at a .365 clip for Stanford in a pair of Top 15 victories en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week accolades.
Italian National Teams Present 2018 Slate
In addition to acting as co-host of the 2018 men’s world championships (Sept. 9-30) and prepping its women’s team for the world championships in Japan (Sept. 29 – Oct. 20), the Italian national teams have a busy slate ahead.
