NDSU’s Lopez, Grand Canyon men’s Werle Among AVCA Thirty Under 30
Eleven Division I women’s coaches, including North Dakota State head coach Jennifer Lopez, and 19 others were tabbed as the 2018 American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Thirty Under 30 Award winners on Thursday. Three men’s coaches were among the honored, including Grand Canyon head coach Matt Werle.
Stanford Beach To Host West Coast Classic
After four weeks away from home, No. 13 Stanford beach volleyball returns to The Farm this weekend to host the Stanford West Coast Classic, which features No. 1 UCLA, No. 5 Cal Poly, No. 20 Saint Mary’s and Pacific.
Cal Beach Heads To Arizona For Wildcat Invite
After easily dispatching USF in its only dual last week, the No. 12/14 Cal beach volleyball team will be tested yet again when it travels to the desert this weekend to take part in the Wildcat Invitational at the University of Arizona.
UCLA’s McNamara Twins Named AVCA Beach Pair Of The Week
After winning all six of their matches this week, UCLA’s Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara have been named the AVCA Beach Pair of the Week.
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).
Surf & Turf Invite Brings Upsets, #2 UCLA Def. #1 Pepperdine
This week of beach volleyball brought a number of top-20 match-up that included #2 UCLA taking down #1 Pepperdine in a 4-1 battle
Four Upsets, Two by No. 12 FIU, Highlight Friday’s Beach Play
The AVCA Top 20 played 24 matches on Friday, with four upsets highlighting the slate. No. 12 Florida International topped No. 11 Grand Canyon and No. 8 South Carolina at the Surf & Turf Invitational in Miami, while No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Hawaii, No. 6 Cal Poly, No. 9 Georgia State and No. 10 LSU cruised through the day.
#5 LBSU Handles Oregon, #19 Saint Mary’s, LMU Downs CSUN
#5 LBSU had no troubles running through their opponents during a mid-week matchup, sweeping both Oregon and #19 Saint Mary’s.
#2 UCLA Downs #1 Pepperdine 4-1, Cal Poly/LBSU Sweep Double-Headers
Top teams from around the west coast took part in early week matches this week with #2 UCLA downing #1 Pepperdine while #6 Cal Poly and #5 LBSU swept their double-headers.
#14 Cal Beach Set To Host USF
The No. 14 Cal beach volleyball team returns home this week after a memorable weekend in Santa Monica in which it beat its highest-ranked opponent ever and narrowly missed a landmark win over No. 4 USC.
