Valerie Nichol Starts LKS Lodz Career With Pre-Season Tournament Win
Former Purdue star Valerie Nichol was a two-time All-Northeast Region and All-Big Ten selection as well as a third-team AVCA All-American selection in college
Pools, Schedule Set for Round 2 of Women’s Volleyball World Champs
Tijana Boskovic (above) and Serbia were a machine in the preliminary round, using plenty of reserves and still going largely unchallenged.
Neven Neshev Narrowly Misses Chunk Of Falling Roof In Bulgaria
A large chunk of roof fell from the Arpezos Hall stadium in Kardzhali, Bulgaria on Monday, narrowly missing Bulgarian volleyball…
USA Deaf National Teamer Ryan Manoogian Signs In Norway
American volleyball player Ryan Manoogian has signed on with the TIF Viking Volleyball club in Bergen, Norway as the team’s…
Serbia’s Bojana Milenkovic Done at Worlds with Knee Injury
Milenkovic left Thursday’s match in the 2nd set with a knee injury.
2018 W. World Championships Daily Summary – October 4
At the end of the day, the Netherlands, Italy, the United States and Serbia wrapped up the preliminary round with perfect 5-0 marks and pool titles.
Pool C: #2 USA Tops #5 Russia, Moves on to 5-0
The 2nd-ranked United States outlasted a tough 5th-ranked Russia squad to finish Pool C action with a 5-0 mark inside Kobe Green Arena Thursday. The loss drops the Russians to 4-1 at the FIVB World Championship.
Pool B: #7 Italy Topples #1 China, Finishes Pool Play at 5-0
7th-ranked Italy rallied all the way back for a 3-1 upset victory after dropping the opening set to top-ranked China. The Italians complete pool play with a perfect 5-0 mark, while the Chinese drop to 4-1 heading to the second round of FIVB World Championship action.
Serbia, Brazil, Dominican Republic Close Out Pool D with Sweeps
Pool D continued its trend of sweeps on the final day of preliminary round action at the FIVB Women’s World Championships with Serbia, the Dominican Republic and Brazil coming up victorious.
