Walsh/Ross Win 3-Set Comeback To Earn Bye in Round of 24
Americans Walsh and Ross went down 0-1 to Brazil’s Seixas/Alves and were on the outside looking in for a first-round bye, but a huge comeback earned them the Pool A title in a hard-fought match.
FTL: Spain Wins Marathon 3-Setter To Highlight Men’s Round of 24
Spain’s Herrera/Gavira won a third set that ran an entire 48 points to move on from the men’s round of 24, one of four three-set matches in the opening round. The Spanish pair won the first set but dropped set #2 19-21 to force the third. That set rolled all the way to 24-23 before the Spanish finally put the nail in the coffin of Americans Trevor Crabb/Rosenthal.
USA Men Earn 3 of 8 Pool Titles As Ft. Lauderdale Moves To Round of 24
The men’s pool play continued Thursday at the opener of the Swatch Major Series in Fort Lauderdale, with the qualifiers for the elimination matches locking in after the early session. The winners of each of the 8 pools moved on to the tournament with first-round byes. The second and third-place finishers in each pool earned spots in the round of 24, which took place later on Thursday. The fourth-place team from each pool was eliminated entirely.
4-Time All-American Deja McClendon Joins Louisville Staff
4-time AVCA All-American Deja McClendon has joined the new-look University of Louisville staff as a volunteer assistant coach. McClendon was a part…
Defending Champion USC Beach Will Play Every NCAA Qualifier in 2017
The defending NCAA Champion USC Beach Volleyball team schedule is out and the Trojans will ‘fight on’ against their mega-rivals…
NCAA Adding Beach Volleyball to Hall of Champions Exhibit
The NCAA Hall of Champions is almost done adding the exhibit for beach volleyball, where they will recognize the future greats…
Amie Held Transfers To Georgia State To Play Beach Volleyball
The Georgia State beach volleyball team announces the addition of graduate transfer Amie Held of the University of Northern Iowa….
Luisa Casillo Transfers To Italian Serie A1 Team Savino Del Bene
In the final rush of the season, Savino Del Bene Volley confirms the transfer of Luisa Casillo to their roster. Casillo…
122 Years Ago, The Sport Of Volleyball Was Created On February 9
Back in February 9, 1895, a man by the name of William G. Morgan, who was the director of physical education at the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, created the beloved sport of volleyball – originally known as mintonette.
UC San Diego Takes Down Ranked Foe #13 CSUN In Three Sets
UC San Deigo wins their fifth consecutive straight set victory with win over #13 CSUN.
