United States and Canada Open With Sweeps at NORCECA U-21
The United States celebrates during their 3-0 sweep of Nicaragua to open the 2018 NORCECA U-21 Championships.
Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia Earn China’s 5th-Straight Asian Games Beach Gold
China carried on its tradition of Asian Games beach gold medals as Fan Wang/Xinyi Xia rallied past Japan’s Miki Ishii/Megumi Murakami 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 on Monday. The gold marked the fifth straight for China.
Spangenberg, Barnhorst, Forsythe Honored by Patriot League
Lehigh junior right-side hitter Ana Spangenberg was named the Patriot League Volleyball Player of the Week, while Army West Point freshman middle blocker Emmy Barnhorst and Loyola Maryland freshman libero Katie Forsythe were selected as the co-rookies of the week
Straw, Harris Tabbed as Big Sky Players of the Week
Idaho’s Kaela Straw and Northern Arizona’s Heaven Harris were selected as the #BigSkyVB Players of the Week. Straw was tabbed the Offensive Player of the Week, while Harris earned defensive recognition.
Top-Ranked Stanford Sweeps Howard Despite Offensive Struggles
Stanford swept Howard behind strong defense and a few outbursts despite an overall low hitting percentage.
CAA Recognizes Brind’Amour, Rhodes, Skinner with Week 1 Honors
James Madison junior outside hitter Briley Brind’Amour was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, while McKala Rhodes of College of Charleston took home Defensive Player of the Week and Hofstra’s Aisha Skinner garnered Rookie of the Week honors.
Ahuna’s Record Breaking Weekend Honored by Big West
UC Riverside’s Kaiulani Ahuna’s record breaking efforts earned her Big West Player of the Week honors to headline the league’s list of volleyball honorees.
Three Dayton Players, LaSalle’s Sharrits Honored by Atlantic 10
Dayton senior Lauren Bruns was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, while teammate senior Kendyll Brown earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors, sharing the award with La Salle senior Jensen Sharrits. Dayton freshman Amelia Moore was selected as the league’s Rookie of the Week.
North Texas’ Valerian Tabbed as C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
North Texas and UTSA claimed tournament championships in their respective opening weekends en route to multiple Conference USA volleyball weekly honors.
McLerran, Seaman Become MAC’s First Setters of the Week
Courtesy: Mid-American Conference The MAC introduced a setter of the week award for the 2018 season with Buffalo’s Scout McLerran…
