VanLiew, Nusbaum Named A-Sun Co-Players of the Week
Cortney VanLiew of FGCU, Carlyle Nusbaum of Lipscomb, Chelcie Spence of Stetson and Dana Axner of FGCU are this week’s ASUN Conference Volleyball Weekly awards winners.
De Blank Named First Conference Carolinas Player of the Week
Emmanuel College middle blocker Julie de Blanck has been named Conference Carolinas Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for matches played during the week of Aug. 24-26. The player of the week award is the first for Emmanuel College in any sport.
Post-Week 1 Women’s Volleyball Notebook: USC, Texas, UNI, CSU, Wyoming
USC looked like a well-oiled machine as they opened up play 3-0 against a trio of ranked opponents.
LBSU Beach Tacks on Pair of Junior College Transfers
A pair of high-level junior college transfers will bolster LBSU Beach’s 2019 roster.
VolleyMob Top 25 Power Rankings (Week 1): The Longhorns Make a Texas Sized Leap
Texas makes the jump into the top three along with VERT Challenge foe Florida.
Oregon State, Maddie Goings Stun #22 Iowa State in Cyclone Challenge
Sophomore Maddie Goings led Oregon State to an upset victory over #22 Iowa State in 5 sets on Saturday with career-high kill and dig totals inside Hilton Coliseum.
#11 Illinois Claims 5-Set Thriller Over Northern Colorado
Junior Jacqueline Quade guided the 11th-ranked Fighting Illini to a 3-2 win over Northern Colorado, their second five-set thriller of the young season, with 22 kills, 14 digs and a career-high five service aces Saturday night.
Time Change: Penn State/Texas A&M Moved Back Due to Football Game
Penn State women’s volleyball is set to host Texas A&M on Saturday, September 1 with a new start time of 8 p.m. due to a 3:30 p.m. football kickoff between the Nittany Lions and Appalachian State.
DiGinatommaso/Silvestre, Jancar/Kotnik Win First FIVB Gold of 2018-19
Slovenia’s Tjasas Jancar/Tjasas Kotnik and France’s Romain Di Giantommaso/Jeremy Silvestre were the first gold medalists of the 2018-19 season, winning the season opening Siofok One Star.
Class of 2019 MB Michael Sack Commits to Lewis
Middle blocker Michael Sack, pictured left wearing #48, has committed to Lewis for the class of 2019.
