St. Francis Brooklyn Sweeps NEC Honors with Montgomery, Rodriguez
The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced today that St. Francis Brooklyn junior outside hitter Lauren Montgomery has been named the Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week and freshman libero Kizzy Rodriguez earns both the Defensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors.
Sester, Ecker Honored as WAC’s Best of Week 10
California Baptist freshman outside hitter Megan Sester and UT Rio Grande Valley senior middle blocker Alexandra Ecker have been named the Western Athletic Conference Offensive and Defensive Volleyball Players of the Week
WKU, Rice, Charlotte Garner Conference USA Weekly Awards
WKU’s Rachel Anderson and Taylor Bebout were honored with their second Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week awards of the season, respectively. Rice’s Lee Ann Cunningham and Charlotte’s Tyra Galloway were also honored.
Kazala, Forsythe Tabbed as Patriot League Players of the Week
American and Loyola Maryland split this week’s Patriot League volleyball awards with Aleksandra Kazala and Katie Forsythe garnering the accolades.
“Does The FIVB Want A Cabaret For African And Asian Players?” – Polish Volleyball Community Still Livid About 2020 Olympics Qualification Criteria
Recent reports in the Polish media have shown that the fire regarding the issue has not yet died out.
AAC: UCF Wins 17th Straight as All 6 Home Teams Win; Walker Notches 1000th Kill
UCF moved to 11-0, increasing its lead atop the conference standings as Cincinnati fell to Tulane. The Knights captured their 17th straight win and stayed perfect at home (12-0) with a four-set victory over SMU.
Texas State Clinches Sun Belt Regular Season Title with 17th-Straight Win
The Texas State volleyball team swept ULM 3-0 (25-10, 25-23, 25-14) Sunday afternoon to earn no worse than a share of the 2018 Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Championship.
SEC: Tennessee, Missouri Go the Distance for Wins; Kentucky, Florida Pick Up Sweeps
Kentucky stayed perfect with a sweep of South Carolina, while Florida got back on the winning track with a sweep of Mississippi State. Missouri and Tennessee survived five setters to keep pace.
Pac-12: Oregon State Upsets Arizona State To Earn First Conference Win
#2 Stanford swept #19 UCLA on the road to remain perfect in the Pac-12. #16 Oregon, #11 USC, and (RV) Colorado all picked up four set wins Sunday afternoon. In Tempe, Arizona, Oregon State earned its first Pac-12 win with a four set victory over Arizona State.
ACC: Upsets Abound as Pitt Suffers 1st Loss; Louisville falls to Syracuse
The top of the standings remains in tact with Pittsburgh on top at 11-1 and Louisville and Florida State right behind at 10-2, but Sunday saw surprise results with both the Panthers and Cardinals falling.