Philippines, Cambodia, Turkey Take Spotlight with FIVB Weekend Events
While American pairs take center stage, vying to defend home turf at the Huntington Beach Open four-star event in Surf City, California, three other FIVB events also are under way across the world in Turkey, the Philippines and Cambodia.
Kirdar, Captain of World’s Best Women’s Volleyball Club, Will Retire
After 19 years with VakifBank Istanbul, Gozde Kirdar will retire at the end of this weekend’s Champions League.
2018 European Champions League Final 4 Begins Saturday in Bucharest
The 10,000 seat Polyvalent Hall in Bucharest, Romania will play host to the Final 4 of the 2018 CEV European Women’s Champions League this weekend.
BYU, UCLA Ready to Play Their Best Ball in Fourth Meeting of Season
Thursday’s night cap is a MPSF vs. MPSF matchup, putting champion BYU and league runner-up UCLA on opposite sides of the net for the fourth time in 2018. The Cougars lead the series 2-1 after wins on March 3 (3-0) and April 21 (3-1) and a 3-0 loss on April 7.
Gamecocks Ready for Second Chance at NCAA Tournament
Courtesy: South Carolina Athletics GULF SHORES, ALA. – The South Carolina beach volleyball team begins its quest for a NCAA title…
Tulane’s Mertz, McHugh Among 48 Pairs Tabbed AVCA Top Flight Winners
Senior Madeline Mertz and sophomore Kaylie McHugh were named among 48 American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award winners, the organization announced Thursday.
Pepperdine Sweeps WCC Beach Yearly Awards
Following another record-setting season and its third straight berth in the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, No. 2 Pepperdine dominated the All- West Coast Conference and major individual honors as announced today. The Waves swept all four major honors and placed five on the first team.
UCLA’s McNamaras Named Pac-12 Pair of the Year, USC’s Graudina Rookie
UCLA junior Nicole McNamara was voted Pac-12 Beach Volleyball Player of the Year and is part of the duo that was voted Pac-12 Pair of the Year with her twin sister Megan McNamara, the Conference office announced today. USC’s Tina Graudina was voted the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year while UCLA’s Stein Metzger was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second-straight year.
ESPN Networks to Broadcast NCAA Beach Championships Beginning Friday
In an upgrade from the 2017 coverage, all 14 matches will be broadcast live, an improvement over a three-hour timeslot on day one and two. The broadcasts also will be coming on the ESPN family of networks, vs. truTV, which aired the preliminary matches and TBS which showed the championship match.
VakifBank President Says He Hops to Re-Sign Zhu Ting for Many Years
Some 200 Chinese fans have followed VakifBank and Zhu to Bucharest for the Champions League final 4.
