Cincinnati’s Thompson Notches Second VolleyMob Player of the Week Nod
Cincinnati’s Jordan Thompson averaged 7.89 kills, 3.00 digs and 0.56 blocks per set, while hitting .400 in wins over Tulsa and Wichita State in a record-setting weekend en route to her second VolleyMob Player of the Week honor.
Xavier, Marquette, Villanova Bring Home Big East Week 8 Honors
Xavier’s Laura Grossman and Marquette’s Martha Konovodoff take this week’s BIG EAST volleyball Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week honors. Villanova’s Clare Delaplane was tabbed as Freshman of the Week for the third time.
The VolleyMob Pod #14 – With Team Indiana Volleyball Club Coach Nate Torvik Pt. 3
The latest VolleyMob Pod features another chat with Nate Torvik from Team Indiana Volleyball Club.
The FIVB Inks Partnership With New Global Sponsor
The FIVB has been competent in drawing the attention of sponsors in the last few years
Turkey’s Eczacibasi Receives IOC’s “Women And Sport World Award”
Established in 1966, Eczacıbası excelled in chess, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and table tennis before focusing its resources exclusively on women’s volleyball in the early 1990s.
China Owns the Net, Rallies Past Dutch in 4 Sets in Pool H Finale
Sloetjes piled up a match-high 26 points, but it was not enough to help the Dutch to victory as China boasted the advantage in every statistical category in rallying for the four-set win.
Iona Sweeps MAAC Awards with Archibald, Paolucci, Patsos
The Iona College volleyball program swept the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference awards. Senior Claire Archibald is the Player of the Week, junior Jessica Paolucci earns Libero of the Week and rookie Cassandra Patsos takes home the Rookie of the Week nod.
Serbia Hands Italy First Loss of Worlds to Take Pool G
Serbia’s Tijana Boskovic turned in 29 points (27 kills, 2 blocks), while Italy’s Paola Egonu notched 28 as the Serbians issued Italy its first loss of the World Championships heading into the semifinals.
Inspired By Brazilian Star, Alyssa Valdez Talks Future In Politics
Considering the fact that Alyssa has over 1.6 million followers on twitter alone, getting elected should be easy for the Philippine phenom.
Newberry/Sparks Advance To YOG’s Semis, Brewster/Schwengel Eliminated
Devon Newberry and Lindsey Sparks beat Spanish duo Alvarez/Moreno 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-9) to book a ticket to the competition’s semifinals. The win comes with a special flavor for the American duo, as it was against the same Spanish team that knocked them out of the podium at the 2018 FIVB U19 World Championship in July.
