VolleyMob Player of the Week: McKyla Brooks, Stony Brook
Junior middle blocker McKyla Brooks nearly doubled her season output in kills and blocks per set in Stony Brook’s upset wins over top seeded Albany and No. 2 seed Binghamton en route to the America East Tournament Championship and NCAA berth.
California Baptist Takes Over #1 Ranking In Division II
California Baptist took over the #1 spot in the final Division II rankings of the 2017 season prior to the final tournament.
Nikolic and Havlickova Sign With New Turkish Club Turk Hava Yollari
The two veteran players will try to promote the new club to Turkey’s top tier league.
Polish Women: Top Teams Continue To Thrive Through Rounds 5 & 6
Chemik Police won a pair of matches through rounds five and six of the Polish Women’s League to remain on top of the league.
This Week in the Top 25: 8 Head to Head Matches, Two Top 10 Affairs
No. 12 USC has two Top 25 matches on tap for Week 14, with second place in the Pac-12 on the line. Meanwhile, No. 1 Penn State faces No. 7 Minnesota and No. 18 Wisconsin with the Big Ten title up for grabs.
2018 CEV Snow Volleyball To Feature First-Ever European Championships
The third edition of the CEV Snow Volleyball European Tour is set to begin on January 12-14 with a tournament at the Erciyes, Turkey.
11 Big Ten Programs Ranked In Top-50 Of NCAA RPI
Eleven Big Ten volleyball teams are ranked in the top 50 of the NCAA RPI as of Monday, including six of the top 25: No. 4 Penn State, No. 6 Nebraska, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 10 Wisconsin, No. 17 Michigan State, No. 25 Purdue, No. 28 Illinois, No. 30 Michigan, No. 42 Ohio State, No. 46 Iowa and No. 47 Maryland.
A Second Attempt To Ban Rick Butler From Coaching Youth Set For 2018
In the long, drug out saga of banned and then reinstatement of Rick Butler into USA Volleyball continues, as Sarah Powers-Barnhard continues to try and stop Butler from being able to coach junior teams.
NCAA Challenge Review System – A Referee’s Perspective
The following is an interview with a high-level volleyball official, Bill Thornburgh, who took time to talk with VolleyMob about his experience with the Challenge Review System.
Michigan State Heads To Purdue, Indiana For Final Week Of Big Ten Play
Michigan State is on the road for the final week of the regular season, heading to Indiana to take on both Purdue and the Hoosiers.
