Illinois Inks Two For 2018-19 Freshman Class
Fighting Illini volleyball and head coach Chris Tamas announced the signing of two student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Thursday (November 9) as Diana Brown (Columbus, Ohio) and Taylor Kuper (Lenexa, Kansas) will join the Orange and Blue for the 2018 season.
#20 Iowa State Sweeps WVU With a Strong Block, Balanced Offense
#20 Iowa State went to Morgantown and downed West Virginia in straight sets behind a strong block.
No Changes in Big Ten Title Race; Purdue With a Chance at Spoiler
Samantha Seliger-Swenson is keeping a young Minnesota offense rolling – they’ll try and fight off a talented Purdue team this weekend.
MSU Set For Final Home Matches Against Illinois, Northwestern
Michigan State has its final two-game home weekend of the season with visits from Illinois and Northwestern on tap.
Defense by Committee Gaining Traction: Three or More 20-Dig Efforts
Based on the data compiled, in the rally scoring era (2002-present), there are 35 known occurances of a team boasting three or more players with 20+ digs in a match That total includes a staggering 13 in 2017. Two matches have even seen both teams achieve the feat.
Carla Tristán Returns To Volleyball After 10 Year Hiatus
The former Peruvian national teamer suffered a career ending injury 10 years ago, but now is attempting a comeback
Team USA’s Sarah Wilhite Injuries Ankle In Italy’s Serie A1
2016’s Volleymob National Player of the Year suffers setback while playing for Busto Arsizio
Former Team USA player Paul Lotman Returns To Indoor Volleyball
The former Team USA player took a year off to focus on beach volleyball, but now is returning to the hardwood
Rate of WADA Positive Test Jumped By 27% in 2016
The World Anti-Doping Agency has released an extensive 300-plus page report on its findings from 2016.
Cumberland U Hires Scott Barbe as First Men’s Volleyball Coach
Scott Barbe (left) was named the first men’s volleyball head coach at Cumberland by Director of Athletics Ron Pavan (right) this week.