Shelton, Thomas, Brambilla Take Home ACC Weekly Accolades
Duke’s Andie Shelton has been named ACC Volleyball Player of the Week, and Solei Thomas of Clemson and Mariana Brambilla of Georgia Tech earned Co-Freshmen of the Week nods.
UCSB Sweeps Big West Honors as Ruddins, Petrachi, Lovenberg Star
For the second straight September, the UC Santa Barbara has garnered a sweep of the Big West Athlete of the Week awards with Lindsey Ruddins, Emilia Petrachi and Olivia Lovenberg being honored by the conference.
OVC Tabs Lohmeier as Offensive Player of the Week
Morehead State’s Olivia Lohmeier, Tennessee Tech’s Kristen Brugere and Erica Grant and Austin Peay’s Kristen Stucker round up Ohio Valley Conference weekly honors.
Nebraska-Kearney Takes Over #1 Spot in AVCA Division II Poll
With No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth dropping two matches last weekend, that left an opening atop the Division II Top 25. Enter Nebraska-Kearney. The Lopers, who were ranked eighth in the preseason poll and fifth last week, went 4-0 at home to set up their ascent.
28 Teams, Including 6 from Big Ten, Still Undefeated After 2 Weekends
After knocking off #2 Texas last week, Wisconsin has emerged from the first 2 weekends of play unscathed
Best of the Week: Big 12 Picks Dixon, Hillegas, McCall
Kansas State, Iowa State and TCU earned the Big 12’s Week 2 accolades. K-State’s Sarah Dixon was tabbed Offensive Player…
Texas State’s Daigle, DeWalt Sweep Sun Belt Accolades
Madison Daigle and Emily DeWalt both earned Sun Belt Conference weekly accolades after leading the Texas State volleyball team to a perfect weekend.
A New #1: Minnesota Takes Top Spot in AVCA Poll
With help from losses by last week’s top two teams and an undefeated weekend at home at the Diet Coke Classic, the Minnesota Golden Gophers are the new No. 1 team in the AVCA Coaches Poll.
American’s Kazala Notches 7th Patriot League Player of the Week Nod
American senior Aleksandra Kazala was named the Patriot League Volleyball Player of the Week while Loyola Maryland freshman libero Katie Forsythe was selected as the rookie of the week.
May, Martin, Lazaro Honored by Pac-12 on Week 2
UCLA’s Mac May, Washington State’s Claire Martin and USC’s Raquel Lazaro were tabbed as Pac-12 Offensive, Defensive and Freshman of the Week for their effort on Week 2.
BYU’s Jones-Perry Tabbed as WCC Player of the Week
Senior outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry helped BYU women’s volleyball claim the BYU Nike Invitational title last week, which included an upset win over then-No. 1 Stanford, en route to WCC top honors for Week 2.
Japan Women Release Final Roster for World Championship
On Monday, September 3rd, the Japanese Volleyball Association (JVA) with their broadcasting partner Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) had a press…
Minnesota All-Big Ten OH Alexis Hart Misses Weekend of Action
2017 Third-Team AVCA All-American OH Alexis Hart has been absent the last three matches for Minnesota.
Bogoje, Terry Tabbed CAA Co-Offensive Players of the Week
Hofstra senior Doris Bogoje and Elon senior Kam Terry were named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Co-Offensive Players of the Week, while UNCW’s Kendall Bender earned Defensive Player of the Week and Aisha Skinner of Hofstra took home her second straight Rookie of the Week honor.
Italy Announces 14-Man Roster for 2018 World Championships
Italy has whittled their roster from 16 to 14, including the elimination of an Olympic silver medalist. (Superstar Ivan Zaytsev, above, is included in the team).
