AVP Gold Series Champions: Crabb/Gibb Win AVP Chicago, $25K
The men fought hard to reach the title match with both semifinal matches going to tiebreak. In the end, it was No. 2 seed Taylor Crabb/Jake Gibb that won the @AVP Gold Series Championships in Chicago, their first title since winning AVP Seattle in June.
Zhu Leads All Players In VolleyMob’s Women’s Asian Games Dream Team
The Asian Games was the perfect event for some teams to make the final adjustments towards this year’s WCH. For fans, it was an amazing opportunity to have a close look at what the continent’s best players had to offer.
3 Takeaways from the Montana Invitational – Utah’s Title & More
The six- match tournament brought a mixed bag of results, but Utah came away with the trophy posting a 3-0 record, all in sweeps.
Gophers Remain Undefated with Two More Sweeps at Diet Coke Classic
Saturday brought two more wins for No. 4 Minnesota, leaving the team among the national ranks of the unbeaten a 5-0 and sewing up the Diet Coke Classic tournament title.
Creighton Claims SMU Doubletree Classic Title
Creighton swept SMU, NC State, and Arkansas State for the title.
Giant Killers: UCF Knocks Off #7 USC for First Ranked Win Since 2011
After handing No. 3 Florida a four-set home loss, No. 7 USC looked to be in the driver’s seat for the Bubly Invitational title, but nobody told UCF that. The Knights posted their first win over a ranked foe since 2011, also a win over the Trojans.
Former Volleyball Superstar Luigi Mastrangelo Appears in Italian Movie
4-time Italian Olympian Luigi Mastrangelo had a role in an Italian feature film, playing “the good Sniper.”
Riding High: Cal Poly Takes Utah State Invitational Title
Cal Poly was challenged in its opener, but held on for the five-set win and claimed the Utah State Invitational title with two more victories, both via sweep. The wins move Cal Poly to 5-1 on the season.
Winning for a Legend: Penn State Sweeps Invitational, Honors Rose
In a weekend selected to celebrate 40 seasons with head coach Russ Rose at the helm of Penn State volleyball, the Nittany Lions did their best to honor his legacy of winning, posting a pair of sweeps en route to the Penn State Invitational title.
Division I Volleyball Receives C Grade for Hiring Female Coaches
University of Florid head coach Mary Wise was the only female head coach at the 2018 NCAA Divsiion I Women’s Indoor Volleyball final 4 last season.
Brazil and Argentina Set up South American Final at Pan Am Cup
Brazil defeated Puerto Rico in the semifinals to set up a meeting with Argentina in the Pan Am Cup final.
#24 Washington State Defeats #14 Northern Iowa Two Nights in a Row
All-American Taylor Mims led the Cougars to defeat Northern Iowa for the second time this weekend.
USA Finishes 7th, Colombia 9th at Pan Am Cup
David Wieczorek and the United States finished with a win over Chile to place 5th at the 2018 Pan Am Cup.
Costa Rica Takes 5th, Nicaragua 7th at NORCECA U-18
Costa Rica swept Honduras to finish 5th place at the 2018 NORCECA U-18 Championships.
#8 BYU Takes the Crown at the Nike Invitational
#8 BYU finished the weekend 3-0 to win the BYU Nike Invitational.
