Former Seattle University Star Martina Samadan Joins Italian Champs
Current Italian champions Conegliano decided to play it safe with Raphaela Folie’s injury and announced in its official website the signing of Martina Samadan to fill up her roster spot
Brazilian Volleyball Federation Launches Online Recruiting Platform
The platform will received user uploaded videos, via youtube, which will be evaluated by coaches
Turkey’s Halkbank Signs Serbian Standout Drazen Luburic
Before moving to Turkey, Luburic had very successful stints in Italy, Poland, Russia, and Japan
Auburn’s Brenna McIlroy Downs 11 Kills vs. Butler to Reach 1000
Senior outside hitter Brenna McIlroy became the 15th player in Auburn volleyball history to reach the 1,000 kill milestone and first since Katherine Culwell (2009-2013).
Costa Rica, Honduras Cruise to NORCECA U-18 Girls Fifth Place Match
Costa Rica and Honduras will meet on Saturday with fifth place on the line after both teams won their classification matches via sweep on Friday afternoon.
Iran Sweeps South Korea to Win 2nd-Straight Asian Games Men’s Gold
VOLLEYBALL AT THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES – MEN’S INDOOR TOURNAMENT August 20th, 2018 – September 1st, 2018 Bulungan Sport Hall…
USA, Canada Girls Punch Tickets to U-18 World Championships
With the top two teams earning spots in the U18 World Championships in Egypt, Friday’s semifinals had an added level of pressure. In the end, the United States and Canada rose to the occasion and punched their tickets. The Americans cruised to a sweep, while Canada had to rally for a five-set win to move on.
Chinese Women Complete Perfect Run for Asian Games Volleyball Gold
Zhu Ting and China were unstoppable as they won all 8 of their Asian Games matches in 3-0 sweeps.
#9 Bomgren/Schalk, #10 Howard/Reeves Make AVP Chicago Winners Final 4
Opening day in the main draw the AVP Championships in Chicago was riddled with upsets and saw ninth-seeded Tim Bomgren/Chaim Schalk and No. 10 Brittany Howard/Kelly Reeves advance to the winner’s bracket final four.
Japanese Men Appear on Taiiku-Kai TV before World Champs
In the run up to the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championships, the Japanese men’s national team has gone on…
Arizona’s Kendra Dahlke Pounds Down 1,000th Kill
Arizona senior outside hitter Kendra Dahlke downed 18 kills in the team’s first match of the day against Lipscomb, reaching the 1,000-kill milestone on a backrow attack in the second set.
Northwestern’s Alana Walker Hits at NCAA-Best .900 Clip vs. Colgate
Northwestern’s sophomore Alana Walkerm planted her name atop the NCAA charts for match hitting percentage in 2018 with a .900 effort (9-0-10) in the Wildcats’ sweep of Colgate on Friday at the Ellis Rowland Memorial Tournament.
Dominican Republic, Cuba to Meet for NORCECA U-21 Title
The stage is set for the NORCECA U-21 Championships podium matches. It will be the host Cubans vs. the Dominican Republic for the gold, while the United State will take on Canada for the bronze.
Guatemala, Chile, USA Win in Pan Am Cup Classification Matches
In the seventh to 10th place Pan Am Cup classification matches, Chile and the United States won to set up Saturday’s contests, while Guatemala nailed down the 11th place position in the standings with their its win of the tournament.
It’s a Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge Split
The Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences played to a split in challenge action Friday, as #11 Illinois swept #20 Colorado and #10 Washington topped Iowa in 4.
