USA Sweeps Puerto Rico for Pan Am Cup Pool B Title, Cuba Wins 3-0
Cuba carried the momentum from Monday’s five-set win over the United States to a sweep of Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Americans bounced back with a sweep of Group B leader Puerto Rico to claim the pool title with 11 points.
2017 AVCA Two-Year College POTY Massiel Matos Headed to FAU
Two-time AVCA Two-Year College Player of the Year Massiel Matos is headed to Florida Atlantic for 2018.
Canada Sweeps Dominican Republic to Claim Pan Am Cup Group A Crown
Canada claimed its spot in the semifinals with its third straight sweep, handing the Dominican Republic its first loss of the tournament. Meanwhile, Peru claimed its first win of the Pan Am Cup with a sweep of Costa Rica.
Westcliff University Adds Men’s & Women’s Beach, Indoor Programs
After announcing new men’s indoor, women’s indoor, and women’s beach programs in April, the school has now decided to add men’s beach volleyball as well – a rare varsity program in the U.S.
Top Setter in Polish League to Miss 2018-2019 Season with Injury
After suffering an injury last season
Arizona State Beach Lands Ohio State Indoor Grad Ashley Wenz
2017 All-Big Ten honorable mention right side Ashley Wenz will continue her volleyball career at Arizona State Beach.
Theiller Selected As MAAC Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Fairfield’s Megan Theiller ’18 has been selected as the 2017-18 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Female Student-Athlete of the Year,
Nevada Brings On DS/L Ryan Blackwood From Sierra College
Nevada has garnered a third transfer addition in DS/L Ryan Blackwood from Sierra College.
Poland Names Their Roster for the World Championships
Poland’s coach, Vital Heynen, has named his roster for the FIVB World Championships. Pawel Zatorski and Dawid Konarski are trying to get back on top of the podium in Italy this October.
Italy Moves Two Men’s Teams through Gstaad Qualifiers
After 23 qualifying matches on Tuesday, the men’s main draw field for the Gstaad Five Star is complete with eight teams from seven countries joining the field. Italy advanced two teams through the qualifiers.
Larsen/Stockman Win Three Matches for Spot in Gstaad Main Draw
After pulling out of their final two AVP San Francisco matches last weekend due to a rumored injury, Americans Kelley Larsen/Emily Stockman seem to have returned to form winning a pair of country quota matches on Monday and one qualification match on Tuesday to claim a spot in the Gstaad Major main draw.
An Inside Look at the Gstaad Major
Some of the biggest beach volleyball names in the world will make their way to Gstaad, Switzerland for the second of three 2018 FIVB Beach Major tournaments, nicknamed the Major in the Mountains.
P1440 Locks In TV Deal with ESPN to Air Event Finals
ESPN and p1440 announced an agreement placing all of the men’s and women’s finals matches on either ESPN2 or ABC in 2018.
Carli Lloyd Sends Message To Praia Clube’s Fans Through Instagram
Lloyd will have big shoes to fill at Praia, since the team’s former setter, Claudinha Bueno, won the Superliga’s Final’s MVP Award when she led the team to its first ever title
The Netherlands Is Interested In Hosting The 2022 FIVB Women’s WCH
If indeed Netherlands’ intentions become true, it would bring an enormous breath of much needed air for the FIVB’s top women’s competition, which has been hosted in Japan in 4 of its last 6 editions (including the 2018 edition)
