Langlois, Anderson Pace USA Men in #VNL Sweep of Korea
Relative newcomer Jake Langlois and two-time Olympian Matt Anderson were the dynamic duo for the United States, each turning in double-digit scoring efforts to lift the Americans to a sweep of South Korea on Saturday.
Sergey Grankin Returns to Dynamo Moscow
Sergey Grankin is returning to Dynamo Moscow after a season at Belogorie Belgorod. The Russian setter played 11 seasons with Dynamo prior to 2018.
USA Volleyball Selects 12 Players for 2018 NORCECA U-19 Championships
Out of the 20-player training team, 12 have been chosen to represent the U.S. in June in Costa Rica.
Watch Lincoln Williams Serve 79.2 MPH (127.5 KMH) Missile In The VNL
Fans have just witnessed another absurd display of serving prowess in this year’s inaugural edition of the NVL.
5x UAAP MVP, Philippine Sensation Marck Espejo Makes Move To Japan
Marck Espejo has dominated the last half-decade of Philippine college volleyball
Canadian National Teamer Graham Vigrass Signs with Warsaw
Vigrass will play for his Canadian team coach Stephane Antiga with Warsaw.
VNL Standings Update: Poland, USA Last Undefeated Teams at 4-0
Poland and the United States are the last two undefeated teams, each moving to 4-0 with very different results on Friday. Poland holds a slight advantage with 12 points to the USA’s 10. Brazil is 3-1, but also boasts 10 points.
Canada Pushes Past Italy; Iran Bests Error-Riddled Argentina in 5 Sets
Ivan Zaytsev scored 17 points for Italy, but it was not enough to help his side past a Canadian team that was slightly better in every way. Facundo Conte scored a match-high 19 points to pace Argentina, but his team but gave away 40 points on errors in a five-set loss to Iran and dropped to 0-4.
Speraw’s Changes Made the Difference in Another 3-2 Win for the USA
John Speraw, head coach of the United States, went to his bench early to secure a comeback win over Japan. This strategy was much different than what he utilized in the first weekend of play in the Volleyball Nations League.
USA CNT-China Team Wraps Tour With 4-1 Record
While playing against Chinese Volleyball League pro teams, the United States Collegiate National Team – China posted a 4-1 record, ending its trip with four straight victories.
Americans Win Three Pool Titles at Jinjiang Two-Star
The three American women’s teams in action are 5-1 with qualifiers Aurora Davis/Bree Scarbrough and Caitlin Ledoux/Kendra Vanzweiten each posting two wins to win their respective pools. On the men’s side, second seeded Americans Trevor Crabb/John Mayer grabbed two wins to take the Pool B title.
Missouri State to Host MVC Volleyball Tournament for 10th Time in 2018
Missouri State, the defending conference champions, will host the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference volleyball championship tournament.
Errors Plague Australia, Bulgaria in Pool 5 Losses to Russia, Serbia
Russia took advantage of 36 Australian errors and boasted an 11-4 lead in blocks in a four-set win on Friday. Forty Bulgarian errors helped fuel Serbia in a five-set comeback victory.
Brazil’s Sesi/Bauru Signs 6’7” Italian Opp Valentina Diouf
Italian 6’7″ opposite Valentina Diouf will join Brazilian side Sesi/Bauru next season.
Poland Sweeps France; Germany Grabs 1st Win with 3-1 Effort vs. China
Nine blocks and 24 French errors as well as a key substitutionary effort by Dawid Konarski lifted Poland to a sweep of France and a perfect 4-0 VNL mark. Chuan Jiang turned in a match-high 24 points for China, but it was not enough to lift the team to an upset of No. 10 Germany.
