Poland Announces 15 Players for Men’s NVL Opening Weekend
Six members of the 2016 Olympic team, which finished fifth, are included in Poland’s announced roster of 15 ahead of Week 1 of the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League.
Previewing NVL Pool 6: Germany, Italy, Russia, South Korea
With three of the four teams firmly in the middle of the pack of 16, this pool could come up big when in determining which teams advance to the finals. One would have to give a slight edge to Russia in terms of a favorite to come out as the leader of the pack, simply by way of experience and opening weekend results.
Texas A&M Drops 3-1 Decision to Club Italia
The Texas A&M volleyball team took on Club Italia, consisting of the best junior players in Italy, falling 3-1 (25-16, 25-21, 25-19, 28-30).
Germany Drops 3 Players for Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League
After an upset of 2017 Grand Prix Champions Brazil, Germany has made 3 changes to its reserves for week 2.
Chattanooga’s Bennett Heading to West Africa with Athletes in Action
Chattanooga Mocs sophomore Bailey Bennett is heading on a tour through West Africa runs from May 19th through June 3rd with Athletics in Action, which will feature of mixture of competition and clinical work with local youth to help grow the sport Internationally.
Pepperdine’s Sicoli Named AVCA Assistant Coach of the Year
The American Volleyball Coaches Association announced Marcio Sicoli as the AVCA National Assistant Coach of the Year on Monday.
2018 VNL (W) Pool 5 Preview; Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, USA
The United States and Netherlands spearhead Pool 5 with Japan and upstart Belgium joining the week two action.
Canadian National Team Libero Blair Bann Among 3 Adds for Chaumont
Besides Bann (above), Chaumont has also added Bulgarian National Team member Martin Atanasov and Frenchman Julie Winkelmuller
Washington All-American Tia Scambray Signs First Pro Contract
Scambray will be joined by former Washington State All-American Kyra Holt and Martenne Bettendorf from Oregon.
Tulane Set to Face 6 RPI Top 100 Teams in 2018
Tulane volleyball will host two non-conference tournaments, travel to Georgia Tech and Rutgers for invitationals and play six teams that ranked in last season’s NCAA top 100 RPI, head coach Jim Barnes announced
Italian Men Name 14-Man Roster for Volleyball Nations League Week 1
Ivan Zaytsev is back in the fold for the Italian men’s National Team.
Marshall Transfer & All-C-USA MB Madison Hill Headed to UT Arlington
2017 All-Conference USA First team pick Madison Hill is leaving Marshall for UT Arlington via transfer.
UCLA, Pepperdine, Hawaii Lead VolleyMob Beach All-America Honorees
VolleyMob first, second and third team All-America honors recognize the top three teams from courts 1 through 5. UCLA’s Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara (Court 1), Lily Justine/Sarah Sponcil (Court 2), Izzy Carey/Megan Muret (Court 5), Hawaii’s Carly Kan/Laurel Weaver (Court 3) and Pepperdine’s Skylar Caputo/Alexis Filippone (Court 4) make up the first team.
Cruzeiro`s Marcelo Mendez Announced As Argentinian Men`s NT New Coach
Marcelo Mendez`s success with Brazil`s Sada/Cruzeiro has paid off big time for the coach
2-Time Beach Olympian Liliana Fernadez Resumes Career After Pregnancy
Liliana Fernández is back in the World Tour after taking 2017 off to get pregnant
