#7 Wisconsin, #23 Purdue Headline Sunday Sweeps in the Big Ten
#7 Wisconsin and #23 Purdue both took care of business at home on Sunday with wins over #25 Iowa and Ohio State. Maryland went on the road to Indiana and swept the Hoosiers.
World Championship Gold Medal Match Draws Massive Ratings in Italy
The ratings for the women’s volleyball World Championship gold medal match in Italy were akin to those for World Cup matches earlier this year.
Marquette Rallies Past Northern Iowa in 4 in Non-Conference Tilt
Marquette outdid Northern Iowa in every facet of the game, snapping the Panthers’ 10-match win streak with a four-set comeback win.
Missouri Overcomes Record-Setting 23.5 Blocks to Upset #11 Florida
Alyssa Munlyn (above) had 5 blocks for Missouri and Kylie Deberg had a career-high 21 kills as the Tigers won their 5th match in their last 9 tries versus Florida.
Pitt Withstands Challenge from Louisville in 4, Stays Perfect at 22-0
Pitt continued its historic season, extending its win streak to 22 matches, while posting its best ever ACC start (10-0) with a four-set win over co-league leader Louisville on Sunday.
Sokolov Back Starting for Lube Civitanova in a Sweep of Ravenna
Tsvetan Sokolov was back starting for Lube in their sweep of Ravenna.
Modena Stumbles, but Zaytzev Pulls Them Through in 5
Ivan Zaytsev carried Modena through 5 sets to get the win.
Italian Update: Abdel-Aziz Not in the Lineup for Milan
Nimir Abdel-Aziz is out of the lineup with suspected back problems.
MVP Tijana Boskovic Headlines FIVB WCH’s Dream Team
The recently ended Women’s WCH presented fans with masterful performances from the world’s best players.
Hawaii Stifles Fullerton, Allows Only 3 Points in 1st Set
Hawaii’s defense stymied the Fullerton attack, allowing just 30 points total, including only 3 in the first set.
Jaime Kosiorek Breaks Ohio Volleyball Rally-Scoring Record for Aces
Jaime Kosiorek ranks 3rd all-time, and 1st in the rally-scoring era, in career aces at Ohio.
Texas A&M Welcomes Kentucky for SEC Sunday Matchup
Texas A&M (12-8, 5-3 SEC) wraps up the first half of the Southeastern Conference schedule on Sunday as the Aggies play host to Kentucky (13-4, 7-0 SEC) at Reed Arena
Rematch: Mol/Sorum, Fijalek/Bryl to Meet for 3rd Time in Vegas Finals
Poland’s Grzegorz Fijalek/Michal Bryl, which were runnerup to Norwegians Anders Mol/Christian Sorum at the World Tour Finals and at the Vienna Major will have a third shot at the team in the Las Vegas Open Final on Sunday.
Canada’s Bansley/Wilkerson, Pavan/Humana-Paredes To Vie for Vegas Gold
After four days of competition, the Las Vegas Open medal race is down to four teams as two Canadian pairs will meet in the final and two Brazilian sides will vie for third place on Sunday.
Germany Bundesliga: Friedrichshafen, Herrsching, Frankfurt Get Wins
Adam Kocian led United Volleys Frankfurt to a win over Rotternburg.
