Newberry/Sparks Advance To YOG’s Semis, Brewster/Schwengel Eliminated
Devon Newberry and Lindsey Sparks beat Spanish duo Alvarez/Moreno 2-1 (21-19, 17-21, 15-9) to book a ticket to the competition’s semifinals. The win comes with a special flavor for the American duo, as it was against the same Spanish team that knocked them out of the podium at the 2018 FIVB U19 World Championship in July.
Familiar Faces at the Top of Russian Super League After Week 1
Though they are without Muzerskiy, Belogorie started the season with a sweep.
Skra Drops Their Opener, Lights Out Szczecin
Chemik Bydgoszcz started the season with a bang, defeating PGE Skra Bełchatów in 5 sets.
Northern State Tops AVCA Division II Poll
Northern State women’s volleyball is at the top of the heap in this week’s AVCA Division II Poll release. The Wolves, who collected 39 first place votes and 1,166 total points, went 3-0 last week.
Fan Mistakenly Congratulates Karl Kłos On World Championship Win
Despite not playing at this year’s world championships, Polish player Karl Kłos was congratulated by a fan on the world…
Valentin Bratoev Makes Move To Play In Japanese League
Bulgarian national team player Valentin Bratoev posted a photo of him and his family on an airplane early October with…
“I Could Not Keep Up, But I Tried My Best” – Brazil’s Natália
Natália Zilio, arguably Brazil’s best volleyball player in activity, had a 2018 WCH to forget. Fighting against injury, she made…
Illinois Stays Steady at Number Three in the Oct. 15 RPI Rankings
Illinois remains steady at third in the latest RPI where the top three is the same and the rest is mostly shuffled.
“Now That Leon Is Gone, The League Is Wide Open” – Nova’s K. Bryansky
Russian coach Konstantin Bryansky, who heads the Novokuybyshevsk Nova club, has exemplified what kind of hot volleyball commodity Wilfredo Leon really is
Penn State Climbs Back Into AVCA Top 5, Kansas Joins Rankings at 22
Penn State jumped back into the AVCA Top 5, climbing five spots to No. 4 after topping No. 17 Purdue and No. 5 Nebraska. An upset in the Big 12, dropped Texas from No. 4 to No. 8 and earned the victor, Kansas, a spot in the poll at No. 22.
PlusLiga’s Szczecin x Gdansk Match Cancelled Due To Power Failure
The Szczecin x Gdansk match was supposed to be one of the hottest games of PlusLiga’s opening week
Lonneke Sloetjes’ 38 Points are 3rd-Most Ever at Women’s World Champs
Sloetke’s output was the most points ever scored in a winning effort at the World CHampionships.
“This Has Been My Hardest Year As Brazil’s HC” – José Guimarães
Brazil’s female NT still doesn’t know what hit it
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