Fan’s Eye View at Women’s World Championship
With the Third Round beginning of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship on Sunday night in Nagoya, Japan (or…
Russians Semenov/Leshukov Best Countrymen for 2nd FIVB Title of 2018
No. 5 seed Konstantin Semenov/Ilya Leshukov of Russia rallied after dropping the first set to claim the Yangzhou Four Star men’s gold in tiebreak on Sunday.
Klineman/Ross Win Yangzhou Four Star, Hughes/Ross Place Third
Second-seeded Americans Alix Klineman/April Ross topped the podium at the Yangzhou Four Star on Sunday, while Sara Hughes/Summer Ross brought home the bronze.
Big Ten: Penn State, Purdue Win in Five; Minnesota Stays Perfect
Penn State ended a seven-match losing streak against Nebraska, winning in five sets at home, while Illinois picked up a key home win over Wisconsin in four. Purdue, Minnesota and Indiana also won on Saturday.
Seliger-Swensen Becomes Only Active Player with 5,000 Assists
Minnesota’s Samantha Seliger-Swenson is the NCAA’s active career leader in assists.
Sweeps by UC Davis, UC Irvine Highlight Big West Play on Saturday
Both UC Davis and UC Irvine earned sweeps on Saturday while Hawaii took down CSUN in four sets.
China Still Hasn’t Committed to Li Yingying as a Starter in Big Matches
China coach Lang Ping has been waiting until crunch time to put her young dynamic hitter Li Yingying into matches, even though it’s clear their outcomes improve with her on the court.
Boskovic Piles Up 24 Points in Return, Paces Serbia to Sweep of Japan
Serbia snapped its two-match losing skid on Sunday with a sweep of Japan to open Pool G play in the Final Six at the FIVB Women’s World Championships.
USA Suffers Third Straight Loss at Worlds, Must Win Monday vs. Dutch
Zhu Ting led the way as China rallied for a 5-set win over the United States to open Final Six play at the World Championships leaving the Americans in a must-win situation on Monday against the Netherlands.
# 24 Baylor, #6 Texas Survive in Five; Kansas Still Unbeaten in Big 12
#24 Baylor and #6 Texas needed five sets Saturday to collect wins. Kansas and Iowa State both collected sweeps.
WCC: Top 3 Volleyball Teams Sweep Saturday
Top-ranked BYU, Pepperdine and San Diego each registered wins in straight sets over their West Coast Conference opponent Saturday afternoon to remain the top 3 in league standings.
#2 Stanford Handles #16 Washington in Straight Sets
2nd-ranked Stanford extended its win streak to 14 in a row with a victory in straight sets against 16th-ranked Washington inside Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal, which has won 27 consecutive home matches, is perfect in Pac-12 play at 8-0.
#11 Penn State Tops #4 Nebraska for First Time Since 2014
Penn State’s five-set comeback win snapped a seven-match losing skid against the Huskers with the last win PSU coming on Nov. 29, 2014 in University Park.
Quade’s 26 Kills Leads #7 Illinois Past #5 Wisconsin
Illinois snapped an eight-match losing streak against the Badgers with the four-set win and evened the season series after falling 3-1 in Champaign on Oct. 3.
Sarah Pavan Drops Indoor Career To Become Full Time Beach Player
Sarah Pavan is one of the best examples of volleyball athletes who excelled at both the indoor and beach games, playing both disciplines of the sport at the highest level
