Dual-Nation Hosting Led to Change of Format for Men’s Volleyball World Championship
The 2018 Men’s Volleyball World Championships deviated from the traditional format because of the logistics involved with having two host nations, FIVB says.
Oregon’s Taylor Borup Tabbed AVCA Player of the Week
After leading the now 15th-ranked Ducks to back-to-back sweeps over 17th-ranked UCLA and 12th-ranked USC, junior Taylor Borup earned her first career AVCA Player of the Week honor.
Japanese Women Outdraw Italian Men in World Championship 1st Round
Sarina Koga and the Japanese women had almost 9,000 spectators per match in the opening round of the 2018 Women’s Volleyball World Championship tournament.
NCAA Women’s Cumulative Top 50 (VM Top 25 + AVCA + RPI)
The combined VolleyMob Top 25, AVCA and RPI rankings into one.
BREAKING: Walsh Jennings Picks Brooke Sweat for 2020 Olympics Run
Four-time Olympian and three-time gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings has selected four-time AVP Defensive Player of the Year Brooke Sweat as her partner for Tokyo 2020.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Katie Forsythe, Loyola Maryland
Loyola Maryland freshman libero Katie Forsythe averaged 8.15 digs per set, posted three straight 30-plus dig matches, set a school record and made good on all 50 of her serve reception chances en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.
Baylor Star OH Yossiana Pressley Misses Loss to Kansas
Baylor star outside hitter Yossiana Pressley was not in action during Baylor’s recent loss to Kansas.
Nevada/San Jose State Starts Week 8 Mountain West Action
This week’s Mountain West play opens on Tuesday, October 9 when Nevada visits San Jose State. The New Mexico Lobos, which lead the league at 5-1 and are off to their best start since the 2013 season, are back in action on Friday.
Kansas’ Resurgence & 4-0 Big 12 Start Fueled By Blocking & Player Progression
Jada Burse has been on a hot streak as has the Kansas block in leading a seven-match win streak.
IOC Session Elects Nine New Members
Today, during the IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, nine new International Olympic Committee (IOC) Members were elected, three re-elected after eight years of membership and four finishing their mandate will become IOC Honorary Members.
The VolleyMob Pod #13 – with BYU Star Roni Jones-Perry
The latest VolleyMob Pod features a National Player of the Year candidate in BYU OH Roni Jones-Perry.
Getting Social: Volleyball Moments of the Week
It is a big world out there with a lot of volleyball action. We don’t want to miss something big. To make sure we see your post from Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, so it is considered for inclusion on Getting Social, tag us @VolleyMob. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Class of 2020 OH Natalie Repetti Commits to UC San Diego
Class of 2020 outside hitter Natalie Repetti has committed to the UC San Diego volleyball team.
Winters, Speech, Dolezal Earn Big East Week 7 Accolades
Creighton’s Jaali Winters is the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, while Georgetown’s Symone Speech takes home the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week. Seton Hall’s Eden Dolezal captures the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honor.
Chattanooga’s Langhaim, WCU’s Veit Garner SoCon Honors
Chattanooga’s Jaquelyn Langhaim and Western Carolina’s Abigail Veit have been named the Southern Conference offensive and defensive players of the week.
