Tiffany Clark Nabs Back Libero Spot From M.E. Dodge for #5 Wisconsin
Tiffany Clark and M.E. Dodge battled for the libero position as #5 Wisconsin got by #7 Illinois in four sets.
Wisconsin Rallies Past Illinois Behind Career Night by Rettke
Wisconsin rallied for a four-set win over Illinois, beating the Illini at their own game, winning the block 8-5 and denying Ali Bastianelli the career total blocks record for another match.
Big 12: A Competitive Night of Conference Volleyball
6th-ranked Texas, Texas Tech and Kansas survived tight, 5-set matches to remain undefeated in Big 12 play Wednesday night. Oklahoma also downed Iowa State in 4 sets, halting its 9-mach skid against the Cyclones.
Big East: #15 Marquette Sweeps Xavier; DePaul Outlasts Butler in Five
Allie Barber led an efficient and powerful Marquette offense to a sweep of Xavier.
UC Irvine Men Finish Home & Home Series with Shanghai Golden Age
The UC Irvine men’s volleyball team finished an 18-day trek through Asia in mid-September, including two matches against Shanghai Golden Age, a top professional team in China. The teams met again, this time in Irvine, California on Tuesday.
Projected FIVB Men’s National Team Rankings After World Championships
With the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship finishing last weekend in Italy, we at Volleymob decided to take a…
Big Ten: Favorites Prevail in Midweek Conference Tilts
All 3 favored programs played their way to Big Ten conference volleyball victories on Wednesday night as 3rd-ranked Nebraska topped 25th-ranked Iowa in 4, 4th-ranked Minnesota handled Northwestern in straight sets and 5th-ranked Wisconsin downed 7th-ranked Illinois in 4.
WATCH LIVE: Qinzou Women’s Semis, Medal Matches
Teams from four countries will vie for the Qinzou Three Star women’s medals late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning ET. Italy’s Marta Menegatti/Viktoria Orsi Toth, Americans Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil, Russia’s No. 7 Ekaterina Birlova/Evgenia Ukolova and Brazil’s No. 16 Ana Patricia Silva Ramos/Rebecca Cavalcanti Barbosa Silva make up the final four.
WATCH LIVE: Bourne/Crabb vs. Myskiv/Samoday in Qinzhou 3-Star Final
Ninth-seeded Americans Trevor Crabb/Tri Bourne will face Russia’s Taras Myskiv/Valeriy Samoday in the men’s gold medal match, in a rematch of a Pool H meeting. The tournament marks Bourne’s return to the FIVB stage just a month after making his first AVP appearance in 18 months away with an autoimmune disorder.
Alyssa Valdez and Michele Gumabao Juggling Volleyball with Modeling
Philippine volleyball superstars Alyssa Valdez and Michele Gumabao lead busy lives.
Emilia Petrachi Breaks UCSB Volleyball Record for Career Digs
Senior libero Emilia Petrachi is now UCSB’s all-time leader in digs.
SEC: (RV) UGA Gets By Auburn Behind Ritchie & Ceasar; (RV) Tennessee Downs (RV) ‘Bama
T’ara Ceasar (pictured) and Rachel Ritchie combined for 48 kills as (RV) Georgia escaped Auburn in five sets.
Elena Pietrini Hasn’t Played at World Championships Due to Ab Injury
Elena Pietrini ranked 4th in the Nations League tournament earlier this summer with 19 aces.
Team USA Couldn’t Sleep After Traumatic Loss To Poland At WCH Semis
Team USA had a very clear chance at a gold medal at this year’s WCH, which would be its first gold at the tournament since a very distant 1986 title run.
