Team USA Eliminated from 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix
Karch Kiraly’s young American team dropped their second straight match on Thursday, ending their run at the FIVB World Grand Prix.
Hilbert College to Suspend Men’s Volleyball Team for 2018 Season
Hilbert College will suspend their men’s volleyball team for the 2018 season with plans to form a stronger team for the 2018-2019 season with the AMCC.
Fendrick/Ross Defeat Hermannova/Slukova for a Quarterfinal Spot
April Ross and Lauren Fendrick (above) secured a spot in the quarterfinals with a win over Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic.
Top Seeded Alvaro/Saymon Out as Round of 32 Wraps Up
Christiaan Varenhorst and Maarten van Garderen of the Netherlands pulled the upset, topping the top seeded Brazilians in straight sets, 21-17, 21-18 with help from 12 miscues.
Beach Players Learn What Hechtbaggersprung Means (Video)
Many players at the competition were asked to pronounce a volleyball term that is used in Austria – Hechtbaggersprung.
Austrians Doppler/Horst Forge Comeback Over Americans
Austria’s Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst fought through three sets to take down Casey Patterson and Theo Brunner of the United States 2-1, (18-21, 21-19, 15-10).
Canadians Bansley/Wilkerson, Americans Ross/Fendrick On To Quarters
The competition is now down to eight teams: two American, two Brazilian, two Canadian and two German. The Brazilian pairs will face off in the quarterfinals, while the rest of the groupings are split up.
Ludwig/Walkenhorst Eliminate Young Americans Claes/Hughes In Two
2016 Olympic Champions Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst run through young American’s Kelly Claes and Sara Hughes for 2-0, (21-16, 21-16) victory.
#1 Larissa/Talita Move On To Quarterfinals After Defeat Of Swiss Duo
#1 seeded Larissa Franca and Talita Antunes of Brazil take down Switzerland’s Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Heidrich in straight sets 2-0, (21-19, 21-16).
Samoilovs/Smedins Advance To Round Of 16 Over USA’s Hyden/Doherty
Latvia’s Aleksandrs Samoilovs and Janis Smedins eliminated the United States Ryan Doherty and John Hyden in a 2-1, (23-21, 18-21, 15-12) win.
Brazil’s Cerutti/Schmidt Fly Through Finsters/Tocs To Round Of 16
Brazil’s Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt continue their strong run at the 2017 Vienna Beach World Championships, with a convincing win over Latvia’s Rihards Finsters and Edgars Tocs 2-0, (21-15, 21-17).
Brazil Steals Five-Setter From The Dutch, Italy Makes Semifinals
Italy and Brazil sneak away with victories on day two of the FIVB World Grand Prix finals.
Pittsburgh Adds Southern Illinois Transfer Alex Rosignol for 2017
Southern Illinois transfer Alex Rosignol will play out her senior season at Pittsburgh in 2017.
LIVE: 2016 WGP Champ Brazil on Brink of Elimination vs. Netherlands
Brazil needs to defeat Netherlands to avoid elimination while the Dutch can clinch a semifinal berth with a win.
#2 Laboureur/Sude Move On To Quarterfinals To Face Pavan/Humana-Paredes
#2 seeded Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude take down Finland’s Riikka Lehtonen and Taru Lahti-Liukkonen 2-0, (21-17, 21-19). The win moves the German team to the quarterfinals while the Finnish pair is eliminated.
