NCAA Tournament First Round Day Two Predictions
Top-ranked Stanford is in action to begin their title quest on night two of the first round of the NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball Tournament.
Top-Ranked Stanford Sweeps Howard Despite Offensive Struggles
Stanford swept Howard behind strong defense and a few outbursts despite an overall low hitting percentage.
Wichita State Earns a 2-0 Start to the Season
Tabitha Brown led the Shockers to a four set victory of Howard on Sunday afternoon.
UMES, Bethune-Cookman Picked as MEAC Favorites, Babic Player of the Yr
Maryland Eastern Shore was predicted to claim the MEAC Northern Division, while Bethune-Cookman was chosen to win the Southern Division. Eastern Shore outside hitter Lucia Babic was tabbed as Preseason Player of the Year.
3-Time Defending MEAC Champions Howard Will Host #1 Stanford, #6 Penn State
Howard University ranked last, officially, in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball in attendance last season. That should change in 2018.
Howard Announces 2018 Schedule, Including Three NCAA Powers
Wichita State (Aug. 26) and Power Five foes Stanford (Aug. 27) and Penn State (Sept. 14), all NCAA Tournament teams, headline the Bison’s 2018 campaign.
Howard Hires South Carolina’s Welsh-White as Second Assistant
South Carolina volunteer assistant Julian Welsh-White will round out the Howard University coaching staff as the second assistant, head coach Shaun Kupferberg announced on Thursday.
Marquette Alum, Clemson Director of Ops Joins Howard Staff
Marquette alumna Ciara Jones joins the staff at Howard as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, head coach Shaun Kupferberg announced last week.
NCAA Day 2 Rewind: Three Five-Setters, History Made
In first round matches, there were 20 sweeps in the 32 matches, but also three five-setters, which included two history making or ending efforts.
Pitt Uses 4 Double-Doubles to Top VCU; No. 1 Penn State Wins in Four over Howard
Sophomore right side Nika Markovic notched a 17-kill, 13-dig double-double and four blocks to lead a quartet of Pitt players with double-doubles in Pittsburgh’s first round win. Meanwhile, Penn State held Howard to .085 in a four-set win in Match 2 in University Park.
