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Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth come “full circle” with dominant win at AVP Atlanta
It looked a bit different this time around. It was only two years ago that Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth won their first AVP tournament. They did so in Atlanta, coming out of the qualifier. They stunned the beach volleyball world, leaving…
Sponcil-Cannon take the “spicy” road into the semifinals of AVP Atlanta
To take a look at the women’s semifinals of this weekend’s AVP Atlanta Gold Series is to take a look at, on the surface, what appears to be a complete and total chalk walk. All four of the top seeds — Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes,…
NCAA volleyball goes topsy-turvy: Oregon, UW join B1G; Arizona, ASU, Utah to Big 12
Will Stanford, celebrating its 2019 title, be the last Pac-12 team to win an NCAA volleyball championship?Michael Gomez photography If you’ve ever heard the legendary Bill Walton on Pac-12 basketball broadcasts, you’ve heard him…
Bauer-Horton find “extra gear” for two big upsets at AVP Atlanta Gold Series
Just take a look at all of those Olympians, posing in front of the Olympic rings, looking all Olympic-like, with their sponsored shirts and hats and casual demeanor that says “Yes, we’ve done these shoots before, plenty of them, thanks.”…
Programs embrace adding staff; can any B1G teams elevate from middle of the pack?
Coach Chris Tamas and Illinois senior associate director of athletics Bre Robinson/Ryan Kuttler photo CHICAGO — After the NCAA changed the rule allowing volleyball teams to hire a third paid assistant coach, Chris Tamas didn’t have to…
Last-minute NCAA volleyball move: Crosson quits Cal, takes JC job
The 2022 Cal Bears during their home match against Washington/Shelly Chryst KLC fotos In one of the more unusual happenings in NCAA Division I Power 5 women’s volleyball, just more than two weeks before the start of practice, Cal…
Poland pounds USA to win Volleyball Nations League gold; Japan take bronze
The USA men after beating Italy in the semifinals/Volleyball World photo The Great Wall of Polska. Poland had just one more block than the USA, but they seemed to come at key moments Sunday, especially on match point, when Jakub Kochanoweki…