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3-time NCAA-champion Nourse Twins have “nothing else but to be themselves”
HERMOSA BEACH, California — There were roughly 11,000 people surrounding court three in Gulf Shores, Alabama this past spring. Another 200,000-plus were tuning in on ESPN, all eyes on a single, NCAA Championship-deciding match. For…
NCAA volleyball: Stanford sweeps Rice; big wins for Abilene Christian, Portland State
Fifth-ranked Stanford finished its Texas trip with a sweep at Rice. In another Texas match on Tuesday, Abilene Christian knocked off Texas Tech; Portland State was without three starters but rallied to beat visiting Utah; and Virginia, Duke…
Pro Volleyball Federation signs execs; Orlando adds 10 players; Fury news
While Athletes Unlimited Volleyball heads into its upcoming season, and League One will announce its sixth and final club for next year, Pro Volleyball Federation that continued to make news these past few weeks. PVF announced Devonie…
Tawa’s HS Dots: A Cornerstone moment and hugs at High Sierra, elsewhere
This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag.com’s weekly look at 10 things in high school volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots every Tuesday until the last high school state championship in…
Best least-known player? Rya McKinnon off to strong start again for Howard
Rya McKinnon attacks against George Mason/Rodney Pierce photo In the days after he watched Rya McKinnon tally a program-record 30 kills in a five-set win over George Mason, Howard coach Shaun Kupferberg had a simple message for his…
The field is set: Breaking down the Beach Pro Tour World Championships
With last week’s drawing of the lots, the field for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour World Championships has been set. Eight USA teams will be making the trip to Tlaxcala, Mexico this October 6-15 to compete for the biggest non-Olympic…
NCAA volleyball: Wisconsin, Pitt, Florida win; the corrected AVCA top 25
Back from a three-matches-in-three-days NCAA state-of-Texas volleyball sojourn where we saw Rice get thumped at Baylor, Houston get blasted at Texas State and Stanford sweep at Texas. This report recaps Sunday’s results and includes…
Dominican Republic beats USA in five to win NORCECA Continental gold
The USA women took home silver Sunday after losing to the Dominican Republic in the title match of the NORCECA Senior Women’s Volleyball Continental Championship in Quebec, Canada. The Dominicans won the tournament for the third time in a…
Another battle with the Canadians, another AVP Chicago gold for Kloth-Nuss
Kristen Nuss, right, gives a celebratory drink to Taryn Kloth/Rick Atwood photo CHICAGO — In just three pro seasons, Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss have morphed from “that team straight out of college with huge potential” to “one of the…