Gatorade® National Volleyball Player of the Year: Jordan Burgess
World Champion and Pro Beach Volleyball Player April Ross Surprises Standout with Elite Honor
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 10, 2012 — In its 27th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPNHS today announced Jordan Burgess of Berkeley Preparatory School (Tampa, Fla) as its 2011-12 Gatorade National Volleyball Player [...]
NCAA VOLLEYBALL: UCLA Defeats Illinois to Win National Championship
Bruins first title since 1991
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Tournament Most Outstanding Player Rachael Kidder had 20 kills and eight digs and senior Lauren Van Orden added 53 assists and a career-best 17 digs, as the ninth-seeded Bruins won the program’s fourth NCAA and seventh National Championship with a four-set victory [...]
Lindsey Berg named the USA Volleyball Indoor Female Athlete of the Year for 2011
Berg adds to honours list
Colorado Springs, USA, December 14, 2011 – FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix 2011 gold medallist and World Cup silver medallist Lindsey Berg has been named the USA Volleyball Indoor Female Athlete of the Year for 2011.
Berg, who was a member of the squad that clinched two [...]
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Barbados claim top place at Caribbean Women’s beach event
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, December 4, 2011 – Barbados topped the Women’s Caribbean Inter Zonal Beach Volleyball Continental Cup, a qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, as the tournament concluded on Sunday at Seven Miles Beach on Grand Cayman.
The competition between teams from the Caribbean and the Eastern [...]
NCAA DII VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Historic win for Concordia-St. Paul
For the first time in the history of NCAA Division II women’s volleyball, Concordia University (34-2) captured a fifth consecutive NCAA Division II Championship by defeating top-ranked, previously unbeaten and tournament host California State University San Bernardino (32-1) in straight sets (25-20, 31-29, 25-18) on Saturday night at Coussoulis Arena.
The third-ranked [...]
BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Brazil’s Juliana/Larissa earn top FIVB Swatch World Tour honors
Like they did during the season, Brazil’s Juliana and LarissaDominate women’s FIVB Swatch World Tour season awards
Lausanne, Switzerland, November 25, 2011—Like they did while winning six gold medals in 12 events in 2011, Brazil’s Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca dominated the year-end awards for the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World [...]
NCAA VOLLEYBALL: HAWAI’I WINS WAC TOURNAMENT TITLE
The Rainbow Wahine earned their 11th WAC Tournament title with a sweep of New Mexico State in the championship match Wednesday. Kanani Danielson posted her WAC-leading 17th double-double of the season with 10 kills and 17 digs en route to MVP honors.
All-Tournament Team
Brianna Clarke, Fresno State
Allison Walker, Idaho
Jennah DeVries, New [...]
VOLLEYBALL NEWS: Team USA on top of the World Ranking
The U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team unseated Brazil from the top position in the FIVB world ranking following the conclusion of the FIVB World Cup in Tokyo in which Team USA finished with the silver medal. The medal also earned the American team a spot in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The U.S. finished the [...]
Beach Volleyball: China’s Xue/Zhang defeat USA’s Kessy/Ross Sunday for Gold Medal at Phuket Thailand Open
Phuket, Thailand, November 6, 2011—While one player was challenged with a knee injury, China’s Chen Xue/Xi Zhang came out strong and got even stronger against USA’s Jennifer Kessy/April Ross to capture Sunday afternoon’s internationally-televised gold medal match as the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour gathered for the sixth time in Thailand for the [...]
Rita Crockett and Magaly Carvajal Inducted into Volleyball Hall of Fame
Volleyball Hall of Fame enshrines six legends
The Volleyball Hall of Fame enshrined six legendary individuals as part of its 26th induction class on Friday in the birthplace of the sport, Holyoke, Massachusetts in the United States. The Volleyball Hall of Fame now has a total of 106 inductees representing 19 different [...]
