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Wake Forest Volleyball Falls to Virginia, 3-1 (Wake Forest Sports)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Senior Erin Borhart recorded her third triple double of the season with 11 kills, 51 assists and 15 digs and Natasha Schaefer led the Wake Forest volleyball team with 20 digs, but the Demon Deacons fell, 3-1 (30-22, 24-30, 23-30, 33-31), Friday night in Reynolds Gym.

Nittany Lions beat Gophers in volleyball (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Melissa Walbridge had 14 kills and eight blocks to lead No. 2 Penn State to a 30-14, 30-24, 30-21 sweep of the Gophers in a Big Ten volleyball match Friday night in State College, Pa.

Milano, Windthorst reach 1A volleyball title match (Austin American-Statesman)
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Rebekah Melton had 34 kills to lead Milano's five-game victory against Round Top Carmine in the semifinals of the Class 1A volleyball tournament Friday.

NC State Volleyball Buried 3-0 At Florida State (GoPack.com)
Eddins leads Wolfpack with nine kills. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The NC State volleyball team lost 3-0 Friday night at Florida State. Senior middle blocker Stefani Eddins , who leads the ACC in attack percentage, led the Wolfpack (7-20, 1-18 ACC) with nine kills, hitting .467 and four blocks, but the Seminoles (11-16, 9-10 ACC) were able to sweep NC State 30-27, 30-24, 30-19.

UTEP Wins In Volleyball (KTSM)
It has been a season of success for all UTEP sports teams and that trend continued Friday at the Conference USA Volleyball Tournament. Senior Kari Stacy collected a match-high 17 kills in the winning effort.

No. 17 Women's Volleyball Defeats Iowa, 3-0 (OhioStateBuckeyes.com)
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 17th-ranked Ohio State (19-7 overall, 12-5 Big Ten) women's volleyball team won 3-0 (30-23, 30-25, 30-27) over Iowa (14-16, 4-13) Friday night in St. John Arena in front of 1,608 fans.

Sarah Kirkwood Leads Virginia Volleyball To 3-1 Victory Over Wake Forest (VirginiaSports.com)
Lindsay Osco registers 1,000th career kill. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Second-year outside hitter Sarah Kirkwood (Tampa, Fla./Plant) slammed a match-high 23 kills and third-year outside hitter Lindsay Osco (Houston, Texas/Elkins) notched her 1,000th career kill to help lead the University of Virginia volleyball team to a 3-1 (22-30, 30-24, 30-23, 33-31) victory over Wake Forest Friday evening


Volleyball Commentary

"No one likes to play & lose when your teammates could have possibly won the match. "
This is exactly why I say that subs SHOULD be made when the starters aren't getting the job done. Your sub just might be the one to make the difference and your starter should be constantly be challenged to prove...

When to Change the Rules...Now or Later?
Coaches, have you ever had a season where things are going right? Maybe the players are putting in the effort? Perhaps missing practices or showing up late? Uniforms not ready, bad attitudes, poor teamwork, etc. Maybe the solution is changing...

Cancers: Easy to Identify; Can They be Cured?
In volleyball or any sport, cancers are those players that not only bring down themselves, but the entire team. The easy way to get rid of the cancer is just kick them off of the team. What if instead you...

Blueprint for Blocking
The first line of defense is the skill set of blocking. Good effective blocking can accomplish one of two things. The first is the counter offensive to score a block kill. The second is to dissolve the opponent’s offense so...

Volleyball Dad Wants to Learn
From the forums, SAMPLEDOC writes, "I'm a Volleyball Dad who is trying to learn more about the game -- specifically about how the stats are kept....what makes a block a block and what makes a kill a kill. Does anyone...

How to Set
The most important position on any volleyball team is the setter. Learn to master this skill and you will always be wanted....

How Important are Coaches?
From the forums, "My daughter has started her 9th season of volleyball, including both school and club ball. She encountered a coach this year that took every ounce of wind out of her sail. For the first time in her...


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