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WKU volleyball draws Cincy (News-Democrat & Leader)
The Western Kentucky volleyball team will head to Champaign, Ill., to take on Cincinnati in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Volleyball Tournament, the NCAA announced Sunday.

Volleyball's Fuller Wins National Player of the Week (KSPR Springfield)
Missouri State sophomore middle blocker Bethany Fuller has been named the Collegiate Volleyball Update (CVU.com) National Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 24-30, it was announced Tuesday morning.

Four Sidney Eagles earn Eastern A volleyball honors (Sidney Herald)
Four Sidney Eagle volleyball players have made the Eastern A All Conference team. Juniors Vannesa Bawden and Jordan Sullivan were selected to the second team.

Fresno City starts state volleyball run Friday (The Fresno Bee)
Fresno City College (25-5) will open the California Community Colleges state volleyball championship tournament against Orange Coast (20-4) at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Pasadena City College.

Columbia College volleyball wins opener in national tournament (Columbia Missourian)
Sioux City, Iowa - The Columbia College volleyball team won its first match of the NAIA National Tournament on Tuesday by a score of 25-22, 25-11, 23-25, 25-15 over the University of Mobile (Ala.) The Cougars, with an overall record of 40-3, are in pool play at the 24-team tournament at the Tyson Events Center. Each pool is divided into four teams, and after three matches, the top two teams ...

New Lothrop, Byron athletes receive GAC Blue volleyball awards (The Argus-Press)
Three New Lothrop volleyball players - Monica Confer, Rachelle Kviz and Kelsey Gasper - were voted unanimous first-team GAC Blue Division first-team selections, it was recently announced.

NCAA volleyball: Larson: Nebraska must rely on full team effort (Honolulu Advertiser)
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska on paper may be less talented than a year ago, yet the Cornhuskers enter the NCAA volleyball tournament with a better team, Big 12 player of the year Jordan Larson says.

Volleyball squads sweep NAIT to conclude first half (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)
When Ron Thomson first took over the reins of the Grande Prairie Regional College Wolves volleyball team, he described his coaching style “way out [...]


Volleyball Commentary

Cover Your Hitter
Simply because a hit is blocked it does not mean the play is over. Most blocks are not roofs, which means that your team has another opportunity to play the...

On Leadership
Leadership is often seen as a solitary role to be assumed by one individual. He is to lead and the others are to follow. The captain is responsible for ensuring...

What does it take to be a setter?
As the cornerstone of every effective offense, the setter needs to be quick and precise. He needs to be able to chase a ball that is passed off of the...

History of the Olympic Games
Volleyball saw its introduction to the Olympic Games by being featured as an American sports demonstration event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. However, it was not officially introduced...

The U.S. Teams Forge Ahead
On the beach: Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal won their match against Emiel Boersma and Bran Rommes of the Netherlands in two games. On Tuesday, they will face Julius Brink...


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