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Tiger Volleyball Concludes 2008 Regular Season With 3-2 Comeback Win At Georgia Tech (Clemson Tigers)
ATLANTA - The Clemson volleyball team came back from a 2-0 match deficit to defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 3-2 (18-25, 25-27, 25-21, 25-11, 15-6) in O'Keefe Gymnasium on Friday night. It was the final regular season match for the Tigers (22-9, 14-6 ACC) and Jackets (20-10, 12-8 ACC).

Wisconsin Badgers volleyball: Loss to Illini leaves UW down to its last chance (Wisconsin State Journal)
It took the Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team 2 ½ sets to begin playing like its match against Illinois had something riding on it, but by that point it was too late.  Way too late to do anything Friday night about the Illini, who came away with a three-set sweep - 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 - before a crowd of 4,135 at the UW Field House.  But even worse, it may be too late to do anything about a ...

live volleyball blog (Western Herald)
Live Volleyball Blog by Mark Rudi mark.d.rudi@wmich.edu WMU 3 Marquette 0 Final WMU played their best set of the match and possibly the season in the third set, defeating MU 25-9 in the final set. The Golden Eagles really struggled in the third set, hitting -.281 with only four kills and 13 errors in the final set. WMU [...]

McDaniel Guides Volleyball Past Iowa, 3-1 (Michigan State Spartans)
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Spartans' lone senior Heather McDaniel (Madison Heights, Mich.) posted the first double-double of her career as the 2008 Michigan State volleyball team (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) topped Iowa (14-18, 6-14), 3-1 (28-26, 15-25, 25-22, 25-15), Friday night at Jenison Field House. McDaniel finished the match with a career-best 12 kills and 14 digs. The win keeps the Spartans ...

Wisconsin Badgers volleyball: UW swept by Illinois (The Capital Times)
The University of Wisconsin Badgers volleyball team didn't do itself any favors Friday night when it got swept 3-0 by Illinois which put a serious dent in its chances to land an NCAA tournament berth. Illinois won 25-18, 25-16, 25-23 to improve to 23-7 overall and 14-5 in the Big Ten. The Badgers (17-14, 7-12) have now dropped five of their last six matches. Caity DuPont led the Badgers with 11 ...

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pepperdine's Kim Hill named top freshman in WCC (Portland Tribune)
Pepperdine middle blocker Kim Hill, from Portland Christian High, is the freshman of the year in West Coast Conference volleyball. The 6-4 Hill helped the Waves finish the regular season with a 20-7 record and No. 23 ranking. Hill hit .358 and averaged 2.15 kills and 1.12 blocks per set. She ...

Bears advance in Big Sky Conference Volleyball Tournament. (Greeley Tribune)
The University of Northern Colorado volleyball team began its Big Sky Conference Tournament with a 3-1 victory against Sacramento State, winning the third and fourth games 25-15.

Three area high school volleyball players receive state honors (The Iola Register)
Earlier this week the Kansas Volleyball Association announced its 2008 All-State teams for each classificiation. Three area athletes earned recogination.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Northern Colorado advances into Big Sky semis vs. PSU (Portland Tribune)
Portland State’s No. 2-seeded volleyball team will play third seed Northern Colorado in Friday’s Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals. The match is set for 7:30 p.m. at Stott Center, after a 5:30 p.m. semifinal between No. 1 Eastern Washington and fifth-seeded Weber State. PSU ...


Volleyball Commentary

The Outside Hitter
The outside hitter is of vital importance in every rally and on every team. They need to be excellent hitters and even better passers. In contrast to middle...

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...

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...

Pass, Pass, Pass!
Passing is very much a skill where repetition is crucial to success. Most college players will tell you that passing a few hundred balls a day is necessary to...

Go to Europe!
If you are a recent college grad and you would like to continue playing volleyball, then you should go to Europe. European leagues allow for players to continue their...

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
The Olympics are quickly approaching and the controversy over the host aside, they are shaping up to be great. The facilities are simply astonishing. The Beijing National Stadium,...


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