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Volleyball returns top talent after tough ’09 (The State Press)
Kyle Glaser Tuesday, December 1, 2009 It started out so promising. It started out so promising. The ASU volleyball team began the 2009 season with its best start since 1992 and a dominating sweep of UCLA, who finished the regular season ranked ninth in the country. An 11-2 record and the victory over a marquee opponent signaled that the rebuilding process was ahead of schedule, that ASU ...
No. 1 Penn State Women's Volleyball Dominates Big Ten Awards (GoPSUsports.com)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - After winning its seventh straight and 13th overall Big Ten title, the top-ranked Penn State women's volleyball team secured three individual awards from the league, conference officials announced Monday.
Redbird volleyball closes out season with back-to-back losses (Daily Vidette)
The Illinois State volleyball team belongs in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Twenty-seven consecutive appearances support that claim.
Layton offers adult basketball, volleyball leagues (Deseret News)
LAYTON — Adults may register for adult basketball and volleyball leagues in Layton beginning Tuesday.
UNC volleyball tickets on sale for NCAA regional in Fort Collins (Greeley Tribune)
Tickets for the NCAA Regional first-round volleyball match between the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Washington at 5 p.m. Thursday at Moby Arena in Fort Collins can be purchased through the Colorado State University athletic department ticket office at the McGraw Athletic Center. Fans can also purchase tickets by calling 800-491-RAMS. Only all-session tickets are ...
Key injury a factor in Kent Place volleyball results (Independent Press)
The volleyball squad was a senior-oriented crew constructed around 12th-grade varsity veterans Graham, Kristen Pacific, and Maya Smith. Had all the seniors been available, Kent Place might well have fashioned a winning record, but the team was forced to compete without one of its most experienced and talented players in Caroline Klinger. Kent Place’s other co-captain, Klinger missed most of the ...
Iowa Scene: Three schools in NAIA volleyball tournament (The Des Moines Register)
VOLLEYBALL: Three Iowa colleges open pool play today in the NAIA national volleyball tournament in Sioux City.
W. Volleyball. Abron Earns First-Team All-Big Ten Honors (Michigan State Spartans)
As announced by the Big Ten Conference today, Nov. 30, Michigan State volleyball sophomore Kyndra Abron (Livonia, Mich.) has been named to the First-Team All-Big Ten Team, becoming just the 13th different Spartan in school history to be honored as a first-team selection. Abron's award also marks the 22nd first-team honor for the program.
W. Volleyball. USC Readies For 2009 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament (USC Trojans)
LOS ANGELES -- The USC women's volleyball team (21-9) will host the first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament on Friday-Saturday (December 4 and 5) at the Galen Center. The Women of Troy are making their 19th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. All three matches will be broadcast through a live video webcast, free of charge, on usctrojans.com.
Women's volleyball captures awards (Penn State Collegian)
The Penn State women's volleyball team continued its domination of the Big Ten despite the fact that the conference season ended last weekend as senior outside hitter Megan Hodge was named Big Ten Player of the Year Monday by coaches and media .
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NCAA Coaches Poll Week 14 The last Coaches Poll of the regular season is in the books. The only change tot the top tier is that Washington lost its #4 spot after losing to #18 Oregon in five over the weekend. Stanford is the official Pac-10 champ and moves into fourth place while the Huskies settle for sixth. Iowa State grabbed the #5 spot. The only other noteworthy movement was Michigan's four-spot drop after losing two matches in three sets over the weekend. The first loss was to #1 Penn State (expected) and the second to unranked Ohio State (unexpected) to put the Wolverines at #16. NCAA Coaches Poll Week 14 originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 22:55:13.
NCAA Coaches Poll Week 12 The playoffs are fast approaching and the top five teams in this week's Coaches Poll remain unchanged. They will likely remain this way for the last three weeks before the tournament begins. Penn State and Hawaii are still sitting pretty. Penn State beat #5 Illinois in three sets this week to continue their steamroll tour through the Big Ten. #4 Washington had a rollercoaster weekend down in LA. The Huskies lost to then #17 USC in five sets, but then beat #6 UCLA (formerly the hottest team in the Pac-10) in three sets to remain in the top spot in the conference, which they currently share with Stanford. No major tests scheduled for any of the top teams this coming weekend, so they should all sail smoothly to the same spots next week. NCAA Coaches Poll Week 12 originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 02:32:30.
NCAA Coaches Poll Week 11 Week 11's Coaches Poll stayed very much the same this week. No major moves anywhere in the top 25 even though previously undefeated #2 Texas lost to #8 Iowa State in five sets, both teams remain in the same spots as last week. Washington beat Stanford in three to remain #1 in the Pac-10 while Stanford fell from #5 to #7. Two top teams will be tested this week. #4 Washington takes on #6 UCLA, now in second place in the Pac-10 and only one game behind the Huskies. #1 Penn State will take on #5 Illinois. NCAA Coaches Poll Week 11 originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 21:46:01.
Analysis of an Athlete: Sand vs. Indoor As the talk of NCAA women's sand volleyball gets more serious, the debate over what the consequences will be continues. My concerns when I first heard the news were two-fold: that it could have a negative effect on indoor volleyball and whether it was really necessary considering that U.S. beach teams continue to win in its absence. Both those concerns were adequately put to the test in a recent analysis. The article takes note of the differences between the games and the players that she based on statistics from top indoor players and top beach players. Turns out there are some major differences. According to the stats, successful beach players are shorter, have different skills and are less likely to have been indoor All-Americans. The point being that the majority of players who will switch to sand will not take away from the elite indoor pool. The stats are compelling. On height - 58% of top FIVB and 40% of top AVP beach players are under 6 feet tall while only 25% of AVCA D-I All Americans were under 6 feet and 40% were over 6'2" tall. Analysis of an Athlete: Sand vs. Indoor originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 00:20:32.
Best Seat in the House I was watching Stanford play Washington last week when Paul Sunderland and Holly McPeak delved into a discussion about Holly's favorite vantage point, behind the end line. Holly actually moved to a seat in the bleachers and announced from there. Paul asked her several times what she was able to see from there, knowing full well she had a better view than he did along the sideline. I've noticed that whenever I go to a volleyball game with other players and coaches, we always choose to sit on the end line. When I go with my friends who are new to the sport, they always want to sit along the sideline. As Holly noted on the broadcast, the end line is the best seat in the house. There is a reason why all the scouting video cameras reside there. No one has a better view than the players themselves. From the end line, you can watch the game just as the players see it. You can see how the play develops, watch where the hitters are going, see if there is a hole in the block and see how the defense is setting up. From the end line you can see why the players make the choices they make and what they are faced with. So the next time you're at a game, watch it as a student of the game and not just a spectator. Sit at the end line and you will have a better view than the coaches, the announcers and even the television viewing audience. Best Seat in the House originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Saturday, November 14th, 2009 at 09:53:08.
Life as the Favorite On Monday, the NCAA will announce the 2009 tournament seeds, brackets will get filled up and fates will be revealed. One team's path to the national title will take shape. At this point there are favorites, challengers and long shots and everyone has their gaze locked upon the target on the #1 team's back. They all want to be the one to take down Goliath and none of them have anything to lose. Life as the favorite can be very beneficial; you get the best seed, the easiest first round match-up, the most TV time and you carry with you the intimidation factor that can break an opponent before you even play the game. But it can also be a team's undoing. That target on your back gets bigger and bigger as you rack up the wins. Read more... Life as the Favorite originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 at 09:23:59.
NCAA Coaches Poll Week 13 As expected the Coaches Poll stayed pretty static this week. The top six remain unchanged from last week as most of the top teams were not challenged by the weekend's competition. Of interest though - Penn State dropped game one to Purdue this week with a score of 31-29. The Nittany Lions ended up winning in four, but the loss breaks their nine-match streak of bagels. Purdue is not a team they want to be dropping games to this close to the playoffs. UCLA's hot streak is officially over. They lost to #18 Oregon to fall two spots to #9. It has been a very topsy turvy season for the Bruins. We'll see if they can find some consistency once the playoffs begin. Two more weeks until the first round of the NCAA tournament. Most of the top teams will not be challenged this weekend, but #6 Stanford will take on #11 Cal and that is always an unpredictable match-up. NCAA Coaches Poll Week 13 originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 14:07:51.
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