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W. Volleyball. Three To Join Auburn Volleyball Next Season (Auburn Tigers)
Head coach Wade Benson and the Auburn volleyball team announced the addition of three talented players to their squad Monday for the upcoming 2010 season.
Gregg adjusts to volleyball away from home (Desert Dispatch)
BARSTOW • Katie Beardshear-Gregg said she thought she knew it all. She thought she knew volleyball. Thought she knew what it was like to live in a small town and be a big star. It took a long journey from Barstow to Powell, Wyo., for...
M. Volleyball. USC Men's Volleyball Hosts UC Santa Barbara On Friday (USC Trojans)
After a much-needed 9-day break, the No. 7-ranked USC men's volleyball team (8-6 overall, 6-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) hosts No. 10 UC Santa Barbara (9-8, 6-5) in an MPSF match on Friday (March 5) in the Galen Center at 7 p.m. It's the only match of the week for the Trojans, who were No. 1 for the season's first 4 weeks but have since dropped 5 of their last 7 matches.
EIU promotes Price to head volleyball coach (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
CHARLESTON -- Kate Price has been promoted to be the 10th volleyball coach in Eastern Illinois history.
Lady Tigers volleyball banquet held (The Swainsboro Forest-Blade)
On January 25, 2010, the Swainsboro High School Lady Tigers Volleyball team held their annual award banquet. Each member of the team was given a certificate for participation and varsity letters. Other awards earned by the players are listed as follows: Back Row, Coach Charlene Love, Chasity Passmore, Senior and Coaches’ Award; Christa Hall, Senior Award; Jessica Brinson, Senior Award; Jonina ...
AVP volleyball tour returning to Belmar beach (Asbury Park Press)
BELMAR — The AVP volleyball tour is returning to Belmar.
Last-minute deal allows Tidewater Volleyball Center to stay open (WTKR Norfolk)
Virginia Beach, Va. - A last-minute deal has saved area's only volleyball center from shutting down.
VC's last home volleyball game (The Victoria Advocate)
On Thursday, the Victoria College Pirates women's volleyball team will host Trinity University in the VC Sports Center at 7 p.m. Because this is the last home game of the season for the Pirates, the VC Student Activities Office is also making Thursday VC Student Appreciation Night.
Men's Volleyball: Princeton roars back in Tait win (Daily Princetonian)
The men’s volleyball team split two games at Dillon Gymnasium this weekend. Princeton (5-5 overall, 1-2 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tait Divison) completed a thrilling 3-2 comeback over St. Francis (8-7, 1-3) the day after its tough 3-0 loss to No. 7 Penn State (13-2, 5-0). Comebacks are always fantastic, and Princeton’s win over St. Francis was made a little more special by ...
Volleyball Commentary
Would the Real Deal Please Stand Up... The number one ranking has changed for the third time this season in men's volleyball, but the coming weeks will make it clear who the real top team is going into the playoffs. It's the battle of the formers on Wednesday. Former No. 1 CSUN meets former No. 3 USC. Now ranked five and six respectively, the game has lost a bit of its luster, but should still be a good battle as they both teams attempt to turn things around. Then on Friday, former No. 1 CSUN will take on current No. 1 Pepperdine which could show us which team is currently the real deal. Here are the other matches to keep an eye on this week: Wednesday, February 24th Friday, February 26th Saturday, February 27 Would the Real Deal Please Stand Up... originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 11:42:33.
CSUN @ USC
UCI @ Long Beach State
CSUN @ Pepperdine
Long Beach State @ UCLA
BYU @ Hawaii
BYU @ Hawaii
A New Number One Trouble at the top this week. CSUN and USC have dropped out of the top three in the AVCA Coaches Poll for the first time in the regular season. With losses to UCI and UCLA, Northridge drops to 11-4 on the season and tumbles from the No. 1 spot. After three weeks at the top, the Matadors now sit at No. 5. Just behind them is former No. 3 USC. After last week's loss to No. 2 Stanford, they fell three spots to No. 6. And with that, Pepperdine finally gets to take a turn at the top, grabbing the No. 1 ranking for the first time this season. Now we'll see if they have what it takes to stay there. The only team that didn't benefit from taking down a top team last week is UCI. Despite beating the former No. 1 team in four sets, they remain at No. 11. Expect that to change in the coming weeks. A New Number One originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 at 11:24:49.
Week Six Men's VB Games to Watch Stanford will get a chance to prove they deserve that No. 2 ranking this weekend. They have a tough weekend of matches ahead as they head down to LA to take on the hot-handed No. 4 Pepperdine Waves and the No. 3 USC Trojans. Here are the rest of the matches to keep an eye on this week: Wednesday, February 17th Friday, February 19th Saturday, February 20th Week Six Men's VB Games to Watch originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 18:32:40.
CSUN @ UCI
UCLA @ UCSB
Stanford @ Pepperdine
CSUN @ UCLA
BYU @ UCSD
Stanford @ USC
BYU @ UCSD
Pepperdine Does It Again When it comes to beating the top-ranked teams, no one is doing it better (or more often) than Pepperdine this season. In 2010 they've managed to beat the top-ranked teams repeatedly and in fine fashion. A few let down losses kept them outside the top five all season. That is until now. Last week the Waves took on No. 2 USC for the second time this season. And for the second time, they took the Trojans down - this time in three straight sets. Looks like Pepperdine has the hot hand, but let's hope they don't peak too early. Save some for the playoffs, guys! Pepperdine moves up three spots in this week's AVCA poll to No. 4. Despite their two wins over the Trojans, Pepperdine still doesn't outrank USC who landed at No. 3. Stanford was also on the move this week. After decisive wins over UCI (four sets) and UCLA (three sets), the Cardinal moved back into the No. 2 spot after two weeks down at No. 5. Good wins to get under their belt as they'll now hit the road for seven of their next 11 matches. Pepperdine Does It Again originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 18:17:51.
When Records Lie The reigning men's volleyball national champs are losing. A lot. Currently, the UCI Anteaters are 2-6 in their conference, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. As of last week they had dropped out of the top ten. But don't count these guys out just yet, because every once in a while, a team's record means absolutely nothing. This is one of those times. UCI may have lost three starters from the national championship squad, but they still have a strong crew on the floor and one of the best coaches in the game on the sidelines. Four of the six losses on UCI's record came in five set matches. In other words, they almost won. They almost beat Hawaii twice, USC once and BYU on night one. On night two against BYU, they did win - in straight sets. As we all know, almost doesn't count on a team's record. But knowing they can play with just about anybody may give them the confidence they need to conquer the latter half of the season. So don't be surprised if the Anteaters channel some of that national champion juice they had last season and put it on display over the next month or two. A little more consistency and a few less missed serves and UCI will once again be a force in the playoffs. Opponents beware. When Records Lie originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 22:40:26.
AVP Announcements Minus One Two big news items out of the AVP this week. The Tour named beach VB legend Mike Dodd the league's new commissioner. He'll be responsible for overseeing "all competition, athlete welfare and sport development." Also, the 2010 tour schedule is out and it lists 12 event locations for this summer. No tourney scheduled as yet in Las Vegas this year to the chagrin of many fans and a few less tournaments than last year. Some of the details are less than solid, but it is good news that they are moving forward. One announcement that they didn't make was who their new title sponsor will be since Crocs pulled out last year. With the start of the season right around the corner that could mean trouble. Beach volleyball fans should hope that's the next announcement we hear. AVP Announcements Minus One originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 11:08:52.
This Week's Games to Watch Pepperdine will get the chance to prove they're worthy of a top five ranking if they can beat No. 2 USC for the second time this season. Stanford has a tough weekend ahead that will likely impact its No. 5 ranking one way or another. They're due to battle No. 3 UCLA and No. 11 UCI. Here are the rest of the games to keep an eye on this week: Thursday, February 11th Friday, February 12th Saturday, February 13th This Week's Games to Watch originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 17:22:45.
Long Beach State @ CSUN
Pepperdine @ USC
CSUN @ UCSD
UCLA @ Stanford
UCSB @ Long Beach State
UCI @ Stanford
UCSB @ UCSD
Pepperdine Climbs the Ranks...But Not Very Far This past weekend, the Pepperdine Waves took down No. 1 CSUN in four games. You wouldn't know it by looking at this week's Coaches Poll which still places CSUN in the top spot and Pepperdine all the way down at No. 7. You also wouldn't know that Pepperdine is the only team that has beaten each of this week's top three teams - CSUN, USC and UCLA. So why are the Waves sitting so far down in seventh, you ask? One would have to look a little further into their record. The Waves are currently 4-4. And while the tale of their wins against more highly ranked teams looks fantastic, a look at their four losses makes them look inconsistent. The Waves took acceptable losses to UCI (then ranked No. 3, now ranked No. 11) and Long Beach State (then ranked No. 8, now ranked No. 6.) However that loss to Long Beach was in three sets and their other two losses are even less impressive. The Waves lost in five to unranked California Baptist and in four to UCSD, currently ranked No. 13. So in seventh they sit. The next round of meetings with the top teams should tell us if they deserve to be ranked higher. But if they continue to bring their A game only to matches with top teams and struggle against teams they should be beating with relative ease, they'll go nowhere in the rankings. Where they go in the playoffs, where consistently beating top teams comes in handy, well, that could be another story. Pepperdine Climbs the Ranks...But Not Very Far originally appeared on About.com Volleyball on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at 16:56:51.
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