No one on the USA men’s national team is satisfied with silver. But, they had to admit, it sure is better than bronze and a major improvement on fourth place. “I’ve gotten way too many third places in my life...
From silver at the World Championships in Hamburg to gold in Gstaad, April Ross and Alix Klineman are on a roll. On Sunday, the American pair defeated Maria Antonelli and Carolina Salgado of Brazil 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 in the 100th FIVB women’s gold-medal match between teams from the United States and Brazil.
“Exactly what you need, exactly when you need it.” That’s the definition of clutch, per Urban Dictionary, and it fits Jeff Jendryk’s role in the USA’s five-set, come-from-behind win over Brazil (25-21, 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-9) in the Volleyball Nations League semifinal perfectly.
The USA men’s national team had already earned its spot in the Volleyball Nations League semifinals, regardless of what happened in Friday night’s final-round pool-play match versus Russia. Russia had also secured advancement and therefore chose to rest its usual starters.
“There’s no doubt about it, we are one of the top teams in the world and this is just part of the growth progress.” That from an undiscouraged Kerri Walsh Jennings after she and her partner Brooke Sweat lost to fellow Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman 21-17...
Only one American team will advance past the quarterfinals of the FIVB Gstaad Five Star. Team USA fans started Friday with five teams to cheer for, but both remaining men’s teams lost the second round, while one American women’s team ended its Gstaad run in the first round.
Some of them were drafted to the shore; others enlisted voluntarily, but they all carried heavy burdens. The things they carried included a Spikeball set, a volleyball, 96 Twisted Teas, Jeep keys on a lanyard, 29 Deer Park 16.9-ounce water bottles, iced coffee, beach chairs, and a bluetooth speaker.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - (Aquinas Release) - Aquinas announced the hiring of Ryan Campbell as the school's new women's volleyball coach. Campbell comes to the Saints from Ferris State (Mich.) after serving as the top assistant for the NCAA school since April.
Success at the World Championships last week appears to be a curse at the FIVB four-star this week in Gstaad, Switzerland. On Thursday, with the women finishing up pool play and the men making it through one round of elimination, Worlds silver-medalists April Ross and Alix Klineman got swept by the No.
LA CROSSE, Wis. – Viterbo Head Women's Volleyball Coach Ryan DeLong announced his 2019 varsity schedule on Wednesday. DeLong led the V-Hawks to a 33-8 overall record in 2018, winning their seventh conference championship under his tenure.
