As the first week of August approached, members of the Fairleigh Dickinson women’s volleyball team were preparing for business as usual. Move-in was set for August 5, and the first practice for the next day.
As team sports go, volleyball sits at the third most popular behind both football and basketball. That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise as, like many sports, it accepts people of all ages and all skill sets.
It was the same conversation, repeated over and over and over again, that pushed Michael Gervais out of professional sport and into an industry where the high-performance psychologist’s role was, in a way, to push someone else over the edge.
Volleyball has been a popular sport since its creation back in 1895 at Springfield College in Massachusetts. It is a sport played around the world with specifically high participation in the US, England, Australia, China, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Quality over quantity. There are only 10 matches on Wednesday’s NCAA Division I women’s volleyball schedule, but two of have huge implications. Start with the long-anticipated battle in Lincoln, when third-ranked Wisconsin (17-1, 9-1) goes to No.
Sometimes the biggest key to success in athletics is to have a little fun. Tuesday night as Georgetown College women's volleyball celebrated senior night the team also enjoyed being on the court. Smiles came out all night as the GC Tigers (7-18...
St. Ambrose climbed above .500 in conference play and strengthened its hold on a CCAC Tournament berth by picking up a 25-19, 25-16, 27-25 win at Trinity International Tuesday night. The victory moved the Bees to 16-11 overall and 8-7 in league play.
There are 32 NCAA Division I women’s volleyball conferences. Each one gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, leaving 32 at-large bids. Monday, we broke down the eight conferences that include all the ranked teams: ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Big East, Conference USA, and West Coast.
By Jorge Mercado for VolleyballMag.com When they were in high school, Rylin Adams and Ashlyn Power weren’t sure that NCAA Division I volleyball was in their future. Both knew they wanted to keep playing, but they were left wanting — until Weber State knocked on the door.
This article, SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Oct. 26, was first published on SportStarsMag.com.