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Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings: Zoe Verge-Depre, Esmee Bobner land critical bronze

The race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February 2023 in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The 2024 season began the first week of March back in Doha, and the final event of the Olympic qualification cycle will be the Ostrava Elite16, which ends on June 9.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / 2 hours ago

Three classes inducted into Southern Cal Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame

ANAHEIM, California — The Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame honored its sixth, seventh and eighth induction classes Sunday before a sell-out audience at Anaheim’s Hwy 39 Event Center.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / 23 hours ago

Rise clinch; three teams vie for last Pro Volleyball Federation playoff spot

Three playoff spots are clinched and one remains with just seven matches left in the Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural season. The Atlanta Vibe (19-5)

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 5

Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth shake off early-season slump with silver in Brazil

On the surface, it was easy to wonder (and many did): What was going on with Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth? The No. 2 team in the world had supposedly gone through whatever a sophomore slump might look like for them, and theirs resembled nothing of the sort.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 5

USC x 4: Trojans win NCAA beach volleyball title again

Story by USC sports information The top-seeded and No. 1-ranked USC beach volleyball team (37-5) defeated second-seeded No. 2 UCLA (35-7) by a 3-0 count to win the 2024 NCAA championship at Gulf Beach Place on Sunday.

Jim Wolf’s best photos from the UCLA-Long Beach volleyball title match

LONG BEACH, California — UCLA’s four-set victory Saturday over Long Beach State in the NCAA’s National College Men’s Volleyball Championship match provided great action for both the crowd of 3,804 in Long Beach’s Pyramid and also a national audience on ESPN.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 4

LSU makes waves, but it will be USC vs. UCLA in beach volleyball

For the second day in a row, LSU made the biggest waves at the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship, pulling off the most spectacular upset in the tournament’s history.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 4

Back-to-back for UCLA as Bruins top Beach for NCAA volleyball title

LONG BEACH, California — Zach Rama and UCLA weren’t going to give Long Beach State a chance at another reverse sweep. The sophomore from Phoenix had all three of his kills in UCLA’s final five points Saturday as the Bruins came away with a 25-21, 25-20, 27-29, 25-21 victory in the NCAA’s National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 4

Top-seeded UCLA set to play No. 2 Long Beach in NCAA men’s volleyball final

LONG BEACH, California — If it’s filled to capacity Saturday when top-seeded UCLA plays No. 2 Long Beach State for the NCAA’s National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, the crowd in The Walter Pyramid will have about 10 times the population of Meunster, Saskatchewan.

TCU Horned Frogs News / volleyballmag.com / May 3

LSU upsets TCU as NCAA beach volleyball quarterfinals set

The first 8 hours and 30 minutes of a morning-to-late-afternoon opening-day marathon in the NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship had plodded along with precious few highlights, much less high drama.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 3

UCLA, Long Beach survive wild NCAA men’s volleyball semifinals

LONG BEACH, California — In the end, No. 1 will play No. 2. But what rocky, obstacle-strewn paths UCLA and Long Beach State took to survive and advance to get to Saturday’s title match of the NCAA’s National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 2

NCAA beach volleyball: Staggering odds in favor of USC, UCLA or Stanford

The odds are overwhelming that USC, UCLA or Stanford will emerge as the winner of the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship. Their records paint a clear-as-day picture: USC and UCLA went 3-3 against each other.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 2

National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship match-by-match breakdown

A national champion in college beach volleyball will be crowned this weekend on the white sand in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It’s the last installment of the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship on the Redneck Riviera before the tournament moves to “Surf City,” Huntington Beach, California.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 1

Crabb-Brunner survive China-Brazil travels, advance into Brasilia Elite16 main draw

It was a simple itinerary. Nothing more than, oh, to use Theo Brunner’s wild ride as an example, Xiamen to Hong Kong to Los Angeles to Chicago to Sao Paulo to Brasilia for this week’s Brasilia Elite16.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 1

Beach in USA needs Volleyball World, USAV, AVP to go big before L.A. 2028

Finn Taylor. Sean Scott. Bobby Corvino. Please remember these names, beach volleyball fans. They are the power brokers behind the scenes, men who will ultimately set the course of beach volleyball for the next four-plus years in the United States, with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics looming large.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 1

VNL, PVF, NCAA and more: Volleyball ramblings with Emily Ehman, Lee Feinswog

Why not? We hadn’t done a Zoom in a while and wanted to talk some volleyball. So Emily Ehman, the volleyball analyst for the Big Ten Network, Volleyball

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 1

Abby Van Winkle: The rookie whose volleyball career is only up from here

HERMOSA BEACH, California — Beginning in the spring of 2019, it would all be downhill for Abby Van Winkle. Never mind that she was still just a teenager, a bright-eyed and more than promising freshman blocker for UCLA.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / May 1

Sweep-stakes: UCLA, UCI, Long Beach, GCU all win 3-0 in NCAA men’s volleyball

The higher seeds not only won Tuesday, but all four victorious teams swept in the NCAA’s National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship at Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 30

Tawa’s Club Volleyball Dots: TAV takes advantage to win Natty in 18 Open

This is “Dots,” VolleyballMag’s weekly look at 10 things in club volleyball, past or present, that interest me and hopefully will interest you. Look for Dots through Junior Nationals this summer.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 30

Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings: Grimalt cousins charging after Xiamen gold

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 30

NCAA men’s volleyball quarterfinals begin; surging Mojo win in 5 in PVF

In this report: — The NCAA’s National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship begins Tuesday at Long Beach State with four quarterfinal matches. — The San Diego Mojo came away with a five-set victory over the visiting Orlando Valkyries and are one step closer to capturing the fourth and final Pro Volleyball Federation playoff spot.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 29

Houlihan, Hawks, Winder talk NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship

We gathered to talk about Tuesday’s National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship that begins with Tuesday’s quarterfinals in Long Beach State’s Walter Pyramid.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 29

International volleyball: Great season-ending finishes for many Americans

Last week was a tremendous one for American women playing professional volleyball overseas. A large group of them are coming home with championships in their respective countries as we wrap up our international coverage for this season.

Volleyball News / volleyballmag.com / April 28

USC gets top NCAA beach vollyball seed; UCLA is No. 2, followed by Stanford, FSU

Five-time NCAA-champion USC is the top seed in the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship that begins Friday in Gulf Shores Alabama. And the only other team that has won the crown, UCLA, is the No.

Georgia State Panthers News / volleyballmag.com / April 28

UNF, FSU, TCU, Chattanooga, Georgia State claim NCAA beach volleyball bids

The preliminary work is done after five more automatic bids were clinched on Saturday. At 11 a.m. Eastern Sunday the field of 17 will be announced for the NCAA’s National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship that begins Friday in Gulf Shores, Alabama.