North Carolina’s women’s volleyball team begins a final three night home stand tonight, with games against Virginia Tech and Virginia over the weekend and a final game against the North Carolina Wolf Pack on Wednesday afternoon. The number 25 nationally ranked tar heels take a 22-5 record into the final week of the season before […]
When John Kaskik’s daughter was benched during a recent Lisle High School (Illinois) match, he did just a little more than express his displeasure. Kasik followed the schools athletic director to his home where he confronted him. He then made harassing telephone calls all night threating the team coach and his family. Finally Kasik returned […]
UNC Women’s Volleyball posted back to back victories over the weekend in ACC league play. They defeated Miami on Friday, 3-0 and Florida State 3-1 on Saturday, both on their home court in Carmichael Arena. The Tar Heels return home for a final home stand beginning Friday Nov. 16.
If you want to be taken seriously as a volleyball player (or a fan), you need to speak the language. Before you take to the court, take the vocabulary test. Here is a list of the terms you’ll need to know.
Montana school volleyball teams lead the nation in a breast cancer awareness promotion called “Pack The Place In Pink”. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Montana volleyball players are using special games both to raise awareness and raise funds that go directly to cancer patients. This is the sixth year that teams have taken […]
Volleyball conditioning matters for every part of the body, but everything else takes a back seat to leg strength. Before you take to the court, spend a few minutes with these leg exercise tips provided by the AVCA.
A lot of casual fans of women’s college sports are not aware that the net height for women’s volleyball is seven inches shorter than the height used for men’s play. This disparity in thenet regulations is given much of the credit for the level of action and competitiveness in the women’s version of the game. […]
Ever wonder what a volleyball is made from. E How has the answer. Needless to say, the standard all white color is a thing of the past.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has named Tar Heel middle blocker Paige Neunenfeldt co-player of the week for the week of October 22. Neunfeldt, a freshman from Birmingham, MI, helped lead Carolina to victories over Maryland and Boston College on the volleyball court. The Tar Heels are now 8-3 in conference play.
Wake Forest University volleyball coach Heather Kahl Holmes is battling breast cancer in a very public way. Her Demon Deacons women’s team competed in this weekend’s “Dig For The Cure” macth to raise funds for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. You can read more about Holmes cancer battle and see some pictures […]
