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Volleyball Archive
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Still-young volleyball program at GCU setting new records
Getting a new college sports program off the ground is a difficult task, even if it’s not at the Division I level and not a major sport. But the men’s volleyball program at Grand Canyon University appears ready to move past the start-up phase. The program is just beginning its fourth season and is already [...] -
Young UA volleyball squad gets NCAA Tourney invite
The Wildcat volleyball team met expectations this year. Right on the nose, in fact. Arizona’s squad was picked to finish seventh in the Pac-12 this season, and seventh is right where it has settled in. The Cats finished up with a 19-12 overall record and 11-11 in the conference. But it turns out that was [...] -
GCU volleyball sets school record, earns post-season bid
“I think you go into every season trying to win the conference championship and go to the post-season,” were the words of Grand Canyon University head volleyball coach, Kim Naber, in September as the Antelopes got ready to meet Minnesota State for their opening match. The ‘Lopes have accomplished half of the mission, and very [...] -
Horizon, Gilbert meet tonight for D-I state volleyball title
It was beginning to look like Horizon High School was going to get a chance to even the score with Xavier Prep, as the two teams rolled into Saturday’s semi-finals of the state volleyball championships. Horizon will be there tonight for the championship. But Xavier, most people’s pick to win it all again this year, [...] -
Xavier Prep volleyball captures second major tourney title
The odds have always been against one team repeating as champion of the prestigious Goldwater Volleyball Festival tournament. There are just too many good teams competing each year. This year, Xavier Prep validated that theory as they beat Horizon High School Saturday for the tournament title. The Gators held off a Horizon surge in the [...] -
UA volleyball upsets No. 2 UCLA; first time in 6 years
Evidently, the University of Arizona volleyball team was using losses against three of the top five teams in the country as a learning experience – which helps when you’re putting four freshmen on the floor each match. In the span of a week, the Wildcats took their lumps, losing to No. 4 California (3-0), No. [...] -
Kelli Dallmann sparks NAU volleyball’s 12-0 record start
After six weeks of play, there are only three undefeated Division I college volleyball teams in the country. Two of them are in the Big Ten and the other calls Arizona its home. One of the Big 12 teams? Nope… it’s Northern Arizona University, which plays in the smaller, less-prestigious Big Sky Conference. And, even [...] -
GCU volleyball carrying momentum into PacWest opener
All of a sudden, the pre-season ranking for the Grand Canyon University women’s volleyball team seems questionable. The Antelopes were picked to finish sixth in the 10-team Pacific West Conference, but they are rolling into today’s conference opener with Hawai’i Pacific with a full head of steam. The ‘Lopes have won four straight, three of [...] -
NAU volleyball off to best start in the Big Sky Conference
This may be the year that Craig Choate gets his NAU volleyball program over the hump. And perhaps dispels the mediocre pre-season projections at the same time. Northern Arizona University was picked to finish seventh in the Big Sky Conference – which is right where it has languished at the end of the last two [...] -
UA volleyball wraps up Territorial Cup point with 5-set win
Arizona State volleyball took the second half of their series with University of Arizona to five sets, but couldn’t deliver the knock-out punch. The ASU loss gives the No. 23-ranked Wildcats (16-7, 5-5) the full point in the State Farm Territorial Cup series. The Cats picked up a half-point with their Oct. 1 win in [...]
