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Volleyball Archive
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August tells story of GCU’s growing role in local recruiting
A flurry of recruit signings announced by Grand Canyon University this month helps to illustrate the impact the private, Christian-based college in west Phoenix is having on the college careers of local athletes. The Antelopes are sucking up the local talent like a vacuum. Arizona State in Tempe and University of Arizona in Tucson play [...] -
GCU regrouping after a change in men’s volleyball coach
The men’s volleyball program at Grand Canyon University is just two years old and was beginning to pick up momentum when an unexpected coaching change left it temporarily rudderless. And almost cost the program a prized recruit. Tim Speer, who started the program and guided it the first two years, resigned shortly after the 2010 [...] -
Volleyball’s UA vs. ASU match-up to get TV coverage
Fox Sports has made it easier on Phoenix-area volleyball fans to continue following the career of the state’s top high school player, Xavier Prep’s Stephanie Preach. Preach, the Arizona Republic’s Big School Player of the Year in 2009, will be playing for Arizona State this season and it was just announced that Fox Sports Net [...] -
Tall talent on the way to help UA volleyball rebound
The Wildcats volleyball program may have found some help to lift it from its four-year slumber. A couple of new recruits could have an immediate impact. Head coach Dave Rubio, who just completed his 18th season directing the University of Arizona volleyball program, has signed two players to national letters-of-intent that should be able to [...] -
GCU’s Hutchins is a ‘killer’ against top volleyball teams
Talk about a tough early schedule! The men’s volleyball team at Grand Canyon University took on the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 teams in the NAIA – all in the span of four days. The Lopes dropped a couple of matches to No. 1 Cal Baptist over the weekend, but felt they had [...]
