MIVA preview: Lewis picked atop “deep and talented” conference
Lewis appears poised to maintain its recent MIVA dominance. The Flyers from Romeoville, Illinois, won the conference in 2019, going 13-1, and last year...
EIVA preview: Penn State picked to win a league missing its two Ivy schools
The EIVA is normally an eight-team conference, but for now just six teams will compete. That's because the two programs in the Ivy League...
Conference Carolinas preview: Mount Olive, Barton, King top poll, but coaches expect balance
Conference Carolinas, which gets one of the five automatic bids to the NCAA men's volleyball tournament, is poised to have its most competitive year...
Stanford men deal with impending program closure, COVID, no practices as season approaches
It’s hard enough coaching a men’s volleyball team through a pandemic, but for Stanford's John Kosty, there’s an added layer of complexity.
That's because Stanford...
Wade, talent-laden Hawai’i excited about Big West, NCAA men’s volleyball season
When we last saw the Hawai’i men’s volleyball team, the Rainbow Warriors were the favorites to win the Big West.
They were ranked No. 1...
Family matriarch Elissa Sato leaves behind an incredible volleyball legacy
Elissa Sato, “part of our sport’s history,” who died last month at 84, left behind a tremendous volleyball legacy as the matriarch of the...
How to become a pro? Dustin Watten breaks it down en route to Poland
This is an early but exciting day for me. I'll be jumping on a 747 in route to Munich. After 10 hours in the...
Dustin Watten on passing: Three different ways to prepare, position your arms
USA men’s national-team libero Dustin Watten wants to share what he’s learned as an athlete, how he’s inspired and what he’s overcome to get...
From the VBM archives: “Slime Hitting by Bob Ctvrtlik,” March 1995
Edited by Mike Schlegel, photos by Robert Beck
If you don’t have the gift of a 40-inch vertical, don’t try to muscle your opponents. These...
Stanford cuts 11 sports, including men’s volleyball, after 2020-21
Stanford stunned the college athletics world on Wednesday when it announced it will cut 11 sports, including men’s volleyball.
Stanford, which has won two national...
