Both Women’s Pairs Advance at World Tour Finals
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil and Alix Klineman/April Ross advanced to the FIVB World Tour Finals playoffs Friday. They'll play each other in the quarterfinals Saturday, October 9.
2019 FIVB Snow Volleyball Argentina
U.S. Competitors Men Maddison McKibbin Jameson McKibbin Troy Field Riley McKibbin Women Karissa Cook Emily Hartong Katie Spieler Allie Wheeler Results Men Pool C USA def. Chile, 15-10, 15-9 USA def. ARgentina 3, 15-8, 16-18, 15-7 USA def. Cameroon, def. Quarterfinals USA def. Uruguay, 15-10, 16-14 Semifinals USA def. Argentina 1, 15-11, 15-8 Final Argentina...
Bruce Wilde Dies at Age 90
USA Volleyball sends its condolences to the family and friends of Bruce Wilde, who died on Oct. 2 at age 90 in Princeton, Idaho.
2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League – Russia
Match Schedule/Results 6/18: USA def. Russia, 25-23, 25-17, 25-18 6/19: USA def. Netherlands, 25-21, 23-25, 22-25, 28-26, 15-9 6/20: USA def. Thailand, 25-13, 25-20, 25-17 News U.S. Women Sweep Thailand in VNL Prelim Finale U.S. Women Rally Past Netherlands in Five U.S. Women Sweep Russia, Qualify for VNL Finals
Gibb’s Career Ends at World Tour Finals
Jake Gibb played the final match of his career as he and Taylor Crabb lost to Italy's Paolo Nicolai/Daniele Lupo Thursday at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Cagliari, Italy.
2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League – Russia
Schedule/Results 6/7: Italy def. USA, 25-23, 13-25, 25-20, 25-23 6/8: Russia def. USA, 25-22, 25-19, 25-15 6/9: USA def. Portugal, 25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17 News U.S. Men Lose VNL Battle with Italy (6/7) Russia Rushes to Victory over USA (6/8) U.S. Men Pick Off Portugal (6/9)
Mixed Results on Day One of World Tour Finals
Three American teams combined for a 2-3 record on day one of the FIVB World Tour Finals Wednesday. Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil went 1-0 and are second in their pool, while Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb went 1-1.
2019 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League – China
Results 6/11: Turkey def. USA, 25-15, 25-17, 27-25 6/12: USA def. Poland, 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-11 6/13: USA def. China, 25 17, 25-22, 25-21 News U.S. Women Lose to Turkey in Three U.S. Women Defeat Poland to End Skid U.S. Women Stun Host China
Three U.S. Pairs Take on Stacked World Tour Finals Field
Three U.S. Beach National Team pairs - Klineman/Ross, Claes/Sponcil and Gibb/Crabb - will compete at the FIVB World Tour Finals October 6-10 in Cagliari, Italy. It will be Gibb's final international tournament.
2019 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League – Bulgaria
Schedule 6/28: Bulgaria def. USA, 21-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23 6/29: USA def. Serbia, 14-25, 25-20, 29-27, 26-24 6/30: USA def. Iran, USA def. Iran, 27-25, 25-21, 25-20 News 6/30: U.S. Beats Iran 6/29: U.S. Men Turn it Around Against Serbia 6/28: U.S. Can’t Hold the Momentum Against Bulgaria