Alicia Wood guided St. Olaf to one of the school’s best volleyball seasons ever, finishing the MIAC regular season undefeated at 11-0 and earning the league’s top seed in last month’s postseason tournament in her second season on the Hill in Northfield, MN. The Oles captured two of the league’s four major awards: Wood was […]
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Mankato volleyball standout now a winning Ph.D. coach
It’s been nearly a decade since Jennifer Jacobs left her native St. Paul for her first collegiate head volleyball coaching opportunity. “Can you believe I’m in my ninth season?” asked the Augustana (S.D.) University coach after her Vikings played at Concordia-St. Paul on the first Friday evening of October. “I moved there in ’17; ’18 […]
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McCoy creating her own legacy
She might be the best kept secret in the state of Minnesota. There is a student athlete in St. Paul, part of a very accomplished family, who is quietly making a name for herself. Ma’Lon McCoy, a student athlete at St. Agnes High School in St. Paul, has not only developed into one of the […]
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Dillard sweeps Talladega to capture 2024 HBCUAC volleyball title
Dillard University’s women’s volleyball team won the 2024 HBCUAC tournament, led by head coach Angela Franke, and will advance to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Volleyball Championship opening round.
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UMES volleyballers know how to put on a good show
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has a thriving women’s volleyball program, which is the top sport on campus each fall.
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Racial incident in volleyball leads to players’ walkout
According to the school release, the team walked out of the SSAC awards banquet in protest of a racial incident.
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This Black fan is passionate about volleyball
‘I think there needs to be some efforts to get more girls of color, Black girls, playing.’
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Racial taunting nothing new in sports
No matter the level, from youth sports to pros, racial taunting has been a longstanding problem.
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Samedy leads Gophers to 5-set victory over Michigan
The Gophers won the first two sets with ease before the Wolverines took the next two sets to force a force the tiebreaker.