The hopes of a gold medal or podium finish for the United States came to an abrupt end in the fifth game.
The United States gave up a 4-0 run early in the decisive game as it lost to Canada 22-25, 25-22, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10 in the quarterfinals of the NORCECA Continental Championship on Saturday in Mexico. (more…)
The United States made it out of group play and is now three wins away from a gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Championship.
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Cuba ensured the United States will have to take the long path to win a gold medal at the NORCECA Continental Championship.
The United States in a de facto group title match failed to secure the automatic bid to the semifinals as it lost to Cuba 25-23, 25-23, 25-20 on Friday in Durango, Mexico. (more…)
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Jake Hanes delivered one of the best performances in his career to secure a quarterfinals berth for the United States.
The former Ohio State opposite led all players with six aces and 21 kills as the United States defeated the Dominican Republic 25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 26-24 at the NORCECA Continental Championship on Thursday in Durango, Mexico. (more…)
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The United States survived an upset scare in its pool-play opener thanks to Stanford outside attacker Will Rottman.
Rottman finished with a match-high 21 kills as the United States rallied to defeat Guatemala 24-26, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20, 15-10 on Wednesday at the NORCECA Continental Championship in Durango, Mexico. (more…)
Make it now six schools from the Great Lakes Valley Conference to have a men’s volleyball program.
The Missouri University of Science and Technology announced Tuesday that it will add men’s volleyball starting in the 2023 season. (more…)
A mixture of current college men’s volleyball players and recent college graduates will represent the United States at an upcoming international event.
USA Volleyball announced Monday its 14-player roster for the NORCECA Continental Championship that will begin Wednesday in Durango, Mexico. (more…)
The newest NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball conference is doing its part to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
The SIAC recently announced that all players, coaches, officials, athletics staff members and athletics auxiliary group members at schools competing in the conference are required to be fully vaccinated from the coronavirus in order to participate this school year.
The NCAA Division II conference is comprised of historical black colleges and universities and will add men’s volleyball beginning in the 2022 season. The SIAC in 2019 received a $1 million grant from the First Point Volleyball Foundation and USA Volleyball to help sponsor men’s volleyball and will feature six teams — Kentucky State, Central State, Benedict, Morehouse, Fort Valley State and Edward Waters.
“Within the context of rising COVID-19 infection rates, student-athletes are a particularly vulnerable stakeholder group who, as a result of their athletic participation, are required to travel off-campus and compete against and interact with student-athletes on other campuses,” SIAC commissioner Gregory Moore said in a statement. “These athletic related activities not only increase the risk of exposure to our student-athletes, but also increase the risk of exposure to their classmates and other campus stakeholder once those athletes return to campus. The SIAC policy decision establishing vaccination as prerequisite to intercollegiate athletic competition participation is guided by the overarching interest to protect the health and safety of SIAC student-athletes, and was decided in the light of overwhelming data and evidence which has demonstrated the effectiveness of authorized COVID-19 vaccines combating coronavirus as well as its delta variant.”
Players on SIAC teams can be exempt from receiving the vaccine if they receive approval from their school because of medical or religious reasons. Exempt players, though, will still be required to participate in all of their school’s COVID testing requirements.
The SIAC is the first multi-sport conference sponsoring NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball to require the coronavirus vaccine for players and staff.
About 168 million people in the United States have received a coronavirus vaccine and 71.8 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.