Olympic men’s volleyball tournament field and projected preliminary round pools

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The 12-team Olympic men’s volleyball tournament field is set.

While the United States was one of the first teams to earn a bid to the 2020 games, the final five bids were awarded this weekend at the continental Olympic qualification tournaments. Continue reading “Olympic men’s volleyball tournament field and projected preliminary round pools”

Puerto Rico hires former Penn State great Hernandez as head coach

A multiple All-American selection who helped Penn State win its first national championship will now get the opportunity to rebuild the Puerto Rican Men’s National Team.

The Puerto Rican National Volleyball Federation announced earlier this week that it hired former Penn State outside attacker Ramon Hernandez to be the new Puerto Rico head coach. Continue reading “Puerto Rico hires former Penn State great Hernandez as head coach”

Do you believe in comebacks: U.S. rallies to beat Russia, wins Olympic bronze

Four-time Olympian outside attacker Reid Priddy save his best performance for his final Olympic match to help the United States enter a spot on the medal podium.

Priddy had a tournament-high 17 kills on a .615 attack percentage as the United States rallied from a two-game deficit to beat Russia 23-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19, 15-13 in the bronze-medal match Sunday morning in Rio. Continue reading “Do you believe in comebacks: U.S. rallies to beat Russia, wins Olympic bronze”