If you’re old enough, you remember the jingle for Doublemint gum: “Double your pleasure, double your fun … ”  Well, in NCAA women’s volleyball from now on, double on.  That’s because “The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved allowing women’s volleyball players to contact the ball mo...

This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano won its fifth Italian Cup (Coppa Italia) in a row with a 25-21, 22-25, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11 victory over Allianz Vero Volley Milano bef...

The Grand Rapids Rise beat the visiting Atlanta Vibe in five sets Sunday in the Pro Volleyball Federation. Later Sunday, the Omaha Supernovas, with another PVF record crowd, this time announced at 11,918, beat the visiting Orlando Valkyries in four sets. Then Monday, the San Diego Mojo/Vegas Thrill ...

Second-ranked Grand Canyon opened MPSF play Friday with a hard-fought sweep at BYU to stay unbeated in NCAA men’s volleyball, unranked Lindenwood upset No. 13 Lewis in the MIVA, there were three EIVA conference openers and two guys named Zach had 22 kills each in victories for their teams. We have t...

This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Champions League VakifBank and Stuttgart are into the semifinals. VakifBank swept Rzeszow as Ali Frantti led with nine kills, two aces and a block while playing onl...

The Pro Volleyball Federation had two matches at the same time Monday and for YouTube viewers trying to watch both, there was a lot of excitement to take in at once. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the visiting Omaha Supernovas (2-2) took 2 hours, 43 minutes to come away with a 21-25, 33-31, 30-28, 25-21...

Top-ranked Long Beach State is no longer unbeaten. A day after beating No. 4 UCLA at home, the Beach went to Westwood and left on the short end of a 29-27, 27-29, 25-19, 25-20 outcome. It left idle No. 2 Grand Canyon (9-0) as the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball.  The...

Top-ranked Long Beach State defeated No. 4 UCLA in four sets in the showcase battle of the early NCAA men’s volleyball season on a Friday night that saw two upsets in the MIVA — No. 13 Loyola Chicago beat No. 6 Ohio State and unranked McKendree swept No. 11 Ball State — and independent Lincoln […]

The Vegas Thrill made the first Pro Volleyball Federation match in franchise history a memorable one with a five-set victory at the Omaha Supernovas on Wednesday night.  In NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball, No. 3 Hawai’i, No. 6 Ohio State and No. 7 UC Irvine where among the winners. The reca...

This week’s Pro Volleyball Federation round of action begins Wednesday when the Omaha Supernovas entertain the Vegas Thrill, who will be playing its first match in the league’s inaugural season. Omaha (1-1) is coming off a sweep of San Diego. The Supernovas will play under new interim head coach Bir...

Just two games in and with a 1-1 record, the Omaha Supernovas have relieved Shelton Collier of his coaching duties. An Omaha spokesperson said Collier has not been fired and that the team will have a statement Tuesday afternoon. Omaha, which opened the Pro Volleyball Federation inaugural season with...

COLUMBUS, Ohio / FRISCO, Texas – Pro Volleyball Federation – the premier women’s volleyball league in North America – began its opening week in partnership with Bolt6, a sports technology leader that delivers services in tracking, video replay and XR products.

This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Champions League Ali Frantti had 15 kills, hit .451 and had three aces as VakifBank began the  playoff round with a sweep of Rzeszow of Poland. Jordan Thompson...

The second round of Pro Volleyball Federation matches is in the books. On Thursday, the Atlanta Vibe improved to 3-0 by sweeping the visiting San Diego Mojo, which was playing its first match. Saturday, the Omaha Supernovas swept San Diego. Omaha, which hadn’t played since it lost in five to Atlanta...

This is our weekly update on USA women playing professional volleyball around the world. Most of the players are former NCAA standouts: Italy ITALIAN CUP: Imoco Conegliano easily swept Firenze in the quarterfinals as Khalia Lanier was named MVP with 10 kills (hitting .389), a blockand an ace. Kathry...

The first three matches are in the books and the fans have turned out in droves during the first week of competition for Pro Volleyball Federation.

INDIANAPOLIS – In a historic announcement, Indy Pro Volleyball—a franchise of the Pro Volleyball Federation—has revealed the name and brand of Indiana’s first professional volleyball team: Indy Ignite.

It’s been a while since our last Zoom, but after Emily and Lee both covered the Atlanta-at-Omaha Pro Volleyball Federation league opener, we decided it’s a great time to get together and talk some volleyball. Emily Ehman is a former Northwestern player who does TV analysis for the Big Ten Network, E...

Five of the seven Pro Volleyball Federation teams have matches behind them after the league opened play this week. The Atlanta Vibe, which won its opener at Omaha on Wednesday, is 2-0 after winning in five again Friday at Orlando.  The Grand Rapids Rise is 1-0 after beating the Columbus Fury on...

OMAHA, Neb. – The first match has been played and the first record has been broken as 11,624 fans filled the CHI Center in Omaha for the first match in Pro Volleyball Federation history. The attendance mark from the contest between the Atlanta Vibe and Omaha Supernovas sets a record for a women’s pr...

The first women's major professional league in West Michigan is off to a winning start as the Grand Rapids Rise made history.

OMAHA, Nebraska — For the record, the Atlanta Vibe won, beating the Omaha Supernovas 26-24, 25-23, 17-25, 19-25, 15-13 and avoided the reverse sweep by rallying from a 13-10 fifth-set deficit. But, as almost everyone involved said without prompting, the inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation match Wedn...

OMAHA, Nebraska — They range from the seasoned veterans, like 36-year-old Bethania De La Cruz and 34-year-old Allison Mayfield, to volleyball kids like Brooke Nuneviller and Paige Briggs, who were born in 2000. But young and old, it was like the day before Christmas here Tuesday morning as the Omaha...

The inaugural Pro Volleyball Federation season launches on Wednesday, so the wait to see how American fans will react to the latest attempt to establish women’s volleyball as a viable professional sport will soon be over. The PVF has some strong positives. The Omaha franchise already has generated s...

The Pro Volleyball Federation’s first serve is two days away. Five of the new league’s franchises will be in action this week, starting Wednesday night when the Omaha Supernovas play host to the Atlanta Vibe  (8 p.m. Eastern, Stadium streaming sports network, News Channel Nebraska). The ne...

COLUMBUS, Ohio / FRISCO, Texas – Pro Volleyball Federation – the premier women’s volleyball league in North America – has announced a multi-year agreement with Bally Live and Stadium as official broadcast partners of the League.

With the clock rapidly ticking down to its January 24 debut, the Pro Volleyball Federation appears to be still working out TV and streaming details. The startup league had announced a national-TV deal with CBS Sports, but the schedule posted online by CBS Sports Network, which was indicated as the l...

Just imagine: No fans screaming “Double! Double!” Well, in all likelihood, the double in NCAA women’s volleyball will be a thing of the past. That’s because the NCAA women’s volleyball rules committee last week, recommended “allowing players to contact the ball more than once with any part of the bo...

Editor’s note: After this story was posted the Omaha Supernovas announced their signees and Amber Igiede was not one of them. We’ve learned that she likely will join a team in Europe. Volleyball fans should brace themselves for culture shock as the startup Pro Volleyball Federation embraces the cutt...