http://worldbestsports.com News, Articles and Updates.... Tue, 15 May 2012 15:31:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://worldbestsports.com/georgia-volleyball-team-rallies-to-defeat-auburn-3-1/4105/ http://worldbestsports.com/georgia-volleyball-team-rallies-to-defeat-auburn-3-1/4105/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:14:53 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=4105 In front of a national television audience the Georgia volleyball team beat Auburn 3-1 in a highly competitive and entertaining Southeastern Conference match-up. Playing their third match in six days the Bulldogs moved their season record to 7-10 (3-4 SEC).  In doing so Georgia began showing head coach Lizzy Stemke the quality she has been trying [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/georgia-volleyball-team-rallies-to-defeat-auburn-3-1/4105/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/pratt-volleyball-wins-central-kansas-league-preseason-tourney/4048/ http://worldbestsports.com/pratt-volleyball-wins-central-kansas-league-preseason-tourney/4048/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:20:44 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=4048 Aubrey Hoover’s final play put the exclamation point on Pratt High’s Central Kansas League preseason volleyball championship Saturday. The 6-0 senior did most of her damage at the net, rocketing kills and pinpoint dinks at the heart of Hillsboro’s defense. Her final point was a perfectly-placed serve on the right sideline that capped Pratt’s 25-14, [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/pratt-volleyball-wins-central-kansas-league-preseason-tourney/4048/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/volleyball-ranked-14th-in-avca-preseason-top-25/3906/ http://worldbestsports.com/volleyball-ranked-14th-in-avca-preseason-top-25/3906/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:38:49 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3906 LEXINGTON, Ky. –The University of Indianapolis volleyball team is No. 14 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division II Preseason Coaches Top 25. This is the third time in program history and second season in a row that UIndy has been in the preseason poll. “It’s great for the University of Indianapolis and for [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/volleyball-ranked-14th-in-avca-preseason-top-25/3906/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/volleyball-lady-goats-lady-lions-no-match-for-cove/3776/ http://worldbestsports.com/volleyball-lady-goats-lady-lions-no-match-for-cove/3776/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:22:28 +0000 admin-t http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3776 COPPERAS COVE — It’s not going to be perfect on the opening night of the volleyball season. And Cari Lowery doesn’t expect it to be. “If it’s perfect this time of year, you’re in trouble,” said the Copperas Cove head coach. “Because there’s nowhere to go.” So, even though the Lady Bulldawgs picked up a [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/volleyball-lady-goats-lady-lions-no-match-for-cove/3776/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/ucsb-upsets-no-1-usc-no-final-four-for-byu-mens-volleyball/3366/ http://worldbestsports.com/ucsb-upsets-no-1-usc-no-final-four-for-byu-mens-volleyball/3366/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 15:42:10 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3366 For a shot at the Final Four, BYU needed things to go according to plan in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men’s volleyball tournament. Didn’t happen. No. 7 seed UC Santa Barbara continued its strong run in the tournament, outlasting top-ranked USC 3-2 in the final Saturday night. Game 5 was tied at 14-14 but [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/ucsb-upsets-no-1-usc-no-final-four-for-byu-mens-volleyball/3366/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/duo-fill-out-unk-volleyball-coaching-staff/3275/ http://worldbestsports.com/duo-fill-out-unk-volleyball-coaching-staff/3275/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:39:26 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3275 University of Nebraska at Kearney volleyball coach Rick Squiers has announced his coaching staff for the 2011 season. Joining the Loper program as head assistant is Kansas native Amy Gillespie. She replaces Doug Tabbert, who left to become head coach at Cameron University in Oklahoma. Gillespie most recently was head coach at Seminole (Okla.) State [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/duo-fill-out-unk-volleyball-coaching-staff/3275/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/prisons-retain-african-womens-volleyball-club-title-after-beating-pipeline/3228/ http://worldbestsports.com/prisons-retain-african-womens-volleyball-club-title-after-beating-pipeline/3228/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:42:47 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=3228 Prisons retained the volleyball Africa Championships trophy after beating arch rivals Pipeline in the finals played at the Africa Nazarene University Gymnasium. The champions won in straight sets 25-22, 25-22, and 25-22 to book a ticket to fly Africa’s flag at the Africa Clubs Cup in Qatar in December. It was a bitter pill to [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/prisons-retain-african-womens-volleyball-club-title-after-beating-pipeline/3228/feed/ 1 http://worldbestsports.com/penn-state-volleyball-wins-fourth-consecutive-national-championship/2229/ http://worldbestsports.com/penn-state-volleyball-wins-fourth-consecutive-national-championship/2229/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:42:36 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=2229 As the Penn State women’s volleyball team was in the process of winning its fourth consecutive national championship Saturday evening in a 3-0 rout of Cal at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, ESPN continually ran teasers of the UCONN women’s basketball team’s pursuit of the UCLA men’s basketball’s record streak of 88 consecutive [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/penn-state-volleyball-wins-fourth-consecutive-national-championship/2229/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/critical-weekend-ahead-for-the-emu-volleyball-team/1913/ http://worldbestsports.com/critical-weekend-ahead-for-the-emu-volleyball-team/1913/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:14:12 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1913 The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team closes out the 2010 regular season this weekend, Nov. 12-13, with a pair of critical road contests. With two matches still remaining, the Eagles are deadlocked in a three-way tie with Northern Illinois University and Western Michigan University for second place in the MAC West Division with a 10-4 [...]

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]]> http://worldbestsports.com/critical-weekend-ahead-for-the-emu-volleyball-team/1913/feed/ 0 http://worldbestsports.com/canadians-fall-in-final-match-at-world-volleyball-showdown/1849/ http://worldbestsports.com/canadians-fall-in-final-match-at-world-volleyball-showdown/1849/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:19:25 +0000 admin http://worldbestsports.com/?p=1849 Canada wrapped up the FIVB world women’s volleyball championship on a losing note Wednesday, falling to the Dominican Republic in its final round-robin match. The 25-21, 26-28, 11-25, 20-25 loss gave the Canadians a 0-5 record in the 24-country event and sixth-place in the six-team D Pool. The Canadians, ranked 24th in the world, held [...]

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