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11/7/2009 - Volleyball's Fleming Named to ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic ...

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Marshall University volleyball setter, Elizabeth Fleming was named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic District II first team as...
Seven Volleyball Players Earn CoSIDA Academic All-District Honors - Big Ten Conference
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11/7/2009 - Volleyball Sweeps UAB, 3-0

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- Elizabeth Herman and Emily Sullivan combine for 32 kills to help the Marshall University volleyball team roll past UAB, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23...
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11/7/2009 - Volleyball Scoreboard -- Nov 7
Eight Horizon League volleyball teams are in action on Saturday. Green Bay hosts Wright State, while Cleveland State travels to Milwaukee, Loyola heads to Valparaiso, and UIC journeys to Butler.
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11/7/2009 - Girls volleyball roundup: Hopkinton sweeps Holliston in Div. 2 ...

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Hillers swept away 11th-seeded Holliston 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-13) in a Division 2 Central first round girls volleyball matchup last night.
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11/7/2009 - Thailand site daunting task at FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
FIVB Women’s World Grand Champions Cup debutants Thailand have been floating on cloud nine after their Asian Championship victory in September but now awaits a reality check when the world ranked number 17 takes part in the 2009 edition starting on Tuesday.
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11/7/2009 - Americans Top-seeds Net Phuket Thailand Open Semi-final Wins
Phuket, Thailand, November 7, 2009 - For the teams of Jen Kessy/April Ross and Angie Akers/Tyra Turner, it was to their advantage to “take care of business” during winner’s bracket play as American pairs had to win only one match each here Saturday to advance to the finals of the US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT.
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11/7/2009 - Friday MVC Volleyball Action: Sycamores Snap 43-Match MVC Road Losing Streak
In Friday night Missouri Valley Conference volleyball action, road teams swiped victories in three of four contests, highlighted by Indiana State's 3-2 win over Bradley, snapping a 43-match MVC road losing streak for the Sycamores. Wichita State took down Southern Illinois, 3-0, while Missouri State stole a 3-1 decision from Evansville. No. 25 UNI was the lone team to take advantage of its home court advantage, downing Illinois State, 3-0, for the Panthers' 21st consecutive victory.
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11/7/2009 - Volleyball Recaps - Nov. 6
Jacksonville State defeated Austin Peay to clinch the OVC regular-season crown and the right to host the leguet tournament. UT Martin, Tennessee Tech and Southeast Missouri also earned victories on Friday.
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11/7/2009 - Upsets make the (volleyball) world go 'round

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I'll admit I wasn't there to see this. I arrived at the West Central District 4A volleyball tournament at Kentwood in time for the quarterfinals.

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11/7/2009 - Pittsburgh State Volleyball Scores Big Win Over No. 7 Emporia State
The Pittsburg State Volleyball team (22-9, 12-5 MIAA) edged one step closer to ensuring themselves a spot in the NCAA South Central Region as they earned an important road win over No. 7 Emporia State on Friday evening in Emporia. The Gorillas took the match 3-1 (27-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22).
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11/7/2009 - Bruins Take Down USC in Five
Sophomore Amanda Gil had a team-high 16 kills, including five in the deciding fifth set, as the seventh-ranked Bruins defeated #17 USC at Galen Center on Friday. Set scores were 25-17, 14-25, 25-16, 17-25, 15-12.
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11/7/2009 - No. 4 Huskies Roll To Sweep Of No. 5 Cardinal
Revenge was sweet tonight for the fourth-ranked Washington volleyball team as the Huskies swept No. 5 Stanford 25-21, 25-23, 25-19 tonight at Bank of America Arena in front of 4,557 fans. Washington (20-2, 10-2 Pac-10) avenged one of its two setbacks this year and emphatically snapped a four-match skid against the Cardinal (15-7, 8-4 Pac-10).
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11/7/2009 - Wildcats Take It To Ducks
Winning the first set has been a common theme for the No. 18 Arizona volleyball team this season. On Friday night in Eugene, Ore. against the No. 14 Ducks, things were no different as the Wildcats jumped out early and never let up, beating Oregon on its home-court, 3-1.
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11/7/2009 - Volleyball ACCtion: Friday, November 6
The league's top two teams squared off Friday and the match was decided in the fifth and final set. No. 16 Florida State won the final stanza, 15-11, and prevailed 3-2. Elsewhere, North Carolina defeated Virginia, 3-1, and Miami took down Wake Forest by the same margin. Virginia Tech swept NC State, 3-0, Clemson blanked Maryland and Georgia Tech shutout Boston College.
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11/7/2009 - No. 13 Bears Take 3-1 Win Over No. 24 Cougars
The No. 13-ranked California volleyball team (14-8, 7-5 Pac-10) earned its 14th consecutive win over the Cougars in a four-set win (25-16, 25-23, 23-25, 25-16) against No. 24 Washington State (16-7, 5-7 Pac-10) at Bohler Gymnasium Friday, Nov. 6. The Golden Bears were led by senior outside hitter Hana Cutura, who posted a match-high 19 kills (8e, 55att, .200) to go with 10 digs for her seventh double-double outing of the season.
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11/7/2009 - Pac-10 Women's Volleyball Round-Up: November 6, 2009
The No. 4 Huskies took care of business against No. 5 Stanford in a 3-0 sweep and No. 18 Arizona earned a win, as did ASU. No. 7 UCLA finished off No. 17 USC in five.
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11/7/2009 - Illini win 'Gut Check' Match Over No. 15 Michigan
Illinois-Michigan has always meant a battle in volleyball. Throw in an Illini victory earlier this year in Ann Arbor, a No. 5 ranking for Illinois, a No. 15 ranking for Michigan and a brand new libero and the match had a lot of storylines. In the end, Illinois picked up offensive steam as the match went on for its 10th straight win - 25-27, 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 - to improve to 19-3 and maintain a two-game lead for second place in the Big Ten at 11-2 in the conference.
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11/7/2009 - Furman, CofC Earn Conference Wins
The Paladins edged UNC Greensboro in five sets en route to their 14th-straight win. Elsewhere, the Cougars rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Georgia Southern 3-2.
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11/7/2009 - Volleyball Scoreboard -- Nov. 6
The favorites won all four Horizon League volleyball matches on Friday. League-leading Cleveland State defeated Green Bay in four sets and Butler topped Loyola in five, while Valparaiso blanked UIC and Milwaukee swept Wright State.
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11/7/2009 - 2009 Phuket Thailand Open Features Growth & Improvements
Phuket, Thailand, November 7, 2009 - The FIVB’s first venture into Thailand featured the sanctioning of challenger/satellite events along with the staging of the 2003 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships for players under the age of 18.
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11/7/2009 - ESPNU To Broadcast MEAC Volleybal Championship Final
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced today that the 2009 MEAC Volleyball Championship will be televised on ESPNU for the first time ever. The match is scheduled for Noon at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md. and will air on the college sports network in a tape-delayed broadcast at 10 p.m.
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11/6/2009 - Illini defeat Michigan
CHAMPAIGN, Ill.— Illinois-Michigan has always meant a battle in volleyball. Throw in an Illini victory earlier this year in Ann Arbor, a No. 5 ranking for Illinois, a No. 15 ranking for Michigan and a brand new libero and the match had a lot of storylines. In the end, Illinois picked up offensive steam as the match went on for its 10th straight win – 25-27, 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 – to improve to 19-3 and maintain a two-game lead for second place in the Big Ten at 11-2 in the conference. ""That is what we get every time we play Michigan – a battle,"" said Illinois head coach Kevin Hambly. ""With what we went through the last week, to figure out what we're going to do in basically two days, I thought this was a real gut check match for us."" Sophomore Rachel Feldman made her first collegiate start at libero after four-year starter Ashley Edinger suffered an ACL tear just six days earlier. The Normal Community graduate came into the match with eight career digs. Friday against Michigan, she tallied 19 digs, was served at 41 times and not aced once. ""They attacked her every way they possibly could – hitting at her and serving at her and I thought she did a great job,"" Hambly said. ""She jumped into that role with both feet and was aggressive. That's going to be key for us the rest of the way."" Junior Laura DeBruler had just two kills in the first set, but finished the night with her 33rd 20-kill match of her career (21 kills total), including nine in the third set, while hitting .283. With her first kill in the second set, the All-American became just the sixth Illinois player with 1,500 kills. Michigan led 23-18 in the first set, but Illinois responded with six straight points, the final an ace from Hillary Haen (44 assists, 14 digs) to go in front 24-23, and although Michigan came back to take the set, the Illini rally set the tone for the next three sets. Michigan's lefty hitter Alex Hunt had 13 kills in the first two sets en route to a team-high 19 kills. The Illini, however, had six blocks in each of the first two sets, 10 involving junior Johannah Bangert, as the Illini front and back row defense began to slow down the Michigan attack. The Illini out-blocked the Wolverines 17-6 overall on the night paced by 12 from Bangert, the fifth career match with 12 or more. Michigan hit just .130, including .042 in set two and .056 in set four. The Illini, meanwhile improved to .271 in set three and .256 in set four good for .203 for the night. ""Our best offense was keeping the ball in play and blocking,"" Hambly said. ""It was the reason we got back into it in the first set and the reason we won the second set."" Illinois jumped in front 16-10 in the second set, withstood a rally that brought the Wolverines to within 18-16 and pulled out a 25-22 victory. Illinois had just eight kills in that second set, half of which came from DeBruler, but Feldman and Bartsch combined for 11 digs and the Illini tallied six blocks in the set, forcing Michigan to 12 hitting errors. ""Rachel needed to be on the court when we won a set,"" Hambly said. ""We pulled that out and she was way more comfortable. Everything was different after that."" ""A lot of people on our team can do more than what they're known for,"" Feldman said. ""Out hitters can set and pass. So I had a lot of confidence that whatever happened, there was going to be a great play out of it."" Case in point was Bartsch, who matched Feldman with 19 digs to go along with her nine kills and nine blocks. In all, five players reached double digits in digs as Illinois kept rallies going. In set four, freshman Jackie Wolfe entered to serve with Illinois leading just 16-14. The Illini scored three straight points off the Wolfe serve, two on block assists from Bartsch and Erin Johnson. From there, DeBruler was the terminator – hitting roll shot over the block, exploding with power down the line, or finding a seam in the back row. The Illini were also able to get the ball to the middle. Bangert had seven kills while hitting .429 and Johnson tallied five kills and five blocks while hitting .364 The third and fourth sets were back-and-forth affairs. In set three, the Illini broke open an 18-18 score by out-scoring the Wolverines 7-3 down the stretch with Bartsch and DeBruler combining for five kills. The Illini trailed 13-11 in the fourth set, but scored four straight to go in front 15-13 and never trailed from there.

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11/6/2009 - Teams warm up for semis on Club WCHs rest day
Doha, Qatar, November 6, 2009 - With Friday being a rest day, the four teams involved in the semi-finals of the FIVB 2009 Men's World Club Championships were busy training ahead of Saturday's semi-finals in the Aspire Zone Indoor Hall in Doha, Qatar.
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11/6/2009 - Buckeyes stop Iowa in four sets
IOWA CITY, IA – The University of Iowa volleyball team dropped a four-set match to the Ohio State Buckeyes tonight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Junior Aimee Huffman led Iowa with a team-high 12 kills, junior Mara Hilgenberg dished a match-high 36 assists and senior Christina Meister picked up 14 digs. Sophomore Tiffany Nilges recorded a career-best seven kills in the effort. ""We started out tonight defending very well,"" said Head Coach Sharon Dingman, ""but we didn't have the effort we needed near the end. It comes down and to effort and execution and we have to sustain both throughout the entire match. We weren't able to do that tonight."" Iowa (3-10, 11-14) controlled the net in the opening set. Six different Hawkeyes picked up a block in the frame and Iowa attacked at a .310 clip to win the set, 25-20, and take a 1-0 match advantage. Leading 15-14, Iowa closed the set with a 10-6 run behind three team blocks and a pair of kills from Nilges. Junior Aimee Huffman and Nilges led the Hawkeyes with three kills apiece in the winning effort. Hilgenberg handed out 10 assists and Meister recorded a set-high four digs. Ohio State evened the match with a 25-19 win in set two. Nilges picked up another three kills to match junior Becky Walters offensive efforts. Hilgenberg led Iowa with eight assists and Huffman recorded four digs. Iowa took a 7-6 lead in the frame following a kill from sophomore Mallory Husz, but Ohio State rallied with a 5-1 run to take an 11-8 advantage. Later in the frame, senior Megan Schipper attacked with a kill to tie the set, 15-15, but the Buckeyes answered Iowa's rally with a 6-1 run to take a five-point edge, 21-16. Nilges and Walters followed the Buckeye run with a pair of kills, but OSU's Betsy Hone finished the set with a kill to tie the match, 1-1. Ohio State (7-6, 19-7) rode its second set momentum into the third frame, building a 15-10 lead before Iowa stormed back with a 7-3 run. Schipper picked up a service ace and a kill as Iowa battled back to within one point, 18-17. The Buckeyes then answered with the next two points before Schipper and Huffman recorded a kill apiece to pull Iowa within striking distance, 21-19. Iowa was able to force one more OSU attack error, but the Buckeyes scored four of the final five points to record the 25-20 set three victory. Ohio State finished the match with a 25-17 win in the fourth frame. Buckeye junior Katie Dull attacked with seven of her match-high 18 kills in the fourth and decisive set. Iowa freshman Emma Krieger Kittle came off the bench for Iowa and led the Hawkeyes with four kills in the final frame. Hilgenberg dished 13 assists and Meister picked up seven digs. Ohio State never trailed in the fourth set, jumping out to leads of 3-0 and 10-5 in the early going. Iowa battled back within four points, 14-10, behind two kills from Krieger Kittle before the Buckeyes pulled away with a 6-2 run to take command of the set and eventually capture the 3-1 match victory.

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11/6/2009 - Northwestern rallies past Spartans
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Junior Sabel Moffett (Temecula, Calif./Chapparal) recorded her second career double-double, knocking down 17 kills and tying a career-best with 10 blocks, and junior Naomi Johnson (Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy) added 17 kills as well as Northwestern rallied past Michigan State 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-22 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats notch their third-straight Big Ten Conference victory, improving to 14-11 on the year and 5-8 in Big Ten play. Moffett's nine block assists on the evening propelled her into ninth-place all-time in program history with 251 career block assists. She also had just five attack errors on 36 attempts for a .333 hitting percentage. Johnson did one better, finishing with no errors on 25 attempts for a career-best .680 hitting percentage, while also tying her personal-high with seven blocks on the night. Northwestern's defensive play at the net proved to be the deciding factor, as the Wildcats held an 18-5 block advantage over the Spartans. In addition to the big nights from the Moffett-Johnson middle blocking tandem, redshirt freshman Kathryn Chrystal (Crystal Lake, Ill./Central) finished with six blocks, with junior Elyse Glab (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection) adding five and junior Brittani Gray (Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore) rejected four Michigan State attacks. Gray also finished with seven kills on the night, followed by six from senior Ariel Baxterbeck (Menlo Park, Calif./Chapparal). Glab dished out 46 assists on the night to go along with her three kills and senior Kate Nobilio (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) had 20 digs and a kill of her own for the 'Cats. Coming off a pair of thrilling five-set road victories over Purdue and Indiana last weekend, Northwestern held the early lead over Michigan State (16-9, 4-9 Big Ten) in the opening set, only to see the Spartans use a 6-1 run to break out to a 13-8 lead. The Wildcats were able to cut the gap to one at 18-17, but couldn't get any closer as Michigan State took set one 25-20. The Spartans appeared to be in control of the match early in the second set as well, building a five-point cushion over the 'Cats at 15-10. But Northwestern found that confidence it had gained the previous weekend and slowly chipped away at the Michigan State advantage, tying the match at 22. The Spartans looked poised to reclaim the lead, but Nobilio, who was just trying to keep the set alive, heaved a desperation shot over the net which floated just past the Michigan State attack, giving Northwestern the lead at 23-22. A block from Glab and a kill from Moffett closed out the set and turned momentum back in Northwestern's favor. The Wildcats carried that momentum into the third set, notching the first point of the set and never looking back. Northwestern would lead by as many as eight at 16-9 before Michigan State staged a 5-0 rally to pull to within a pair at 16-14. But the 'Cats outscored the Spartans 9-4 down the stretch for the 25-18 third set victory. With only 25 points separating itself from victory, Northwestern came out energized in set four, tallying the set's first four points. Michigan State would rally again, tying the set at 10, only to see NU respond with an 8-3 run of its own. The Spartans would stage one final rally, pulling to within two a handful of times, but kills from Gray and Moffett would ensure the Wildcat victory. The three match Big Ten winning streak is the first for Northwestern since the 2007 season as the Wildcats earn a season split with the Spartans for the fourth consecutive year. NU also extends its lead in the overall series with Michigan State, holding a 32-26 advantage. Megan Schatzle led the Spartans with 15 kills, while Kyndra Abron and Mischelle Nelson each added 11 for Michigan State. Natalie Emro had a match-high 47 assists while Allyson Karaba tied Nobilio with 20 digs on the night.

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