Tag: Volleyball

Gators News: Men’s tennis dominates summer, volleyball gets preseason ranking

As student-athletes wrap up their summer activities and head back to school it’s time to look back at what transpired as well as look ahead.

We are a couple of days past the halfway point of August and the excitement of the impending athletics season is quickly rising. As student-athletes wrap up their summer activities and head back to the hallowed halls of UF, it is time to look back at what transpired as well as look ahead to what has yet to come. Here is a look at the latest from the Gator Nation.

Gators News: Summer tennis roundup continues, volleyball announces fan day

Members of the men’s tennis team were in action this summer, plus the volleyball team gets warmed up with a scrimmage in front of the fans.

Welcome back from a rainy weekend in Gainesville! The sports scene is pretty bare for the Gator Nation at the moment, but the lull is merely the calm before the autumn storm. The roundup from the past few days focuses mainly on members of the men’s tennis team in action this summer, plus the volleyball team gets warmed up with a scrimmage in front of the fans. Enjoy the calm while it lasts — there are less than three weeks until the college football kickoff.

 

French men’s volleyball team celebrated its gold medal victory by dancing to the can-can

The can-can!

In a nail-biting final, the French men’s volleyball team took down the Russian Olympic Committee in a five-set gold-medal match Saturday at the Tokyo Olympics, earning its first gold medal in the sport. And the players’ on-court celebration was fabulous.

France won the first two sets, and the Russian Olympic Committee won the next two, forcing a thrilling back-and-forth fifth set. France won the match, 25-23, 25-17, 21-25, 21-25, 15-12, after the final point was reviewed and upheld.

And when the French were officially the Olympic champions, they had the perfect celebration. As the can-can — the popular 19th century French cabaret song — played at Ariake Arena, the players and team members circled up and did their version of the famous can-can dance.

While they weren’t all in unison, many of them had their kicks nicely synched up. Gotta love it.

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Gators News: Baseball nears Olympic gold as we cruise into the weekend

Welcome to the week-ending edition of Gators News and today we have an Olympic team on the verge of gold to report on plus some housekeeping back in Gainesville. 

Thank goodness it is Friday, am I right? Welcome to the week-ending edition of Gators News and today we have an Olympic team on the verge of gold to report on plus some housekeeping back in Gainesville. Here is a look at the latest from the Gator Nation.

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Tennessee volleyball to play seven televised games

Seven UT volleyball games to be televised by ESPN family of networks

The Southeastern Conference announced its television schedule for the upcoming volleyball season Thursday.

Seven of the Lady Vols’ games will be televised by the ESPN family of networks this year.

Tennessee (12-8) won its final three matches last season, while playing only SEC opponents due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Lady Vols will have four matches broadcasted on SEC Network and three on ESPNU.

All of UT’s televised matches are conference contests.

The Lady Vols’ first televised match will be on Sept. 26 against Arkansas at Thompson-Boling Arena (noon EDT, SEC Network).

Tennessee’s other televised matches include Auburn (Sept. 29, 8 p.m. EDT); Texas A&M (Oct. 3, 1 p.m. EDT); LSU (Oct. 24, 3 p.m. EDT); national champion Kentucky (Oct. 27, 6 p.m. EDT); Ole Miss (Nov. 7, 2 p.m. EST) and Missouri (Nov. 24, 8 p.m. EST).

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Gators News: Florida continues to rack up the student-athlete awards

We are on the doorstep of another weekend and after a very slow news week for Gators sports, this Friday brings reasons to be proud of the Orange and Blue. 

We are on the doorstep of another weekend and after a very slow news week for Gators sports, this Friday brings reasons to be proud of the Orange and Blue. Two athletic programs had a pair of players named to a prestigious academic honor roll while a third saw an incoming freshman named to the United States national team. Here is a look at the latest from the Swamp.

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Gators News: Two more head to Olympics plus women’s tennis and volleyball updates

While things are still relatively quiet around the Gator Nation, the excitement continues to build as the Tokyo Olympics quickly approach with representatives from the Orange and Blue lining up for international athletic immortality.

As the week wanes we get closer to the end of June, which brings a wild month of July behind. While things are still relatively quiet around the Gator Nation, the excitement continues to build as the Tokyo Olympics quickly approach with representatives from the Orange and Blue lining up for international athletic immortality. Meanwhile, various programs are making their offseason moves, including recruitment and schedule releases. Here is a look at the latest from around the Swamp.

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Ava Bell honored by CoSIDA

Tennessee volleyball player Ava Bell honored by CoSIDA.

A University of Tennessee volleyball player has been honored for her academic performance by the nation’s college sports information directors.

Ava Bell, a rising senior for the Lady Vols, was recently named to the College Sports Information Directors of America’s District III Women’s Volleyball All-Academic Team.

Bell received First-Team honors and will appear on the national ballot, which will soon be released.

The 2020-21 CoSIDA All-District Academic Women’s Volleyball Team recognizes players for their combined performance on the court and in the classroom.

Bell, a native of Austin, Texas and graduate of Rouse High School, was also honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. She was named an All-Southeastern Region Honorable Mention performer.

The Lady Vol led UT in hitting percentage (.353) and blocks per set (1.08).

Bell, a middle blocker, was fourth in the Southeastern Conference in both categories.

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Notre Dame’s Niego named All-American

An outstanding accomplishment for a star Notre Dame athlete.

The following release is from Notre Dame athletics:

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Junior outside hitter Charley Niego has been named an American Volleyball Coaches Association All-American for the second time in her career, the AVCA announced Wednesday morning (April 21).

Niego, who was named an honorable mention All-American, also earned AVCA All-American honorable mention accolades as a freshman in 2018.

Niego also earned her third consecutive AVCA East Coast All-Region honor this season and was named First Team All-ACC for the second straight year.

ABOUT NIEGO
Niego racked up a team-high 244 kills to go with a hitting percentage of .253, 179 digs, and a team-best 27 service aces in the 2020-21 campaign. The Chicago, Illinois, native finished with nine double-doubles in the shortened season, including eight in Notre Dame’s 12 spring matches. Niego’s efforts included a trio of 15-15 performances, including a 19 kill, 18 dig effort against Syracuse on October 2.