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What to Watch: September 24-28
It’s time for conference play! After a non-conference schedule full of surprises, teams will now be facing off against their most familiar foes and battling for conference championships. Here are the top matches to watch.
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In the Running: Five Contenders for Freshman of the Year
It’s been a whirlwind start to the 2025 NCAA volleyball season. With so many fifth- and even sixth-year players having moved on after last year, the teams seeing the most success are those whose younger players are stepping up to fill in the gaps. Throughout the first month of…
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What to Watch: September 16-21
It’s hard to believe, but we’ve arrived at the final week of non-conference play for the 2025 NCAA volleyball season. For the non-conference grand finale, we’ve got a great slate of matches coming up, featuring several in-state showdowns.
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What to Watch: September 10-14
Another week, another slate of excellent NCAA volleyball to watch.
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Two Weeks In: Re-evaluating The NCAA Top 10 Teams
The start of the 2025 NCAA volleyball season has been nothing short of a whirlwind. After an off-season full of bombshell transfers and coaching changes, I had expected things to return back to a sense of normalcy once athletes returned to the court. Silly me.
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What to Watch: September 2-7
This past Labor Day weekend was stuffed to the absolute brim with top-20 matchups. Frankly, I’m still recovering from watching nearly eight straight hours of volleyball on Sunday, and I barely left my chair.
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Minute Volley's 2025 All-AVCA First Serve Team
In terms of attendance, viewership, and entertainment, the 2025 AVCA First Serve was a resounding success. Over 42,000 fans attended a match during the event, and the opening match of the season (Nebraska versus Pitt) drew 771,000 viewers on FOX, making it the second most-viewed…
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What to Watch: Aug 29 - Sept 1
Welcome to What to Watch, a series where I’ll be highlighting a handful of upcoming NCAA DI women’s volleyball matches based on what I believe is most worth tuning into.
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Minute Volley's 2025 Pre-Season Top 10
For me, putting together a pre-season list is difficult under normal circumstances. Considering the absolute insanity that was this past off-season, the task is even more of a challenge. Between the deluge of shocking transfers and jaw-dropping coaching changes, it’s safe to say…
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2025 NCAA Season: Top 10 Returning Setters
Over the past several years, NCAA volleyball fans have been treated to some absolutely elite setting. Between the impressive freshman who have led their teams to national championship appearances (and wins) and the more senior leaders who emerged as top talent, there has been no…
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2025 NCAA Season: Top 10 Returning Middle Blockers
When I posted my list of the Top 10 Returning Outside Hitters, I opened by observing that the 2024 NCAA volleyball season felt like a farewell party for the many players who opted to use the extra year of eligibility granted as a result of the pandemic. While this still rings…
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2025 NCAA Season: Top 10 Returning Outside Hitters
In some ways, the 2024 NCAA volleyball season felt like a farewell party. Due in part to the extra year granted to athletes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, there seemed to be a larger-than-normal number of top-tier athletes saying goodbye to their college volleyball teams.…
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Evaluating Team USA Performances During Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2025 Women's VNL
There were a lot of question marks for Team USA heading into this year’s Volleyball Nations League tournament, and most of them were not resolved by the end of the first week of competition. Now that we’re halfway through the VNL and have two weeks of matches to evaluate, it’s…
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VNL 2025: Reflecting on a Disappointing Opening Week for Team USA
The U.S. Women’s National Team ended the opening week of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a victory, but it was still a disappointing showing from the nation that once won the tournament three times in a row. Fans across social media and dedicated discussion groups are…
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Red, White, Blue, and Very Green: Team USA Shows Some Promise in 0-3 VNL Loss to Italy
If Erik Sullivan had a say, he probably wouldn’t have chosen Italy as the opponent for his first-ever match as head coach of the U.S. Women’s Volleyball Team. And yet, Team USA’s opening match at the 2025 Volleyball Nations League saw an extremely green roster face off against…
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2025 Women's VNL: Quick Look at Every Athlete on the USA Wide Roster
With the 2024-2025 pro season coming to a close, it's time for athletes and fans alike to set their sights on this summer's Volleyball Nations League tournament. The highly anticipated USA women's roster was released on May 8th, offering fans a first glimpse into the mind of new…
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