DI Bracket Challenges; Champions and Bracket Reveals
At The Net – November 27, 2024
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Volleyball News
Sign up for the first-ever bracket challenges for Division I Women’s Volleyball Championships! Once the NCAA bracket is announced Sunday, December 1 at 6pm ET, fill out your pick for the REN Athletics and ESPN challenges. Both offer 5 figure prizes!
The November issue of Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) magazine highlights the 2023-24 Coach of the Year award recipients, including “Importance of Belonging to a National Organization” by Kayla Allen, Vista Ridge HS VB.
AVCA Division I Women’s All-Region/All-America, Region and National Coaches of the Year Nominations
Sunday, December 1 @ 3pm ET – Student-Athlete Nominations CLOSE
Monday, December 2 – All-Region Voting OPEN
Wednesday, December 4 – All-Region Voting CLOSE
AVCA Victory Club: Nominations due Dec. 2! Celebrate your milestone career wins – High School and Collegiate (indoor and beach) AVCA member head coaches are eligible for recognition.
The 2024 NCAA DI women’s volleyball tournament is almost here. The full field, consisting of 31 auto bids and 33 at-large selections, will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 6pm ET on ESPN.
The 2024 NCAA DII women’s volleyball championship bracket was revealed on Nov. 25. The 64-team tournament begins with regional competition starting on Dec. 5. The tournament will conclude on Dec. 14 with the championship match at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
It’s a Threepeat for Florida SouthWestern State! Coach Thais Baziquetto-Allen’s Buccaneers swept rival Miami Dade in the final of the NJCAA Volleyball Division I championship, to give the school back-to-back-to-back titles.
Cowley kept two streaks going when it won the NJCAA Volleyball Division II championship. The 3-1 victory over Johnson County was the Lady Tigers’ 81st-consecutive win, and it gave Coach Steven Gream’s team its second-straight national title.
The NWAC has a new volleyball champion. In a dramatic five-set match, the Skagit Valley Cardinals defeated the Linn-Benton Roadrunners to capture the 2024 NWAC Volleyball Championship. The win is the first title in program history for Skagit Valley and head coach Joe Amaral.
Congrats to Arlington Baptist on winning the 2024 NCCAA Division II Volleyball Championship! The Patriots were down 11-8 in the 5th, before scoring the final 7 points to beat six-time champ Bob Jones & earn the school’s first VB title.
Attendance Records
2024 Attendance Records: Keep up on which Division I schools have set volleyball attendance records at their 2024 home matches!
Did your team set an attendance record? Share with the AVCA!
The AVCA Boys Talent Showcase is a recruiting event designed to provide high school boys the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of the collegiate coaches that are planning to attend the AVCA Convention. The AVCA will also be offering an athlete skills clinic. The 2024 AVCA Boys Showcase will take place at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, December 21, and the optional add-on AVCA Boys Showcase Clinic is the evening of Friday, December 20.
St. Thomas University is excited to announce the appointment of Mya Thomas as the new Head Coach of the Beach Volleyball program.
St. Andrews selects Noah Ray as Men’s Volleyball Head Coach.
The winningest coach in Elon Volleyball history, Mary Tendler has announced her retirement from coaching to pursue other opportunities at Elon. Tendler won 310 matches over 22 seasons with the Phoenix.
Tarleton State Volleyball head coach Mary Schindler has resigned. Schindler ends her 20-year run as the Texan Volleyball head coach with a 380-250 overall record.
Partner Highlights
Take Your Club to the Next Level
In partnership with the Art of Coaching Volleyball, the Club Management Guide Volume 2 builds on the success of the original guide, offering additional insights and advice to help you manage and grow your club effectively. The guide features a diverse group of presenters representing clubs of all sizes, ranging from well-established to newer organizations. Check it out here!
Meet us at the Club Management Track in Louisville PLUS RSVP for a Door Prize!
While you’re in Louisville for the 2024 AVCA Convention and NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championships lock in your spot at one of the most impactful club networking and learning opportunities of the year! The Club Management Track is Friday, December 20th from 1:00-5:30pm. It’s included with your Convention registration! Leaders in youth sports, accomplished Club Directors and Coaches will present 30 minute sessions, plus breakout discussions and complimentary food and drinks are available all day. RSVP HERE for a door prize.
Latest educational content includes:
Blocking Warmup Drill – Jaylen Reyes – University of Nebraska
I’m Stressed and I Have the Capability of Calming Down – Dr. Colleen Hacker – Team USA / Pacific Lutheran University
It’s the final regular season episode of Six Rotations, as Mick & Daniel try to decipher who will host come December! We have an action-packed Thanksgiving slate Wednesday then the Big Ten decider on Friday… Who do you think will win the ACC & Big Ten?
It’s the weekly NCAA Zoom, “900 Square Feet,” with ESPN and Big Ten Network analyst Emily Ehman and VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog. This week we’re joined by Oregon coach Matt Ulmer and then UT Arlington’s JT Wenger. We talk about Nebraska-Wisconsin, mid-major madness, and what a tremendous end to the regular season in the week ahead.
New episode Wednesday “KPI – How it Works and What Does it Mean for this Year’s DI NCAA Tournament Field” with Kevin Pauga, the founder of KPI Sports. Tune in on Facebook Wednesdays at 2pm ET. Last week’s episode: the top teams in NCAA Division I.
