ESPNU

ESPNU

ESPNU | CFB Recruiting | CBB Recruiting | HoopGurlz

ESPNU is your destination for comprehensive coverage of all college sports and college football and college basketball recruiting.

More: NCAA Scores | ESPNU 150 | ESPNU 100 | HoopGurlz 100 | Message Boards

24 Results for volleyball

Cards aim to reload this season

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Seven months ago, Louisville played in its first NCAA title game. But now, after graduating two key players, are the Cardinals simply reloading -- or having to rebuild?

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

More musings from Brookings

Graham Hays

...But she doesn't move -- or shoot -- like a flat-footed post, befitting someone who was a volleyball standout and a state finalist in the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump in high school. She...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009

Tarr brings Washington full circle

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Things were different when Heather Tarr played softball at Washington. But more than a decade later and five seasons into her coaching career at her alma mater, Tarr led the program to its first national championship.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

NDSU softball shocks with regional win

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

North Dakota State softball didn't play its first home game until a month and a half into the season. The Bison had never been to a Division I NCAA tournament when they faced 2000 champion Oklahoma in the Norman Regional this weekend. Now they're on to the super regionals.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2009

OSU's Pruner finds peace after tragedy

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

It was a year to the day after the passing of Courtney Pruner's mother that the Ohio State junior hit the first home run at the Buckeyes' new softball field. But through injury and tragedy, Pruner has learned to step back and enjoy the moment.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2009

Jenks leads FGCU in Division I

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Cheyenne Jenks has been a major part of Florida Gulf Coast conference titles -- on the softball diamond and volleyball court. The multisport star is even on her way to being an All-American ... but she'll end her college career without ever competing in postseason play.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Coleman, Toliver true leaders for Terps

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

There's a roar coming from Maryland's home court, where thousands of fans gather to see the women's basketball team play. It wasn't always like this for the Sweet 16-bound Terps, but then Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver came along.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Whipple's intensity paces Utes

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Kalee Whipple came up big on both ends Sunday, scoring 15 points and helping hold 8-seed Villanova to the third-lowest point total in tourney history.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Family effort lifts Lehigh to NCAA berth

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Lehigh held off archrival Lafayette 64-56 for the Patriot title and NCAA bid Wednesday. But the Mountain Hawks' coaching story line is equally as sweet.

Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009

In father's shadow, Francona made her own name at North Carolina

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

It isn't always easy to have a name that someone else made for you, but Alyssa Francona is stepping out of her Red Sox-manager father's shadow and making a name for herself with North Carolina softball.

Story | Conversation | February 27, 2009

Rebounding gives Baylor a boost

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Like their mothers before them, Danielle Wilson and Rachel Allison have become basketball stars. And they've helped give Baylor its best rebounding team in Kim Mulkey's tenure.

Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009

Marist now far more than Cinderella

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Marist reached the Sweet 16 in 2007 and earned a No. 7 seed last season. And with the program on the banks of the Hudson showing no signs of leaving the stage, isn't it time people stopped referring to the Red Foxes as a Cinderella?

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2008

News and notes from around the Web

Graham Hays

...read, but his latest is a terrific take on Elena Delle Donne doing just fine as a volleyball player at the University of Delaware. Connecticut moves on without Delle Donne, as John Altavilla details Samarie...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 20, 2008

Kansas' Cressy defies life's challenges to find success on, off field

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

When Emily Cressy lost the only bit of hearing she had left, she didn't let her disability impair her. Now, the Kansas redshirt freshman is enjoying a standout debut season on the Division I soccer field, writes Graham Hays.

Story | Conversation | September 22, 2008

'Overachieving' Virginia Tech earns unlikely fans

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Unseeded Virginia Tech wasn't supposed to make the Women's College World Series. The Hokies' inspired play touched the hearts of two grieving parents, who served as a reminder to make the most of every opportunity.

Story | Conversation | May 25, 2008