In a performance indicative of its play all season, top-seeded UCLA was both balanced and dominant en route to its first MPSF Championship title since 2006. The Bruins closed the tournament in three straight sets, beating host Stanford on Saturday, 25-22, 25-21 and 25-23.

The Wingate Bulldogs took down the Carson-Newman Eagles 3-0 to claim the title at the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Volleyball Championship on Saturday.

It’s only fitting the final point to send Pepperdine to the 2022 NCAA Tournament came via Jaylen Jasper and Austin Wilmot.

It’s been a big week for Gabi Garcia Fernandez. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation named BYU’s senior opposite its conference player of the year for the second consecutive season last Wednesday. On Friday, he put down a team-high 12 kills in the Cougars’ MPSF tournament semifinal win over Grand Canyon, hitting .417 clip and adding four aces and four blocks.

Angelo State won the AVCA Division II Volleyball Championship on Saturday in Dallas, defeating Tampa in the final 11-25, 25-18, 25-13, 22-25, 15-9.

The largest girls volleyball national qualifier to be played on a single weekend — yep, I’m talking about the aptly named Big South — wrapped up on Easter Sunday. The weekend was extra special for all involved after the 2020 edition was canceled, but those who finished with medals or a spot at nationals had the best time of all. 

Delaware and Northeastern faced off twice this past weekend and traded wins with the Huskies coming out on top on their Senior Day on Sunday. While it was Northeastern's first CAA conference loss, it was the Blue Hens first conference win.

The Capitol Hill Volleyball Classic wrapped up its pandemic year Atlanta edition last Sunday, crowning champions in 13 divisions. Though a much smaller tournament than CHVC has been in recent years, not to mention the location change from D.C. to Atlanta, the event was a smashing success, especially for the big winners. 

The final weekend in January saw 300 or so club volleyball teams from Florida and the surrounding states gather in Daytona Beach for the Nike Daytona Beach 100. 

A5 Volleyball Club of Atlanta dominated its hometown tournament over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, winning every Open division and three other divisions at the 2021 edition of Lil’ Big South, even with most of their teams playing up an age group. 

Last weekend in Boston, the city saw a few snow flurries and an huge influx of club volleyball teams from around the country.

This week in our men’s volleyball notebook: a Wednesday night match well worth watching, a growing win streak on the East Coast, and some more hype for the biggest match of the season to date. 

Happy leap week! Take advantage of this month’s upcoming extra day to catch up on the latest in NCAA men’s volleyball.

Conference play is rolling as we get into the meat of the men’s volleyball season. Catch up on the top headlines from the last seven days. 

What a weekend for the Metro Volleyball Club out of Washington D.C. Playing in their hometown tournament, the Capitol Hill Classic, Metro teams won the 18 Open, 17 Open, 16 Open, and 14 Open divisions and finished second in 13 Open and third in 15 Open.