With just a few days until the start of the 2024 Mahindra Super League, the Adelaide Storm team are more inspired and determined than ever. The Storm finished fourth last season, going down after a hard-fought battle with the Melbourne Vipers. “We absolutely left it all on the court,” Storm player Rebecca Reeve said. “We were all gutted after that…
As the 2024 Mahindra Volleyball Super League approaches, the Canberra Heat are gearing up for another competitive season, with training in full swing. “Our preparation for Super League has largely overlapped with the second half of our club season,” captain Kimberley Vogel said. “So we have been able to get a lot of training in, between our clubs and Heat.” …
For Shelby Maher, captaining the Perth Steel to victory in the 2023 Super League gold medal match was a dream realised. It was the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and a deep bond with her teammates. “The moment was pretty surreal,” Maher reflected. “It was something that we had worked towards for years and finally we were able…
The Mahindra Super League season is just weeks away and the Melbourne Vipers are not taking last year’s bronze medal for granted. “Reflecting on last year’s performance, I felt confident with my team’s level of skill and commitment on and off court, and we are definitely excited for the 2024 season,” Vipers captain Rochelle Sison Lim said. “Last year was…
Courtesy olympics.com.au Aussie beach volleyballers Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy are heading for the bronze medal match after a tough loss to Brazil 2-1 (20-22, 21-15, 15-12). As the reigning silver medalists from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Mariafe and Taliqua were arguably the favourite heading into the match, aiming to go one step further in Paris. However Brazilian pair Ana Patricia…
Courtesy olympics.com.au Australia’s Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have progressed to the Women’s Beach Volleyball quarter-finals. Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar have progressed to the Women’s Beach Volleyball quarter-finals after a clinical victory over Brazilian world number three Carolina Solberg Salgado and Barbara Seixas de Freitas. Under a blistering Parisian sun at the Eiffel Tower Stadium,…
The Women’s Volleyroos squad at the Asian Challenge Cup had a slightly younger feel to it and with good reason. With barely a handful of players returning to the national set-up post-COVID, the opportunity has presented itself in recent years to blood some new players, and now an emerging crop of stars could potentially be in the frame for an…
Australia’s Women Volleyroos finish in fourth place at the AVC Challenge Cup after falling to the host nation in the bronze medal match. In front of a raucous home crowd, Philippines were too strong on their way to a straight sets win. Apart from the bronze medal-winning Philippines, the only other team Australia fell to in the tournament was Vietnam…
Courtesy AVC Australia punched in their semis slot after a thrilling 3-1 win (26-24, 25-23, 25-27, 31-29) against Iran in the Preliminary Round of the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Avenging defeat in their last encounter during the 2023 AVC Challenge Cup in Surabaya, Australia outplayed Iran in the Pool A of the Manila…
Head Coach Cameron Bettenay, alongside the selection panel has selected a 12-strong player squad to represent Australia at the upcoming 22nd Asian U20 Women’s Volleyball Championships hosted in Jiangmen, China. The Australian Team, consisting of 11 locally based players, including 2 current Volleyroos and 7 members of the Australian Volleyball Academy girls’ program, will gather in Jiangmen, China, starting from…
