Former St. Olaf head coach Emily Foster has been announced as the new leader at Occidental. Foster led the Oles from 2016-23. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Shannon Bishop is the new head coach at Blackburn. Bishop was most recently an assistant coach at Midland. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Natalie Balleto has resigned as volleyball head coach at Mount Mary. Balleto, head coach of the Blue Angels since 2018, will remain Mount Mary’s athletic director. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

April Elsbernd is the new head coach at Augsburg. Elsbernd helmed Dubuque during the past 15 seasons. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Mayville State University, located in Mayville, N.D., is among three institutions officially entering the exploratory phase of NCAA Division III membership. The NCAA typically requires an exploratory year before embarking on the traditional three-year provisional path toward becoming a full Division III member. Joining Mayville St., which currently plays in the NAIA’s North Star Athletic Association, in this latest crop of DIII exploratory schools are Regent (Va.) and Johnson & Wales (N.C.). Mayville St. would become the lone Division III member located in North Dakota and presumably compe ..read more

Kristina Susak is the new head coach at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Susak was an MSOE assistant coach last season. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Claire Scully is the new head coach at Illinois College. Scully was most recently an assistant coach at Washington College (Md.). -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Olivia Kofie is the new head coach at Dominican. Kofie was most recently an assistant coach at Chicago State. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Melanie Hughes is the new head coach at Lake Forest. Hughes was most recently an assistant coach at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. -Ricky Nelson ..read more

Below are the Region VIII/IX players and teams in the final top 10 in each stat category. National leaders not from Regions VIII/IX are in italics. Aces/Set 1. Max Ludlow, Vermont State Johnson 1.12 1. Juniata 3.55 Total Aces 1. Max Ludlow, Vermont State Johnson 100 6. Kailee Itzenhuiser, Millikin 84 1. Juniata 394 Assists/Set 1. Olivia Foley, Juniata 11.18 3. Hannah Joseph, Aurora 11.16 5. Grace Ward, Transylvania 11.02 7. Sam Buckley, Washington-St. Louis 10.44 8. Jasmine Butler, Mount St. Joseph 10.32 9. Kasie Tweet, Gustavus Adolphus 10.29 1. Claremont-Mudd-Sc ..read more