LOGAN, Utah – Utah State volleyball released an amended version of its conference slate for the 2025 season on Tuesday. The new schedule accounts for the addition of Grand Canyon, which will join the Mountain West as a full member this fall.
 
A total of seven Utah State matches have been altered from the previously released conference schedule. The Aggies will now open MW play at New Mexico on Thursday, Sept. 25, before the team’s only regular season match against newly-admitted Grand Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 27, in Phoenix.
 
Utah State will then return to the Wayne Estes Center as before to host San José State on Thursday, Oct. 2, but will now also play Boise State on Saturday, Oct. 4, in Logan. USU’s following two-game road trip at Wyoming and Colorado State remains unchanged.
 
Following the two road matches, the Aggies will host Fresno State on Thursday, Oct. 16, before returning to the road to take on Boise State on Saturday, Oct. 18. Utah State will then welcome San Diego State and UNLV to Club Estes on Thursday, Oct. 23, and Saturday, Oct. 25, respectively.
 
USU’s final eight matches of the Mountain West slate remain unchanged from those previously announced.
 
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2025 Mountain West Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location
Thursday, Sept. 25	at New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico
Saturday, Sept. 27	at Grand Canyon	Phoenix, Arizona
Thursday, Oct. 2	SAN JOSÉ STATE	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Saturday, Oct. 4	BOISE STATE	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Thursday, Oct. 9	at Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming
Saturday, Oct. 11	at Colorado State	Fort Collins, Colorado
Thursday, Oct. 16	FRESNO STATE	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Saturday, Oct. 18	at Boise State	Boise, Idaho
Thursday, Oct. 23	SAN DIEGO STATE	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Saturday, Oct. 25	UNLV	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Thursday, Oct. 30	at San Diego State	San Diego, California
Saturday, Nov. 1	at UNLV	Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday, Nov. 6	COLORADO STATE	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Saturday, Nov. 8	WYOMING	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Thursday, Nov. 13	at Fresno State	Fresno, California
Saturday, Nov. 15	at San José State	San José, California
Thursday, Nov. 20	AIR FORCE	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Saturday, Nov. 22	NEVADA	WAYNE ESTES CENTER
Wed.-Sat., Nov. 26-29	Mountain West Tournament	Las Vegas, Nevada

*HOME GAMES IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS
 
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 22, 2025) – USA Volleyball, in partnership with the Florida Region of USA Volleyball, will once again bring world-class beach volleyball to Florida with the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures Pompano Beach, Florida, Dec. 4-7, 2025, as part of the second annual Pompano Beach Volleyball Festival.

This year’s tournament builds on the success of the 2024 inaugural event and marks the second year of collaboration between USA Volleyball and the Florida Region in co-hosting the BPT Futures event.

Competition will begin with a qualifier on Thursday, Dec. 4, followed by the main draw from Friday, Dec. 5 to Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. All matches will be held on the sands of Pompano Beach and are free and open to the public.

The festival will also feature a Pan American Zone Beach ParaVolley event from Dec. 6-7. Junior clubs can also join in on the action by registering for the U.S. Beach Club East Coast Championship from Dec. 5-6 and a Beach National Qualifier (BNQ) on Dec. 7. Register now for the U.S. Beach Club East Coast Championship. Registration for the BNQ will open soon.

“We’re thrilled to return to Pompano Beach for the 2025 Beach Pro Tour Futures event and to deepen our partnership with the Florida Region,” said USA Volleyball’s Chief Operating Officer Steve Bishop. “Events like this not only elevate the level of competition in the U.S. but also create opportunities for fans and future athletes to experience world-class volleyball up close. With strong support from local partners, we’re excited to continue growing the sport in one of the most vibrant beach volleyball communities in the country.”

Sanctioned by Volleyball World, the FIVB Beach Pro Tour Futures series provides a global platform for emerging beach volleyball athletes to earn ranking points and compete against rising stars from across the world. The Pompano Beach event will feature both up-and-coming and experienced players vying for points, prize money and international recognition.

“The Florida Region of USA Volleyball is extremely excited for year two of this event,” said Kurt Esser, executive director and president of the Florida Region of USA Volleyball. “The inaugural Pompano Beach Volleyball Festival was a great success, and this year will be even better. We are very appreciative of the support from Visit Lauderdale in hosting. Additionally, thank you to FIVB and USAV for continuing help in growing this event.”

Is water polo our national sport? Based on our successes at both the club and national levels, it just might be.

Greece has won Champions League titles in men’s and women’s water polo and has also achieved major successes with the national teams.

Water polo is the only sport in the country with Olympic medals – both in men’s and women’s competitions. In 2004 in Athens, the women took silver, and the men did the same in 2021 in Tokyo.

Greece now has two gold medals in Women’s World Championships and four medals in the Men’s. These triumphs began in the 1990s and continue to this day.

The girls who won gold at the World Championship in Singapore grew up with youth national team successes, inspired by past generations that made history in major tournaments.

In Greece, water polo is a… family sport. If the father played polo, the son or daughter is likely to play too. In the Singapore squad, girls like Maria Patra, Dionysia Koureta, Stefania Santa, and Athina Giannopoulou come from polo families.

Here are the 15 women who made history in Singapore:

Ioanna Stamatopoulou

Born in Piraeus with roots in Ilia, Ioanna will one day tell her children about winning gold at the World Championship and being voted Best Goalkeeper of the tournament.
She starred in the knockout rounds, especially in the final.
She started at Ethnikos and moved early to Olympiacos, where she made history in Greece and Europe, forming a long-standing duo with Chrysoula Diamantopoulou.
Now 27, she plays for Alimos.

Eleftheria Plevritou

The captain. She’s won nearly everything—except for an Olympic medal, which she hopes to claim in Los Angeles.
A brilliant attacker with sharp game sense, despite being only 28. She moved to Piraeus from Thessaloniki as a teen with her family.
Her older sister Margarita was a former national team captain, and her younger sister Vasiliki is also a world champion.
She played for years at Olympiacos, dominating Greece and Europe, and recently moved to Ferencváros in Budapest.
She studied Shipping at Piraeus University and considers coach Haris Pavlidis a second father.

Fotini Triha

What can one say about Fotini Triha? Only 20 years old and already a world champion.
She was also the tournament’s top scorer with 25 goals.
She scored 6 goals against Hungary in the opener, 5 against both Croatia and France—unstoppable.
She transferred from Nireas Chalandriou to Olympiacos and was coached by Olympic silver medalist Eftychia Karagianni.
She began playing in Marousi.

Stefania Santa

The apple didn’t fall far from the tree—daughter of Petre Santa, a legendary left-hander in Greek water polo.
Born in Romania, she has lived most of her life in Greece and proudly wears the blue and white.
Now 21, she plays for Olympiacos and is known for her powerful shot and playmaking skills.

Athina Giannopoulou

Daughter of Akis Giannopoulos, a goalkeeper for A.N.O. Glyfada’s historic team.
She helped Vouliagmeni win the Greek Championship and will play for Spain’s Sabadell next season.
She’s a scoring attacker, currently studying Business Administration, and speaks Spanish.
Her uncle is Kyriakos Giannopoulos, president of the Greek Swimming Federation.

Eleni Xenaki

A top-class center forward and left-hander—an invaluable combo in water polo.
Voted MVP of the final against Hungary.
Her mother, Mary Voulgari, also played polo at Ethnikos, but Eleni has long surpassed her.
A product of Vouliagmeni, she also played for Olympiacos and returned to N.O.V., with whom she won this year’s championship.

Eirini Ninou

A prolific scorer, started at Olympiacos and later played for Vouliagmeni, Glyfada, and Ethnikos.
She dreamed of being a polo player and studying architecture. At 16, she debuted in the World Championship in South Korea. Now, at 23, she’s a world champion.
She admires Giannis Antetokounmpo and reads Dan Brown religiously.

Maria Patra

Daughter of Vangelis Patras, a former star goalkeeper.
Unlike her father, she plays in defense and excels there.
She started at Panionios, spent years at Vouliagmeni, and now plays for Alimos.

Christina Siouti

A 21-year-old from Olympiacos’ youth system.
Began at Milon Neas Smyrnis, learned defense and goal-scoring early.
Plays with No. 7 at Olympiacos, No. 9 for Greece.
She played in the World Championship with a broken toe—an inspiring display.
She’s studying medicine.

Vasiliki Plevritou

The youngest of the Plevritou sisters.
The only one still playing for Olympiacos, she came from Thessaloniki as a little girl and became one of Europe’s best.
Known for her finesse shots and raw power.
On her sixth World Championship appearance, she finally reached the top.
She studies dentistry.

Sofia Tornarou

Another Olympiacos product who was trusted early by coach Haris Pavlidis.
Now 21, she also played for Ethnikos and Nireas Chalandriou.
Started as a center forward but now plays defense.

Maria Myriokefalitaki

Her powerful 6-meter goal against Australia secured Greece’s semifinal spot.
She cried after the goal, moving the entire nation.
At 24, she’s a dominant center forward from Rethymno, playing for Olympiacos.
Wins ejections, scores goals, defends hard, and follows coach Antonis Vlontakis’ every instruction.

Alexia-Eugenia Tzourka

The second goalkeeper of the national team.
She joined for the World Cup in China and won gold on Easter Day.
Plays for Ethnikos, 28 years old. This was her World Championship debut.
She celebrated her birthday (July 23) with a gold medal—what better gift?

Dionysia Koureta

A rising talent from Patras, daughter of former NOP and Olympiacos player Michalis Koureta, now a referee.
Her uncle is Thessaly governor Dimitris Koureta.
A center forward, she plays for Olympiacos.
This was her first World Championship, and she’s also played for NE Patras and Glyfada.

Nefeli Krassa

The youngest player on the team, born in January 2008—still not 17.
Coach Haris Pavlidis included her in the squad for the first time in a World Championship, and she’s proven her potential with the youth national teams.
Now, she’s a world champion.
She plays for Nautical Club of Vouliagmeni.

These 15 remarkable athletes brought glory to Greece—each with a unique story, yet all bound by talent, resilience, and the love of the game.

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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee updated its official policy Monday to ban transgender women from competing in women’s sports across all of its governing bodies.

The USOPC changed its stance citing President Trump’s February executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” The Department of Justice has sued Maine and California for policies it says violate the executive order and Title IX.

The committee quietly published its policy on its website Monday before confirming it in an email to member organizations the next day.

“The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport,” the new policy reads. “The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act, 36 U.S.C § 22501, et. seq.”

The Ted Stevens Act, initially passed in 1978 but amended several times since, established the USOPC and outlined its responsibilities.

USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and president Gene Sykes confirmed the change in their Tuesday email to the “Team USA Community.” They wrote the USOPC had “a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” since Trump’s executive order.

“As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,” the email said. “Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women. All National Governing Bodies are required to update their applicable policies in alignment.”

The new rules won’t just have an impact at the Olympic level. National governing bodies, which include organizations like USA Swimming and USA Fencing, are often involved at the lowest levels of their sport all the way up to the Olympics. USA Fencing has already taken the policy a step further by saying athletes “of the female sex” can compete in women’s categories, while the men’s category is open to all other athletes (cisgender men, transgender men and women, and nonbinary and intersex individuals).

Shortly after the executive order, the NCAA made a similar move to limit women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth. The new IOC president Kirsty Coventry has also said she wants her organization to be a leader in the effort to “protect the female category.”

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University first-year head volleyball coach Evan Amstutz finalized the 2025 volleyball roster with the addition of nine newcomers, Wednesday.

Nya Browne | USC Upstate | Nashville, Tenn.

From just down I-24, Nya Browne joins the Governors after spending three seasons at USC Upstate, where she appeared in 24 sets across 13 matches. She had a career-high four kills against UNC Asheville, Nov. 12, 2024 and six blocks against Charleston Southern, Nov. 2, 2024. Browne prepped at Hume-Fogg High School where she was a TCCAA All-State, All-Region, and All-District selection in her senior season in 2021. She also played for the Alliance Volleyball Club under coach Abbey West, where she was a team captain and a member of the 2022 second place USAV National Team. 

Dayan Malavé | Youngstown State | Manati, Puerto Rico

Hailing from Manati, Puerto Rico, Dayan Malavé joins the Govs after spending three seasons at Youngstown State. During her time with the Penguins, Malavé appeared in 314 sets across 83 matches, where she had 376 kills for an average of 1.20 per set with a career-high of 12 at UConn, Aug. 31, 2024. She ended her career at YSU with a .268 hitting percentage and with 257 blocks, with a career-high of seven in five matches. Prior to her time with the Penguins, Malavé spent the 2020-21 seasons at Iowa Western Community College, where she appeared in 188 sets across 58 matches and was a part of back-to-back NJCAA National Championship teams. She had a hitting percentage of .375 in her two seasons at Iowa Western, with an average of 2.41 kills and 1.09 blocks per set. 

Taylor Sass | Hillsborough CC | Tampa, Fla.

A native of Tampa, Florida, Taylor Sass comes to Clarksville after spending two seasons at Hillsborough Community College where she appeared in 202 sets across 60 matches. She totaled 584 kills in two seasons with an average of 2.89 per set, with a career-high 23 kills against Blinn College, Sept. 7, 2024. She had a .182 hitting percentage overall, with a .229 percentage in her sophomore season. Sass totaled 457 digs in her time at Hillsborough, with 240 digs in her freshman campaign.

Nicole Okojie | Prosper HS | Prosper, Texas

From Prosper, Texas, Nicole Okojie comes to Clarksville after her prep career at Prosper High School where she was a 6-A honorable mention. 

Sarah Butler | Naperville Central HS | Naperville, Ill.

Hailing from Naperville, Illinois, Sarah Butler joins the Governors after prepping at Naperville Central High School under head coach Brie Isaacson. Butler compiled 1,815 assists in her four-year career and was named a Naperville Sun 2023 All-Area Team Honorable Mention and a 2024 All-Area Team selection. She was also named to the Illinois Prep Volleyball top 150 High School Players of 2024 List, best of the class of 2025, and on the PrepVolleyball.com 2025 Watchlist.

Remmi Cooke | Nelson County HS | Bardstown, Ky.

Remmi Cooke joins the Governors after prepping at Nelson County High School. The Bardstown, Kentucky native ended her career with over 1,000 kills and a state record of 44 kills in the 2A State Championship match. Cooke was a two-time Kentucky state MVP, a three-time all-district team member, a three-time 2A All-Region Team selection, and a part of the KVCA Second Team.

Peyton Liming | Park Hill South HS | Parkville, Mo.

Peyton Liming comes to Clarksville after prepping at Park Hill South High School where she played under coach Barbra Bell. During her prep career, Liming surpassed 1,000 kills in four seasons and had 30 kills in a five-set match which was a program record. The Parkville, Missouri native was an All-Conference Gold Division and All-District Gold Division selection from 2021-25. Outside of Park Hill South High School, Liming played for the MAVS KC 19 Elite Club team for coach Kelley Kelley. 

Brooklynn Merrell | Obra D. Tompkins HS | Katy, Texas

Brooklynn Merrel joins the Governors after prepping at Obra D. Tompkins High School where she played for her mother, Allison Merrel. A native of Katy, Texas, Merrel went to the state finals in 2022 as a sophomore and was a first-team all district team selection and a second team selection in 2021. 

Sianna Dykes | Howland HS | Warren, Ohio

Sianna Dykes joins the squad after prepping at Howland High School for coach Amanda Lingenfelter. The Warren, Ohio native was an All-Ohio Honorable mention in 2024 and holds the school record for most blocks in a season with 98. Dykes was named the district and conference Player of the Year for the 2024 season. 

The Governors are back in action at 2 p.m., Aug. 24 for an exhibition against Tusculum and then host the Stacheville Challenge for their first home matches of the regular season, Aug. 29-30, in the Winfield Dunn Center.