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Volleyball to Host 2025 BIG EAST Championship on Nov. 22-23
MILWAUKEE – Marquette University will host the 2025 BIG EAST Conference Women’s Volleyball Championship at the Al McGuire Center on Saturday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 23, it was announced on Wednesday in addition to MU’s full regular season league schedule.
The Golden Eagles host the BIG EAST tournament for the ninth time in program history and the event is played on the weekend prior to Thanksgiving for the first time since 2012. MU hosted consecutive years in 2011 and 2012 when the league was undergoing realignment. Since the 2011 campaign, either Marquette or Creighton has hosted every league tournament except in 2016 when the event was played at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Marquette opens league action at the Al McGuire Center with the first two weekends at home, culminating a 13-match home stretch on Sunday, Oct. 5 against DePaul. The Golden Eagles will also host six neutral site matches during that span, totaling 19 matches hosted by MU from Sept. 5-Oct. 5.
MU faces Providence (Sept. 26) and UConn (Sept. 27) during the first weekend of BIG EAST action at home before another highly anticipated matchup with Creighton at the Al McGuire Center on Thursday, Oct. 2. The contest against the Bluejays pits a pair of first-year head coaches at their respective institutions in Marquette’s Tom Mendoza and CU’s Brian Rosen. Mendoza spent six seasons (2010-15) on the Creighton coaching staff, including the final three after the Jays moved to the BIG EAST for the 2013 campaign.
Marquette hits the road on Oct. 10-11 at Seton Hall and St. John’s to begin a stretch of six-of-eight matches on the road, culminating with the return trip to Creighton on Saturday, Nov. 1.
MU closes its regular season home schedule on Nov. 7 against St. John’s and Sunday, Nov. 9 against Seton Hall. The Golden Eagles then end the regular season with matches at Butler (Nov. 15) and Xavier (Nov. 16).
Previously this spring, Marquette announced its non-conference schedule, including a match against Wisconsin at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday, Sept. 17 and games at the Al McGuire Center against Florida on Sept. 19 and Minnesota on Sept. 21.
Season tickets for matches at the Al are available for as low as $75 and can be purchased online.
Presale tickets for the match against the Badgers are available to season ticket members prior to the June 26 public on sale. For questions email athletics@marquette.edu or call or text the Marquette Ticket Office at 414-288-4668.
Marquette went 25-9 in the fall of 2024 and made its third NCAA Regional appearance before falling to the eventual NCAA Champion Penn State in the regional semifinals.
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Former volleyball coach charged after viral video sparks investigation
Updated Dec. 16, 2025, 7:03 p.m. ET
A former volleyball coach who appeared in a viral sting operation video back in August has been formally charged. Levi Garrett, 34, was charged with dissemination of matter harmful to minors following an investigation.
A probable cause affidavit states he allegedly sent sexually explicit photos of himself to someone he thought was an underage boy. He appeared in a viral video by YouTuber Jidon Adams, prompting an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police detective to open up a case against him.
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Track & Field | Virginia Track & Field Names Distance Carnival After Mark & Cynthia Lorenzoni
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia track and field program will name the prestigious distance carnival at the Virginia Challenge on Friday, April 17th, the Mark & Cynthia Lorenzoni Distance Night at the Virginia Challenge.
Virginia is set to host the annual Virginia Challenge outdoor track & field meet on Friday and Saturday, April 17-18 at Lannigan Field. The meet is known to feature high level competition across all event areas, but especially in the distance events. The distance carnival is set to be named in honor of long time Virginia Track & Field/Cross Country supporters, Mark and Cynthia Lorenzoni. The Lorenzonis have served the Charlottesville community for over 40 years as the couple co-owns The Ragged Mountain Running and Walking Shop with their two eldest children, Alec and Audrey.
“When I think about volunteerism and commitment to the community, it would be difficult to imagine any family doing more than Mark & Cynthia Lorenzoni,” said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Vin Lananna. “For decades, Mark & Cynthia have positively impacted thousands of running enthusiasts. We are honored to recognize them with the Mark & Cynthia Lorenzoni Distance Night at the Virginia Challenge.”
“What an honor to be recognized in such a public arena and to be closely affiliated with an iconic program that has not only given our family so much to cheer for, but even more importantly, has enriched our lives through the hundreds of special friendships we’ve had the pleasure of sharing with our wonderful UVA Track & Field coaches and athletes over the past 45 years,” said Mark Lorenzoni.
A running family, M. Lorenzoni began his running career back in high school. A recreational runner throughout college, M. Lorenzoni took up road racing and even began his amateur coaching career by coaching his wife, Cynthia. Since then, he has coached runners at all levels while also continuing to run himself.
“What a wonderful surprise and great honor to have our family name affiliated with this magnificent program in such a thoughtful way,” said M. Lorenzoni.
Also beginning her career back in high school, Cynthia Lorenzoni was undefeated in cross country and track & field before going on to compete in college at Michigan State. As a Spartan, C. Lorenzoni finished runner-up at the Big 10 Cross Country Championships during her freshman season and finished 16th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships the same year. After college, she continued to train and compete post collegiately winning the Marine Corps Marathon twice, recorded a 13th place finish at the Boston Marathon and posted a personal best time of 2:38 in the marathon.
“We are humbled by this genuinely thoughtful gesture and we’re very grateful to Coach Vin, his hardworking and caring staff, to [Virginia Director of Athletics] Carla Williams and especially to all of our wonderful “kids” (what we fondly call our UVA Track & Field athletes) for this incredible honor,” said M. Lorenzoni.
Mark and Cynthia, who have four children that all ran cross country in high school, have served the community for over 45 years. Not only as the founders of The Ragged Mountain Running and Walking Shop but between the two of them have also served on nearly 30 not-for-profit community boards and having directed, on a volunteer basis, close to 900 local races that have raised over $8 million for area organizations.
“Giving back to a sport that has given so much to our family, in so many meaningful ways, has truly been both one of the easiest and most rewarding things in our life together,” said M. Lorenzoni.
The Lorenzonis commitment to the sport of cross country and track & field is evident not only in their personal pursuits and community endeavors but also in their continued support of the Virginia Track & Field/Cross Country program. The first annual Mark & Cynthia Lorenzoni Distance Night at the Virginia Challenge is set to take place on Friday, April 17th at Lannigan Field.
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Volleyball Signs Two-Time First Team All-AAC Opposite Jorda Crook as Transfer – Ole Miss Athletics
Crook heads to Oxford after spending her first three seasons at UAB. Crook will have one more season of eligibility remaining.
A native of Ohatchee, Ala., Crook built an impressive resume as one of the top opposites in the region over her time at UAB. Crook tallied 835 kills on .215 hitting, while adding 321 digs, 166.0 blocks and 49 service aces over 74 matches and 255 sets played.
Crook is a two-time First Team All-AAC selection, who recorded the biggest season of her career in 2025, tallying 394 kills on .230 hitting, while adding 165 digs, 67.0 blocks and 25 aces. Crook took home five AAC Player of the Week awards in her UAB career, including three consecutive awards in 2025, becoming the first UAB volleyball player to ever accomplish the feat.
Crook finished the conference season with an American-best 264 kills across 59 sets, hitting .228. Nationally, Crook ranked among the best, standing in 29th in the nation in points per set ahead of the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Over the course of the season, Crook delivered countless standout moments, including 25 kills each against Jacksonville and Tulane, while tallying 21 kills, seven digs and five blocks on a sizzling .364 hitting percentage in an upset win for UAB over NCAA Tournament qualifier South Florida.
Crook joins fellow transfers Tenesyn Frye (Houston) and Nina Moorer (Texas State), as well as incoming freshmen Rileigh Butler, Jaidyn Hartsfield, Ryea Jackson, Coco Natarajan and Sophie Taylor as new Rebels next season.
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MSU Denver women’s volleyball captures first NCAA DII National Championship

The Auraria Campus as the fall semester begins. Aug. 24, 2022.
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The Metropolitan State University of Denver women’s volleyball team capped a historic season by winning its first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship with a 3-1 victory over Concordia Saint Paul over the weekend.
It was a marquee moment for the college, which has a total enrollment over 18,000 students in downtown Denver.
“It’s huge, I think it puts us on the map in a lot of ways. So it’s just great to see the support we have out here and the way that people are coming behind us,” head coach Jenny Glenn said after the game. “MSU Denver’s a great place, and we love our volleyball. So it’s great to have a national championship to go along with all that.”
The Roadrunners finished the season with a 32-3 record, the most wins in program history. They’re the first team from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference to win a volleyball national title. The team gave the school its first national title since the women’s soccer team won in 2006.
MSU Denver won the final match by taking three of four sets at 25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 25-21. But they had to overcome a slow start during the first set to get rolling at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.,
MSU Denver trailed 19-15 late in the first set. But, the team was able to get back on track with a series of defensive stops, keeping them alive and closing out the set with a 10-3 run.
Glenn said her team displayed fearlessness throughout the last three matches of the season. But after dropping the third set to the Golden Bears, she wanted to finish the job.
“I thought it was a really fun battle of two high-powered offenses and gritty defense at different times. And that fourth set got a little tight,” Glenn said after the match. “I was thinking, we need to get this thing done now. I saw the look in my athletes’ eyes at one of those last timeouts, and I was like, we’re in. We’re going to get this thing done.”
After All-American Annika Helf went down with an injury, Megan Hagar turned in a clutch performance with her first career double-double with 18 kills and digs. The junior outside hitter from Casper, Wy., led the team in kills in both the semifinal and national championship matches.
“Megan has been grinding this entire season. I have nothing but great things to say about that girl on and off the court and off the court,” said Skyler Michael, junior outside hitter from Loveland. “She is there for every single person, no matter how she feels. Her identity is literally, she brings value to the team and she brings value to each one of us, and she brings out our value as well.”
Hagar earned Tournament MVP honors, totaling 39 kills and averaging 3.25 kills per set, while adding 39 digs and four block assists over the final three matches of the tournament. Alyssa Boyte, Brooke Gennerman, and Karyna Werley joined Hagar on NCAA Division II All-Tournament Team.
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Four Tigers Honored to CSC Volleyball Academic All-District Team – LSU
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU placed a program-record four student-athletes on the 2025 CSC Volleyball Academic All-District Team, as announced Tuesday by College Sports Communicators.
Setter Lauren Brooker (mass communication), middle blocker Jessica Jones (mechanical engineering), libero Aly Kirkhoff (management) and middle blocker Angelina Lee (industrial engineering) earned recognition, marking the fourth consecutive season LSU has had multiple players selected to the Academic All-District Team.
Lee became a two-time CSC Academic All-District selection and is the third Tiger in program history to earn multiple academic honors, joining Lauren DeGirolamo and Anna Zwiebel. She started 24 of the 26 matches she appeared in this season and ranked second on the team with 0.83 blocks per set and 78 total blocks, including a team-high 11 solo blocks. Lee also hit .286 with 128 kills.
Brooker directed the LSU offense with 6.27 assists per set (640 total) and added 29 kills, 31 blocks, 11 aces and 142 digs. The California native recorded three double-doubles and posted a career-high 56 assists against Ole Miss on Nov. 12.
Jones was one of two players to appear in all 104 sets this season and led LSU with 1.03 blocks per set, 107 total blocks and a .313 hitting percentage. She recorded nine matches with at least five blocks, highlighted by a season-high nine blocks at Arkansas on Sept. 28. Jones also hit a career-best .688 with 11 kills on 16 errorless swings against No. 19 USC on Sept. 18.
Kirkhoff led the Tigers with 2.19 digs per set (199 total) and recorded 10 matches with double-digit digs, including five in the final six matches of the season. She posted the first double-double of her career with a career-high 11 assists and 15 digs against Auburn on Nov. 14.
For the latest news and information on Tiger volleyball, visit www.lsusports.net/volleyball. Fans can follow the team on its social media outlets, such as www.facebook.com/lsuvolleyball and @lsuvolleyball, as well as on Instagram and X.
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