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William George Morgan (January 23, 1870 – December 27, 1942) was the inventor of volleyball, originally called "Mintonette", a name derived from the game of badminton which he later agreed to change to better reflect the nature of the sport. [1] He was born in Lockport, New York, U.S. [2]
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. ... The name comes from the Brazilian city where it was invented, Birigui.
Jessica Ann Mruzik (born June 15, 2002) is an American professional volleyball player for LOVB Houston. She played college volleyball for the Michigan Wolverines and the Penn State Nittany Lions, which she led to the 2024 national championship. She was named first-team All-Big Ten four times and first-team AVCA All-American in her championship ...
The Flo Hyman Memorial Award is named in her honor. [3] Flo Hyman appeared in a film entitled Order of the Black Eagle, in which she portrayed a knife-wielding mercenary named Spike. [21] — 1985; International Volleyball Hall of Fame — 1988; University of Houston Athletics Hall of Honor — 1998
Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor (/ ˈ t r eɪ n ər /; née May; born July 30, 1977) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and as of August 2012, was the most successful female beach volleyball player having won 112 tournaments in domestic and international competition.
George is partly of Lebanese descent, and her grandfather's family had emigrated from Hamat, Lebanon to Lebanon, Kentucky. [1] George attended Assumption High School, an all-girls Catholic school in Louisville Kentucky, where she played on the volleyball team, being named Prep Volleyball's National Player of the Year. [2]
The Vermont Youth Volleyball Association named its high school volleyball all-state teams for 2023, including players and coaches of the year.
Katie Anne Schumacher-Cawley (born March 10, 1980) is an American former volleyball and basketball player who is the head coach of the Penn State women's volleyball team. After serving as the associate head coach since 2018, she was named head coach on January 10, 2022, following Russ Rose's retirement from coaching.