January 23, 2026

It’s a Girl! Cal Poly Head Coach Caroline Walters’ Gender Reveal was SO Sweet! Literally!

Congratulations to Cal Poly Head Coach Caroline Walters and her wife on their baby girl! On Friday, the Mustangs shared a video of their team biting into a cupcake to reveal the gender of Coach’s baby. And the sweet treat revealed a baby girl is on the way! We’re so excited for both of you and we’re looking forward to another future women’s volleyball star in the future!

January 22-23, 2026

UCLA Head Coach Alfee Reft Stepping Down to Pursue Professional Opportunities… Named LOVB San Francisco Head Coach!

What a wild 24 hours! On Thursday, news came out of UCLA saying Alfee Reft was stepping down as the women’s volleyball head coach to pursue professional opportunities. It was unknown what Coach was up to… (We joked that he was pursuing a Broadway singing career as he told Emily Ehman at Big Ten Media Day back in August that if he wasn’t a volleyball coach, that would be his profession.) Now we know he took “professional opportunity” literally, because on Friday he was named LOVB San Francisco’s head coach for their inaugural 2027 season! And shortly after this news broke, LOVB San Francisco also announced that LOVB’s Chief Marketing Officer Stephanie Martin is joining the ownership group and will serve as team President. Congratulations to both on these new roles!

January 11, 2026

You Can Get a Cameo from Bella Bergmark!

I haven’t used Cameo before, but if I did, I would pay the to have LOVB Austin’s Bella Bergmark leave a message for someone. During the LOVB Austin First Serve broadcast against LOVB Atlanta, the announcers shared that Bergmark has a Cameo account. The Cal/Texas alum only has a few videos left at the low price of $25, so make sure you get in there before the price goes up!

January 11, 2026

“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters and the NCAA Tournament wins Golden Globe for Best Original Song

If you watched the NCAA Tournament, you couldn’t escape the catchy, high-pitched song “Golden” from the Netflix TV show KPop Demon Hunters. Even if you were in the arena, you couldn’t escape it… we know because we heard the Pitt band playing it in Kansas City before the semifinals. But credit where credit’s due… it Is super catchy and super popular and that’s why it won the Golden Globe for “Best Original Song”! Whether or not you are over the song, you need to take the time to listen to EJAE’s acceptance speech because it’s both inspiring and sweet. Congrats!

January 8, 2026

Texas A&M Head Coach Jamie Morrison heads LOVB Houston’s Ceremonial First Serve

Texas A&M head coach Jamie Morrison is on quite the victory tour! Besides winning the school’s first ever NCAA Championship, he’s had the honor of bringing the trophy on quite the tour, including to work, to his daughter’s playroom and to nestling by his Christmas tree. And now he gets to be part of LOVB Houston’s ceremonial First Serve to start the season. The perks just keep growing!

Texas A&M head coach Jamie Morrison wearing a white Texas Strong jacket standing next to a volleyball on a stand with Houston Volleyball and LOVB logos.

January 8, 2026

Top Omaha Supernovas Stars Took Pay Cut to Keep Entire Roster

Just because the holidays are over doesn’t mean you can’t still be in the mood for giving! Hurrdat Sports interviewed Omaha Supernovas GM John Cook for their podcast, and the former Nebraska head coach revealed that the stars of the team offered to take a pay cut so they didn’t have to cut the final two players from the team. I’m not crying, you’re crying!

Omaha Supernovas in team uniforms posing together, some sitting and some standing, inside a sports arena.

January 4, 2026

Haleigh Washington and Amber Igiede Took the Red Carpet at the Critics Choice Awards

It’s about time we saw volleyball players on the red carpet! And not for a sports event. LOVB Salt Lake middle blocker Haleigh Washington and LOVB Houston middle blocker Amber Igiede got glammed up to walk to red carpet at the Critics’ Choice Awards, which aired on E! and USA Network. With USA Network being one of LOVB’s newest broadcast partners, it makes sense why the two were invited and got to strut their stuff! We need more of this!

LOVB Houston's Amber Igiede and LOVB Salt Lake's Haleigh Washington in elegant dresses posing together on the Critics Choice Awards red carpet with E!

January 4, 2026

LOVB Houston Gets Treated by the Houston Texas

LOVB Houston were special guests at the Houston Texans game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Babes in Blue had pregame field passes, where they took lots of pictures and middle Madi Kingdon Rishel threw a pretty great pass to a guy working the game. They then sat in a suite for the Texans 38-30 win.

Two smiling women in football jerseys standing on a stadium field, celebrating a game. One woman has short blonde hair, wearing a black shirt with the number 51. The other woman has long brown hair, wearing a black shirt with the number 7. They are wearing event passes around their necks. There is a football field and stadium seating in the background, and a red bag with a G on it on the ground. The text "WINNING BIG IN H-TOWN!" is overlaid at the bottom of the image.