The First Serve Showcase delivered two top-10 thrillers.

The U.S.’ Olympic women’s volleyball roster just dropped, and there’s a lot of love for League One Volleyball (LOVB). Nine of the 12 starters and two alternates on Team USA have already signed deals with LOVB Pro, an impressive feat considering the new pro volleyball league won’t begin play until November, well after the Games.

If this natty round-up feels familiar, it’s because two teams bagged back-to-back ’ships this weekend.

Even if there are no upsets when the national championship takes the court tomorrow, this year’s tourney is already a testament to the sport’s rising parity.

League One Volleyball (LOVB) and home gym system Tonal have partnered to offer volleyball-centric workout programs and a unique family-focused program. The pro women’s volleyball league won’t launch until November, but it secured Tonal’s first league partnership.

Circle your entire calendar, because 2024 is the year of women’s volleyball.

Skiing and men’s volleyball are officially back this week, so brush up with our primers then fill the fall sports void with pancakes and fresh powder.

For the second straight year, the aforementioned Texas Longhorns brought brooms to the national championship court — this time sweeping the Nebraska Cornhuskers 25–22, 25–14, 25–11 in front of yesterday’s record-breaking indoor NCAA volleyball crowd.

Last night’s semifinals saw overall No. 1–seed Nebraska and defending champ No. 2 Texas dig out spots on Sunday’s championship court.

The women’s volleyball national semifinalists take the court in Tampa, FL, tomorrow night, hoping to make Santa’s victorious list for the opportunity to wrap their season with a championship bow on Sunday.

Four familiar faces — three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed — emerged victorious from Saturday’s national tournament’s tumultuous regional round, booking their tickets to Thursday’s national semifinals in Tampa, FL.

The national tournament survivors jump back into the fray with this week’s Regionals — tomorrow’s Round of 16 plus Saturday’s quarter-finals — hosted by the highest-seeded team left in each bracket quadrant (in this case, the four No. 1 seeds).