SummitVBFan | Covering Summit League Volleyball

By Jeremy Cleveland

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Independent coverage of Summit League volleyball and all eight programs. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Summit League.

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August 29, 2026 Summit League Volleyball Goes 7-2! Opening Day Recap + 27 Match Balls
What a start for Summit League volleyball.

Nine matches. Seven wins. Two Massey upsets. And some huge individual performances to open the 2026 season.

South Dakota went on the road and knocked off Drake. North Dakota State won a five-set thriller at Tulane. SDSU and Kansas City survived five-set battles, Oral Roberts went 2-0, and we handed out three match balls from every match.

Let’s recap all nine.

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16min
August 26, 2026 Summit League Volleyball is BACK! | Previewing All 9 Opening Day Matches
College volleyball is officially back! 🏐

The Summit League opens the 2026 season on Friday with seven programs in action and nine non-conference matches.

On this Opening Day preview show, we break down every matchup, including:
🏐 Kansas City vs. Jackson State
🏐 Oral Roberts vs. Stonehill
🏐 Kansas City vs. UT Martin
🏐 Oral Roberts vs. Nicholls
🏐 North Dakota vs. Eastern Washington
🏐 South Dakota State vs. Sacramento State
🏐 South Dakota at Drake
🏐 North Dakota State at Tulane
🏐 Omaha at Washington State

We’ll look at the Massey projections, win probabilities, projected scores and what you need to know about every opponent before first serve.

The bigger picture starts today, too. The Summit League is chasing a third consecutive NCAA Tournament at-large bid, and every non-conference result matters.

All friends until September 24th.

Happy First Serve Day! 🏐

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16min
August 24, 2026 How Do You Follow a Hollywood Story? | St. Thomas HC Thanh Pham
What a story it was in 2025.
In its first season eligible for the Division I postseason, St. Thomas reached the NCAA Tournament. Now the challenge is doing it again.
Head coach Thanh Pham enters his 24th season leading the Tommies and joins SummitVBFan to talk about reloading after losing nine seniors.
There’s plenty coming back, led by two-time Summit League Setter of the Year Morgan Kealy, All-Freshman selection Anya Schmidt, and do-it-all Ellie Gustafson. St. Thomas has also added a large group of transfers and freshmen as the Tommies look to build on their breakthrough season.

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21min
August 23, 2026 Why NDSU Volleyball Could Take the Next Step in 2026 | HC Jennifer Lopez
The momentum is building in Fargo.
NDSU went 11-2 at home last season, won all five of its five-set matches and finished 10-6 in the Summit League. Now the Bison return three All-Summit honorees, bring back one of the league's most experienced rosters and add an intriguing group of newcomers.
Head Coach Jennifer Lopez joins SummitVBFan to talk about the 2026 Bison, what she learned from last season, the newcomers and what it will take for NDSU to take another step in a Summit League that has earned two NCAA Tournament bids in each of the last two seasons.

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14min
August 22, 2026 North Dakota HC David Nguyen | “We’re Young, We’re New. We Need to Learn How to Win”
A new era of North Dakota volleyball is underway.
New Fighting Hawks head coach David Nguyen joins SummitVBFan to discuss his young roster, building a winning culture in Grand Forks, and the challenge of competing in a really good Summit League.
Plus, An den Hamer led UND with 20 kills in today’s exhibition.

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14min
August 22, 2026 85 Summit League Wins in 7 Years | Omaha HC Matt Buttermore Focused on Maximizing Player Potential
For Matt Buttermore, it starts with maximizing the potential of every player. After averaging 12+ Summit wins over seven years, that philosophy continues with a talented 2026 group led by Faith Venable.

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17min
August 21, 2026 “I Love Where We’re At” | South Dakota HC Leanne Williamson Interview (149-44 in Summit League)
South Dakota enters 2026 with high expectations and an experienced roster returning 98% of its points from last season.
Head coach Leanne Williamson, the Summit League’s all-time wins leader, joins SummitVBFan to discuss the expectations in Vermillion, her veteran roster, key returners, newcomers, and what it will take for the Coyotes to make another run at the top of the Summit League.

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24min
August 19, 2026 Interview with Oral Roberts head coach Nolan Albrecht | Offseason of Growth
Oral Roberts head coach Nolan Albrecht joins SummitVBFan to preview the 2026 Golden Eagles.
We discuss the growth of the program this offseason, what Coach Albrecht learned during his first season at ORU, the development of Cortnee Smith, and what he expects from the Golden Eagles in 2026.

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29min
August 16, 2026 2026 Volleyball Preview: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
The Golden Eagles return just 25% of last season’s points and 21% of sets played after finishing 3-25 overall and 1-15 in Summit League play.
The biggest returning piece is Cortnee Smith, a Summit League Second Team selection who averaged 3.03 kills per set last season. Beyond Smith, however, there are new faces everywhere.
ORU rebuilt through both the transfer portal and freshman recruiting, adding Olivia Burns and Quincey McCoy from Eastern Washington, Tarcy Mayah from Chicago State, Sienna Wnetrzak from UT Martin, and several intriguing freshmen.
In this preview, I break down:
Just how extensive the roster turnover is
Every position group
The importance of Cortnee Smith
A completely new-look setter room
ORU's newcomers and transfers
The Golden Eagles' non-conference schedule
What realistic progress could look like in Year 2 under Nolan Albrecht
There are a lot more questions than answers in Tulsa, but with an almost entirely new roster, this should be a fascinating team to watch develop in 2026.
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16min
August 13, 2026 2026 NCAA Volleyball Rule Changes: What Fans Need to Know
College volleyball will look a little different in 2026.

On this episode of SummitVBFan, I break down the new NCAA women’s volleyball rules and what fans should watch for this season.

We’ll cover the changes you’re most likely to notice, including fewer bench switches, the new center-line rule, video review changes, serving-team screening, the new pursuit rule and more.

No rulebook required — just a quick look at what’s changing before the first serve of the 2026 season.

🏐 Summit League volleyball coverage all season long.

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13min

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