<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.bethel.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Bethel University Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for Bethel University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.bethel.edu/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Blog No. 2: Bethel University Volleyball From Brazil</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/6/1/blog-no-2-bethel-university-volleyball-from-brazil.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/6/1/blog-no-2-bethel-university-volleyball-from-brazil.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Women's Volleyball" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/1/Group.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University volleyball team is traveling together in Brazil from May 23-June 2. While there, the team will be playing top level club teams and running youth clinics in multiple cities. In addition, they'll enjoy several group activities that showcase the beauty and culture of Brazil. To see more photos follow the team on Facebook or @BethelRoyalVolleyball on Instagram.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/Group.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/Group.jpg"><media:title>Women's Volleyball</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/1/Group.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 1 Jun 2026 10:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16170</s:story_id></item><item><title>Blog No. 1: Bethel University Volleyball From Brazil</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/5/28/blog-no-1-bethel-university-volleyball-from-brazil.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/5/28/blog-no-1-bethel-university-volleyball-from-brazil.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Volleyball Brazil" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/28/WVB_Group.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University volleyball team is traveling together in Brazil from May 23-June 2. While there, the team will be playing top level club teams and running youth clinics in multiple cities. In addition, they'll enjoy several group activities that showcase the beauty and culture of Brazil. To see more photos follow the team on Facebook or @BethelRoyalVolleyball on Instagram.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/WVB_Group.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/WVB_Group.jpg"><media:title>Volleyball Brazil</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/WVB_Group.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:56:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>16168</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bethel Lands 79 on 2025-26 MIAC Fall Academic All-Conference Team</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/1/28/general-bethel-lands-79-on-2025-26-miac-fall-academic-all-conference-team.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/1/28/general-bethel-lands-79-on-2025-26-miac-fall-academic-all-conference-team.aspx</guid><category>Men's Cross Country, Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Academic All-MIAC" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University Royals landed 79 student-athletes of the 2025-26 MIAC Fall Academic All-Conference Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg"><media:title>Academic All-MIAC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/6/28/MIAC-ALL-ACADEMIC-TEAM.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:19:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15933</s:story_id></item><item><title>Royals Land 24 Fall Student-Athletes on 2025-26 CSC Academic All-District Team</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/1/6/volleyball-royals-land-24-fall-student-athletes-on-2025-26-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2026/1/6/volleyball-royals-land-24-fall-student-athletes-on-2025-26-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspx</guid><category>Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CSC" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/6/CSC_Academic_All_District_-_Fall__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />The Bethel University Royals landed 24 fall student-athletes on the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/CSC_Academic_All_District_-_Fall__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/CSC_Academic_All_District_-_Fall__1_.jpg"><media:title>CSC</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/CSC_Academic_All_District_-_Fall__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2026 14:48:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15898</s:story_id></item><item><title>Peyton Howie Named 2025 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/12/4/volleyball-peyton-howie-named-2025-avca-all-american-honorable-mention.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/12/4/volleyball-peyton-howie-named-2025-avca-all-american-honorable-mention.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Peyton Howie" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/4/Web.jpg" /><br /><br />Bethel University junior middle blocker Peyton Howie was named 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Women's Division III All-American Honorable Mention.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Year</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/19/volleyball-peyton-howie-named-to-2025-avca-all-region-team-howie-named-region-freshman-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/19/volleyball-peyton-howie-named-to-2025-avca-all-region-team-howie-named-region-freshman-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="VB All-Region" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Region.jpg" /><br /><br />Bethel University had two representatives on the 2025 AVCA All-Region squad as junior middle blocker Peyton Howie was named to the first team, and first-year Sophia Rubio earned Freshman of the Year as well as honorable mention.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Region.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Region.jpg"><media:title>VB All-Region</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/All-Region.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:43:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15841</s:story_id></item><item><title>Royals Conclude 2025 Season in MIAC Playoff Semifinal</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/13/volleyball-royals-conclude-2025-season-in-miac-playoff-semifinal.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/13/volleyball-royals-conclude-2025-season-in-miac-playoff-semifinal.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="wvb" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/14/111.jpg" /><br /><br />The No. 4 seed Bethel University women's volleyball team saw their 2025 season come to an end following a 3-0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-16) loss at top-seed St. Olaf in the MIAC Playoff Volleyball Semifinal on Thursday night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/111.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/111.jpg"><media:title>wvb</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/14/111.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:59:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15829</s:story_id></item><item><title>PREVIEW: No. 4 Seed Royals To Invade No. 1 Seed St. Olaf In 2025 MIAC Volleyball Playoff Semifinal</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/13/preview-no-4-seed-royals-to-invade-no-1-seed-st-olaf-in-2025-miac-volleyball-playoff-semifinal.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/13/preview-no-4-seed-royals-to-invade-no-1-seed-st-olaf-in-2025-miac-volleyball-playoff-semifinal.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Volleyball" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/13/vb8989.jpg" /><br /><br />The No. 4 seed Bethel University Royals will travel to No. 1 seed St. Olaf University in one of the MIAC Women's Volleyball Playoff Semifinal matches in Northfield, Minnesota on Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/vb8989.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/vb8989.jpg"><media:title>Volleyball</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/13/vb8989.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:33:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15828</s:story_id></item><item><title>Peyton Howie and Sophia Rubio Pull Down 2025 MIAC Volleyball Awards</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/12/peyton-howie-and-sophia-rubio-pull-down-2025-miac-volleyball-awards.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/12/peyton-howie-and-sophia-rubio-pull-down-2025-miac-volleyball-awards.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WVB" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />Junior middle blocker Peyton Howie was named MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Year, while setter Sophia Rubio earned MIAC Rookie of the Year. Joining Howie and Rubio on the 2025 MIAC Volleyball All-Conference Team is sophomore Hannah Penke.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg"><media:title>WVB</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/12/Artboard_2__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:49:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15825</s:story_id></item><item><title>No. 4 Seed Royals Take Down No. 5 Seed Wildcats in 2025 MIAC Volleyball Playoff Quarterfinal</title><link>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/11/volleyball-no-4-seed-royals-take-down-wildcats-in-miac-playoff-quarterfinal.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.bethel.edu/news/2025/11/11/volleyball-no-4-seed-royals-take-down-wildcats-in-miac-playoff-quarterfinal.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Moger" src="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/11/wvb9889.jpg" /><br /><br />For the third-straight season, the Bethel University Royals and St. Catherine Wildcats have faced off in the MIAC Volleyball Playoffs.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/wvb9889.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/wvb9889.jpg"><media:title>Moger</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.bethel.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/11/wvb9889.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:08:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>18</s:sport_id><s:story_id>15823</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>