<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://ekusports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Eastern Kentucky University Athletics</title><link>https://ekusports.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for Eastern Kentucky University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://ekusports.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>EKU Volleyball Adds Transfer For 2026 Season</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2026/5/19/eku-volleyball-adds-transfer-for-2026-season.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2026/5/19/eku-volleyball-adds-transfer-for-2026-season.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Elissa Furlan poses for a photo" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/19/Elissa_Furlan__studio_photo_.jpg" /><br /><br />Furlan, a native of Spring Grove, Illinois, spent her freshman season at Wright State.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/Elissa_Furlan__studio_photo_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/Elissa_Furlan__studio_photo_.jpg"><media:title>Elissa Furlan poses for a photo</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/19/Elissa_Furlan__studio_photo_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 07:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>24323</s:story_id></item><item><title>Alumni Spotlight: Angela Boykins</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2026/2/4/volleyball-alumni-spotlight-angela-boykins.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2026/2/4/volleyball-alumni-spotlight-angela-boykins.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Angela Boykins" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/20/Angela_Boykins.png" /><br /><br />"For me, it became about giving young women the confidence that they could do anything they wanted to do. To go beyond winning."]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/20/Angela_Boykins.png" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/20/Angela_Boykins.png"><media:title>Angela Boykins</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/20/Angela_Boykins.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 4 Feb 2026 10:01:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23956</s:story_id></item><item><title>EKU Volleyball Adds Two Transfers For 2026 Season</title><link>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/12/27/eku-volleyball-adds-two-transfers-for-2026-season.aspx</link><guid>https://ekusports.com/news/2025/12/27/eku-volleyball-adds-two-transfers-for-2026-season.aspx</guid><category>Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="A group of players celebrate on the court against IU Indy" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/10/24/Multiple-01__2025_09-05_vs_IU_Indy_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><br /><br />RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University's volleyball team has added two transfers for the 2026 season – Audrey Hudson, an outside hitter transferring from Wright State University, and Alexis Bull, a middle blocker/right side transferring from the University of Texas at Arlington.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/Multiple-01__2025_09-05_vs_IU_Indy_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/Multiple-01__2025_09-05_vs_IU_Indy_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg"><media:title>A group of players celebrate on the court against IU Indy</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/10/24/Multiple-01__2025_09-05_vs_IU_Indy_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23875</s:story_id></item><item><title>Emilee Hill Earns Honorable Mention All-America 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alt="Lydia Stephens digs a ball in the ASUN Championship against Central Arkansas" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/16/Lydia_Stephens-01__2025_11-23_vs_Central_Arkansas_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><br /><br />The four Colonels are Emilee Hill, Carson Ledford, AG Hynes and Lydia Stephens.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/Lydia_Stephens-01__2025_11-23_vs_Central_Arkansas_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/16/Lydia_Stephens-01__2025_11-23_vs_Central_Arkansas_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg"><media:title>Lydia Stephens digs a ball in the ASUN Championship against Central Arkansas</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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alt="The EKU volleyball team poses with the bracket after beating No. 2 Jacksonville" src="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Multiple-02__2025_11-21_vs_Jacksonville_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><br /><br />The match will begin at 1 p.m. ET and air live on ESPN+.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Multiple-02__2025_11-21_vs_Jacksonville_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/22/Multiple-02__2025_11-21_vs_Jacksonville_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg"><media:title>The EKU volleyball team poses with the bracket after beating No. 2 Jacksonville</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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seeded Colonels will face the winner of the No. 4 Central Arkansas/No. 8 North Florida match in the championship on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/AG_Hynes-01__2025_11-21_vs_Jacksonville_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/AG_Hynes-01__2025_11-21_vs_Jacksonville_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg"><media:title>AG Hynes celebrates a point against Jacksonville</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://ekusports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/AG_Hynes-01__2025_11-21_vs_Jacksonville_by_Zach_Greer_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>19</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23822</s:story_id></item><item><title>Colonels Use 18 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