There were some transfer of note in NCAA Division I women’s volleyball as the portal remained the off-season focus, and there four results in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball Thursday.
WOMEN’S TRANSFERS: A few teams filled some holes Thursday.
Louisville added UCLA outside hitter Charitie Luper. Louisville, coming off its appearance in the national-championship match, replaced graduating ACC player of the year Claire Chaussee with Luper. When healthy, the 5-foot-9 outside hitter is dynamic. As a freshman at UCLA, the product of Dallas averaged 3.39 kills per set but played in just 18 matches. This past season, she played in 78 of UCLA’s 108 sets averaged 3.28 kills and got honorable mention on the All-Pac-12 team.
LSU, which made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years, added Wisconsin’s Jade Demps. Demps, who will play right side for the Tigers, was a key cog on the Badgers’ 2021 NCAA-title team. This past season, the 6-2 product of Raleigh, North Carolina, played in 27 of Wisconsin’s 32 matches but only 69 of its 116 sets. She had 80 kills and 22 kills.
Oregon picked up Baylor middle Kara McGhee. The 6-5 product of San Antonio was a VolleyballMag.com third-team All-American and averaged 2.41 kills and hit .368 for…
