NCAA volleyball adopted a new scoring system this spring, moving to a rally-score format. Game five will be played to only 15 points. A team must still defeat its opponent by two points. Junior outside hitter Shadia Haddad doesn't know what to think about the new rule changes since the team has only been playing with them for two weeks.
Every play is a point, so the crowd gets into it a little more, and it's more suspenseful.
At the international level, the rally-score system is used. Illinois head coach Don Hardin said collegiate volleyball wanted to unify its game with the international system. But with the new system, each mistake made on the floor is a point. It's been interesting seeing them adjust to this. Serving rules have changed, too.