New NCAA Women’s Volleyball Rules

The Drake volleyball team finished their 2023 season with a 14-4 conference record and a 24-11 overall record, finishing in the Great 8 of the NIVC tournament after a 3-0 quarterfinal loss to Wichita State. Photo by Sarah Fey | Staff PhotographerThe 2024 NCAA women’s volleyball season will come with a new rulebook. On Feb. 20, the NCAA published several rule changes for all divisions, the most notable being that double contacts are now allowed on sets.

Double contacts are called when a player contacts the ball twice in a row, typically when the ball contacts a player’s hands at different times during an overhead pass, or a set. Previously, double contacts were only allowed for the first…