Greg Johnson | NCAA.com | February 22, 2018 Changes approved to women's volleyball review system 2017 DI Women's Volleyball: Nebraska comes back to beat Penn State, 3-2 Share The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved a change that combines in/out and touch calls into one reviewable challenge effective for the 2018 season. Previously, coaches challenges for in/out and touch were separate, leaving open the possibility that some calls could not be overturned because the challenges had to pertain to one ruling or the other. The challenge review system has been in effect for two seasons, and the two calls that are the most reviewed are in/out calls and touch calls. The average review time for challenges was 1 minute, 30 seconds in 2017. The panel also approved allowing coaches to challenge 3-meter line attacks next season. The Women’s Volleyball Rules Committee believes these types of plays can be difficult for the officials to call given the student-athletes’ evolving athleticism. Another rule change set for the 2018 season allows coaches to have an additional challenge when a match goes to a fifth set. Any unused challenges will carry over into the fifth set, as well. Libero jerseys The panel approved a proposal to simplify rules regarding libero jerseys. The rule now states that the defensive specialist jersey must be immediately recognized from all angles as clearly contrasting with the jerseys of other members of the team. Intermission The panel approved reducing the maximum time for the intermission between the second and third sets to five minutes, hoping to improve pace of play. Previously, the maximum length for intermission was 10 minutes. It has come full circle for Penn State volleyball's new head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley Katie Schumacher-Cawley sat down with NCAA.com to discuss taking over the Penn State head coaching position from legendary head coach Russ Rose. READ MORE Panel approves permanent change to women's college volleyball challenge rules Women’s volleyball teams will begin each match with two video challenges. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel on Tuesday approved this decision starting with the 2022 season. READ MORE College volleyball transfers: Top impact 2022 moves, so far Here is an ongoing tracker of the biggest impact college volleyball transfers for the 2022 season. READ MORE