Category: Division I-II

The nation’s leader in expanding college men’s volleyball will a part of the largest non-conference tournament during the upcoming season.

Off the Block announced Friday that the MotorMVB Foundation will be the primary sponsor of the inaugural Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge presented by MotorMVB.

MotorMVB is a non-profit organization committed to growing the sport of boys’ and men’s volleyball throughout the United States. With about 200 colleges currently sponsoring men’s volleyball programs, MotorMVB’s goal is to increase that number to 380 schools by 2027.

The Grow the Game Challenge features 11 NCAA Division I-II teams and takes place on Jan. 12-14 at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville. In addition, all five college men’s volleyball conference will be represented in the tournament field that includes Barton, Charleston, Erskine, Grand Canyon, Hawai’i, Limestone, Lincoln Memorial, Lindenwood, McKendree, North Greenville and Sacred Heart

The Grow the Game Challenge is the first time Nashville will play host to a NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball match.

No Nashville area college has a NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball program. However, Cumberland University, a NAIA school located in nearby Lebanon, Tennessee, announced earlier this month that it would start a men’s volleyball team in 2019.

Off the Block is a national award winning website that launched in 2011 and has emerged as the nation’s leader in college men’s volleyball coverage. The website’s editor and founder Vinnie Lopes will serve as the tournament director for the Grow the Game Challenge.

The MotorMVB Broad of Director includes UCLA and U.S. Men’s National Team coach John Speraw as the chairman. Olympic setter Lloy Ball and MotorMVB CEO Wade Garard serve on the board of this philanthropic group.

To learn more about MotorMVB or to make a contribution to help grow the sport of men’s volleyball, visit the organization’s website at motormvb.com.

Three bids to the 2018 FIVB World Championship are on the line at the NORCECA Continental Championship.

The North American tournament begins today with pool-play matches. The top-three teams at the championship will earn berths to the World Championship, while the fourth and fifth-place teams will qualify for a tournament with Cuba and Puerto Rico that will determine the final two berths from NORCECA teams. Continue reading “NORCECA Continental Championship matches to follow tonight”

Another college men’s volleyball program will be established in the Southeast with the help of the MotorMVB Foundation.

Life University announced Tuesday that it would add men’s volleyball beginning in the 2019 season and would received a $20,000 grant from MotorMVB to help start the program. Continue reading “Life University awarded MotorMVB grant, to start NAIA men’s volleyball team”