Lindenwood’s Schindler, UCSB’s McGarry named Co-National Freshman of Week

Two freshmen who led their teams in multiple statical categories during conference matches are now earning a share of a national award.

Off the Block announced Monday that UC Santa Barbara setter Casey McGarry and Lindenwood middle attacker Sam Schindler were selected as the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshman of the Week. Continue reading “Lindenwood’s Schindler, UCSB’s McGarry named Co-National Freshman of Week”

The top college men’s volleyball stories of the week

It’s your top men’s volleyball stories list, but with a twist.

Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball regular season, Off the Block will post the best men’s volleyball stories of the week from around the nation. The list, though, is based more on how well the reporter wrote and covered the story rather than just what happened on the court. Continue reading “The top college men’s volleyball stories of the week”

Division II men’s volleyball match results from this week

Check out the complete match results from the NCAA Division II men’s volleyball teams that were in action this week.

[Editor’s note: The only team ranking (i.e. No. XX) denoted in the following matches results is the Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll. A new top-five Division II National Coaches Poll will be released every Tuesday during the regular season on the Off the Block website.]

MPSF matches
UCLA def. No. 2 Cal Baptist 25-21, 25-17, 25-22
UC Santa Barbara def. No. 2 Cal Baptist 25-12, 25-22, 25-16
UC Irvine def. UC San Diego 25-22, 25-19, 26-28, 25-23, 17-15

Conference Carolinas matches
No. 5 Barton def. Belmont Abbey 25-17, 25-21, 25-17
No. 5 Barton def. North Greenville 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-16
Limestone def. No. 5 Barton 25-21, 25-22, 24-26, 25-23
Mount Olive def. Pfeiffer 25-15, 25-17, 25-15

MIVA matches
Grand Canyon def. Lindenwood 25-21, 25-18, 27-25
Grand Canyon def. Lindenwood 14-25, 17-25, 37-35, 25-23, 15-11

Non-conference matches
No. 1 Lewis def. Penn State 28-26, 25-14, 16-25, 19-25, 15-9
No. 1 Lewis def. St. Francis 25-21, 25-22, 27-29, 17-25, 15-11
UC San Diego def. No. 3 Concordia-Irvine 19-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11
No. 3 Concordia-Irvine def. New Paltz 25-14, 25-21, 25-17
No. 4 McKendree def. Emmanuel 25-18, 25-22, 25-16
George Mason def. King 25-19, 25-23, 25-16
King def. Eastern Mennonite 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-22
King def. Lancaster Bible 26-24, 22-25, 25-10, 25-23
Coker def. Belmont Abbey 25-23, 25-17, 25-16
Coker def. North Greenville 25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 25-22
Coker def. St. Andrews 25-22, 25-13, 25-18
Quincy def. Emmanuel 25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-19
Missouri Baptist def. Quincy 26-24, 25-19, 25-15
Fort Wayne def. Alderson Broaddus 26-24, 25-16, 25-21
Lees-McRae def. Alderson Broaddus 25-19, 25-23, 25-23
Charleston def. Lees-McRae 27-25, 25-22, 25-18
Charleston def. St. Andrews 25-19, 25-18, 25-18
Wittenberg def. Lincoln Memorial 25-16, 25-20, 25-16
Mount St. Joseph def. Lincoln Memorial 25-23, 25-20, 25-19
Cincinnati Christian def. Lincoln Memorial 22-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-21

NCAA Division II men’s volleyball programs
The following teams are eligible for the top-five Division II National Coaches Poll in the 2017 season.
Alderson Broaddus
Barton
Belmont Abbey
Cal Baptist
Coker
Concordia-Irvine
Charleston
Emmanuel
Erskine
King
Lewis
Limestone
Lincoln Memorial
Lindenwood
Lees-McRae
McKendree
Mount Olive
North Greenville
Pfeiffer
Quincy
UC San Diego