Crabb comes up big, No. 4 Long Beach beats Harvard in UCSB Invite finals

The campaign for Long Beach State outside attacker Taylor Crabb to repeat as the National Player of the Year is off to a quick start.

Crabb had a match-high 19 kills as No. 4 Long Beach State defeated Harvard 25-18, 20-25, 25-19, 25-13 to win the UC Santa Barbara Invitational championship on Saturday in Santa Barbara, Calif.

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Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

The MIVA and EIVA has a chance to make an even bigger statement with several marquee non-conference matches tonight.

No. 7 Loyola will attempt to get its third victory against a nationally ranked team in as many night as it plays host to No. 11 USC. In addition, Harvard will play No. 4 Long Beach State with the UC Santa Barbara Invitational championship on the line.
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Loyola shocks another top ranked team, sweeps No. 3 BYU

Outside attacker Thomas Jaeschke showed why he was a Preseason All-American and in the process lead No. 7 Loyola to knock off another top-five nationally ranked team.

Jaeschke had a match-high 18 kills as Loyola swept No. 3 BYU 28-26, 25-23, 25-22 on Friday in Chicago for the Ramblers’ second win against a top nationally ranked team in as many nights.
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Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

After an eight-month wait, the first weekend to the college men’s volleyball season is finally here.

The first weekend of the regular season begins with a marquee match-up as No. 3 BYU travels to take on No. 7 Loyola. In addition, out in the West Coast the UC Santa Barbara Invitational starts with exhibition pool-play matches.

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Season Preview: Every NCAA men’s volleyball team in a sentence or two

Most preseason talk around a team can be summed up in a few sentences — and that’s what we did.

As the NCAA men’s volleyball season begins in full earnest this weekend, get a quick breakdown of every men’s volleyball team from around the nation as they enter the 2014 season.

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