Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

Four more tickets will be punched to Conference Championship Saturday by the end of the night.

The top-four nationally ranked teams will be on display in Provo, Utah, with both MPSF Tournament semifinal matches, including No. 2 UC Irvine playing No. 3 Long Beach State in match potentially critical to the NCAA Tournament at-large bid. In addition out in the East Coast, Penn State will look to continue its 15-year domination of the conference tournament as the EIVA Tournament begins tonight.

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Initial look at the conference tournament semifinal matches

The conference tournament quarterfinals are over and only 12 teams left in the nation control their own fate to reach the four-team NCAA Tournament.

The conference tournament will continue for the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF this week with semifinal matches. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament semifinal match.
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EIVA announces Player of the Year, all-conference teams

For the first time in more than five years, a non-Penn State player has earned EIVA Player of the Year of the Year honors.

George Mason outside attacker Mark Jones and Penn State outside attacker Aaron Russell were selected as the 2013 Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Co-Players of the Year, the league announced Friday afternoon.
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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

Seeding for the conference tournaments is starting to come into focus and could be a whole lot clearer after tonight.

Five of the top six nationally ranked teams are in action tonight, including No. 2 UC Irvine playing host to No. 4 UCLA. In addition, Penn State will play George Mason with a chance to win the out-right EIVA regular season championship once again.

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Penn State’s Contreras highlights EIVA Hall of Fame class

The outside attacker who led Penn State to become the first non-West Coast team to win a national championship in NCAA men’s volleyball history and former two head coaches will be inducted into the EIVA Hall of Fame.

The EIVA announced Thursday that Ivan Contreras, Glen Nelson and Wayne Stalick will be the second class inducted into the conference’s hall of fame.
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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

It’s the mid-point of the regular season but there is a Final Four feel to some of the matches this weekend.

No. 1 UC Irvine and No. 3 BYU will play each other in the marquee match of the week to help determine who will be atop the MPSF standings. In addition, No. 4 Ohio State begins a critical weekend of conference play if it wants to win its seventh consecutive MPSF regular season championship.

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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

It’s a lighter than usual slate of matches for a Friday night but there are still several intriguing match-ups.

No. 2 Long Beach State looks to maintain its status as the surprise team of the season as it plays No. 8 Cal State Northridge. In addition, Ball State and Lewis renew their conference rivalry in a match that could have significant MIVA implications.

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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

It’s all about the East Coast and West Coast tonight in college men’s volleyball.

UC Irvine and Stanford playing in a match-up between two top-five nationally ranked teams highlights the matches on the West Coast. In addition out the East Coast, Princeton looks to make its case for why it belongs in the national rankings as it opens conference play against George Mason.

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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

Conference play will now officially hit every conference beginning tonight with several intriguing matches.

Ohio State and Lindenwood will play in a historic match as they open the MIVA season, while weeks into the MPSF schedule No. 5 Stanford tries to avoid the upset as it plays host to No. 10 UC Santa Barbara.

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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

It’s all about the surprise teams and players tonight in college men’s volleyball.

UC San Diego eyes another massive upset as it travels to play BYU, while the Cougars are playing to lock down the No. 1 ranking. In addition, outside attacker Greg Herceg will try to continue his breakout season as Ball State travels to Sacred Heart.

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