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Middle attacker Patrick Gasman early in the third game with his team in the lead and serving cracked a giant smile while briefly chatting with a teammate.
Gasman isn’t the most emotional player Hawai’i. However, he had plenty of reasons to be enjoying himself on the court in the NCAA Tournament semifinals. Continue reading “Hawai’i puts away pesky Lewis to reach NCAA finals”
There was just no getting around the Lewis block.
Lewis finished with a season-high 17.5 blocks as it defeated USC 20-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23 in the NCAA Tournament opening round on Tuesday in Long Beach, California. Continue reading “Lewis defense too much for USC in NCAA Tournament opening round”
The MIVA champions Lewis will play USC in the NCAA Tournament opening round on Tuesday in Long Beach, California.
Listen to Off the Block’s interview with coach Dan Friend and All-MIVA outside attacker Ryan Coenen as they prepare for their match against the Trojans. Continue reading “Audio: Lewis coach, outside attacker preview upcoming NCAA Tournament match”
Lewis swept Loyola in the MIVA Tournament finals on Saturday to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Check out the video highlights of the championship match filmed by Off the Block special contributor Kaitlyn Jasnica. Continue reading “Video: Lewis sweeps Loyola to capture MIVA title, NCAA Tournament berth”
Check out Off the Block special contributor Kaitlyn Jasnica’s postmatch interviews with Lewis outside attackers Ryan Coenen and Julian Moses along with Loyola outside attacker Collin Mahan following the MIVA Tournament finals Continue reading “Video: Players react to Lewis sweeping Loyola in MIVA finals”
Kaitlyn Jasnica | Off the Block special contributor
ROMEOVILLE — It kind of felt unfair.
Loyola outside hitter Collin Mahan crushed the pipe at Lewis libero Michael Simmons. Julian Moses jabbed at it to keep it alive and seconds later Mahan got a second stab. Ryan Coenen and Simmons both dove on the floor to keep the play going. Lewis got a solid dig, and Matt Yoshimoto dished out a perfect set to Moses who lit it up cross court. Continue reading “Lewis just too much Loyola in MIVA Tournament finals sweep”
The MIVA Tournament bracket and the quarterfinal match-ups are set.
Check out the quick-hit guide of what to know about each opening-round match before filling out your MIVA Tournament bracket in the Off the Block bracket challenge. Continue reading “Quick-hit guide to MIVA Tournament quarterfinal matches”
Off the Block each week throughout the rest of the regular season and during the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Bracketology: Off the Block’s latest NCAA Tournament projections”
Two weeks before the start of the college men’s volleyball postseason and the bracketology battle teams remain tight.
Off the Block crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament positioning. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria”
Off the Block each week throughout the rest of the regular season and during the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. Continue reading “Bracketology: Off the Block’s latest NCAA Tournament projections”
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