Seven incoming college men’s volleyball freshman recruits are among the players being considered to represent the United States at the one of the world’s biggest international tournament this summer.
USA Volleyball announced Monday that seven high school seniors were among the 17 players selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Training Team for the upcoming FIVB U-19 Youth World Championship.
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The 2013 college men’s volleyball season is over and could not have been more memorable.
Everything from UC Irvine winning its second consecutive NCAA championship on Saturday to massive regular season upsets and individual performances highlighted the four-month season.
Check out the top 13 performances, matches and events that will be remembered about the 2013 season.
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For the first time in almost a decade, BYU is back in the national championship match.
The No. 1 seed BYU overcame a five-point deficit in the third game to complete the sweep against the No. 4 seed Penn State in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Following the match, the coaches and players from both BYU and Penn State addressed the media in a postmatch news conference. Check out what each team had to say about the semifinal match.
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One day after not winning National Player of the Year, BYU All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander made his case on the court for why he should have won the award.
Sander had a match-high 17 kills as the No. 1 seed BYU swept the No. 4 seed Penn State 25-21, 25-16, 25-22 in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Los Angeles to advance to the national championship match.
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After four months of play, the NCAA Tournament is here and by the end of the night only two teams will still have chance at winning the national championship.
The NCAA Tournament semifinals begin tonight with UC Irvine and Loyola playing each other in a potentially historic match for both schools. In addition, in the semifinal nightcap two conference champions Penn State and BYU will met with a spot in the national championship match on the line.
Check out the NCAA Tournament semifinal matches to follow tonight.
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After winning their conference tournaments champions during the weekend, BYU and Penn State will now meet for spot in the national championship match.
The No. 1 seed BYU will play the No. 4 seed Penn State in the NCAA Tournament semifinals at 6 p.m. (PST) Thursday in Los Angeles. Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes and Darian Somers, Penn State volleyball beat reporter for The Daily Collegian, breakdown the semifinal match and discuss if Nittany Lions have a chance to pull off the upset against the Cougars.
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Penn State coach Mark Pavlik and several Nittany Lion players participated in the NCAA Tournament media day on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Penn State after winning its 15th consecutive EIVA championship during the weekend to qualify for the NCAA Tournament will play the No. 1 seed BYU in the semifinals Thursday.
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One day away from the start of the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament and the excitement level continues to build.
The four-team NCAA Tournament at UCLA’s historic Pauley Pavilion begins with the two semifinal matches Thursday. The No. 2 seed UC Irvine plays the No. 3 seed Loyola at 6 p.m. (PST) to open the tournament, while the No. 1 seed BYU plays the No. 4 seed Penn State at 8 p.m. (PST).
Check out the top five storylines to follow throughout the upcoming NCAA Tournament
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After four months of regular season matches and three conference tournaments, the Final Four field and semifinal pairings are set for the upcoming men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament.
Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every NCAA Tournament semifinals match.
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The men’s volleyball selection committee unveiled the four-team NCAA Tournament on Sunday afternoon — leaving some people surprised with the seeding and at-large selection.
Check out this video breakdown as Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes discusses the tournament field and what factors likely led to some the committee’s decisions. Continue reading
