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April 29, 2018

OTB, Springbak unveil 2018 Freshmen All-American Team

A nationwide voting committee selected 10 players to the annual Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team.

The Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Freshmen All-American Team honors the top NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball freshmen players from the regular season. This is the fifth year Off the Block and Springbak, Inc. have presented the national honor, and it remains the only Freshmen All-American Team presented in college men’s volleyball. Continue reading “OTB, Springbak unveil 2018 Freshmen All-American Team”

April 12, 2018April 12, 2018

Pepperdine outside Wieczorek named 2018 MPSF Player of Year

Outside attacker David Wieczorek capped off the regular season becoming the first Pepperdine player in almost a decade to win the conference’s top individual honor.

The MPSF announced Thursday that Wieczorek was selected as the 2018 MPSF Player of the Year. Continue reading “Pepperdine outside Wieczorek named 2018 MPSF Player of Year”

April 6, 2018

Video: BYU serve too much for Pepperdine, wins MPSF regular season title

No. 2/2 BYU didn’t leave any doubt who was the best team in the MPSF during the regular season.

BYU hit .400 and finished with a season-high 11 aces it swept No. 4/5 Pepperdine 25-20, 25-17, 25-14 on Thursday in Malibu, California, to clinch the MPSF regular season title and home court advantage throughout the conference tournament. Continue reading “Video: BYU serve too much for Pepperdine, wins MPSF regular season title”

March 30, 2018

Video: No. 5/6 Pepperdine sweeps USC to clinch MPSF Tournament home match

Postseason volleyball is coming back to Firestone Fieldhouse for the first time in three years.

All-conference outside attacker David Wieczorek had a match-high 15 kills as No. 5/6 Pepperdine swept USC 25-20, 26-24, 25-23 on Thursday in Los Angeles to clinch home court advantage for the opening round of the MPSF Tournament. Continue reading “Video: No. 5/6 Pepperdine sweeps USC to clinch MPSF Tournament home match”

March 30, 2018

Video: Pepperdine assistant Hein reacts to sweeping USC

Watch Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with assistant coach Andy Hein after No. 5/6 Pepperdine swept USC on Wednesday. Continue reading “Video: Pepperdine assistant Hein reacts to sweeping USC”

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018

Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

Selection Sunday is less than a month away and there still remains a large group of teams in contention for a NCAA Tournament at-large bid, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.

Off the Block has 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 seeding. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria”

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

Almost one month until Selection Sunday and 11 teams remain under NCAA Tournament consideration, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology.

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018

UCLA tops latest strength of schedule rankings

The toughest schedule in the nation so far this season belongs to UCLA.

The Bruins were No. 1 in the season’s first official strength of schedule rankings that the NCAA released earlier this week. Continue reading “UCLA tops latest strength of schedule rankings”

March 19, 2018

Video: Wieczorek lifts No. 7/8 Pepperdine past No. 3/3 Hawai’i

Outside attacker David Wieczorek had a match-high 22 kills on a .390 attack percentage as No. 7/8 Pepperdine defeated No. 3/3 Hawai’i 27-25, 25-19, 22-25, 25-20 on Sunday in Malibu, California.

Check out the video highlights of this non-conference match filmed by Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates. Continue reading “Video: Wieczorek lifts No. 7/8 Pepperdine past No. 3/3 Hawai’i”

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018

Video: No. 7/8 Pepperdine reacts to knocking off No. 3/3 Hawai’i

Watch Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interviews with No. 7/8 Pepperdine after it defeated No. 3/3 Hawai’i in a non-conference match Sunday in Malibu, California. Continue reading “Video: No. 7/8 Pepperdine reacts to knocking off No. 3/3 Hawai’i”