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March 29, 2013March 29, 2013

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

The conference tournaments are inching closer to starting and tonight’s matches could have big implications on the seeding for those tournaments.

No. 6 Stanford looks to remain in contention for a chance to host a MPSF Tournament match and avoid an upset as it plays host to No. 9 Cal State Northridge. In addition, Penn State has chance to win the EIVA regular season championship this season if it can get past second-place Princeton tonight.

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March 8, 2013March 8, 2013

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

About one month away from the start of the conference tournaments and several teams postseason fates could be on the line this weekend.

Cal Baptist will try to hold down eighth place and the final spot in the MPSF Tournament as it travels to No. 1 BYU. In addition, Hawai’i and USC will meet in a two-match series that is a virtual must-win for both schools.

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March 8, 2013March 8, 2013

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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March 2, 2013March 2, 2013

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

The Midwest is in the spotlight tonight for college men’s volleyball.

No. 4 Ohio State and Lewis highlight tonight’s matches in a battle between two undefeated MIVA teams. In addition, out on the West Coast two top-10 nationally ranked teams meet as No. 5 Pepperdine takes on No. 6 Stanford.

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February 23, 2013February 24, 2013

Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

There are only two MPSF matches tonight, but they are big ones.

No. 2 BYU will try to stay in sole possession of first place as it plays host to No. 5 Stanford in tonight’s marquee match. In addition, No. 4 Pepperdine will put its undefeated home record on the line as it takes on No. 7 UCLA

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February 22, 2013February 23, 2013

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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February 8, 2013February 8, 2013

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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February 5, 2013February 17, 2013

My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

A season-high four teams received first-place votes in the national media poll, but UC Irvine moves back to No. 1 .

UC Irvine received six first-place votes to finish four points ahead of No. 2 BYU in the newest national media poll released Tuesday.

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January 28, 2013January 28, 2013

Quick hits: 5 things to take away from this weekend’s matches

So much for quiet a weekend when several top-10 nationally ranked teams had bye weeks.

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January 16, 2013January 16, 2013

My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

UC Irvine and Stanford received the same amount of first-place votes, but the Anteaters remain atop the new national media poll.

UC Irvine received five first-place votes and 94 points to finish four points ahead of No. 2 Stanford in the latest college men’s volleyball media poll released Tuesday evening.
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