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There have been very few, if any, breaks this week for Bob Crank.
Crank in a span of days went from being the school’s women’s volleyball coach to also becoming the Quincy men’s volleyball interim head coach and preparing to play No. 5/ 5 Lewis and No. 9/8 Loyola this week. Continue reading “Audio: Crank discusses taking over Quincy program as interim coach”
The longest tenured coach in Quincy program history has been let go.
Quincy announced Monday that effective immediately Hadley Foster would no longer serve as the its men’s volleyball head coach. Continue reading “Quincy, head coach Foster part ways after 11 seasons”
More than 50 years as a conference can create quite a pool of worthy candidates for a new Hall of Fame.
The MIVA recently announced that it established the MIVA Hall of Fame with the inaugural class scheduled to be inducted later this year. Below is a list of all the players, coaches and contributors who have a case for Hall of Fame consideration based on their multiple First-Team All-MIVA selections, MIVA Player of the Year honors or additional outstanding performances. Continue reading “Candidates to consider for new MIVA Hall of Fame”
All-American outside attacker TJ DeFalco picked up right where he left off last season.
The 2016 AVCA Newcomer of the Year had a match-high 13 kills as No. 4 Long Beach State swept Quincy 25-17, 25-15, 25-21 on Saturday to finish undefeated at the UCSB Asics/South Coast Inn-vitational. Continue reading “Video: DeFalco leads No. 4 Long Beach State past Quincy at UCSB Invite”
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with Quincy coach Hadley Foster following his team’s three-game loss against No. 4 Long Beach State on Saturday. Continue reading “Video: Tough opponents help Quincy coach identify possible new starters”
Quincy will return to the season-opening tournament where last season it almost pulled off one of its biggest upsets in program history.
The Hawks as part of recently unveiling their 2017 schedule announced that for the second consecutive year they will begin their season at the annual Asics Invitational. Continue reading “Quincy to open 2017 season at UCSB Asics Invitational”
Check out Off the Block’s interview with Quincy head coach Hadley Foster after the Hawks opened their season last weekend with two near upsets of top-10 nationally ranked. Continue reading “Audio: Quincy coach discusses impressive start to season”
The MIVA and EIVA will be well-represented at one of the biggest annual college men’s volleyball non-conference events to open the upcoming season.
UC Santa Barbara unveiled to Off the Block the eight-team field for its home tournament the 2016 Asics Invitational that will feature a record four non-West Coast teams. Continue reading “8-team field unveiled for 2016 UCSB Asics Invitational”
Check out the five things to take away from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball matches this weekend. Continue reading “Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college volleyball”
It took five games and a combined 42 overtime points throughout the match but Quincy was able to upset a nationally ranked team for the first time since 2012.
Quincy had a match-high .467 attack percentage in the decisive fifth game as it beat No. 14 Ball State 29-27, 25-18, 35-37, 28-30, 15-9 on Saturday in Quincy, Illinois. Continue reading “Postmatch reaction: Quincy coach discusses upsetting No. 14 Ball State”
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