Brendan Yu | Off the Block senior correspondent
In a finals match-up where only the thinnest of margins separated the No. 1 seed Hawai’i and the No. 2 seed Long Beach State, the slightest advantage may have made all the difference.
For the 49ers, it may have been the experience of having won it the year before. Perhaps it was the comfort of playing for the championship on the home floor. (more…)
Check out Off the Block’s Vinnie Lopes and Brendan Yu breakdown Long Beach State’s four-game victory against Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals. (more…)
Check out Long Beach State receive the NCAA championship trophy following its victory against Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday. (more…)
Check out this video from Off the Block of Long Beach State’s championship celebration on the court of the Pyramid.
[Editor’s note: This video contain a few expletives.]
Check out the Long Beach State postmatch news conference following its four-game victory against Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals. (more…)
Check out the Hawai’i postmatch news conference following its four-game loss to Long Beach State in the NCAA Tournament finals. (more…)
It was only fitting that college men’s volleyball season ended on a TJ DeFalco kill.
The AVCA National Player of the Year had a match-high 20 kills on a .516 attack percentage as the No 2 seed Long Beach State defeated the No. 1 seed Hawai’i 23-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-23 on Saturday to win the NCAA championship. (more…)
Four months of matches have led to this — the NCAA Tournament finals.
The top-two tournament seeds Hawai’i and Long Beach State will meet with the national championship on the line. Check out what to know about this title match and how to follow it live. (more…)
A nationwide voting committee selected six players for the Off the Block/Molten NAIA Men’s Volleyball National Awards.
Off the Block announced Saturday the winners for the five inaugural position-based NAIA awards — the Off the Block/Molten National Setter of the Year, the Off the Block/Molten National Outside Attacker of the Year, the Off the Block/Molten National Opposite of the Year, the Off the Block/Molten National Middle Attacker of the Year and the Off the Block/Molten National Libero of the Year. (more…)
The NCAA Tournament finals are here — along with a ton of storylines and various tidbits.
Check out some of the interesting notes and stats to know before Long Beach State plays host to Hawai’i in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday night. (more…)