Author: vinnielopes

  • Penn State setter Goas wins Fan Choice Player of the Month

    Penn State setter Edgardo Goas is the January winner of the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month.

    Goas received 360 votes and 42.81 percent of the total vote out of almost 850 votes cast for this inaugural college men’s volleyball national award.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Wednesday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Wednesday.
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  • Final day to vote in Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month

    Fans have less than 24 hours to vote for one of the seven finalists for the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month award.

    The Player of the Month award recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the month and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance to determine who was the best player.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    Penn State after a one-week absence from the top five in the national rankings is back in the top-tier.

    The Nittany Lions jumped up two spots to No. 5 in the newest top 10 media poll that was released Tuesday — the only team to move up more than one spot. In addition, BYU earned all but one first-place vote to remain No. 1 for the third straight week.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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  • Voting now open for Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month

    Off the Block selected the seven finalists, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month for January.

    The Player of the Month award recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the month and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance to determine who was the best player.
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  • Finalists selected for January Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month

    Seven players have been selected as finalists for the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Month.

    The Player of the Month award recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the month and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance to determine who was the best player.

    Off the Block selected the finalists for the January award. The finalists include UCLA middle attacker Thomas Amberg, UC Irvine outside attacker Carson Clark, USC outside attacker Tony Ciarelli, Penn State setter Edgardo Goas, Lewis outside attacker Jay Petty, BYU outside attacker Taylor Sander and Ohio State outside attacker Shawn Sangrey.
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  • Horizon League to broadcast 3 Loyola home matches live online

    Three Loyola matches this season will be broadcast live on the school’s athletics website.

    The Loyola athletics department announced that Monday that the Horizon League Network will live-stream three Rambler home matches during the regular season.
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  • BYU ranked No. 1 in new Off the Block Relative Strength Factor

    Add another national ranking that BYU is No. 1 for this week.

    No. 1 BYU finished atop the season’s first Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings that was released Monday.

    The Off the Block Relative Strength Factor is a mathematical equation created by Off the Block to give an accurate representation of the best Division I-II men’s volleyball teams in the nation.
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  • The top 5 men’s volleyball stories of the week

    It’s your top five men’s volleyball story list, but with a twist.

    Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball season Off the Block will post the top five best men’s volleyball stories of the week from around the nation. The list, though, is based more on how well the reporter wrote and covered the story rather than just what happened on the court.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Saturday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Saturday.
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