A senior transfer is earning a college men’s volleyball award following his performance in his first match at the NCAA Division I-II level of play.
Off the Block announced Monday that Daemen opposite Robert Patzer was selected as the Off the Block Independent Teams Player of the Week. (more…)
Check out the complete match results from the NCAA Division II men’s volleyball teams that were in action this week. The new Off the Block Division II National Coaches Poll will be released on Tuesday.
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Check out the complete match results from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams that were in action this week. In addition, click here for the updated college men’s volleyball standings.
The new national media poll will be released on Wednesday to account for No. 2/1 Hawai’i’s rematch versus No. 8/8 UC Irvine on Monday evening.
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Check out final scores from matches that took place on Sunday involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams. To view the updated college men’s volleyball standings, click here.
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In this podcast episode, Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes is joined by Brandon Johnson and Jonathan Bates to preview the 2021 Big West season.
Listen to the podcast using the audio player below. (more…)
Check out all the college men’s volleyball matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
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Jonathan Bates / Brandon Johnson
With the first match of 2021 involving Big West teams less than a week away, Off the Block will be previewing each of the conference’s six teams. The Big West finished last year with the best non-conference record of any NCAA Division I/II conference, and currently have five teams ranked in both the AVCA coaches poll and the Off the Block media poll. Today, we end our installment by previewing Hawai’i, who was picked No. 1 in the conference’s preseason coaches poll.
(more…)No. 7/9 UCLA improved to 4-2 on the young season after defeating USC in four games on Saturday night at Galen Pavilion, 27-25, 25-21, 23-25, 34-32. The Bruins got double digit kills from three players, highlighted by opposite Cole Ketrzynski’s career-high 21 kills. 10 of the 21 kills came in the marathon fourth game which featured 21 ties. The Bruins outhit the Trojans, .304 to .150, and outblocked them 10.5 to 4.5. The Trojans, who fall to 1-2 on the season, were led by Brandon Browning’s 11 kills. Check out the video highlights as recorded by associate editor Jonathan Bates.
No. 7/9 UCLA defeated crosstown rival USC in four games on Saturday night as Galen Pavilion, in large part due to the efforts of sophomore opposite Cole Ketrzynski. Ketrzynski had career highs of 21 kills and three aces in the win. Listen to his reaction to the win in an interview recorded by associate editor Jonathan Bates after the match.
Check out final scores from matches that took place on Saturday involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams. To view the updated college men’s volleyball standings, click here.
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