The first all-time meeting between Penn State and King will have to wait one more year.
King coach Ryan Booher confirmed to Off the Block that the programs have opted to postpone their non-conference match scheduled for January until the 2022 season. (more…)
The preseason favorite to win the ConfCarolinas will play a significantly reduced non-conference schedule.
Mount Olive recently revealed its 2021 schedule that features two non-conference matches — the fewest non-conference matches slated so far for a ConfCarolinas team during the upcoming season. (more…)
Erskine will begin the season playing for a national championship.
Coach Justin Brubaker confirmed to Off the Block the Fleet for their season opener will compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association Men’s Volleyball National Invitational Championships on Jan. 22-23 in Palos Heights, Illinois.
The NCCAA is an association of Christian colleges and coordinates national championship events in 19 college sports for its member schools. This is the second year the NCCAA has held a men’s volleyball championship event.
Erskine concluded the shortened 2020 season at 4-10 and in last place in the ConfCarolinas. Among the starters returning for the Fleet includes opposite Jacob Whyte, who as a freshman last season was in the nation’s top 40 averaging 3.05 kills per game.
Erskine along with the host school Trinity Christian are slated to compete in the eight-team NCCAA national championship. The rest of the tournament field for the two-day event has yet to be announced.
The tournament format will feature two four-team pools and a round-robin pool-play stage. The top team in each pool will qualify for the championship match.
The inaugural NCCAA men’s volleyball tournament last season was comprised of NCAA Division III and NAIA teams with Campbellsville defeating Ottawa-Arizona in the championship match.
The Fleet following this season-opening tournament will have five more non-conference matches throughout the 2021 season.
Erskine will have a home-and-home series against former ConfCarolinas member Limestone. It also will have road matches against Reinhardt and Tusculum along with a neutral site match versus Bluefield.
Jan. 22-23 at NCCAA National Championships
Jan. 27 at Reinhardt
Jan. 29 at Limestone
Feb. 3 at Emmanuel
Feb. 5 at Barton
Feb. 6 at Mount Olive
Feb. 12 vs. North Greenville
Feb. 13 vs. Limestone
Feb. 17 vs. Lees-McRae
Feb. 19 vs. King
Feb. 23 at Belmont Abbey
Feb. 26 vs. Barton
Feb. 27 vs. Mount Olive
March 5 vs. Bluefield (at Tusculum)
March 5 at Tusculum
March 19 vs. Belmont Abbey
March 26 at Lees-McRae
March 27 at King
April 1 at North Greenville
April 6 vs. Emmanuel
Check out Associate Editor Jonathan Bates’ interview with Grand Canyon coach, Matt Werle, as he discusses his career at Division 3 player at Juniata, the offseason, and an update on the 2021 MPSF schedule.
The defending ConfCarolinas champions will open its season against one of the likely preseason favorites to win the EIVA.
Barton unveiled Tuesday its 2021 schedule that begins with a non-conference road match against George Mason on Jan. 30. (more…)
The Railsplitters will get two opportunities to try to upset one of the most historic programs in college men’s volleyball.
Lincoln Memorial as part of recently unveiling its 2021 schedule announced it will play a two-match road series against Ball State on Jan. 28-29. (more…)
EIVA players will be masking up — even when they are on the court.
The NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball conference announced during the weekend that players will be required to wear masks or face coverings while competing in matches for the upcoming season. (more…)
The EIVA will expand both its regular season and conference tournament format for the upcoming season.
The oldest college men’s volleyball conference on the East Coast announced during the weekend that teams will have a 20-match conference regular season and all six active teams will make the postseason. (more…)
Lewis is the clear preseason favorite to repeat as MIVA champions.
The Flyers received all but two first-place votes as they finished atop the MIVA Preseason Poll that was released Wednesday. (more…)
Check out associate editor Jonathan Bates’ interview with Pepperdine head coach, David Hunt. Coach Hunt discusses his new volunteer assistant coach, the abrupt end of the 2020 season, practicing and recruiting in a pandemic, and the MPSF framework for the 2021 schedule.