Stanford opposite Jasper named Springbak/OTB National Freshman of Week

Photo courtesy of Hector Garcia-Molina and Stanford athletics

A season-best performance and helping Stanford pull off two upsets was more than enough for opposite Jaylen Jasper to earn another college men’s volleyball national award.

Off the Block announced Monday that Jasper was selected as the Springbak/Off the Block National Freshman of the Week. Continue reading “Stanford opposite Jasper named Springbak/OTB National Freshman of Week”

College men’s volleyball match results from this week

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.

Big West matches
No. 1/1 Long Beach State def. No. 4/4 UC Irvine 22-25, 25-15, 25-16, 21-25, 15-9
No. 1/1 Long Beach State def. No. 4/4 UC Irvine 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20
No. 7/7 Hawai’i def. UC San Diego 25-22, 25-17, 25-19
No. 7/7 Hawai’i def. UC San Diego 25-9, 25-10, 25-14
No. 8/10 CSUN def. No. 11 UC Santa Barbara 16-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-23
No. 11 UC Santa Barbara def. No. 8/10 CSUN 25-21, 25-23, 19-25, 25-17

MPSF matches
No. 14 Concordia-Irvine def. No. 2/2 BYU 19-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14
No. 2/2 BYU def. No. 13 Grand Canyon 25-17, 25-17, 25-23
USC def. No. 3/3 UCLA 18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 19-25, 15-11
No. 5/6 Pepperdine def. USC 25-20, 26-24, 25-23
Stanford def. No. 13 Grand Canyon 21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 23-25, 23-21
Stanford def. No. 14 Concordia-Irvine 24-26, 36-34, 25-19, 25-21

MIVA matches
No. 9/7 Ohio State def. No. 6/5 Loyola 25-20, 25-16, 39-41, 25-16
No. 6/5 Loyola def. McKendree 32-30, 25-21, 24-26, 25-11
No. 9/7 Ohio State def. No. 10/9 Lewis 25-18, 25-18, 25-19
McKendree def. No. 10/9 Lewis 21-25, 38-36, 25-23, 25-23
No. 12 Ball State def. Lindenwood 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 21-19
No. 12 Ball State def. Quincy 25-18, 25-18, 25-16
No. 15 Fort Wayne def. Quincy 25-23, 25-19, 25-20
No. 15 Fort Wayne def. Lindenwood 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-19

EIVA matches
George Mason def. NJIT 14-25, 25-16, 30-28, 23-25, 15-13
George Mason def. Princeton 23-25, 25-11, 22-25, 25-18, 15-9
Harvard def. St. Francis 25-15, 25-19, 15-25, 25-15
Harvard def. Penn State 25-13, 32-30, 25-27, 16-25, 15-12
Penn State def. Sacred Heart 25-20, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21
Sacred Heart def. St. Francis 30-28, 25-22, 25-21

ConfCarolinas matches
King def. North Greenville 25-18, 25-20, 25-17
Limestone def. Lees-McRae 25-21, 25-11, 25-23

Non-conference matches
No. 3/3 UCLA def. No. 11 UC Santa Barbara 25-22, 25-15, 25-18
Princeton def. Erskine 25-21, 25-14, 25-21
Charleston def. Lincoln Memorial 27-25, 25-17, 25-20
Lincoln Memorial def. Alderson Broaddus 25-19, 25-20, 25-13
Coker def. Queens 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 20-25, 19-17
Coker def. Alderson Broaddus 25-19, 29-27, 19-25, 27-25
Sacred Heart def. Erskine 25-13, 25-19, 25-17
NJIT def. Erskine 25-20, 27-25, 25-10
Queens def. Lees-McRae 25-13, 25-17, 25-22
Lincoln Memorial def. Bluefield College 25-17, 25-10, 25-15

Division II men’s volleyball match results from this week

Check out the complete match results from the NCAA Division II men’s volleyball teams that were in action this week.

[Editor’s note: The only team ranking (i.e. No. XX) denoted in the following matches results is the Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll. A new top-five Division II National Coaches Poll will be released every Tuesday during the regular season on the Off the Block website.]

MIVA matches
No. 3 McKendree def. No. 1 Lewis 21-25, 38-36, 25-23, 25-23
Ohio State def. No. 1 Lewis 25-18, 25-18, 25-19
Loyola def. No. 3 McKendree 32-30, 25-21, 24-26, 25-11
Ball State def. Lindenwood 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 21-19
Fort Wayne def. Lindenwood 25-20, 25-18, 23-25, 25-19
Ball State def. Quincy 25-18, 25-18, 25-16
Fort Wayne def. Quincy 25-23, 25-19, 25-20

MPSF matches
No. 2 Concordia-Irvine def. BYU 19-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14
Stanford def. No. 2 Concordia-Irvine 24-26, 36-34, 25-19, 25-21

Big West matches
Hawai’i def. No. 4 UC San Diego 25-22, 25-17, 25-19
Hawai’i def. UC San Diego 25-9, 25-10, 25-14

ConfCarolinas matches
King def. North Greenville 25-18, 25-20, 25-17
Limestone def. Lees-McRae 25-21, 25-11, 25-23

Non-conference matches
Charleston def. Lincoln Memorial 27-25, 25-17, 25-20
Lincoln Memorial def. Alderson Broaddus 25-19, 25-20, 25-13
Coker def. Alderson Broaddus 25-19, 29-27, 19-25, 27-25
Coker def. Queens 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 20-25, 19-17
Queens def. Lees-McRae 25-13, 25-17, 25-22
Princeton def. Erskine 25-21, 25-14, 25-21
Sacred Heart def. Erskine 25-13, 25-19, 25-17
NJIT def. Erskine 25-20, 27-25, 25-10
Lincoln Memorial def. Bluefield College 25-17, 25-10, 25-15

Video: Big blocks propel No. 1/1 Long Beach State to another win vs. No. 4/4 UC Irvine

On a court filled with All-Americans, it was the first-year starting middle attacker Nick Amado who had a career night for No. 1/1 Long Beach State.

Amado led all players with a career-high nine blocks as Long Beach State defeated No. 4/4 UC Irvine 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 25-20 on Saturday in Irvine, California, to complete the two-match series sweep. Continue reading “Video: Big blocks propel No. 1/1 Long Beach State to another win vs. No. 4/4 UC Irvine”