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Category: Division I-II

  • College men’s volleyball match results from Sunday

    Check out the match results from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams that were in action Sunday. (more…)

  • College men’s volleyball matches to follow today

    Check out all the matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow them live. (more…)

  • The top college men’s volleyball stories of the week

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

    Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball regular season, Off the Block will post the 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. (more…)

  • This week’s televised volleyball matches, announcer schedule

    Check out all the college men’s volleyball matches that will be nationally televised this week and who will be in the broadcast booth announcing the matches. (more…)

  • 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.

    MIVA matches
    No. 1/1 Ohio State def. No. 12 Ball State 29-27, 25-19, 25-22
    No. 1/1 Ohio State def. Fort Wayne 25-17, 25-13, 25-21
    No. 8/7 Lewis def. Quincy 25-11, 25-11, 25-18
    No. 8/7 Lewis def. Lindenwood 28-26, 25-19, 25-20
    No. 10/8 Loyola def. Lindenwood 25-17, 25-15, 22-25, 25-23
    No. 10/8 Loyola def. Quincy 25-17, 25-17, 25-12
    No. 12 Ball State def. McKendree 25-16, 25-21, 25-16
    Fort Wayne def. McKendree 25-17, 23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 19-17

    MPSF matches
    No. 4/4 BYU def. No. 2/2 UCLA 28-26, 25-23, 13-25, 22-25, 18-16
    No. 4/4 BYU def. No. 2/2 UCLA 25-13, 25-23, 31-29
    No. 3/3 Long Beach State def. No. 9/10 Pepperdine 25-20, 25-17, 25-21
    No. 3/3 Long Beach State def. No. 7/9 Stanford 30-28, 25-14, 25-18
    No. 5/5 Hawai’i def. No. 11 UC Santa Barbara 25-22, 30-28, 25-23
    No. 5/5 Hawai’i def. No. 11 UC Santa Barbara 25-19, 23-25, 25-23, 25-19
    No. 6/6 UC Irvine def. Cal Baptist 27-29, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16
    USC def. No. 6/6 UC Irvine 25-23, 40-42, 25-23, 25-23
    No. 14 CSUN def. No. 7/9 Stanford 31-29, 25-16, 25-18
    UC San Diego def. USC 23-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-23

    EIVA matches
    No. 13 Penn State def. St. Francis 25-21, 25-20, 25-18

    Conference Carolinas matches
    
Mount Olive def. Emmanuel 25-27, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 15-12
    Mount Olive def. Erskine in three games
    King def. Pfeiffer 25-13, 25-13, 25-13

    King def. Belmont Abbey 25-23, 25-22, 25-19
    Barton def. Erskine 25-19, 25-20, 25-10
    Barton def. Emmanuel 25-18, 25-12, 25-22
    North Greenville def. Limestone 26-24, 15-25, 19-25, 25-14, 20-18
    Belmont Abbey def. Lees-McRae 26-24, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21
    Lees-McRae def. Pfeiffer 25-19, 25-19, 25-21

    Non-conference matches
    
Cal Baptist def. Grand Canyon 25-20, 25-18, 25-19
    Grand Canyon def. Concordia-Irvine 25-21, 25-18, 24-26, 26-24
    Concordia-Irvine def. Princeton 25-20, 25-22, 26-24
    UC San Diego def. Princeton 25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 25-21
    Sacred Heart def. Alderson Broaddus 25-18, 25-20, 25-18
    Sacred Heart def. Alderson Broaduss 25-14, 25-21, 25-23
    Sacred Heart def. Lincoln Memorial 25-15, 25-20, 25-9
    Sacred Heart def. Lincoln Memorial 25-14, 25-21, 20-25, 25-19
    Belmont Abbey def. Coker 19-25, 25-19, 28-26, 20-25, 15-8
    Coker def. North Greenville 25-20, 25-22, 25-19
    Harvard def. Alderson Broaddus 25-21, 20-25, 25-21, 25-17
    NJIT def. Rutgers-Newark 25-15, 25-21, 25-19
    Charleston def. Bluefield College 25-16, 25-10, 25-8
    Charleston def. St. Andrews 20-25, 25-19, 25-11, 25-18
    Charleston def. Cincinnati Christian 25-20, 25-20, 26-24
    Charleston def. St. Andrews 25-21, 25-20, 25-14

    Off the Block National Offensive Player of the Night


    Nick Drooker, King — Drooker in two games had 19 assists and guided the offense to hit .718 with zero attack errors as King swept Pfeiffer.
    Tanner Syftestad, UC San Diego — Syftestad finished with a match-high 21 kills on a .486 attack percentage as UC San Diego defeated Princeton in four games.
    Miles Johnson, Ohio State — Johsnon led all players with 19 kills on a season-high .621 attack percentage and added two aces as No. 1/1 Ohio State swept No. 12 Ball State.
    Arvis Greene, CSUN — Greene led all players with a career-high 26 kills on a .615 attack percentage in a sweep against No. 7/9 Stanford.
    Tanner Syfestad, UC San Diego — Syfestad finished with a match-high 26 kills, including a game-high nine kills in the final game, as UC San Diego defeated USC in four games to snap a 49-match MPSF losing streak.

    Off the Block National Defensive Player of the Night

    Matthew McManaway, North Greenville — McManaway finished with a match-high seven blocks and added two digs in a five-game victory against Limestone.
    Keenan Freitas, Lees-McRae — Freitas had a match-high 17 digs in a four-game conference loss to Belmont Abbey.
    Joshua Ayzenberg, Sacred Heart — Ayzenberg finished with a match-high 12 digs in a sweep against Alderson Broaddus.
    Andy Benesh — Benesh had match-high six blocks to help USC on the road upset No. 6/6 UC Irvine in four games.
    Casey White, Harvard — White had both a match-high 11 digs and nine blocks in a four-game victory against Alderson Broaddus.

  • 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. (more…)

  • Video: Patch powers No. 4/4 BYU past No. 2/2 UCLA for series sweep

    All-American opposite Ben Patch had a match-high 13 kills on a .458 attack percentage as No. 4/4 BYU beat No. 2/2 UCLA 25-13, 25-23, 31-29 on Saturday in Provo, Utah, to complete the two-match series sweep. (more…)

  • Video: LBSU setter Tuaniga reacts to impressive sweep vs. Stanford

    No. 3/3 Long Beach State with All-American setter Josh Tuaniga running the offense had more than a .400 attack percentage as it swept No. 7/9 Stanford 30-28, 25-14, 25-18 on Saturday in Long Beach, California.

    Check out The Net Live correspondent Rob Espero’s postmatch interview with Tuaniga following the conference victory.

  • Video: BYU players, coaches react to sweeping No. 2/2 UCLA

    Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interviews with All-American opposite Ben Patch and assistant coach Jaylen Reyes after No. 4/4 BYU swept No. 2/2 BYU on Saturday. (more…)

  • Audio: UCSD coach Ring discusses beating USC to snap MPSF losing streak

    Listen to Off the Block’s interview with coach Kevin Ring following UC San Diego’s four-game victory against USC on Saturday to end the Tritons’ 49-match MPSF losing streak dating back to 2014. (more…)