Two freshmen will earn a share of a national award after helping lead their teams to victories against top-10 nationally ranked teams during the weekend.
Off the Block announced Monday that Penn State outside attacker Jalen Penrose and USC outside attacker Larry Tuileta were selected as the Off the Block Co-National Freshman of the Week. (more…)
No. 1 Hawai’i is atop the national coaches and now the ranking system that is part of the NCAA Tournament selection criteria.
The Rainbow Warriors were ranked No. 1 in the season’s first RPI rankings released Monday. (more…)
The first RPI rankings of the college men’s volleyball season will be released Monday. Here’s what to know about the RPI with it being first year that the ranking system will be part of the criteria used by the selection committee to determine the NCAA Tournament field. (more…)
It’s only going to get more hectic and exciting from now until Selection Saturday for NCAA Tournament selection committee chairman Ron Shayka.
With Selection Saturday about five weeks away, Off the Block interviewed Shayka this weekend to discuss everything from how the committee will use the new RPI criteria component in determining the NCAA Tournament field to the misconceptions that the college men’s volleyball community has of the selection committee. (more…)
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…)
Outside attacker Josh Taylor and opposite Parker Kalmbach each had a match-high 24 kills as No. 4 Pepperdine defeated No. 6 BYU 26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 27-25 on Saturday.
The Waves out-hit the Cougars .407 to .333 to complete the two-match series sweep. It was also second consecutive match that Pepperdine finished with more than a .400 attack percentage against BYU, which entered the weekend holding opponents to a second-best in the conference .201 attack percentage. (more…)
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with assistant coach David Hunt after No. 4 Pepperdine defeated No. 6 BYU in four games to complete the two-match series sweep. (more…)
Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with outside attacker Josh Taylor after the All-American had a match-high 24 kills to help No. 4 Pepperdine beat No. 6 BYU in four games on Saturday. (more…)
It took five games and a combined 42 overtime points throughout the match but Quincy was able to upset a nationally ranked team for the first time since 2012.
Quincy had a match-high .467 attack percentage in the decisive fifth game as it beat No. 14 Ball State 29-27, 25-18, 35-37, 28-30, 15-9 on Saturday in Quincy, Illinois. (more…)