Check out the preseason match results from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams that were in action Saturday.
Category: Division I-II
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Old foes Cal Baptist, Lindenwood to renew rivalry in 2015
The two former NAIA national powerhouses that recently moved to NCAA Division I-II will meet in a non-conference match during the upcoming season.
Cal Baptist as part of unveiling its 2015 scheduled announced Wednesday that it will play host to Lindenwood in March.
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Pepperdine to open season on road vs. new program North Greenville
No one will accuse North Greenville coach Fred Battenfield of creating an easy start to the season for his first-year program.
North Greenville announced Wednesday that it will open its inaugural season with back-to-back non-conference matches against the NCAA championship contenders Pepperdine.
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USC coach elated to have Christenson back for senior season
When USC’s season ended in April, coach Bill Ferguson admittedly was not completely sure if his All-American setter Micah Christenson would come back for his senior season.
Ferguson said in a recent interview with Off the Block that before Christenson opted to return to USC, the two had several discussions during the off-season about the chances of the setter foregoing his final college season to play professionally overseas.
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UC Irvine sets non-conference schedule with NCAA Tournament in mind
Coach David Kniffin created a non-conference schedule that could give UC Irvine a significant advantage come Selection Saturday.
UC Irvine announced Monday that it will compete in seven non-conference matches during the upcoming season — the most of any MPSF team that so far has released its 2015 schedule.
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Cal State Northridge, George Mason agree to non-conference match in 2015
For the first time in almost a decade, George Mason and Cal State Northridge will meet in a non-conference match during the upcoming season.
Cal State Northridge as part of unveiling its regular season schedule earlier this week announced that it will play host to George Mason on Jan. 13 in the first meeting between the two teams since 2005.
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MPSF to play conference semifinals, finals on back-to-back nights
There will be a short turnaround between matches for the two teams that reach the MPSF Tournament championship match next season.
The MPSF coaches at its annual fall meeting voted to play the 2015 conference tournament semifinals and championship match on back-to-back nights, according to the meeting’s minutes published on the MPSF website.
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Stanford adds Concordia, Holy Names to 2015 schedule
The team that was one match away from winning the national championship last year will play three non-conference matches against emerging NCAA Division I-II programs next season.
Stanford as part of unveiling its 2015 regular season announced that it will have a home match versus Holy Names and play a home-and-home series against Concordia-Irvine.
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UC Irvine, Lewis to meet for second straight year in season opener
Coach Dan Friend has once again made Lewis’ non-conference schedule challenging right from the start of the season.
For the second consecutive year, Lewis and UC Irvine will play in the nation’s first college men’s volleyball non-conference match of the season as the Flyers will play a road match against the Anteaters.