The college that is the birthplace of volleyball is now champions of the oldest college men’s volleyball non-conference tournament.
Springfield swept Lees-McRae 25-21, 25-15, 27-25 on Saturday in Springfield, Mass., to win the Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic championship for the first time in its program history.
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It could be a night of firsts in college men’s volleyball.
Lees-McRae and Springfield will meet in the Morgan Classic championship match as they both attempt to win the tournament for the first time in their program history. In addition, UC San Diego will try to do something it has never accomplished in its history: defeat No. 4 BYU.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Friday.
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It’s all about revenge and rivalries tonight in college men’s volleyball.
No. 3 Stanford will get its rematch against No. 10 Long Beach State — almost 10 months after losing to the 49ers in the conference tournament. In addition, on the West Coast two of the nation’s best young setters will face each other, while on the East Coast a Conference Carolinas team will make history at one of the oldest volleyball tournaments.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday.
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The EIVA season is about to begin for the team with the greatest conference dynasty in NCAA volleyball history.
No. 5 Penn State will begin its attempt to win its 14th consecutive EIVA regular season title as it opens the conference season against Rutgers-Newark on Friday and NJIT on Saturday.
Check out this video interview with coach Mark Pavlik as he discusses the upcoming EIVA season.
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[EDITOR’S NOTE: With UCLA coach Al Scates retiring at the end of the 2012 season, Off the Block is encouraging members of the volleyball community to send us their recollections and thoughts about what the Hall of Fame coach has meant to the sport. Below is an article written by Alfred Agcaoili]
For all the national championship banners that adorn the rafters of venerable Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA, it can be said that one of its noteworthy alums made quite a contribution.
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For the third time this season, there is a new No. 1 in the national media poll.
UCLA received eight first-place votes to move up one spot and finish atop this week’s media poll that was released Tuesday night
Along with UCLA moving to No. 1, Stanford jumped four spots to No. 3 following its two road victories against then-No. 1 BYU. The Cougars dropped three spots to No. 4.
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Volleyball fans can now Tweet their championship match predictions for the Off the Block Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic Twitter Challenge.
The Off the Block Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic Twitter Challenge is a contest that gives fans the opportunity to win a Volleyball Hall of Fame prize pack for predicting who will win one of the most prestigious tournaments.
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Stanford’s two road victories against then-No. 1 BYU was enough to move it atop the Off the Block Relative Strength Factor rankings.
Stanford (7-2, 4-1 MPSF) jumped four spots to No. 1 in the new RSF that Off the Block released Monday.
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