All the talk going into the NCAA Tournament championship was the star power both teams had at outside attacker, but it was a career performance from a middle attacker that made all the difference for UC Irvine.
Scott Kevorken had a match-high 11 blocks and .600 attack percentage as the No. 2 seed UC Irvine swept the No. 1 seed BYU 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 on Saturday in Los Angeles to repeat as NCAA champions.
After four months and more than 500 matches across the country, one remaining match will decide the winner of the national championship.
The No. 1 seed BYU and the No. 2 seed UC Irvine will both try to capture their fourth national title in program history as the two teams meet in the NCAA Tournament championship match.
Check out the NCAA Tournament championship match to follow tonight.
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The biggest prize in college men’s volleyball will be decided tonight as the No. 1 seed BYU and the No. 2 seed UC Irvine will met in the NCAA Tournament championship match.
Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes break downs the national title match and the top storylines to follow tonight. Check out the Off the Block prematch show to find out what to know about this championship match as the Cougars and Anteaters both attempt to win their fourth NCAA championship in program history.
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Numbers and trends can start to become extremely interesting, especially when they begin to involve a championship match and historic possibilities.
The No. 1 seed BYU and the No. 2 seed UC Irvine will play each other in the NCAA Tournament championship match on Saturday with numerous trends and streaks of historic proportions on the line.
Check out the top five facts and stats to know about this national title match before it begins.
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The two teams that opened the season No. 1 and No. 2 in the national rankings will end the season playing in the NCAA championship match.
BYU and UC Irvine both swept its NCAA Tournament semifinal matches to advance to the title match on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Players and coaches on both teams Friday address the media in a prematch news conference. Check out what each team had to say about the upcoming title match.
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It helps to have the host school in the NCAA Tournament when it comes to semifinals attendance numbers.
The UCLA athletics department informed Off the Block on Friday that 2,935 people were in attendance for both men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament semifinal matches — the lowest semifinal attendance since 2007.
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It’s all down to two teams trying to win the biggest prize in college men’s volleyball.
The No. 1 seed BYU and the No. 2 seed UC Irvine both won their semifinal matches Thursday and will advance to play each other in the NCAA Tournament championship match on Saturday in Los Angeles. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about this title match.
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For the first time in almost a decade, BYU is back in the national championship match.
The No. 1 seed BYU overcame a five-point deficit in the third game to complete the sweep against the No. 4 seed Penn State in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Following the match, the coaches and players from both BYU and Penn State addressed the media in a postmatch news conference. Check out what each team had to say about the semifinal match.
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It took two overtime games, but the No. 2 seed UC Irvine was able to sweep the No. 3 seed Loyola in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Los Angeles to advance to the national championship match.
Following the match, the coaches and players from both Loyola and UC Irvine addressed the media in a postmatch news conference to discuss semifinal. Check out what each team had to say about the match.
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One day after not winning National Player of the Year, BYU All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander made his case on the court for why he should have won the award.
Sander had a match-high 17 kills as the No. 1 seed BYU swept the No. 4 seed Penn State 25-21, 25-16, 25-22 in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday in Los Angeles to advance to the national championship match.
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