Everything from dramatic upset victories to the races becoming much tighter for a spot in the conference tournaments highlighted this weekend’s slate of matches.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball.
Category: EIVA
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Video: Penn State coach Pavlik reacts to loss against No. 2 Long Beach State
Coach Mark Pavlik is well aware the schedule doesn’t get any easier for Penn State.
Penn State after getting swept on the road against No. 2 Long Beach State on Saturday will now have to prepare for another road match against No. 1 Loyola later this week. (more…)
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Video: No. 2 Long Beach State sweeps Penn State at Active Ankle Tourney
The Long Beach State block turned out to be too much for Penn State’s offense.
Middle attacker Jeff Ornee finished with a match-high seven blocks as No. 2 Long Beach Sate swept Penn State 25-21, 25-23, 25-17 on Saturday in Long Beach, Calif., to close out the Active Ankle Tournament.
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Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight
From rivalry matches to big non-conference and conference showdowns, this slate of matches features everything needed for a big night of college men’s volleyball.
No. 2 Long Beach State and Penn State will both look to improve its NCAA Tournament resume for the selection committee as they play each other in one of the biggest non-conference matches of the season. In addition, No. 7 Stanford will attempt to continue its second-half surge up the MPSF standings as it concludes its weekend series against No. 10 Hawai’i.
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Penn State, Goodell too much for Cal State Northridge in sweep
Outside attacker Nick Goodell continued to put up big offensive numbers and Penn State picked up a big non-conference victory on the West Coast.
Goodell had a match-high 15 kills and 11 digs as Penn State swept Cal State Northridge 25-17, 25-23, 25-20 on Friday in Long Beach, Calif., to open the Active Ankle Tournament.
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Rutgers-Newark leaves EIVA for Division III conference beginning next season
A move that his been in the works for several years was finally made official today as the EIVA will lose one of its charter members.
The Continental Volleyball Conference announced Thursday that it voted unanimously in favor of adding Rutgers-Newark to the NCAA Division III men’s volleyball conference for the 2015 season.
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George Mason, USC players named Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshmen of the Week
Two freshmen who led their teams on offense during the weekend have now earned a share of a national individual award.
Off the Block announced Monday that George Mason outside attacker Radoslav Popov and USC outside attacker Lucas Yoder were selected as the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshmen of the Week.
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Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend’s college men’s volleyball matches
The conference standings got a whole lot tighter and school records were broken during the weekend.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball
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Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight
Don’t let the lack match-ups between top 10 nationally ranked teams fool anyone, this is a big night in college men’s volleyball.
First-place in the EIVA will be on the line as Princeton and Harvard renew their rivalry in a critical conference match. In addition, out in the West Coast No. 2 BYU, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 Pepperdine will each attempt to bounce back from conference losses earlier this week.