The second half of the college men’s volleyball season is here in full force tonight with numerous marquee matches that could significantly alter the conference standings.
No. 2 BYU and No. 3 Long Beach State will play each other in a showdown between two of the top teams and individual players in the nation. In addition, Stanford and Pepperdine both looking for a rebound victory will meet in a conference match.
Three more schools have surpassed a significant social media milestone.
A recent Off the Block study of NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball social media accounts revealed that college men’s volleyball teams with more than 1,000 Twitter followers has expanded to a record seven schools since the start of the season.
BYU and Hawai’i midway through the season are leading the nation in home attendance and by a considerable margin.
Both the Cougars and Rainbow Warriors have more than double the home attendance average of any other NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams after the two months of the regular season.
A freshman days after leading Princeton to a historic upset victory is now receiving the first national award of his college career.
Off the Block announced Monday that Princeton setter Chris Kennedy was selected as the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. National Freshman of the Week.
It was a weekend filled of upsets ranging from historic upsets to upsets that could potentially alter the landscape of the national rankings.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball
It’s all about the rematch tonight in college men’s volleyball.
No. 2 BYU and No. 4 Pepperdine will play each other for the second in time in four weeks in another showdown between two top-five ranked teams. In addition, No. 3 UCLA and Hawai’i will close out their two-match conference series after the Rainbow Warriors pulled off the upset in the opener.
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Princeton coach Sam Shweisky said before the conference match that he had assembled a team this year capable for beating No. 10 Penn State.
His players backed up those words against the 15-time defending EIVA champions.
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It’s the midway point of the regular season and there is a definitely postseason feel with several of tonight’s matches.
No. 2 BYU in the marquee match of the night will attempt to keep its slim first-place lead in the MPSF as it plays host to No. 7 USC. In addition, out on the East Coast the nation’s longest active winning streak will be tested as No. 10 Penn State travels to play Princeton in a conference match.
More than 40 seasons of college men’s volleyball has resulted in numerous memorable and interesting moments.
Off the Block on the final Thursday of each month during the college men’s volleyball season in an effort to help preserve the sport’s history will showcase several match highlights and stories from the past.
School records being set and teams expanding winning streaks to double-digits were among the highlights of the weekend.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball.