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Category: EIVA

  • Video: BYU vs. Penn State NCAA Tournament semifinals pregame show

    After winning their conference tournaments champions during the weekend, BYU and Penn State will now meet for spot in the national championship match.

    The No. 1 seed BYU will play the No. 4 seed Penn State in the NCAA Tournament semifinals at 6 p.m. (PST) Thursday in Los Angeles. Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes and Darian Somers, Penn State volleyball beat reporter for The Daily Collegian, breakdown the semifinal match and discuss if Nittany Lions have a chance to pull off the upset against the Cougars.
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  • Q&A with Penn State at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament media day

    Penn State coach Mark Pavlik and several Nittany Lion players participated in the NCAA Tournament media day on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

    Penn State after winning its 15th consecutive EIVA championship during the weekend to qualify for the NCAA Tournament will play the No. 1 seed BYU in the semifinals Thursday.
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  • Top 5 storylines to follow during the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament

    One day away from the start of the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament and the excitement level continues to build.

    The four-team NCAA Tournament at UCLA’s historic Pauley Pavilion begins with the two semifinal matches Thursday. The No. 2 seed UC Irvine plays the No. 3 seed Loyola at 6 p.m. (PST) to open the tournament, while the No. 1 seed BYU plays the No. 4 seed Penn State at 8 p.m. (PST).

    Check out the top five storylines to follow throughout the upcoming NCAA Tournament
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  • Initial look at the NCAA Tournament semifinal matches

    After four months of regular season matches and three conference tournaments, the Final Four field and semifinal pairings are set for the upcoming men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament.

    Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every NCAA Tournament semifinals match.
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  • UC Irvine earns lone at-large bid as NCAA Tournament unveiled

    The defending national champions UC Irvine will now have a chance to defend its title in the NCAA Tournament.

    The men’s volleyball NCAA selection committee announced Sunday afternoon that the Anteaters will receive the only at-large bid as it unveiled the four-team bracket for the Division I-II national championships.

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  • Rus-sanity powers Penn State past Harvard to win 15th straight EIVA title

    The Russell brothers lived up to their all-conference status and have put Penn State back into the NCAA Tournament

    Outside attacker Peter Russell had a match-high 14 kills while his younger brother Aaron Russell added 10 kills as Penn State swept Harvard 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 in the EIVA Tournament championship on Saturday in University Park, Pa.
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  • Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Three of the four spots to the NCAA Tournament will be decided by the end of the night.

    Conference Championship Saturday is here as the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF all conclude their conference tournaments with the championship matches tonight. The winners of these three matches will receive automatic bids to the men’s volleyball Final Four, while the final spot, the at-large bid, will be decided Sunday by the selection committee.

    Check out the conference tournament matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Initial look at the Conference Championship Saturday matches

    Six teams are left with a chance to get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament heading into Conference Championship Saturday.

    The conference tournaments conclude with Conference Championship Saturday as the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF all will play their championship matches. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament title match.
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  • Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Four more tickets will be punched to Conference Championship Saturday by the end of the night.

    The top-four nationally ranked teams will be on display in Provo, Utah, with both MPSF Tournament semifinal matches, including No. 2 UC Irvine playing No. 3 Long Beach State in match potentially critical to the NCAA Tournament at-large bid. In addition out in the East Coast, Penn State will look to continue its 15-year domination of the conference tournament as the EIVA Tournament begins tonight.

    Check out the conference tournament matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Q&A with Harvard men’s volleyball coach Brian Baise

    Coach Brian Baise not only has the challenge this week of trying to guide Harvard to its first conference title in program history, but trying to achieve the feat in the aftermath of his team experiencing first-hand the effects of the Boston Bombings last week.

    Harvard after finishing the regular season in third place and clinching a postseason berth will open the four-team EIVA Tournament against the No. 2 seed George Mason at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in University Park, Pa. The winner of that match will play the winner of the semifinal match between Penn State and Princeton in the conference championship on Saturday.
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