The best scheduled non-conference match-ups involving EIVA teams during the 2019 season will be unveiled on Off the Block in the upcoming days. (more…)
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Off the Block to announce Top 15 EIVA Non-Conference Matches for 2019
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NJIT athletics director selected as new NCAA men’s volleyball committee chair
Photo courtesy of NCAA athletics The athletics director who guided NJIT to NCAA Division I membership is now set to also be the head of the NCAA men’s volleyball committee.
Lenny Kaplan was selected as the committee chairman for the 2019 season, according to the annual report the NCAA recently released about the men’s volleyball committee meeting earlier this summer. (more…)
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U.S. unveils preliminary roster for upcoming NORCECA U21 Championship
Photo courtesy of FIVB The United States determined its preliminary roster for the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2019 FIVB U21 World Championship.
USA Volleyball announced Monday the 17 college players and incoming recruits to make the U.S. Men’s Junior National Training Team. (more…)
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Audio: Penn State coach Pavlik previews team’s European tour
Penn State started on Monday its 11-day European tour that will feature visiting three countries and matches against several national teams preparing for the FIVB World Championship.
Check out Off the Block’s interview with coach Mark Pavlik about taking the Nittany Lions to Europe.
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Sacred Heart head coach departs to join USC coaching staff
Photo courtesy of Sacred Heart USC is just that appealing for a job — even if it required Greg Walker to go from a head coach to an assistant coach and move across the country.
USC announced Thursday that Greg Walker stepped down as the Sacred Heart head coach to become an assistant coach with the Trojans for the upcoming season. (more…)
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Charleston outside leads Australia to quarterfinals at U20 Asian Championship
This time it was halfway across the world from West Virginia, but Charleston outside attacker Max Senica had another big offensive performance in a signature win.
Senica finished with 13 kills as Australia rallied from a two-game deficit and beat the host nation Bahrain 16-25, 17-25, 34-32, 25-22, 15-11 in the Round of 16 at the Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship on Wednesday. (more…)
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Record tied for most men’s volleyball teams winning AVCA academic honor
Photo courtesy of The Ohio State University athletics. A record number of college men’s volleyball programs have earned a national accolade for their academic achievements.
The AVCA announced on Monday that 14 NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams earned the AVCA Team Academic Award. (more…)
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Charleston, USC players to compete for Australia at U21 World Championship qualifier
Photo by Jay Sowers Two NCAA men’s volleyball players will represent their home nation of Australia at a qualifying tournament for the 2019 FIVB U21 World Championship.
Charleston outside attacker Max Senica and USC incoming freshman outside attacker Izac Carracher were among the 12 players selected to the Australian Men’s Junior Team roster that was unveiled during the weekend. (more…)
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NJIT opposite puts up big offensive performance at European Championship
Photo courtesy of NJIT athletics The top offensive player during the third round of the CEV U20 European Championship will not advance to the finals.
NJIT opposite Alvaro Gimeno led all players with a tournament-high 24 kills as Spain surrendered a two-game lead and lost to Poland in five games on Sunday in a de facto play-in match for the European Championship Finals. (more…)
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NJIT opposite brings Spain to brink of U20 European Championship Finals berth
Photo courtesy of NJIT athletics NJIT opposite Alvaro Gimeno has brought Spain within one match of qualifying for the final round of the European Championship.
Gimeno had a team-high 16 kills as Spain swept Israel 25-14, 25-20, 25-16 on Saturday in Poland during the CEV U20 European Championship third round. (more…)