Check out Off the Block’s preseason interview with Princeton coach Sam Shweisky as the Tigers prepare for upcoming season and attempt to return to the postseason after not qualifying last year. (more…)
Category: EIVA
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Penn State signs highly touted recruits from New York, California
Penn State went coast-to-coast to sign two recruits with high school most valuable player awards on their resumes.
Coach Mark Pavlik announced Thursday that high school seniors Will Bantle and Henry Payne have each signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Nittany Lions beginning in 2018. (more…)
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Off the Block to debut top 5 Division II National Coaches Poll in 2017
There now will be a national ranking system specifically for NCAA Division II men’s volleyball programs.
Off the Block announced Wednesday that it will coordinate the inaugural Division II National Coaches Poll throughout the 2017 season. (more…)
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The 2016 Ultimate Christmas Gift List for volleyball fans
It’s never easy when Christmas shopping to find that volleyball-theme gift for that college volleyball fan in your life.
With the Christmas shopping season underway, Off the Block has scoured the internet to create the 2016 Ultimate Christmas Gift List for college volleyball fans. Everything from books and retro volleyball swag to great volleyball stocking stuffers made the cut on our fourth-annual volleyball gift list. (more…)
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George Mason signs recruits with strong blocking, passing attributes
An all-state selection and a high school most valuable player will join the George Mason roster beginning in 2018.
George Mason coach Jay Hosack announced earlier this week that high school seniors Michael Kapusta and Justin Spiegel both signed National Letters of Intent to play for the Patriots. (more…)
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Puerto Rico hires former Penn State great Hernandez as head coach
A multiple All-American selection who helped Penn State win its first national championship will now get the opportunity to rebuild the Puerto Rican Men’s National Team.
The Puerto Rican National Volleyball Federation announced earlier this week that it hired former Penn State outside attacker Ramon Hernandez to be the new Puerto Rico head coach. (more…)
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The Wait: Longest championship droughts on college men’s volleyball
Sure the Chicago Cubs ended their World Series drought, but there are plenty of college men’s volleyball teams that enter the upcoming season with length NCAA championship droughts.
Check out the longest championship and NCAA Tournament appearance droughts for current NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball programs. (more…)
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Sacred Heart hires U.S. Paralympian to be assistant coach
A two-time men’s volleyball Paralympian will join the Sacred Heart coaching staff.
Sacred Heart announced recently that it hired Eric Duda to be an assistant coach for the upcoming season. (more…)
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Harvard schedules first all-time meeting vs. UCLA
For the first time in its program history, Harvard will have a non-conference match versus the program that has won the most men’s volleyball NCAA championships.
Harvard as part of recently unveiling its 2017 scheduled announced it will play UCLA during a mid-season West Coast road trip in March. (more…)
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Ball State, Erskine, Hawai’i, Princeton to compete at 2017 Outrigger Invite
Two teams will make their debut at the upcoming Outrigger Invitational, while another team will make its first appearance at the non-conference event in five years.
Hawai’i announced Wednesday that the four-team field for the 2017 Outrigger Invitational on Jan. 5-7 will feature Ball State, Erskine and Princeton. (more…)