Despite consistent discussion each season about a regional bias in the national coaches poll, each conference will have almost equal representation on the 18-person voting committee this year.
The AVCA as part of announcing its voting committee Monday unveiled that the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF will each have five head coaches voting in the weekly NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball coaches poll. (more…)
All-American outside attacker Josh Taylor had a match-high 17 kills and added three aces as No. 1 Pepperdine defeated George Mason 28-26, 25-23, 23-25, 25-10 on Sunday in Malibu, California. (more…)
The college men’s volleyball weekend isn’t done yet with two more matches featuring top-10 nationally ranked teams.
No. 8 UC Irvine and No. 10 Hawai’i will play each other for the Outrigger Invitational championship. In addition, No. 1 Pepperdine and George Mason will conclude their two-match non-conference series. (more…)
The streak continues with another sweep for No. 1 Pepperdine.
Pepperdine in its home opener swept George Mason 25-16, 26-24, 2-19 on Friday in Malibu, California, to remain undefeated and has still yet to drop a game so far this season. (more…)
The season’s biggest weekend for non-conference matches has arrived in full force.
Three non-conference tournament all featuring nationally ranked teams will take place tonight, including the defending champions No. 2 Loyola playing No. 6 BYU at the AVCA Showcase. In addition, No. 10 Hawai’i will try to remain undefeated and upset No. 3 Penn State at the Outrigger Invitational. (more…)
One of the biggest non-conference tournaments of the year opens tonight with two matches between nationally ranked teams.
No. 3 Penn State and No. 8 UC Irvine will open the Outrigger Invitational with both teams vying for a marquee non-conference victory. In addition, No. 14 Ohio State will attempt to extend its winning streak and upset No. 10 Hawai’i. (more…)
Fans will now have the opportunity to help determine who should be the newest members of the EIVA Hall of Fame.
The EIVA announced Thursday that starting this season fans will be able to submit nominations to the league office for who should be inducted into the conference’s hall of fame. (more…)
For anyone ever wanting the MPSF to travel more and play more non-conference matches, that wish is coming true tonight.
No. 1 Pepperdine will open its season with a rare East Coast road trip as it begins a two-match series against first-year program North Greenville. In addition, No. 10 Hawai’i will make its season debut playing a non-conference match against Stevens Tech. (more…)