There will be a new team at one of the most prestigious non-conference tournaments in college men’s volleyball next season.
UC Irvine will make its first appearance in program history at the upcoming Outrigger Invitational, which had its four-team tournament field unveiled earlier this week.
With the school year starting and the second half of the college men’s volleyball off-season here, Off the Block in a new series is examining the successes and challenges currently facing the sport.
Off the Block during the summer conducted a series of interviews with various leaders in the volleyball community to discuss the current state of college men’s volleyball.
One of the most competitive non-conference series between the EIVA and Conference Carolinas will be renewed in the upcoming season.
Lees-McRae as part of recently unveiling its 2015 schedule announced that it would play a non-conference road match against St. Francis in February.
There is one glaring omitted category from the MTV Video Music Awards, but Off the Block has taken it upon itself to release the finalists.
In honor of the VMAs airing tonight, check out the best music videos produced and released by college men’s volleyball teams in recent years.
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Emmanuel in its inaugural season as a NCAA Division II provisional member will play its first match in program history against an EIVA opponent.
The newest Conference Carolinas school recently announced that it scheduled a non-conference match against Sacred Heart in the upcoming season.
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Four months until the start of the upcoming college men’s volleyball season and Penn State coach Mark Pavlik is already getting excited about all the possible line-up combinations he could use in 2015.
With all but one starter returning for the Nittany Lions, Pavlik said in a recent interview with Off the Block that Penn State’s depth could create several intriguing on-court possibilities next season.
Coach Mark Pavlik is making sure his Penn State team will be tested next season during its annual mid-season West Coast road trip.
Pavlik said in an interview with Off the Block on Monday that Penn State will play a road non-conference match against USC during the 2015 season.
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The recent controversial NCAA Tournament at-large bid process has led to a noticeable change to Pepperdine’s future schedule.
For the first time in three years, Pepperdine will have at least one non-conference match on its schedule as it will play host to Harvard during the 2015 season.
Concordia-Irvine in the midst of transitioning to NCAA Division II membership will have a chance to defend its title at one of the most prestigious annual college men’s volleyball tournaments.
The 2015 Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic field will feature the host school Springfield along with Concordia-Irvine, Harvard and Rivier, Springfield coach Charlie Sullivan said in a recent interview with Off the Block.
The first-ever NCAA rally scoring era record book is out and several college men’s volleyball teams are prominently featured.
Penn State led all teams with its players appearing 12 times in the new NCAA Division I-II record book compiled and recently released by Off the Block.
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