Check out Off the Block’s interview with Penn State coach Mark Pavlik just hours before his team plays Loyola in the NCAA Tournament semifinals. (more…)
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Initial look at the NCAA Tournament semifinal matches
The NCAA Tournament resumes on Thursday with both semifinal matches to be played at Loyola’s Gentile Arena in Chicago.
Check out the initial look and the historical information to know about these two semifinal matches.
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Video: Penn State’s Goodell breaks down upcoming NCAA semifinal vs. Loyola
Check out Off the Block’s video interview with Penn State All-EIVA opposite Nick Goodell as he discusses playing the No. 1 seed Loyola in the NCAA Tournament semifinals and the toll that playing four matches in an eight-day stretch has on a college men’s volleyball player. (more…)
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Video: Penn State news conference from NCAA Tournament media day
Coach Mark Pavlik and his Penn State players are enjoying that they’ll be playing in a sold-out arena — even if it’s in front of a hostile crowd.
Pavlik said during a news conference Wednesday that the team has embraced the challenge of trying to upset the No. 1 seed Loyola on its home court in the upcoming NCAA Tournament semifinals. (more…)
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Russanity powers Penn State through Lewis, into NCAA semifinals
Aaron Russell backed-up his coach calling him a top-three outside attacker in the nation and got Penn State back into the NCAA Tournament semifinals.
Russell had a match-high 20 kills as the No. 5 seed Penn State defeated the No. 4 seed Lewis 27-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-19 in the NCAA Tournament play-in match on Tuesday in Chicago.
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NCAA Tournament play-in matches to follow tonight
The long awaited expansion to the NCAA Tournament will finally be experienced tonight.
The inaugural NCAA Tournament play-in matches will begin with the No. 3 seed Stanford and its lengthy history of NCAA Tournament success playing the No. 6 seed Erskine in its first NCAA Tournament appearance. In addition, after Lewis getting a controversial at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament it will play Penn State in the other play-in match.
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Q&A with Penn State coach Mark Pavlik about NCAA Tournament
It’s been a chaotic last two days for coach Mark Pavlik and his Penn State team.
Within a span of 24 hours the team went from winning its NCAA-record 16th consecutive conference championship on its home court to having to travel across the country for a NCAA Tournament match on Tuesday.
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Initial look at the NCAA Tournament play-in matches
Four months of non-stop college men’s volleyball from across the nation has all led up to the start of the NCAA Tournament.
Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about the NCAA Tournament play-in matches. (more…)
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Top historical trends, stats to know about 2014 NCAA Tournament field
The numbers and trends make every NCAA Tournament interesting, but this upcoming NCAA Tournament significantly stands out.
Check out the six historical trends and stats to know heading into the upcoming NCAA Tournament this week in Chicago. (more…)
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Video: Reaction, analysis to college men’s volleyball Selection Sunday
Selection Sunday came and went leaving several surprised and the six-team field for the NCAA Tournament.
Check out Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes breakdown the NCAA Tournament field, how Lewis earned an at-large bid over Pepperdine and what that decision means for college men’s volleyball. (more…)