IPFW overcame a one-game deficit to beat Ball State 21-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-21 on Wednesday for the Mastodons’ first win in Muncie, Ind., since 2006.
Following the match, Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes appeared on The Ball State Daily News’ CHIRP TV to breakdown the in-state conference rivalry match. View the postgame show below.
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Multiple streaks will be on the line and rivalries will be renewed
tonight.
No. 1 BYU and No. 6 UCLA first meeting since their controversial match last season highlights tonight’s matches. In addition, No. 4 Penn State and No. 9 Ohio State will renew their rivalry with both teams looking to add another signature non-conference victory to their resume.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Would you expect anything else: another weekend filled with upsets and surprised in college men’s volleyball.
Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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With the new national rankings coming out in less than 48 hours, multiple teams are looking to send a statement to the voters in several marquee matches tonight.
No. 3 Stanford will try to add one more conference victory and make its case for why it should be the new No. 1 after BYU lost Friday, while Ball State will attempt to keep its perfect season alive for one more week and potentially move into the national rankings. In addition, Harvard and Springfield will face each other in the Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic championship match.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Talk about growing the game: the top college men’s volleyball matches this weekend span across six time zones.
Out on the East Coast four teams will vie to win the Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic title, while on the islands Hawai’i will attempt to pull off its third consecutive upset against a top-five nationally ranked team.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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One month of the college men’s volleyball season is all but finished, and Off the Block is providing the first look at the national leaders for several statistical categories.
The NCAA will not release the season’s first official Division I-II national statistical leaders report until later in February. However, a study conducted by Off the Block of stats collected by conferences and athletics departments provides an early sneak-peak of the national leaders at the end of January.
Check out what players are in the nation’s top 10 for several statistical categories.
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For the second consecutive week, BYU remains No. 1 in the national rankings.
The Cougars received every first-place vote to finish atop the newest national media poll released Tuesday.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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So much for quiet a weekend when several top-10 nationally ranked teams had bye weeks.
Check out the top five things to take away from this weekend’s action.
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