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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    For the first time this season, a large chunk of the men’s volleyball national spotlight shifts away from California for the night.

    No. 1 BYU opening a two-match series against No. 6 USC in Provo, Utah, and No. 5 Penn State going on the road to play Loyola highlights several of the big matches tonight outside of California. Inside the Golden State, though, two top-five ranked play each other No. 3 UCLA plays host to No. 4 Stanford.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Thursday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday.
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  • VIDEO: Off the Block Postmatch Extra Ball State vs. Sacred Heart

    Ball State in its home-opener defeated Sacred Heart 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 on Wednesday in Muncie, Ind.

    Check out Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes and The Ball State Daily News men’s volleyball beat reporter Andrew Mishler breakdown the match.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Tuesday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Tuesday.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    For the second straight week there is a new No. 1 in the men’s volleyball national media poll.

    BYU’s two victories against then-No. 1 UC Irvine was enough to move the Cougars back to No. 1 after a one-week absence from the top spot in the rankings. Despite the two losses, UC Irvine didn’t fall far the top and finished at No. 2.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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  • VIDEO: Mochalski sets school record in No. 4 Stanford sweep of Loyola

    Stanford middle attacker Eric Mochalski had 10 kills and set a school single-match record with a .833 attack percentage as No. 4 Stanford swept Loyola 25-19, 25-11, 25-21 on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.

    Mochalski, who had zero attack errors on 12 attempts, broke the Stanford rally-scoring record that was previously held by Craig Buell who had a .824 attack percentage in a 2003 match against UC Irvine. Stanford (3-0) out-hit Loyola (2-4) .468 to .169, and Mochalski was one of three Cardinal players to have at least 10 kills and a .450 attack percentage in the sweep.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Saturday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Saturday.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Several matches tonight could be previews of Final Four matches in four months.

    Three matches tonight pit top 10 ranked against each other teams, including No. 1 UC Irvine and No. 3 BYU closing out their two-match series. In addition, No. 5 Penn State renews its rivalry with No. 8 Ohio State, while No. 6 Long Beach State and No. 10 Pepperdine meet each other in conference play.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Men’s volleyball match results from Friday

    Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Friday.
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  • Top 5 storylines to follow at the Outrigger Invitational

    There are more than enough intriguing storylines this year for one of the oldest and most prestigious non-conference tournaments in NCAA men’s volleyball history.

    Hawai’i, No. 9 Lewis, Springfield and No. 3 UCLA will begin play today at the three-day Outrigger Invitational in Honolulu. Each team will play each other once in tournament’s round-robin format and will conclude with a nationally televised match between UCLA and the host school Hawai’i.

    Check out the top five storylines to follow during the Outrigger Invitational.
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