Listen to Off the Block’s interview with outside attacker Nicolas Szerszen about Ohio State playing King in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday and all the national and national awards the senior has won this season. (more…)
Category: MIVA
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Ohio State outside Szerszen named 2018 International Player of Year

Make room for at least one more national award on the college resume for Ohio State outside attacker Nicolas Szerszen.
Off the Block announced Wednesday that a nationwide voting committee for the second consecutive year selected Szerszen as the International Player of the Year. (more…)
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Off the Block, Molten unveil National Position Player of Conference Postseason Awards
Five college men’s volleyball players have earned national awards for being the best at their position. (more…)
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Q&A with selection committee chairperson Oman about NCAA Tournament bracket, at-large bids

Off the Block conducted an interview with Janine Oman, NCAA men’s volleyball committee chairperson and Ohio State executive associate athletic director, after the seven-team NCAA Tournament bracket was unveiled on Sunday.
Among the highlights of the NCAA Tournament field included UC Irvine edging out Hawai’i for the final at-large bid and King traveling to Ohio State for the NCAA Tournament play-in match. (more…)
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2018 men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament bracket
The seven-team field for the NCAA Tournament was announced on Monday. Check out the tournament field and to fill out your bracket for the Off the Block NCAA Tournament bracket challenge, click here. (more…)
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Live coverage: NCAA Tournament men’s volleyball Selection Show
Check out all the ways to follow the live coverage of Selection Sunday and the unveiling of the 2018 men’s volleyball Division I-II NCAA Tournament bracket. (more…)
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Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

All the matches are done, and now it’s up left to the NCAA men’s volleyball committee to determine the NCAA Tournament field.
Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. (more…)
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Szerszen powers Ohio State past Loyola for third straight MIVA title

Photo courtesy of Ohio State athletics. The MIVA championship three-peat is complete. Now onto the NCAA championship three-peat thanks to All-MIVA outside attacker Nicolas Szerszen.
Szerszen had a match-high four aces and added 12 kills on a .417 attack percentage to help Ohio State sweep Loyola 25-20, 25-23, 25-19 in the MIVA Tournament finals on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. (more…)
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Conference tournament finals to follow tonight

Photo courtesy of John Fajardo and Long Beach State athletics Check out all the postseason matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow them live. (more…)
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Bracketology: Latest NCAA Tournament projections

Off the Block throughout the postseason will unveil its latest detailed projections to the NCAA Tournament. (more…)
