No. 6/7 Pepperdine bounced back from its loss on Sunday night to No. 4/4 UC Irvine by defeating No. 12 CSUN in four games on Wednesday night in Malibu, California. (more…)
Category: MPSF
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USC, Lindenwood to play in Battle for the Tall Slim Tees V-Neck
There is now even more on the line for the first meeting in four years between USC and Lindenwood.
The Grow the Game Challenge announced Sunday that the two teams will play in the Battle for the Tall Slim Tees V-Neck at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in Lebanon, Tennessee, as part of the Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge presented by MotorMVB. (more…)
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Audio: BYU libero ready to face Ohio State in season opener
No. 5/5 BYU and No. 7/7 Ohio State after playing each other in two of the last three NCAA Tournament finals will now have their annual rematch in the opening weeks of the season. (more…)
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Lewis picks up where it left off in Division II coaches poll
Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor
The top-two teams in the final 2018 Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll start atop of the poll that was released Tuesday evening. Lewis received all eight first-place votes and Concordia-Irvine received seven of eight second-place votes. (more…)
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First-year Pepperdine assistant coach talks about returning home
First-year assistant coach Kevin Endsley played as Pepperdine from 2002-05 and won a national title with that 2005 team. After graduating, Endsley worked in media relations while also coaching club and high school volleyball. During the summer, Pepperdine coach David Hunt named Endsley as his new assistant coach, replacing another playet from the 2005 national champion team, Andy Hein.
Check out special contributor Rae Loverde’s interview with Endsley, who talks about coming back home, transitioning from coaching club and high school volleyball, his favorite memory from winning the 2005 title and working under Hunt.
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Off the Block releases new college men’s volleyball national media poll
Photo courtesy of Long Beach State athletics Everyone can at least agree about one thing — Long Beach State is the best team in college men’s volleyball.
The defending NCAA champions were the unanimous No. 1 team in the season’s first Off the Block National Media Poll that was released on Tuesday. (more…)
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BYUtv releases home broadcast schedule
Photo by Jonathan Bates Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor
While No. 5 BYU opens its 2019 season with home matches versus No. 7 Ohio State and No. 14 Ball State – both on the theW.tv – the defending MPSF champions will have a bigger media platform later in the season.
BYUtv will be broadcasting eight of the Cougars’ 15 home matches this season. (more…)
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Off the Block announces winners of National Position Player of Week Awards
Photo courtesy of Loyola athletics. Five college men’s volleyball players have earned national awards for being the best at their position.
UC Irvine’s Dante Chakravorti and Joel Schneidmiller, Ohio State’s Jake Hanes, Loyola’s Paul Narup and UC Santa Barbara’s Hayden Boehle were selected for the Off the Block National Position Player of the Week Awards. (more…)
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Video: U.S. Congressman or volleyball player in Grow the Game Challenge
With the Grow the Game Challenge coming to Tennessee in less than two weeks, Off the Block is hitting the street to quiz the local community.
Check out this competition that has a contestant guessing based only on a person’s name if they are a U.S. Congressman or volleyball player. (more…)
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Video: Missry discusses big offensive performance in UCLA win
Outside attacker Dylan Missry had a match-high 16 kills and zero attack errors as No. 2 UCLA defeated UC San Diego 25-20, 25-13, 23-25, 25-19 on Saturday in Los Angeles. (more…)