Category: MPSF

Off the Block announced on Sunday afternoon the All-Tournament Team for the 2018 Grow the Game Challenge.

Players were selected based on their performances during the three-day non-conference tournament that took place in Nashville during the weekend.

Grow the Game Challenge All-Tournament Team

Setter: Joe Worsley, Hawai’i
Opposite: Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial
Outside attacker: Brandon Greenway, Charleston
Outside attacker: Nathan Van Dellen, Lindenwood
Outside attacker: Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i
Middle attacker: Aston King, Grand Canyon
Middle attacker: Brendan Schmitt, McKendree
Middle attacker: Sam Schindler, Lindenwood
Libero: Wilfredo Rivera, Barton

Evan Cory, Lincoln Memorial
Cory had a team-high 10 kills and an ace in a three-game loss to McKendree on Saturday. He also had a team-high 11 kills on a .380 attack percentage in a loss to No. 4 Hawai’i on Sunday

Brandon Greenway, Charleston
Greenway finished with both a match-high 13 kills and 13 digs along with four blocks in a sweep against Erskine on Saturday. He also had eight kills and a match-high six blocks in a four-game victory against Limestone on Friday.

Aston King, Grand Canyon
King had five kills while hitting a perfect 1.000 percent and added a match-high three aces in a sweep against North Greenville on Friday. He also had six kills on a .556 attack percentage and a team-high four blocks in a three-game loss to No. 4 Hawai’i on Sunday.

Wilfredo Rivera, Barton
Rivera had a match-high 13 digs in a near-upset against No. 4 Hawai’i on Saturday. The libero also had five digs in a three-game loss to Lindenwood on Sunday.

Brendan Schmitt, McKendree
Schmitt finished with nine kills on a .800 attack percentage and a match-high four blocks in a sweep against Lincoln Memorial. He also had a tournament-high seven blocks along with nine kills on a .538 attack percentage in a four-game victory against Limestone.

Sam Schindler, Lindenwood
Schindler had a match-high four blocks and added seven kills on a .667 attack percentage in a sweep against North Greenville. He also had five kills and zero attack errors on a .625 attack percentage in a sweep against Erskine on Friday

Nathan Van Dellen, Lindenwood
Van Dellen had a team-high 11 kills on a .364 attack percentage as Lindenwood defeated North Greenville in the Battle for the MAFIAoZA’S Brass Knuckles Pizza. He also contributed 10 kills, seven digs and five blocks in a sweep against Barton on Sunday.

Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i
van Tilburg had a match-high 14 kills on a .407 attack percentage as No. 4 Hawai’i defeated No. 13 Grand Canyon on Sunday. He also had eight kills while hitting .583 in limited playing time to help Hawai’i beat Barton in four games on Saturday.

Joe Worsley, Hawai’i
Worsley had a match-high 40 assists and guided the Hawai’i offense to a.409 attack percentage in a sweep against No. 13 Grand Canyon on Sunday. He also helped Hawai’i hit more than .300 and added three blocks in a victory against Barton on Sunday.

A match-used Molten volleyball is up for grabs to the fan who can correctly selects the most winners in the upcoming Off the Block Grow the Game Challenge presented by MotorMVB.

Off the Block announced Tuesday that selections can now be made in its Pick ‘Em Challenge for the non-conference tournament that will take place Friday through Saturday in Nashville.

Participants can enter this free contest by using the voting portal below. The ballot will ask the participant to pick the winner and in the number of games for all 12 tournament matches.

An individual who picks the winner and in the right number of games will receive two points, while picking the correct winning team but in the wrong amount of games will earn an individual one point.

The participant who earns the most cumulative points will be the Pick ‘Em Challenge champion and receive a Molten volleyball that was used during a match at the Grow the Game Challenge. Molten is the official volleyball supplier of the Grow the Game Challenge.

The Grow the Game Challenge with its 10-team field is the largest non-conference event in NCAA men’s volleyball this season. To purchase or donate a ticket to the Grow the Game Challenge and to support the event, click here.

All ballots must be submitted by 9:30 a.m. (CST) Friday.

Pick ‘Em Challenge