Category: College

UC Irvine unanimous No. 1 in preseason coaches poll

UC Irvine will open the upcoming season in the rankings where it finished last season.

The defending NCAA champion Anteaters received all 16 first-place votes to finish atop the preseason AVCA coaches poll released Friday afternoon.
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December 28, 2012
Penn State once again picked as favorite to win EIVA championship

Conference coaches are picking Penn State to win a record 15th consecutive EIVA championship during the upcoming season.

The Nittany Lions received six of eight first-place votes to finish atop the EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll released Friday afternoon.
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December 21, 2012
MIVA gets new conference logo for 2013 season

There will be a new look to the MIVA in the upcoming season.

The MIVA earlier this week as part of announcing its preseason coaches poll and preseason all-conference teams aslo unveiled its new conference logo
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December 20, 2012
Lewis picked to repeat as MIVA championships in 2013

After reaching the Final Four last season, Lewis officially enters the upcoming season the preseason favorite to repeat as conference championships.

The defending conference championships Flyers received six of eight first-place votes and had 62 points to finish atop the MIVA Preseason Coaches Poll released Tuesday morning.
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December 18, 2012
Ball State makes big splash with new recruiting class

Two members of the U.S. Boys Youth National Team highlights Ball State’s three-person recruiting class.

Ball State announced Thursday that high school seniors Brendan Surane, Alex Pia and Connor Gross have signed national letters of intent to play for the Cardinals beginning in 2014.
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December 15, 2012
McKendree to add men’s volleyball for 2014 season

Another NCAA Division II college from the Midwest will sponsor men’s volleyball.

McKendree University announced Tuesday that it will sponsor men’s volleyball as a varsity sport and field a team in time for the 2014 season.
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December 13, 2012
UC Irvine projected to win MPSF in conference’s preseason poll

UC Irvine was not only projected to win the MPSF championship for upcoming season — it the choice by almost unanimous consensus.

The defending-NCAA champion Anteaters received all but two of the 13 first-place votes and 143 points to finish atop the MSPF preseason coaches poll released Tuesday afternoon.
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December 12, 2012
UC San Diego lands 2 high school recruits for 2014 season

A conference most valuable player award winner and an all-state honoree have committed to play at UC San Diego.

UC San Diego announced Monday that it signed high school seniors Griffin Galvin and Adam Martell to national letters of intent to join the Tritons beginning in the 2014 season.
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December 11, 2012
2013 Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams released

A nationwide voting committee selected 20 players to the Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams.

The Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. Ten players were selected as Preseason First-Team All-Americans and 10 players were named Preseason Second-Team All-Americans.
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December 3, 2012
New conference affiliation won’t lead to Grand Canyon leaving MIVA

Despite a conference affiliation change for every other team in the athletics department, the Grand Canyon men’s volleyball team will be staying put.

Grand Canyon confirmed to Off the Block on Wednesday that the Antelopes will remain in the MIVA for the upcoming seasons.
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November 28, 2012