Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday. (more…)
Category: College
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VIDEO: Ferguson breaks down upcoming matches, USC’s chances at MPSF title
The Trojans enters the final week of the regular season with two remaining conference matches and a chance to win the MPSF regular season championship.
No. 1 USC closes its regular season on the road with matches against No. 10 Long Beach State at 7 p.m. Thursday and Cal State Northridge at 7 p.m. Saturday. The Trojans can win a share of the MPSF regular season title if they win one of these matches and will win the conference out-right and get the No. 1 seed for the MPSF Tournament if they win both matches.
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My men’s volleyball media poll ballot
[Editor’s note: In an earlier version of this post, UCLA setter Kyle Caldwell was cited as still suffering from an achilles tendon injury. UCLA coach Al Scates informed Off the Block on Wednesday that Caldwell’s injury is full healed. The story has been updated to reflect this changes.]
Servegate bumped BYU up in the national rankings.
BYU after winning the replay of a fifth game overtime against UCLA during the weekend moved up one spot to No. 3 in the new national media poll released Tuesday.
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VIDEO: NYU senior Hayes battles homophobia in sports
NYU libero Jay Hayes released his three-minute short flim for the It Gets Better Project online Monday.
The It Gets Better Project was founded in 2010 and has LGBTQ individuals produce videos focusing on overcoming homophobia in schools and workplaces. Hayes in conjunction with the NYU Athletics Department wrote, produced and directed his video about acceptance for gays in sports.
Check out the NYU Athletics It Gets Better Project video below.
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Men’s volleyball bracketology
One week remaining in the regular season and the race for a spot in the NCAA Tournament remains as close as when the season started.
With the Final Four starting in less than month, Off the Block released its latest projected NCAA Tournament bracket on Monday.
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Deeper look at men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament selection criteria
UCLA could still win the MPSF regular season title, but a deeper look into the NCAA Tournament selection committee shows that a regular season title may not be enough for the Bruins to get the at-large bid.
With one week remaining in the regular season, the race for the lone at-large bid and seeding for the NCAA Tournament remains tight among the nation’s top teams. In addition, UCLA is one of five teams that still has a chance to win the MPSF regular season title.
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VIDEO: Stanford survives late rally from Northridge, wins in 5 games
Outside attacker Brian Cook had a match-high 23 kills and the game-winning block in the fifth-game overtime as No. 5 Stanford defeated Cal State Northridge 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 22-25, 19-17 on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.
With this victory, Stanford remains tied for fourth place in the MPSF and trails first-place No. 1 USC by one match. Check out the video highlights from game five of the Stanford and Cal State Northridge match.
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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. (more…)
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BYU beats UCLA, ends servegate controversy with 18-16 overtime win
It took about 24 hours to figure it out, but No. 3 BYU finally and officially defeated No. 4 UCLA in the fifth-game overtime to end the servegate controversy.
After BYU earlier in the day won its protest to the MPSF and the conference ordered the match to replayed at 16-16 in the fifth game, the Cougars scored two straight points in overtime to beat the Bruins 18-16 in the fifth game on Saturday Los Angeles.
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Servegate call overturned again, BYU, UCLA to replay overtime tonight
The servegate controversy between UCLA and BYU will continue as the Cougars successful won thier protest to replay the fifth game overtime session.
The UCLA athletics department announced Saturday afternoon that after a BYU protest UCLA’s five-match victory on Friday has been nullified the teams will conclude the match later tonight.
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