The chances of the United States advancing out of pool-play at the upcoming FIVB U19 World Championship just got significantly better. (more…)
Category: USA Volleyball
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Tournament field gets set for 2017 FIVB U21 World Championship
The United States now knows the teams it could have to play as it attempts to win the FIVB U21 World Championship for the first time in the nation nation’s history.
With the conclusion of qualification tournaments during the weekend, the remain spots in the bi-annual international tournament field were all but finalized. (more…)
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UC Irvine, USC seniors win USA Volleyball beach national championship
Two All-MPSF seniors have ended their college careers winning a national championship.
UC Irvine setter Michael Saeta and USC outside attacker Lucas Yoder swept UCLA’s Jackson Bantle and Hagen Smith 21-16, 21-13 to win the USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships on Saturday in Hermosa Beach, California. (more…)
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College players to battle for inaugural USA Volleyball beach championship
Ten college men’s volleyball programs will be represented in a tournament to determine the best collegiate pair in the nation.
The inaugural USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championship begins today in Hermosa Beach, California, and will feature 11 pairs competing for the national title.
Among the schools with players on a team includes Hawai’i, Lewis, Long Beach State, Sacred Heart, UC Irvine, UCLA and USC. In addition, several players from non-NCAA Division I-II programs such as Davenport, Cincinnati Christian, Palomar College and Mount St. Joseph are participating in the national event.
The three-day event opens with two days of pool-play. The play-in match and four quarterfinal matches will take place on Friday afternoon, while the semifinals will be played on Saturday morning.
The gold-medal match will take place on Saturday afternoon. It also is scheduled to air tape delayed on NBCSN between 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (CST).
Men’s Pairs: 2017 USA Volleyball Collegiate Beach Championships
Nathan Vander Meer and Logan Webber (Davenport/Cincinnati Christian)
Brett Rosenmeier and Colton Cowell (Hawai’i)
Matt Yoshimoto and Jake Walenga (Lewis)
Louis Richard and Matt Butler (Long Beach State)
Alex Vohland and Brett Cooper (Mount St. Joseph)
Tyler Hedley and Vincent Pizzuti (Palomar College/Long Beach State)
Brian Ross and Bobby Costigan (Sacred Heart)
Lucas Yoder and Michael Saeta (USC/UC Irvine)
Grant Friedman and Scott Stadick (UC Irvine)
Reid Dominguez and Dillon Hoffman (UC Irvine)
Jackson Bantle and Hagen Smith (UCLA) -
Live video: USA Volleyball coaches clinic
Watch live footage of the USA Volleyball coach clinic as coaches such as Doug Beal, Aldis Berzins, Greg Walker, Michael Fink and Dan Dannis discusses what makes a successful coach.
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BYU, Loyola, LBSU players make U.S. World League roster
Four current college men’s volleyball players will represent the United States in the biggest international tournament of the summer.
USA Volleyball announced earlier this week that outside attackers TJ DeFalco and Jake Langlois, middle attacker Jeff Jendryk and opposite Ben Patch were selected to the U.S. preliminary roster for the upcoming World League. (more…)
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Video: Former Stanford setter Shaw reflects on start of pro career
Check out Off the Block special contributor Ted Wang’s postmatch interview with former Stanford All-American setter James Shaw who is now playing professional volleyball in Europe. (more…)
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Top viewed stories, videos on Off the Block in 2016
There’s not much more you could have gotten out of college men’s volleyball in 2016 — the year had everything.
There was plenty of drama in 2016 from an epic NCAA Tournament that ended with Ohio State winning the national title to an unprecedented off-season featuring conference realignment. It also was another record-setting year for Off the Block as the website had almost 600,000 page views this year and closes in on 2 million all-time views. (more…)
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The 2016 Ultimate Christmas Gift List for volleyball fans
It’s never easy when Christmas shopping to find that volleyball-theme gift for that college volleyball fan in your life.
With the Christmas shopping season underway, Off the Block has scoured the internet to create the 2016 Ultimate Christmas Gift List for college volleyball fans. Everything from books and retro volleyball swag to great volleyball stocking stuffers made the cut on our fourth-annual volleyball gift list. (more…)
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U.S. moves into top 10 of latest U21 FIVB World Rankings
A NORCECA championship was more than enough to get the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team into the top 10 of the world rankings.
The United States jumped five spots to No. 9 in the recent FIVB Men’s U21 World Rankings that was released this fall. (more…)