The men’s volleyball Final Four will be coming to Chicago.
The NCAA announced Friday Loyola will host the NCAA Tournament for the 2014 season.
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Speraw era opens for UCLA with preseason victories at USC Fall Tourney
The start of the John Speraw head coaching era at UCLA began on the court and with a winning record.
UCLA in its preseason debut won three of its five matches at the USC Fall Tournament during the weekend, including a 25-17, 23-25, 25-21 against its in cross-town rivals USC on Friday.
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Penn State beats Ohio State in 4 games to open preseason
Outside attacker Nick Goodell had a match-high 15 kills and four aces as Penn State defeated Ohio State 25-14, 23-25, 25-17, 25-22 on Thursday in University Park Pa., to open the Penn State Fall Invitational.
Goodell, a 2011 All-EIVA selection, was one of three Nittany Lions with at least nine kills in the preseason match. All-EIVA outside attacker Aaron Russell had nine kills before being pulled after the second game, while outside attacker Kyle Mars came off the bench to add nine kills.
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Pac-12 Network to nationally televise 5 UCLA matches in 2013 season
Five UCLA men’s volleyball matches will be nationally televised during the upcoming season.
The Bruins released its 2013 schedule Thursday and announced that five of the team’s conference matches will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network.
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UC Irvine to close out regular season with match vs. Penn State
Two teams that met in the Final Four last season will close out the 2013 regular season against each other.
UC Irvine announced Monday its schedule for the upcoming season and revealed that it would play a non-conference match against Penn State in its regular season finale on April 13.
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BYU, Lewis schedule two-match series for upcoming season
Two top 10 nationally ranked teams and Final Four contenders have scheduled non-conference match against each other for the opening weeks of the upcoming seaosn.
Lewis announced last week that it will travel to play a two-match series against BYU on Jan. 11-12, 2013 in Provo, Utah.
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Former All-American Devany returns to Gauchos as assistant coach
A former All-American who helped lead UC Santa Barbara to the brink of its first national championship in program history will return to the school as a coach.
UC Santa Barbara announced Monday that it hired former Gauchos setter Vince Devany to be an assistant coach for the 2013 season.
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United States blows past Canada to win NORCECA gold medal
The gold medals for the NORCECA Men’s Junior Championship are staying in the United States.
The United States defeated Canada 26-24, 25-17, 23-25, 21-25 in the championship match Saturday in Colorado Spring, Colo., to capture the nation’s second consecutive gold medal at the under-21 international tournament.
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BYU freshman Patch powers USA past Mexico and into NORCECA semifinals
BYU freshman outside attacker Ben Patch saved his best performance for the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team’s biggest preliminary round match at an international tournament.
Patch had a match-high 12 kills as the United States swept Mexico 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 to clinch the Pool A championship and a semifinals berth at the NORCECA Men’s Junior Championship on Wednesday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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USA breezes past St. Vincent in NORCECA pool-play round
The United States clinched a quarterfinals berth at the NORCECA Junior Continental Championship in convincing fashion.
St. Vincent and the Grenandines was held to single-digits in all three games as the United States swept its pool-play match 25-8, 25-8, 25-9 on Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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