Don’t let the lack match-ups between top 10 nationally ranked teams fool anyone, this is a big night in college men’s volleyball.
First-place in the EIVA will be on the line as Princeton and Harvard renew their rivalry in a critical conference match. In addition, out in the West Coast No. 2 BYU, No. 4 UCLA and No. 5 Pepperdine will each attempt to bounce back from conference losses earlier this week.
Outside attacker Taylor Crabb had a team-high 21 kills as No. 3 Long Beach State defeated No. 2 BYU 25-21, 25-16, 25-27, 26-24 on Friday in Long Beach, Calif.
Long Beach State with this win is now on a conference-best five-match winning streak. The team also remains in sole possession of second place and moves within two matches of first-place BYU for the lead in the MPSF.
No. 3 Long Beach State overcame a late-game six-point deficit to secure a conference victory as it defeated No. 2 BYU 25-21, 25-16, 25-27, 26-24 on Friday in Long Beach, Calif.
With this victory, the 49ers snap the Cougars’ six-match winning streak and move within two-matches of BYU for first-place in the MPSF. In addition, Long Beach State All-American outside attacker Taylor Crabb finished with a team-high 21 kills — his fourth match this season with more than 20 kills.
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Three more schools have surpassed a significant social media milestone.
A recent Off the Block study of NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball social media accounts revealed that college men’s volleyball teams with more than 1,000 Twitter followers has expanded to a record seven schools since the start of the season.
BYU and Hawai’i midway through the season are leading the nation in home attendance and by a considerable margin.
Both the Cougars and Rainbow Warriors have more than double the home attendance average of any other NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams after the two months of the regular season.
It was a weekend filled of upsets ranging from historic upsets to upsets that could potentially alter the landscape of the national rankings.
Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball
It’s all about the rematch tonight in college men’s volleyball.
No. 2 BYU and No. 4 Pepperdine will play each other for the second in time in four weeks in another showdown between two top-five ranked teams. In addition, No. 3 UCLA and Hawai’i will close out their two-match conference series after the Rainbow Warriors pulled off the upset in the opener.
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More than 40 seasons of college men’s volleyball has resulted in numerous memorable and interesting moments.
Off the Block on the final Thursday of each month during the college men’s volleyball season in an effort to help preserve the sport’s history will showcase several match highlights and stories from the past.