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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Five of the top 10 nationally ranked teams have already lost this week and there is a chance more could go down tonight.

    No. 10 UC Irvine and No. 5 UC Santa Barbara highlights tonight’s matches with both teams looking to get a rebound victory. In addition, Grand Canyon will try to continue its best start to a season in program history as it plays host to George Mason in a non-conference match.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s a short turnaround tonight in college men’s volleyball for several teams following lengthy conference matches less than 24 hours ago.

    No. 1 Stanford and No. 7 UC Irvine will both attempt to rebound from losing a five-game conference match on Friday to a top-10 nationally ranked team. In addition, out in the Midwest No. 2 Loyola looks to make its case for No. 1 in the national rankings as it plays host to Mount Olive.

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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    After an eight-month wait, the first weekend to the college men’s volleyball season is finally here.

    The first weekend of the regular season begins with a marquee match-up as No. 3 BYU travels to take on No. 7 Loyola. In addition, out in the West Coast the UC Santa Barbara Invitational starts with exhibition pool-play matches.

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  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2014 Lloy Ball Award

    Sixteen college men’s volleyball players have been selected to the 2014 watch list for a new national award.

    Off the Block on Tuesday afternoon unveiled its watch list for the inaugural Lloy Ball Award.

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  • St. Francis to take rare West Coast trip to play Cal Baptist in 2014

    St. Francis for just the third time in its program’s history will travel to the West Coast.

    The Red Flashes last week released their 2014 regular season that is highlighted with a non-conference match against Cal Baptist during a mid-season West Coast road trip.
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  • Princeton to play road match vs. Cal Baptist in 2014 season

    Two of the nation’s most improved programs in recent years have agreed to play each other in the upcoming season.

    Princeton coach Sam Shweisky said Tuesday in an interview with Off the Block that his team will travel to play a non-conference match against Cal Baptist in January 2014.
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  • Volleyball Magazine reveals 2013 Player of the Year, All-American teams

    There is a split decision this year to the National Player of the Year.

    BYU outside attacker Taylor Sander was named the 2013 Volleyball Magazine Player of the Year — one month after the All-American junior lost the AVCA National Player of the Year honor to Long Beach State outside attacker Taylor Crabb. (more…)

  • Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: Second-round voting

    Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

    The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.


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  • Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: First-round voting

    Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

    The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.


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  • Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: First-round voting

    Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

    The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.


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