Concordia-Irvine outside attackers Raymond Barsemian and Jordan Hoppe combined for 43 kills in a come-from-behind victory over No. 10/10 BYU on Thursday.
The Eagles attacked at a .444 clip in the last two games. However, BYU out-blocked Concordia-Irvine, 14 to 1.5, and opposite Gabi Garcia Fernandez had a season-best 31 kills.
Check out special correspondent Rae Loverde’s post-match interview with Barsemian and Hoppe as they react to the upset victory.
Outside attacker Jordan Hoppe had both a match-high 13 kills and three aces to help Concordia-Irvine upset No. 5/5 UC Irvine 25-23, 25-19, 25-21 on Wednesday in Irvine, California.
Hoppe was one of three Eagles with double-digit kills as the team extended its winning streak to five matches and earned its first all-time win against UC Irvine. In addition, setter Chandler Gibb had 39 assists and guided the offense to out-hit UC Irvine .355 to .125. (more…)
The libero who helped his team earn its first postseason victory as a NCAA Division I-II program is now adding a college men’s volleyball national honor to his senior season.
Off the Block announced Friday that a nationwide voting committee selected Concordia-Irvine libero Jacob Weiser as the 2018 recipient of the Erik Shoji Award. (more…)
Setter Chandler Gibb showed exactly why he was an All-MPSF selection.
Gibb guided the Concordia-Irvine offense to a .318 attack percentage and had a match-high eight blocks to sweep Grand Canyon 25-20, 25-21, 25-23 in the MPSF Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday in Irvine, California. (more…)
Check out Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with outside attacker Jonathan Predney after the No. 4 seed Concordia-Irvine swept the No. 5 seed Grand Canyon in the MPSF Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. (more…)
No. 14 Concordia-Irvine rallied from a two-game deficit on the road to upset No. 2/2 BYU 19-25, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14 on Thursday in Provo, Utah.
Check out Off the Block’s postmatch interview with coach Shawn Patchell following Concordia-Irvine’s first in program history against both BYU and a top-five ranked team. (more…)
Opposite Christian Hessenauer had a match-high 18 kills on a .483 attack percentage as No. 4/4 UCLA swept No. 14 Concordia-Irvine 25-22, 25-15, 25-19 on Wednesday in Los Angeles. (more…)
