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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. Continue reading “Audio: Concordia-Irvine coach discusses upsetting No. 5/5 UC Irvine”
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. Continue reading “Concordia-Irvine libero Weiser wins 2018 Erik Shoji Award”
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. Continue reading “Video: Gibb big night lifts Concordia-Irvine past Grand Canyon in MPSF quarterfinals”
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. Continue reading “Video: Concordia-Irvine outside Predney discusses big postseason win”
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. Continue reading “Audio: Concordia-Irvine coach Patchell discusses comeback win vs. No. 2 BYU”
Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor
The order remains the same in the latest Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday morning, but Lewis received all eight first-place votes and Concordia-Irvine received all eight second-place votes. Continue reading “Unanimous top two teams in latest Division II Coaches Poll”
The toughest schedule in the nation so far this season belongs to UCLA.
The Bruins were No. 1 in the season’s first official strength of schedule rankings that the NCAA released earlier this week. Continue reading “UCLA tops latest strength of schedule rankings”
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. Continue reading “Video: Hessenauer pounds No. 4 UCLA past No. 14 Concordia-Irvine”
Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor
There is no consensus among the voters for the No. 1 ranked team in the latest Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday morning. Continue reading “Lewis no longer unanimous No. 1 in Division II poll”
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