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

    The postseason is getting even closer and several matches tonight will go a long way to determine the conference tournament seeding.

    No. 10 Hawai’i will try to pull off the upset and move a step closer to reaching the postseason as it plays host No. 2 BYU. In addition, Penn State and Harvard will meet with first place in the EIVA on the line.
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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The madness of March has descended onto college men’s volleyball.

    No. 1 Loyola and Penn State highlights the slate of matches tonight as both teams eye picking up another signature non-conference victory that could impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee. In addition, No. 7 USC will play host to Cal State Northridge and needs a victory to remain in contention for a possible NCAA Tournament at-large bid.

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  • Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend’s college men’s volleyball matches

    The conference standings got a whole lot tighter and school records were broken during the weekend.

    Check out the five things to take away from this weekend in college men’s volleyball

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

    For it being a light slate of matches tonight, there is still plenty of intrigue.

    One of the top defensive teams in the nation will go up against one of the top offensive teams in the nation as No. 4 UC Santa Barbara travels to play No. 9 Stanford. In addition, the Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic begins tonight with Princeton playing Concordia-Irvine in the semifinals.

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

    It’s a smaller than usual slate of matches for a Saturday night, but there is still plenty of intrigue with several matches.

    No. 3 Pepperdine days after knocking off No. 1 UCLA will now take on No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, which is coming off an emotional five-game loss to No. 6 USC. In addition, Ball State and Princeton will play each other in a critical non-conference match for both teams.
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  • Top 5 college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Several teams outside the top 10 of the national rankings have a chance to get a statement victory tonight.

    Hawai’i and Cal State Northridge highlight the slate of matches tonight as both teams try to move up in the MPSF standings. In addition, Princeton will attempt to bounce back from a winless West Coast road trip with a non-conference match against IPFW.

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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 huge slate of marquee non-conference matches tonight in college men’s volleyball.

    A defacto championship match at the Outrigger Invitational between UCLA and Hawai’i highlights the non-conference matches. However, not to be a overlooked by the non-conference matches is a rematch of the 2013 MPSF championship as No. 1 Long Beach State and BYU met in conference play.
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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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  • Grand Canyon expands recruiting base with newest class

    A current member of the Israeli Men’s National Team and a former high school sand volleyball state champion are among the newest commitments for Grand Canyon

    Grand Canyon coach Jeremy Price announced earlier this week that Michael Milstein along with high school seniors Kevin Dodsworth, Skylan Eengleman, Blake Gorman, Josh Phalen and Luke Turner have all signed national letters of intent to join the Antelopes.

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