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  • EIVA Tournament: Possible seeding scenarios, postseason berths

    Photo courtesy of Princeton athletics

    Two weeks remain in the EIVA regular season, and the seeding scenarios are still wide open for the EIVA Tournament.

    The EIVA Tournament is the toughest conference tournament to make in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball. Unlike other conferences where all or the overwhelming majority of teams make the postseason, only the top four teams in the EIVA make its tournament.

    The EIVA regular season championship also gets to serve as the host site for the entire conference tournament — both the semifinals and finals.

    Check out the current standings and the possible seeding scenarios for the EIVA teams remaining in postseason contention. (more…)

  • Quick-hits: What to know about EIVA teams for 2019 season

    Photo courtesy of Penn State athletics

    [Editor’s note: Off the Block will preview each NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball conference leading up to the 2019 season opener on Dec. 30. This conference previews examines every team in the EIVA.]

    Forget about top-15 preseason nationally coaches poll that for the first time in recent history did not include an EIVA team.

    The EIVA could have several team posed for big breakout seasons. (more…)

  • Schedule rankings: Top 15 non-conference matches for EIVA teams in 2019

    Photo courtesy of Penn State athletics and Craig Houtz

    Off the Block in collaboration with the EIVA presented throughout the fall The Top 15 EIVA Non-Conference Matches that ranked the league’s marquee matches set for the 2019 season

    Check out what the Off the Block editors selected as the top non-conference matches scheduled for EIVA teams during the upcoming season. (more…)

  • Harvard to open 2019 season on road against UC Santa Barbara

    Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot and Harvard athletics

    [Editor’s note: Off the Block in collaboration with the EIVA is presenting The Top 15 EIVA Non-Conference Matches. This list spotlights the best non-conference matches scheduled for EIVA teams in 2019 and will be the first time several of these matches have been publicly announced. Harvard versus UC Santa Barbara is ranked No. 8 on the list.]

    Harvard after concluding last season winning its first EIVA championship will open the 2019 season with a chance at another program first. (more…)

  • Harvard to play road match against Barton in 2019

    Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot

    [Editor’s note: Off the Block in collaboration with the EIVA is presenting The Top 15 EIVA Non-Conference Matches. This list spotlights the best non-conference matches scheduled for EIVA teams in 2019 and will be the first time several of these matches have been publicly announced. Harvard versus Barton is ranked No. 15 on the list.]

    The defending EIVA champions will travel south during the upcoming season to play the likely preseason favorite to win the ConfCarolinas. (more…)

  • The Notebook Dump: News tidbits, notes from college men’s volleyball

    Time to empty the notebook that is filled with college men’s volleyball news and notes. Check out some of the more interesting news tidbits and other notes involving college men’s volleyball. (more…)

  • Harvard new recruiting class enters with high expectations

    Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot

    The defending EIVA champs have bolstered its 2019 roster with multiple recruits who have earned state and national accolades.

    Harvard recently announced that high school graduates Ryan Hong, Eric Li, Campbell Schoenfeld, Buddy Scott and Jason Shen have committed to play for the Crimson beginning next season. (more…)

  • Ctvrtlik, Dow selected as 2019 Harvard co-captains

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    All-EIVA setter Matthew Ctvrtlik and middle attacker Trevor Dow will both have a leadership honor for their next season with Harvard.

    Ctvrtlik and Dow were selected by their teammates to be the co-captains for the defending EIVA champion Crimson in the 2019 season. (more…)

  • Harvard exceeds expectations in gritty loss to UCLA

    Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot.

    Brenden Yu | Off the Block special contributor

    The historical success of the two teams was lopsided entering the opening-round match — UCLA with 19 NCAA champions and Harvard making its NCAA Tournament debut.

    While the night did end with UCLA advancing to the VolleyFour, the match itself was more competitive than expected, as the Crimson forced the Bruins to bounce-back from an opening-game loss to take the match 23-25, 25-21, 25-11, 25-11 Tuesday night in the Pauley Pavilion. (more…)

  • Video: UCLA overcomes sluggish start to beat Harvard

    UCLA rallied from a one-game deficit to beat Harvard in four games in the NCAA Tournament first round on Tuesday.

    Check out the video highlights of the match filmed by Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates. (more…)