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  • Top college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The top of the conference standings could get a significant shake-up by the end of the tonight.

    No. 3 UC Irvine will have a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the MPSF if it can defeat No. 8 UC Santa Barbara. In addition, Penn State will try to keep its first-place lead in the EIVA as it travels to play Harvard. (more…)

  • Top college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The college men’s volleyball spotlight is focused on the Midwest tonight with several teams looking to make statement victories

    No. 1 Loyola playing host to Penn State highlights the slate of matches tonight. In addition, Ball State and Ohio State will reignite their long-time rivalry dating back to 1960 with both teams vying for a critical conference victory. (more…)

  • Top college men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s been absolute chaos this weekend with four of the top 10 nationally ranked teams losing and even more top-ranked teams will be tested tonight.

    No. 13 IPFW will look to extend No. 10 Penn State’s season-opening losing streak as the two teams meet in the Off the Block East vs. Midwest Challenge. In addition, No. 7 BYU with its retooled starting lineup will attempt to complete a series sweep against No. 4 UCLA. (more…)

  • Traditional powerhouse Penn State preseason favorite to win EIVA title

    The holiday-time tradition continues for another year of Penn State being the preseason favorite to win a conference championship.

    The 16-time defending EIVA champions Penn State received all but one first-place vote to finish atop the EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll released Tuesday. (more…)

  • Off the Block releases watch list for 2015 Lloy Ball Award

    Fourteen college men’s volleyball players have been selected to the 2015 watch list for the annual Lloy Ball Award.

    Off the Block on Tuesday unveiled the watch list for the national award that is presented to the best setter in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. (more…)

  • Top 25 reasons to be excited about 2015 NCAA volleyball season

    It’s the start of October and that means three months remain before the start of the 2015 college men’s volleyball season.

    With the regular season set to begin in less than 100 days, there are plenty of reasons to have excited anticipation. Check out 25 reasons to be excited about the 2015 season.

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  • Pepperdine schedules non-conference match vs. Harvard for 2015

    The recent controversial NCAA Tournament at-large bid process has led to a noticeable change to Pepperdine’s future schedule.

    For the first time in three years, Pepperdine will have at least one non-conference match on its schedule as it will play host to Harvard during the 2015 season.

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  • Harvard, Concordia among teams to compete in 2015 Morgan Classic

    Concordia-Irvine in the midst of transitioning to NCAA Division II membership will have a chance to defend its title at one of the most prestigious annual college men’s volleyball tournaments.

    The 2015 Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic field will feature the host school Springfield along with Concordia-Irvine, Harvard and Rivier, Springfield coach Charlie Sullivan said in a recent interview with Off the Block.

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  • Record number of teams earn national academic honor

    A record five NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams earned a national recognition for their success in the classroom.

    The AVCA announced Monday afternoon that Grand Canyon, Harvard, NJIT, Lees-McRae and Lewis all received the volleyball organization’s annual Team Academic Award.

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  • Harvard, UCLA pair eliminated in second round of Beach World Championships

    The championship hopes will end short of the medal podium for the U.S. pair of Harvard outside attacker Branden Clemens and UCLA outside attacker Jackson Bantle.

    Clemens and Bantle lost to the Norway’s Christian Sandlie Sorum and Hendrik Nikolai Mol H 21-13, 21-15 in the second round of the FIVB Beach U-21 World Championships on Saturday in Larnaka, Cyprus, to be eliminated from the international tournament.
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