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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Marquee matches between top 10 nationally ranked teams are throughout the nation — and not just contained to the West Coast — tonight.

    No. 3 UC Irvine playing host to No. 5 USC in MPSF action highlights the late-night matches, while in the Midwest No. 4 Stanford and No. 7 Penn State will meet in the Dunlap Invitational.

    Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Just consider tonight’s top matches the sequel to Friday.

    No. 1 BYU and No. 6 USC headline the night as they conclude their two-match series after the Cougars won the opening match in four games. In addition, No. 5 Penn State continues its Midwest road trip as plays No. 7 Lewis tonight.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    For the first time this season, a large chunk of the men’s volleyball national spotlight shifts away from California for the night.

    No. 1 BYU opening a two-match series against No. 6 USC in Provo, Utah, and No. 5 Penn State going on the road to play Loyola highlights several of the big matches tonight outside of California. Inside the Golden State, though, two top-five ranked play each other No. 3 UCLA plays host to No. 4 Stanford.

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  • VIDEO: Mochalski sets school record in No. 4 Stanford sweep of Loyola

    Stanford middle attacker Eric Mochalski had 10 kills and set a school single-match record with a .833 attack percentage as No. 4 Stanford swept Loyola 25-19, 25-11, 25-21 on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.

    Mochalski, who had zero attack errors on 12 attempts, broke the Stanford rally-scoring record that was previously held by Craig Buell who had a .824 attack percentage in a 2003 match against UC Irvine. Stanford (3-0) out-hit Loyola (2-4) .468 to .169, and Mochalski was one of three Cardinal players to have at least 10 kills and a .450 attack percentage in the sweep.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    Several matches tonight could be previews of Final Four matches in four months.

    Three matches tonight pit top 10 ranked against each other teams, including No. 1 UC Irvine and No. 3 BYU closing out their two-match series. In addition, No. 5 Penn State renews its rivalry with No. 8 Ohio State, while No. 6 Long Beach State and No. 10 Pepperdine meet each other in conference play.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    And just in case you didn’t get enough top 10 teams play each other Friday, there are more of these matches today.

    Seven of the top 10 ranked teams will be in action Saturday. Highlighting these matches is battle between the two undefeated teams — No. 2 BYU and No. 3 UC Irvine — in the UC Santa Barbara Invitational championship match.

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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The most anticipated day to open a NCAA men’s volleyball season is officially upon us.

    The biggest event this weekend is the UC Santa Barbara Invitational, which features a No. 1 versus No. 2 match-up and a NCAA championship rematch. However, there are also several other non-conference and conference matches of interest today.

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  • In a sentence or two about every NCAA men’s volleyball team

    Most of the time all the preseason talk surrounding a team can be summed up in one or two sentences — and that’s what we did.

    With the NCAA men’s volleyball season beginning in earnest this weekend, get a quick breakdown of every men’s volleyball team from around the nation as they enter the 2012 season.

    Check out what to know about each Division I-II men’s volleyball team at the start of the 2012 season.
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  • Players to watch for the 2012 AVCA Newcomer of Year award

    A new season in college men’s volleyball also means plenty of new players — freshmen and transfer students — for each team in the nation.

    Predicting how well a player will do in his first season with a new team is always a challenge. With the NCAA men’s volleyball season starting this week, though, there are several candidates who could become the 2012 AVCA Newcomer of the Year.

    Check out the top 10 preseason favorites to win the 2012 AVCA Newcomer of the Year award at the end of the regular season.
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  • Players to watch for the 2012 AVCA Player of Year award

    The field is wide open this year for the biggest individual award in college men’s volleyball.

    With the NCAA men’s volleyball season starting this week, there are numerous candidates who could be the 2012 AVCA Player of the Year this season.

    Check out the preseason favorites and the dark horse candidates who could win the Division I-II AVCA Player of the Year at the end of the regular season.
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