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  • Harvard adds more non-conference matches vs. MIVA schools for 2014

    Harvard will increase its non-conference strength of schedule for the upcoming season with more matches against the MIVA.

    The Crimson recently unveiled their 2014 schedule that features a program-record four non-conference matches versus MIVA opponents, including the school’s first meetings with Ball State and Ohio State

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  • Top 10 storylines from college men’s volleyball during the summer

    So much for a quiet off-season summer in college men’s volleyball.

    The last three months produced everything from the announcement of what conferences will have to participate in the new NCAA Tournament play-in match to schools scheduling big non-conference matches for the upcoming season. Check out the top 10 college men’s volleyball storylines from the summer.

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  • UCLA, Penn State, Ohio State to return to Hawai’i for 2014 Outrigger Invitational

    Hawai’i coach Charlie Wade is getting his ideal tournament field for the upcoming Outrigger Invitational.

    Wade said Monday in an interview with Off the Block that for the second consecutive year Penn State, Ohio State and UCLA will participate along with Hawai’i at its annual home tournament during the 2014 season.
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  • Penn State, BYU among most followed men’s volleyball teams on Twitter

    Not all college men’s volleyball teams have the same influence when it comes to social media.

    A recent study of NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball team Twitter accounts revealed that Penn State and BYU are leading all other teams in followers — and by a wide-margin.
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  • Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: Second-round voting

    Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

    The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.


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  • AVCA releases 2013 high school boys’ volleyball All-American team

    Coach John Speraw in his first year as the UCLA head coach didn’t waste any time landing one of the nation’s top recruiting classes.

    UCLA led all college teams with four incoming freshmen recruits making the AVCA High School Senior All-American Team that was released Tuesday afternoon.
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  • Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year: First-round voting

    Off the Blocked selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, and now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice Player of the Year.

    The Fan Choice Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting.


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  • 7 college recruits selected to initial roster for U.S. Youth National Team

    Seven incoming college men’s volleyball freshman recruits are among the players being considered to represent the United States at the one of the world’s biggest international tournament this summer.

    USA Volleyball announced Monday that seven high school seniors were among the 17 players selected to the U.S. Boys’ Youth National Training Team for the upcoming FIVB U-19 Youth World Championship.
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  • USA Volleyball releases initial roster for 2013 Junior World Championship

    Twenty-two current college players will have a chance to represent the United States at two of the top international tournaments this summer.

    USA Volleyball on Tuesday afternoon unveiled its training team roster for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Junior World Championship and the Under-21 Pan American Cup.
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  • Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    The men’s volleyball conference tournament brackets are all set — now let the April Madness ensue.

    The conference tournament quarterfinals matches begin this weekend in the MIVA and MPSF as teams battle to make the four-team NCAA Tournament field. UCLA and Pepperdine highlight tonight’s matches with both teams looking to end postseason droughts, while out in the Midwest, Ball State and IPFW renew an in-state rivalry but this time in the conference tournament.

    Check out the conference tournament matches and top regular season matches from around the nation to follow tonight.

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