Off the Block selected and seeded the 65 players in a bracket, but only 32 players remain 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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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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[Editor’s note: This article was written by Joe McIntyre, who agreed to have the article be published on Off the Block. McIntyre, the 2011 EIVA Reporter of the Year, is a recent Penn State graduate and a former college volleyball reporter for The Daily Collegian.]
If the entrance doors are open, the sounds echoing from the gym can be heard for what seems like miles. The smacking and walloping of a volleyball, the grunting and feet-slamming on the court when a player finally lands after reaching sometimes more than 12 feet in the air.
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It’s been four long months, but by the end of the night the NCAA Tournament championship match will be set.
The NCAA Tournament semifinals will take place tonight at the Galen Center as the No. 1 seed UC Irvine will try to avoid the upset against the No. 4 seed Penn State. In addition, the No. 2 seed USC will put its home court advantage to the test as it plays the No. 3 seed Lewis in the other semifinal.
Check out the NCAA Tournament semifinal matches to follow tonight.
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Penn State coach Mark Pavlik and several Nittany Lion players participated in the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament media day on Wednesday.
The No. 4 seed Penn State will play the No. 1 seed UC Irvine in the semifinals on Thursday. Check out the transcript from Penn State’s news conference.
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Almost 24 hours away from the start of the men’s volleyball Final Four and the anticipation continues to grow.
The four-team NCAA Tournament will be played at USC with the No. 1 seed UC Irvine playing the No. 4 seed Penn State in the opening semifinals at 6 p.m. (PST) Thursday. In addition, the host school and No. 2 seed USC will play the No. 3 seed Lewis in the second semifinals match at 8 p.m. (PST) Thursday.
The winners of these two matches will play in the national championship on Saturday. Check out the top five storylines to follow during the NCAA Tournament.
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After four months of regular season matches and conference tournaments, the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament is here.
The NCAA announced the four-team tournament field and semifinals pairings Sunday afternoon. Here is an initial look and historical information you need to know heading into the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday at USC.
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