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Tag: Pepperdine

  • 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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  • BYU finishes 2013 season with nation’s top home attendance

    For the second consecutive year, BYU ends the season leading the nation in home attendance.

    The Cougars led all NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams with a 3,019 home match attendance average — beating all other schools by more than 300 people per match.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    UC Irvine days after repeating as national champions now ends the season atop the national media poll.

    The Anteaters received every first-place vote to move back to No. 1 in the season’s final nation media poll that was released Tuesday.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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  • AVCA announces 2013 All-American Teams, Newcomer of the Year

    After both being the nation’s top ranked teams for the majority of the season, BYU and UC Irvine have now picked up the most All-American honors.

    The Cougars and Anteaters were the only teams to have multiple players selected to the first of two All-American teams, which the AVCA released Thursday morning.
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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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  • MPSF announces Player of the Year, all-conference teams

    BYU after getting the most conference wins in program history and its first MPSF regular season tittle in almost 10 years has now picked up the top individual conference awards.

    The conference announced Thursday that BYU All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander is the 2013 MPSF Player of the Year, while the Cougars outside attacker Ben Patch won the 2013 MPSF Freshman of the Year award.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    BYU will go into the postseason as the top-ranked team in the nation.

    The Cougars received all but one first-place vote to finish atop the final regular season national media poll that was released Tuesday.
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  • Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

    It’s the final week of most conference’s regular seasons and it’s all about the West Coast tonight.

    No. 7 Cal Baptist and No. 9 Stanford highlights tonight’s matches as the Lancers continue to play the role of postseason spoiler. In addition, Hawai’i will try to stay alive for its first postseason bid since 2011 as it travels to UC San Diego.

    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

    It’s the final Wednesday of the regular season, and it’s so big it warrants a top-five match breakdown.

    No. 3 UCLA will try to clinch a home match in the MPSF Tournament and remain in contention for the only at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as it plays No. 5 Pepperdine. In addition, the Conference Tournament resumes tonight with both semifinal matches.

    Check out this special Wednesday edition of the top-five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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  • My men’s volleyball media poll ballot

    For the first time in almost a month, there is not a unanimous No. 1 in the national rankings.

    BYU following in its loss to No. 3 UCLA on Saturday remained in atop the new men’s volleyball national media poll released Tuesday but it lost a first-place vote to Long Beach State.

    Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and the video breakdown of my ballot with explanations on why I ranked each team where I did.
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