Conference play begins tonight for several teams eyeing a conference title and trip to the NCAA Tournament this season.
No. 1 Loyola will attempt to remain atop the national rankings as it plays host to Ohio State in its MIVA opener. In addition, out in the West Coast the MPSF season continues with a marquee match-up between No. 3 BYU and No. 6 USC.
For the second time in the last three weeks, Loyola is back to the top spot in the national media poll.
Loyola after two weekend road victories coupled with a then-No. 1 Pepperdine loss jumped to No. 1 in the new Volleyball Magazine Poll that was released Tuesday.
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All-American outside attacker Taylor Sander provided the offense and the BYU crowd provided the raucous atmosphere to help keep the Cougars undefeated in conference play.
Sander had a match-high 18 kills and five blocks as No. 5 BYU defeated No. 8 Stanford 25-20, 19-25, 25-23, 25-21 on Friday in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,248 people at the Smith Fieldhouse.
There are critical early-season conference matches from coast-to-coast tonight in college men’s volleyball.
No. 1 Pepperdine and No. 5 BYU will attempt to stay undefeated in the MPSF as they both play top-10 nationally ranked teams. In addition, not to be overlooked on the East Coast is a match-up between Mount Olive and Limestone, two of the preseason favorites to represent the Conference Carolinas in the NCAA Tournament.