Preseason All-American Tyler Mitchem converted on a match-winning kill attempt as No. 6/7 Lewis defeated No. 8/8 UC Irvine 25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 25-20, 22-20 on Thursday in Irvine, California.
Mitchem finished with nine kills and a team-high three blocks, including a block during the 14-point overtime that set up the match-point. (more…)
Check out all the college men’s volleyball matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live. (more…)
[Editor’s note: Off the Block conducted a postmatch interview with UC Irvine coach David Kniffin following the season-opening victory. Listen to the full interview embedded above.]
A new setter but still the same productive UC Irvine offense.
Redshirt freshman setter Patrick Vorenkamp making his college debut guided the offense to a .316 attack percentage as No. 8 UC Irvine swept No. 10 Princeton 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 on Sunday in Irvine, California, in the nation’s inaugural match of the 2020 season. (more…)
They may have seemed insignificant at the time but there are several moments throughout the season that contributed to USC edging out UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara for the final at-large to the NCAA Tournament.
Check out the eight moments from this season that if things went differently could have led to a different result in the at-large bid race. (more…)
Two weeks before the start of the college men’s volleyball postseason and the bracketology battle teams remain tight.
Off the Block crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament positioning. (more…)
Yes, Long Beach State and Hawai’i have likely locked-up the top-two seeds for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still plenty of tight races remaining one month before the bracket is unveiled.
Off the Block crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament positioning. (more…)
Setter Joe Worsley guided No. 2/2 Hawai’i to a .529 attack percentage as it beat No. 3/3 UC Irvine 25-13, 25-22, 25-20 on Saturday in Irvine, California, to complete the two-match series sweep. (more…)
There are plenty of compelling matches this weekend across all levels of college men’s volleyball.
Check out the Off the Block National Matches of the Weekend for NCAA Division I-II, NCAA Division III and NAIA men’s volleyball. (more…)
Check out the postmatch news conference with No. 4/4 UC Irvine following its five-game win versus No. 15 USC on Saturday. (more…)
Brendan Yu | Special Contributor
Following an early exit from the NCAA Tournament last season, it’s tempting to say UC Irvine is entering the 2019 season looking to rectify that loss from the previous season.
Coach David Kniffin, now entering his seventh year at the helm, said as much in the team’s postgame news conference after the season-ending loss to Ohio State, noting that it felt like “unfinished business.” (more…)