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  • Audio: UC San Diego coach discusses sweeping No. 3/3 UCLA

    Listen to Off the Block’s interview with coach Kevin Ring after UC San Diego swept No. 3/3 UCLA on Friday for the team’s first win against the Bruins in eight years. (more…)

  • Off the Block announces UC San Diego All-Decade Starting Lineup

    Photo courtesy of UC San Diego athletics

    The top UC San Diego players at their position during this decade have been selected for a college men’s volleyball honor.

    Off the Block announced on Monday the seven players selected to the UC San Diego All-Decade Starting Lineup presented by Off the Block. (more…)

  • Video: UC San Diego coach eyes young squad pulling off upsets in 2019

    Check out Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates’ interview with UC San Diego coach Kevin Ring as he discusses the Tritons having multiple new starters and getting his players ready for a challenge 2019 season. (more…)

  • UC San Diego, Stanford players win awards at U21 NORCECA Championship

    Photo courtesy of the FIVB and NORCECA

    Two U.S. Men’s Junior National Team players concluded the NORCECA U21 Continental Championship earning two of the tournament’s top individual awards.

    Stanford opposite Jaylen Jasper was named the Best Server, while UC San Diego setter Blake Crisp was selected was the Best Setter on Saturday at the international event that is a qualifier for the FIVB U21 World Championship. (more…)

  • UCSD opposite Syftestad repeats as Division II National Player of Year

    Opposite Tanner Syftestad has capped off his college career as a multiple-time recipient of the top individual award for a NCAA Division II men’s volleyball player.

    Off the Block announced Tuesday that a nationwide voting committee for the second consecutive year selected the UC San Diego senior as the Division II National Player of the Year. (more…)

  • DeFalco wins Player of Year as Long Beach dominates Big West awards

    Photo courtesy of Long Beach State athletics.

    Make it back-to-back years and in two different conference that Long Beach State outside attacker TJ DeFalco has won the top individual award.

    DeFalco on Monday was named the inaugural recipient of the Big West Player of the Year. (more…)

  • Audio: UC San Diego coach Ring discusses road loss to CSUN

    Check out Off the Block associate editor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interview with UC San Diego coach Kevin Ring after the team suffered a four-game conference road loss against No. 8/8 CSUN on Friday. (more…)

  • The Breakdown: How Big West teams fared versus their former MPSF rivals

    Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor

    All regular season matches between the Big West and MPSF are now in the history book. The Big West went 28-18 versus the MPSF, due in part to the 9-3 record posted by UC Irvine and the 6-0 record posted by Long Beach State. Big West teams were 16-9 at home, while 11-9 on the road.

    This is the inaugural season of the Big West as a men’s volleyball conference. The addition of the Big West resulted in a split in the MPSF with six Big West schools leaving the federation during the offseason.

    Check out the team-by-team breakdown of Big West schools fared against the MPSF opponents in non-conference play this season.

    UCI LBSU Hawai’i UCSB CSUN UCSD
    at UCLA L at Stan W vs USC W vs Stan W at Stan W vs UCLA L
    vs USC W vs Stan W vs GCU W at Pepp W vs CUI L vs CUI W
    at Pepp W vs USC W vs UCLA W at BYU W at UCLA L at GCU L
    at GCU W vs CUI W vs UCLA L at BYU L vs Stan W vs Stan L
    at CUI W vs UCLA W vs CUI W vs Pepp L at CUI L vs BYU L
    vs BYU W at UCLA W vs CUI W at USC W at CUI L
    vs BYU W vs BYU L at UCLA L vs USC W
    vs Stan W at Pepp L at Stan L
    vs UCLA L
    vs Pepp L
    at Stan W
    at USC W
    Overall 9-3 6-0 5-3 4-3 2-3 2-6 28-18
    Home 4-2 4-0 4-2 1-1 1-1 2-3 16-9
    Away 5-1 2-0 0-1 3-2 1-2 0-3 11-9
    Neutral 1-0 1-0

  • Unanimous top two teams in latest Division II Coaches Poll

    Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor

    The order remains the same in the latest Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday morning, but Lewis received all eight first-place votes and Concordia-Irvine received all eight second-place votes. (more…)

  • Lewis no longer unanimous No. 1 in Division II poll

    Jonathan Bates | Off the Block associate editor

    There is no consensus among the voters for the No. 1 ranked team in the latest Off the Block/Springbak Division II National Coaches Poll that was released Tuesday morning. (more…)