UCLA recruit Micah Ma’a even coming off the bench in the United States’ tournament-finale continued to be more than efficient from the service line.
Ma’a had a match-high five aces as the United States swept China 25-21, 25-23, 25-21 on Sunday in Argentina to finish the FIVB Youth World Championship in seventh place. (more…)
For the first time in the tournament’s history, the United States is moving to the quarterfinals at the FIVB Boys Youth World Championship.
Long Beach State incoming recruit Kyle Ensing finished with a match-high 15 kills and added four aces as the United States swept Mexico 25-18, 25-16, 25-22 in the Round of 16 on Wednesday in Argentina. (more…)
For the second consecutive day, the United States won in a decisive fifth game at the FIVB Youth World Championship — it just needed overtime to secure this victory.
The United States survived a late-game comeback and Belgium fighting off multiple match-points in overtime before winning 25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 21-25, 19-17 on Saturday in Argentina. (more…)
The site of the 2016 NCAA Tournament will also be the location for one of the biggest non-conference events at the start of the upcoming season.
Penn State coach Mark Pavlik said in a recent with Off the Block that his team will open the season with a home non-conference showcase featuring Ohio State, UCLA and USC. (more…)
UCLA will once again have a home non-conference match against Princeton during the upcoming season.
Princeton coach Sam Shweisky said in an interview with Off the Block earlier this week that his team and UCLA have agreed to play each other for the second straight year. (more…)
Coach Dan Friend said during the U.S. training session he was impressed with the play of UCLA outside attacker J.T. Hatch.
It quickly became evident in the team’s Pan American Cup opener why Friend was so impressed. (more…)
The on-campus championship celebration for Loyola hasn’t even happened yet, but it’s time to start looking forward to the 2016 season.
Check out Off the Block’s early projections at what teams will be in the top top 10 of the preseason national rankings for the upcoming season that is eight months away from starting. (more…)