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  • Top 10 non-conference matches to follow in 2013 season

    The 2013 college men’s volleyball season begins this week and there are plenty of intriguing non-conference matches to keep an eye on throughout entire regular season.

    Everything from early season matches that could be previews of Final Four matches to underdog teams traveling out west looking for a signature victory highlights the non-conference lineup this year.

    Off the Block dissected all the NCAA Division I-II teams’ non-conference schedules to come up with the top 10 non-conference matches for fans to follow during the 2013 season.
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  • 2013 Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams released

    A nationwide voting committee selected 20 players to the Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams.

    The Off the Block Preseason All-American Teams recognizes the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players projected to be the best in the nation during the upcoming season. Ten players were selected as Preseason First-Team All-Americans and 10 players were named Preseason Second-Team All-Americans.
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  • UCLA finishes home preseason event undefeated

    UCLA’s preseason home tournament could not have gone much better for the Bruins and new head coach John Speraw.

    UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge and UC Santa Barbara on the final day of the SAC Tournament on Saturday to finish the preseason event undefeated.
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  • Page leads UCLA past rival USC in preseason tournament

    Outside attacker Robart Page led the Bruins with 15 kills as UCLA overcame a one-game deficit to defeated its cross-town rival USC 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 on Friday at SAC Tournament.

    Page was one of three Bruins with at least nine kills in the opener of its UCLA’s preseason home tournament. Outside attackers Kene Izuchukwu and Gonzalo Quiroga each had nine kills in the victory.
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  • Speraw era opens for UCLA with preseason victories at USC Fall Tourney

    The start of the John Speraw head coaching era at UCLA began on the court and with a winning record.

    UCLA in its preseason debut won three of its five matches at the USC Fall Tournament during the weekend, including a 25-17, 23-25, 25-21 against its in cross-town rivals USC on Friday.
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  • Pac-12 Network to nationally televise 5 UCLA matches in 2013 season

    Five UCLA men’s volleyball matches will be nationally televised during the upcoming season.

    The Bruins released its 2013 schedule Thursday and announced that five of the team’s conference matches will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network.
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  • Penn State, UCLA, Ohio State to play in 2013 Outrigger Invitational

    Penn State after a one-year hiatus will return to Hawaii to open its season at the annual Outrigger Invitational.

    The Nittany Lions return to the island was made official last week as Hawai’i unveiled its 2013 schedule and announced that Penn State, Ohio State and UCLA will play in the school’s home tournament in January 2013.
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  • Volleyball Magazine reveals high school All-American teams

    Eighteen incoming college freshmen recruits were among the players receiving one of the nation’s top high school volleyball honors.

    Volleyball Magazine in its August issue released its 2012 Boys’ High School All-American Teams that featured incoming college recruits from 11 NCAA Division I-II schools.
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  • USC leads all schools with 7 incoming recruits on new Fab 50 list

    USC coach Bill Ferguson has once again put together one of the top recruiting classes in the nation.

    USC had a nation-best seven incoming freshmen recruits selected to the Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list, which was in released in the magazine’s July issue.
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  • Speraw, UCLA hires Keller to be assistant coach for 2013 season

    It took John Speraw less than a week since being hire at UCLA to begin to fill out his assistant coaching staff for the upcoming season.

    Speraw announced Monday that former Loyola Marymount outside attacker and UC Irvine assistant coach Brad Keller will serve as UCLA’s assistant coach for the 2013 season.
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