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  • 4 MPSF players included on final U.S. Pan Am Games Team roster

    Four West Coast college players will represent the United States at one of the top international tournaments of the year.

    USA Volleyball announced Thursday that UCLA setter Kyle Caldwell, USC outside attacker Tony Ciarelli, Cal State Northridge outside attacker Matt Stork and UCLA middle attacker Nick Vogel made the U.S. roster for the 2011 Pan American Games.

    Caldwell, Ciarelli, Stork and Vogel were four of 11 players selected to the U.S. Men’s Pan American Games team for the international tournament later this month in Guadalajara, Mexico. The initial U.S. roster revealed last week had 19 players, including 10 current college men’s volleyball players.
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  • USA Volleyball announces initial roster for Pan Am Games

    Ten current college men’s volleyball players will have a chance to represent the United States at an international tournament later this month.

    USA Volleyball last week revealed its 19-player preliminary roster for the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

    UC Irvine led all schools with three current players — outside attacker Carson Clark, outside attacker Jeremy Dejno and middle attacker Scott Kevorken — selected to the initial roster.
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  • USC releases 2012 schedule: 5 things to know about this schedule

    A rematch against the defending MPSF champions UC Santa Barbara and a non-conference match against Penn State highlights the USC 2012 regular season schedule that the team released Tuesday.

    USC finished last season ranked No. 1 in the final regular season coaches poll and reached the Final Four for the second time in the last three seasons. The Trojans have two starters returning for the upcoming season, including All-American outside attacker Tony Ciarelli.

    Check out the five things to know about Grand Canyon’s schedule for the upcoming season.
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  • Penn State releases 2012 schedule: 5 things to know about this schedule

    Five matches against MPSF teams and opening the season against the defending NCAA champions Ohio State highlights the 2012 Penn State regular season schedule that the team released Wednesday.

    Penn State last season won its 13th consecutive EIVA championship and lost in the NCAA Tournament semifinals to Ohio State. The Nittany Lions have six starters returning for the upcoming season, including All-American outside attacker Joe Sunder.

    Check out the five things to know about Penn State’s schedule for the upcoming season.
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  • UC Santa Barbara releases 2012 schedule: 5 things to know about this schedule

    Four matches in the Thunderdome and a rematch against USC highlights the 2012 UC Santa Barbara regular season schedule that the team released Monday.

    The Gauchos last season became the second-lowest seed in MPSF history to win the conference tournament and lost to Ohio State in the NCAA championship match. UC Santa Barbara coach Rick McLaughlin has one starter returning from last season — middle attacker Dylan Davis, who played for the United States at the Men’s Junior World Championship in August.

    Check out the five things to know about the Gauchos’ schedule for the upcoming season.
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  • Trojan duo bounced from World Games beach volleyball tournament

    Two USC players’ run at the World University Games beach volleyball tournament ended two matches short of a medal.

    The United States team of Trojans outside attacker Tony Ciarelli and setter Jeff Carlson lost two matches Wednesday in Shenzhen, China to be eliminated from the international tournament.

    Ciarelli and Carlson opened the day losing their fourth-round match to Poland’s Michal Kadziola and Jakub Szalankiewicz 26-24, 21-16. The loss dropped the U.S. pair into the consolation bracket, where they lost their next match to Russia’s Sergey Prokopyev and Yury Bogatov 21-19, 21-15 and finished the tournament tied for fifth place.
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  • The aftermath of the World Championship: 5 things to take away from Team USA

    The World Championship ended Wednesday, but there are many things college men’s volleyball teams and fans should take away from the U.S. Men’s Junior National Team’s performance.

    No. 9 United States reached the final four for the first time in World Championship history before losing to No. 1 Argentina in the semifinals and No. 5 Serbia in the bronze medal game. The United States roster was comprised of 15 current college men’s volleyball players and four incoming freshmen.

    Check out the top five things to take away from the World Championship for the upcoming NCAA men’s volleyball season in January.
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  • Former NCAA Player of the Year winner Ivie to be inducted into USC Hall of Fame

    The only player in USC history to win the Men’s Volleyball National Player of the Year award twice will now be enshrined as one of the Trojans greatest athletes of all-time.

    The USC athletics department announced Wednesday that former outside attacker Bryan Ivie will be inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2012.

    Ivie was a four-year starter for USC from 1988-91 and helped guide the Trojans to the NCAA championship in 1988 and 1990. As a junior he was named the 1990 NCAA Tournament MVP after USC defeated Long Beach State in the national championship match.
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  • USA Volleyball reveals roster for 2011 World University Games

    Five current college men’s volleyball players and seven recent graduates will represent the United States at the World University Games.

    USA Volleyball announced Monday its 12-player roster and six alternates for the 2011 World University Games on Aug. 12-23 in Shenzhen, China.

    “The team motto is ‘The Tradition Continues,’” head coach Gordon Mayforth said in a statement released Monday. “The USA has had a long tradition of doing well at this event. When you read the players and names on the list, I think we should expect to be in the mix.”
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  • USC, UC Irvine dominate USA Volleyball beach volleyball rosters for World Games

    Five college men’s volleyball players will represent the United States in beach volleyball at the 2011 World University Games.

    USA Volleyball announced Wednesday that two men’s teams were selected to compete in the international tournament on Aug. 13-18 in Shenzhen, China.

    One of the United States teams will include UC Irvine outside attacker Connor Hughes and USC outside attacker Maddison McKibbin. The other team will consist of USC outside attacker Tony Ciarelli and USC setter Jeff Carlson.
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