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Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Friday.
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Top 5 men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight
For the first time this season, a large chunk of the men’s volleyball national spotlight shifts away from California for the night.
No. 1 BYU opening a two-match series against No. 6 USC in Provo, Utah, and No. 5 Penn State going on the road to play Loyola highlights several of the big matches tonight outside of California. Inside the Golden State, though, two top-five ranked play each other No. 3 UCLA plays host to No. 4 Stanford.
Check out the top five men’s volleyball matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Men’s volleyball match results from Thursday
Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Thursday.
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VIDEO: Off the Block Postmatch Extra Ball State vs. Sacred Heart
Ball State in its home-opener defeated Sacred Heart 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 on Wednesday in Muncie, Ind.
Check out Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes and The Ball State Daily News men’s volleyball beat reporter Andrew Mishler breakdown the match.
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VIDEO: Q&A with USC coach Bill Ferguson
The undefeated Trojans will get its biggest test of the season so far this weekend.
No. 6 USC will play No. 1 BYU in a conference two-match series on Friday and Saturday in Provo, Utah. USC (3-0) defeated Long Beach State and Cal State Northridge last week to open MPSF play, while BYU (5-1) swept then-No. 1 UC Irvine in a two-match series last week to move back atop the national rankings.
Check out this video interview with USC coach Bill Ferguson as he discusses his team’s play last week and preparing to to travel to BYU.
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Men’s volleyball match results from Tuesday
Check out the match results for every Division I-II men’s volleyball team that was in action Tuesday.
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Volley Talk goes dark to protest SOPA and PIPA bills
The nation’s most popular volleyball online forum will be blocked for one-day in protest of bills being debated in the U.S. Congress.
Volley Talk will join other websites such as Wikipedia today in a self-imposed one-day blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act.
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My men’s volleyball media poll ballot
For the second straight week there is a new No. 1 in the men’s volleyball national media poll.
BYU’s two victories against then-No. 1 UC Irvine was enough to move the Cougars back to No. 1 after a one-week absence from the top spot in the rankings. Despite the two losses, UC Irvine didn’t fall far the top and finished at No. 2.
Check out this week’s top 10 men’s volleyball media poll and my ballot with explanations on why ranked each team where I did.
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VIDEO: Mochalski sets school record in No. 4 Stanford sweep of Loyola
Stanford middle attacker Eric Mochalski had 10 kills and set a school single-match record with a .833 attack percentage as No. 4 Stanford swept Loyola 25-19, 25-11, 25-21 on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.
Mochalski, who had zero attack errors on 12 attempts, broke the Stanford rally-scoring record that was previously held by Craig Buell who had a .824 attack percentage in a 2003 match against UC Irvine. Stanford (3-0) out-hit Loyola (2-4) .468 to .169, and Mochalski was one of three Cardinal players to have at least 10 kills and a .450 attack percentage in the sweep.
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The top 5 men’s volleyball stories of the week
It’s your top five men’s volleyball story list, but with a twist.
Every Sunday during the men’s volleyball season Off the Block will post the top five best men’s volleyball stories of the week from around the nation. The list, though, is based more on how well the reporter wrote and covered the story rather than just what happened on the court.
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