Division I-II - Off the Block

December 22, 2011December 22, 2011

Projected preseason top 10 national rankings: No. 9 Loyola

Loyola is projected by Off the Block to be No. 9 in the preseason national rankings.

Off the Block throughout December will reveal its projected men’s volleyball preseason top 10 national rankings and will profile a top-10 team each day. The Off the Block projected preseason rankings were created independently of the AVCA Coaches Poll and the Volleyball Magazine Top 10 Media Poll.

The college men’s volleyball season begins on Jan. 3 and concludes with the Final Four in May.
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December 21, 2011December 21, 2011

Projected preseason top 10 national rankings: No. 10 Pepperdine

Pepperdine is projected by Off the Block to be No. 10 in the preseason national rankings.

The college men’s volleyball season begins on Jan. 3 and concludes with the Final Four in May.
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December 21, 2011December 21, 2011

McGuyre steps down as Cal Baptist head coach

Cal Baptist will enter its first year at the Division II level without the head coach who helped build the program into a NAIA powerhouse.

The Lancers athletics department announced Tuesday that coach Ryan McGuyre has resigned effective immediately as head coach of the Cal Baptist men’s volleyball and women’s volleyball teams.
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December 17, 2011December 17, 2011

Grand Canyon signs 6-foot-9 Californian middle attacker

Grand Canyon received a commitment from a high school middle attacker who will become the tallest player in its program history.

Grand Canyon announced Thursday that high school senior Christian Ward had signed a National Letter of Intent and will join the Antelopes beginning in the 2013 season.
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December 16, 2011December 16, 2011

ESPN, NCAA reach TV deal that includes men’s volleyball Final Four

The men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament will air on the ESPN network for the foreseeable future.

The NCAA and ESPN announced Thursday that they have reached an agreement giving the network broadcasting rights to 24 NCAA championships, including men’s volleyball, through the 2023-24 school year.
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December 15, 2011December 15, 2011

NCAA temporarily suspends new student-athlete stipend program

The NCAA has suspended its new initiative that would allow student-athletes to receive additional financial benefits from the school.

The NCAA announced Thursday that it has temporarily shelved its new policy that gave schools the option to give full-ride scholarship student-athletes up to a $2,000 stipend for cost-of-living expanses.
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December 15, 2011December 15, 2011

Loyola promotes former high school All-American to starting setter

A year after graduating one of its top setters in program history, Loyola will start a former high school All-American at setter for the upcoming season.

Loyola coach Shane Davis said Wednesday that junior Matt Mirick will be the Ramblers’ starting setter when the team opens its season in January.
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December 14, 2011December 14, 2011

Dunphy tabs freshman West as starting setter for Pepperdine

A top national high school recruit will be Pepperdine’s starting setter as a true freshman for the upcoming season.

Pepperdine Hall of Fame coach Marv Dunphy said Tuesday that Matt West will be the Waves’ starting setter for the team’s season-opener in January.
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December 12, 2011December 12, 2011

Penn State projected to win EIVA title in conference preseason poll

The defending-EIVA champions Penn State was picked to win its 14th consecutive conference title in the upcoming season.

The Nittany Lions received all but one first-place vote and finished atop the EIVA Preseason Coaches Poll that the conference released Monday.
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December 11, 2011December 11, 2011

Tickets on sale for 2012 UC Santa Barbara Invitational

Tickets are now on sale for the biggest non-conference tournament of the upcoming season.

The UC Santa Barbara athletics department announced earlier this week that tickets can be purchased for the UC Santa Barbara/ASICS Invitational on Jan. 6-7.
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