Audio: UC Irvine coach proud of team’s play in season-opening sweep of No. 10 Princeton

[Editor’s note: Off the Block conducted a postmatch interview with UC Irvine coach David Kniffin following the season-opening victory. Listen to the full interview embedded above.]

A new setter but still the same productive UC Irvine offense.

Redshirt freshman setter Patrick Vorenkamp making his college debut guided the offense to a .316 attack percentage as No. 8 UC Irvine swept No. 10 Princeton 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 on Sunday in Irvine, California, in the nation’s inaugural match of the 2020 season. Continue reading “Audio: UC Irvine coach proud of team’s play in season-opening sweep of No. 10 Princeton”

Former Penn State outside Russell named EIVA Player of Decade

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There was little debate among the nationwide voting committee that former Penn State outside attacker Aaron Russell was the EIVA Player of the Decade.

The current member of the U.S. Men’s National Team received all but one first-place vote to win the EIVA Player of the Decade that was unveiled Tuesday on Off the Block. Continue reading “Former Penn State outside Russell named EIVA Player of Decade”