Princeton adds highly decorated recruiting class to 2020 roster

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Multiple players who have competed in some of the most prestigious national and international tournaments will join the defending EIVA champions for the upcoming season.

Princeton announced earlier this week that freshmen James Hartley, Alexander Mrkalj, Nico Posivak and Danny Sun have all committed to play for the Tigers beginning in the 2020 season. Continue reading “Princeton adds highly decorated recruiting class to 2020 roster”

George Mason establishes itself as go-to volleyball destination with 2020 schedule

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Being the host site for the NCAA Tournament has its perks — especially when it comes to scheduling non-conference matches.

Coach Jay Hosack informed Off the Block that George Mason will have a program-record six non-conference home matches against West Coast teams during the 2020 season. Continue reading “George Mason establishes itself as go-to volleyball destination with 2020 schedule”

George Mason goes nationwide for incoming recruiting class

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Coach Jay Hosack went throughout the nation to complete his latest recruiting class.

George Mason recently announced that Jack Bolz, Chevy Cooper, Ayrton Garcia-Jurado, Davis Kaderli, Merit Monogue, Guillermo Montalvo and Eamonn Testerman have all committed to join the Patriots beginning in the 2020 season. Continue reading “George Mason goes nationwide for incoming recruiting class”

Erskine, Lewis, NJIT players make Puerto Rico roster for U21 World Championship

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Three NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players have traveled halfway around the world to represent Puerto Rico at one of the top international tournaments of the summer.

NJIT setter Roque Nido, Lewis middle attacker Antonio Elias Rodriguez and Erskine setter Francisco Pomar were selected to the Puerto Rican Men’s Junior National Team for the FIVB U21 World Championship that started on Thursday in Bahrain. Continue reading “Erskine, Lewis, NJIT players make Puerto Rico roster for U21 World Championship”

Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year: First Round voting

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Off the Block selected the top players in college men’s volleyball and seeded them into a bracket. Now it is up to the fans to determine who should win the Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year.

The Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year recognizes the best individual performances from NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball players during the season and gives volleyball fans from around the world the chance decide the winner through online voting. Continue reading “Off the Block Fan Choice National Player of the Year: First Round voting”

Award Recap: 2019 college men’s volleyball national, conference award winners

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The annual award season in college men’s volleyball has resulted in plenty of accolades for some of the nation’s top players and coaches.

Check out the individuals who won the 2019 college men’s volleyball national awards and conference award. Continue reading “Award Recap: 2019 college men’s volleyball national, conference award winners”