Initial look at the conference tournament semifinal matches

The conference tournament quarterfinals have wrapped-up and only 12 teams remain in control their own fate to reach the NCAA Tournament.

The postseason continue later this week with the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF Tournament semifinal matches. Check out the initial look and the historical stats to know about every conference tournament semifinal match.

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EIVA moves back start of conference tournament after NCAA changes

Weeks before the start of the regular season the EIVA has moved the start date of its conference tournament to avoid its conference champion having significant time off before the start of the NCAA Tournament.

The conference announced earlier this week that it moved the EIVA Tournament back one week to April 24-26 to better align with start of the reformatted NCAA Tournament.
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Rus-sanity powers Penn State past Harvard to win 15th straight EIVA title

The Russell brothers lived up to their all-conference status and have put Penn State back into the NCAA Tournament

Outside attacker Peter Russell had a match-high 14 kills while his younger brother Aaron Russell added 10 kills as Penn State swept Harvard 25-16, 25-16, 25-16 in the EIVA Tournament championship on Saturday in University Park, Pa.
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Conference tournament men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

Three of the four spots to the NCAA Tournament will be decided by the end of the night.

Conference Championship Saturday is here as the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF all conclude their conference tournaments with the championship matches tonight. The winners of these three matches will receive automatic bids to the men’s volleyball Final Four, while the final spot, the at-large bid, will be decided Sunday by the selection committee.

Check out the conference tournament matches from around the nation to follow tonight.
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Initial look at the Conference Championship Saturday matches

Six teams are left with a chance to get an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament heading into Conference Championship Saturday.

The conference tournaments conclude with Conference Championship Saturday as the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF all will play their championship matches. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament title match.
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Q&A with Harvard men’s volleyball coach Brian Baise

Coach Brian Baise not only has the challenge this week of trying to guide Harvard to its first conference title in program history, but trying to achieve the feat in the aftermath of his team experiencing first-hand the effects of the Boston Bombings last week.

Harvard after finishing the regular season in third place and clinching a postseason berth will open the four-team EIVA Tournament against the No. 2 seed George Mason at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in University Park, Pa. The winner of that match will play the winner of the semifinal match between Penn State and Princeton in the conference championship on Saturday.
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EIVA Tournament brackets now open for postseason bracket challenge

The EIVA Tournament portion of the bracket challenge is open for volleyball fans to fill out for a chance to win an official NCAA Tournament volleyball from Molten USA.

The annual Off the Block NCAA Men’s Volleyball Postseason Bracket Challenge gives fans the opportunity to predict who will win matches in the upcoming MPSF, MIVA and EIVA conference tournaments and the four-team NCAA Tournament.
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Initial look at the conference tournament semifinal matches

The conference tournament quarterfinals are over and only 12 teams left in the nation control their own fate to reach the four-team NCAA Tournament.

The conference tournament will continue for the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF this week with semifinal matches. Here is the initial look and the historical information to know about every conference tournament semifinal match.
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