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Six players based on your votes have an opportunity to win a college men’s volleyball national award for their outstanding performances in February. Continue reading “Voting underway for OTB/Springbak National Player of Month championship round”
Off the Block, Molten unveil National Position Player of Week Awards
Five college men’s volleyball players have earned national awards for being the best at their position. Continue reading “Off the Block, Molten unveil National Position Player of Week Awards”
Audio: Hosack discusses George Mason upsetting No. 7/10 Penn State
Opposite Hayden Wagner finished with a match-high 20 kills on a .485 attack percentage and added three aces as George Mason beat No. 7/10 Penn State 25-22, 25-19, 25-22 on Friday in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Listen to Off the Block’s interview with George Mason coach Jay Hosack as he discusses the program’s first sweep against a top-10 nationally ranked team since 1992. Continue reading “Audio: Hosack discusses George Mason upsetting No. 7/10 Penn State”
Video: Cutest little volleyball reporter predicts match winners
Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes is joined by his six-month old daughter Ady who helps her dad breakdown the top college men’s volleyball matches this weekend. Plus, she predicts the match winners. Continue reading “Video: Cutest little volleyball reporter predicts match winners”
Video: 2018 EIVA season preview
Check out Off the Block editor Vinnie Lopes breakdown what to know and the teams to watch in the EIVA during the upcoming season. Continue reading “Video: 2018 EIVA season preview”
George Mason to play Pepperdine, Ball State in Uvaldo Acosta Invitational
George Mason will play two non-conference home matches against nationally ranked teams at an event that posthumously honors one of the best players in its program history.
The tournament field for the inaugural Uvaldo Acosta Invitational was unveiled earlier this week with George Mason playing host to Ball State and Pepperdine during the upcoming season. Continue reading “George Mason to play Pepperdine, Ball State in Uvaldo Acosta Invitational”
George Mason schedules 2018 home match vs. powerhouse Long Beach State
George Mason more than 30 years after its first meeting versus Long Beach State will finally have a home match in the non-conference series.
George Mason coach Jay Hosack informed Off the Block on Monday that the two teams have agreed to play each other during the upcoming season on Feb. 10 in Fairfax, Virginia.
This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the Patriots and 49ers. Long Beach State after losing the initial meeting in 1984 has won the last five matches, including a home sweep against George Mason last season.
George Mason one-year removed from winning the EIVA championship and reaching the NCAA Tournament finished last season in sixth place in the EIVA. Among the starters returning for the Patriots, though, includes all-conference setter Brian Negron who spent the offseason training with the Puerto Rican Men’s National Team.
The defending MPSF champions Long Beach State enter the 2018 season as a member of the newly formed Big West men’s volleyball conference. The 49ers return three All-Americans from last season’s team that reached the NCAA Tournament semifinals — setter Josh Tuaniaga, opposite Kyle Ensing and outside attacker TJ DeFalco who was 2017 National Player of the Year.
Tuaniaga also guided the Long Beach State offense to out-hit George Mason .394 to negative-.149 in its non-conference victory last season.
This will be the fourth time since Hosack was hired as the team’s head coach after the 2015 season that the Patriots have played host to a West Coast school. George Mason in Hosack’s head coaching debut lost to UCLA and then later that season lost to UC Irvine in five games.
The match versus Long Beach State will be part of George Mason’s season-long eight-match home stand.
George Mason will open the home stand against Mount Olive on Jan. 19 before playing Pepperdine and Ball State the following week. It also will play the defending NCAA champions Ohio State on Feb. 3.
George Mason bolsters roster with new transfers, high school recruits
Coach Jay Hosack sought both high school players and transfers to compete his latest recruiting class.
George Mason announced earlier this week that transfers Jack Reese and Travis O’Gorman along with recent high school graduates Mike Kapusta and Justin Spiegel have committed to play for the Patriots beginning in 2018. Continue reading “George Mason bolsters roster with new transfers, high school recruits”
George Mason, Fort Wayne players make Puerto Rico roster for 2017 tournaments
Two all-conference college men’s volleyball players will be a part of the Puerto Rico National Team for two upcoming international tournaments.
Puerto Rico announced earlier this week that George Mason setter Brian Negron and Fort Wayne outside attacker Pelegrin Vargas were selected to its roster for the Pan American Cup and NORCECA Continental Championship. Continue reading “George Mason, Fort Wayne players make Puerto Rico roster for 2017 tournaments”
LBSU, George Mason, Ohio State, UCLA win NCAA Tourney bids
The NCAA Tournament sites are set for the next five years.
The NCAA announced on Tuesday that Long Beach State, George Mason, Ohio State and UCLA were selected to play host to the upcoming Division I-II men’s volleyball championships between 2019 to 2022. Continue reading “LBSU, George Mason, Ohio State, UCLA win NCAA Tourney bids”