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Audio: Hawai’i coach credits off-season training, team culture for postseason run

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Check out Off the Block’s interview with Hawai’i coach Charlie Wade as he discusses a range of topics from preparing for the NCAA Tournament to cultivating a positive team culture and his team benefitting in the postseason because of an increased commitment to off-season conditioning. In addition, the coach explains finding out the Rainbow Warriors made the NCAA Tournament via an in-flight announcement. Continue reading “Audio: Hawai’i coach credits off-season training, team culture for postseason run”

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Selction Sunday Bracketology: Team comparisons using committee criteria

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All the data to the selection committee and now it’s just waiting for the bracket to be unveiled on Sunday.

Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. Continue reading “Selction Sunday Bracketology: Team comparisons using committee criteria”

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Video: DeFalco leads Long Beach State to first MPSF Tournament title

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All-MPSF outside attacker TJ DeFalco had 12 kills on a .429 attack percentage along with a team-high nine digs as No. 1/1 Long Beach State defeated No. 4/4 Hawai’i in four games in the MPSF Tournament finals on Saturday at the Pyramid.

Check out the video highlights of this conference championship match filmed by Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates. Continue reading “Video: DeFalco leads Long Beach State to first MPSF Tournament title”

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Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria

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It’s Conference Championship Saturday and there is a lot on the line with the bracketology numbers extremely close.

Off the Block has crunched the numbers using the same criteria as the selection committee to show how the top teams in the nation fare against each other in the race for the two at-large bids and NCAA Tournament seeding. Continue reading “Bracketology: Team comparisons using selection committee criteria”

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Hawai’i, NJIT, Ohio State student-athletes named International Player of Year finalists

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A nationwide voting committee selected NJIT outside attacker Jabarry Goodridge, Ohio State outside attacker Nicolas Szerszen and Hawai’i opposite Stijn van Tilburg as finalists for the inaugural International Player of the Year.

The International Player of the Year is presented to the best non-U.S. born player in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. Continue reading “Hawai’i, NJIT, Ohio State student-athletes named International Player of Year finalists”