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Check out Off the Block special contributor Jonathan Bates’ postmatch interviews with coach Nickie Sanlin and opposite Maalik Walker following Mckendree near upset of No. 5 Pepperdine on Wednesday. Continue reading “Video: McKendree coach, players react to almost beating No. 5 Pepperdine”
All-MPSF outside attacker David Wieczorek came off the bench to prevent No. 5 Pepperdine from getting upset in its season opener.
Wieczork entering midway through the second game finished with a team-high 19 kills on a .581 attack percentage as Pepperdine rallied from a two-game deficit to beat McKendree 23-25, 18-25, 25-14, 25-21, 15-11 on Wednesday in Malibu, California. Continue reading “Video: No. 5 Pepperdine rallies to thwart McKendree upset bid”
Non-conference road matches for Hawai’i were near non-existent — until this upcoming season.
Hawai’i announced last week that it scheduled the program’s first road non-conference matches in more than 20 years as it will travel to play Lindenwood and McKendree in February. Continue reading “Hawai’i in 2017 to make first Midwest road trip in program history”
The first West Coast road trip in McKendree’s program history will be quite the challenge.
The Bearcats announced Tuesday it will begin the 2017 season with a four-match Californian road trip against teams that were all in the top 10 of the national rankings. Continue reading “McKendree to open 2017 season on 6-match West Coast road trip”
The start of McKendree’s upcoming season will be anything but easy.
McKendree announced on its athletics department website that it will play a two-match road series against BYU in the opening weeks of the 2017 season. Continue reading “BYU, McKendree to play non-conference series in 2017”
Check out all the postseason matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow them live. Continue reading “Conference tournament semifinal matches to follow tonight”
McKendree became the second team seeded No. 6 or lower to advance to the MIVA Tournament semifinals during the rally scoring era as it swept the No. 3 seed Ball State on Saturday.
Listen to Off the Block’s postmatch interview with McKendree coach Nickie Sanlin following the MIVA Tournament quarterfinals road victory in the program’s first postseason match. Continue reading “Audio: McKendree coach reacts to upsetting BSU in MIVA quarterfinals”
[Editor’s note: Off the Block is partnering with VolleyMetrics this season to provide the volleyball community with an in-depth analysis at the stats and in-match metrics for college men’s volleyball. The following analysis is from VolleyMetrics.]
The back-row defense for McKendree made about five digs during a 40-second rally against No. 11 Loyola to win the point and earn the VolleyMetrics Rally of the Week honors. Continue reading “Inside the VolleyMetrics: McKendree, Loyola earn rally of week honors”
An in-state all-conference high school player will join the newest MIVA member McKendree in the upcoming seasons.
McKendree coach Nickie Sanlin announced during the weekend that high school senior Ethan Carroll has committed to play for the Bearcats starting in 2017. Continue reading “All-conference high school player commits to McKendree”
Check out the five things to take away from the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball matches this weekend. Continue reading “Quick hits: 5 things to take away from the weekend in college volleyball”
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