NJIT athletics director named to NCAA men’s volleyball committee

An athletics director who spearheaded NJIT to NCAA Division I status will now help determine what teams make the men’s volleyball NCAA Tournament.

The NCAA announced that NJIT athletics director Lenny Kaplan was selected as the new East Coast representative for the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball committee. Continue reading “NJIT athletics director named to NCAA men’s volleyball committee”

NJIT signs multiple high school all-conference recruits

Two all-conference selections and a regional player of the year will be among the incoming recruits to join NJIT.

NJIT coach Danny Goncalves announced recently that high school graduates Luke Allmond, Matt Amberge, Christopher Costanio, Rex Cusenbary, Bailey Mundy and Carson Kahle each have committed to play for the Highlanders beginning in 2017. Continue reading “NJIT signs multiple high school all-conference recruits”

Lewis, NJIT, UCSB recruits win title at USA Volleyball High Performance

Incoming freshmen recruits from a EIVA, MIVA and MPSF team ended their summer with a championship.

Lewis outside attacker Kyle Bugee, NJIT outside attacker Bailey Mundy and UC Santa Barbara setter Randy Deweese led their team to the gold medal at the USA High Performance Championship Boys’ International Youth division last week. Continue reading “Lewis, NJIT, UCSB recruits win title at USA Volleyball High Performance”

Inside the VolleyMetrics: NJIT’s Goodridge remains offensively dominant

[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.]

NJIT outside attacker Jabarry Goodridge is the third EIVA players this season to be selected as the VolleyMetrics Player of the Week. Continue reading “Inside the VolleyMetrics: NJIT’s Goodridge remains offensively dominant”