Big West Quarters: #5 UC Irvine, #11 CSUN Advance
The higher seeds, UC Irvine and CSU Northridge, won their respective quarterfinal matches in the inaugural Big West Tournament. Both move on to the semifinals Friday evening.
Inside The Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Men’s Week 15 Stats
As conference tournaments begin and Big West and EIVA play rolled on, there were some shakeups atop the national statistical rankings. Cal State Northridge’s Arvis Greene grabbed the lead in points per set, while Ball State and Pepperdine took the No. 1 spots in digs and aces per set.
#5 Hawaii Issues #1 LBSU First Loss; UC Irvine, CSUN Sweep
No. 1 Long Beach State’s bid to run the table on the 2018 season was cut short Saturday evening as…
GMU, LBSU Survive in 5; Princeton Claims EIVA Tourney Spot
ig West regular season champion Long Beach State survived a three-hour marathon with No. 5 Hawaii to remain undefeated at 24-0. Meanwhile, No. 16 George Mason went the distance with Harvard to sew up the EIVA regular season title and Princeton picked up a historic sweep at No. 17 Penn State to grab the league’s final playoff spot.
Inside the Numbers: A Look at the NCAA Men’s Week 14 Stats
An amazing 40-kill output in a five-set loss to Cal State Northridge gave the Matadors’ Arvis Greene the national lead in kills per set, ending UC San Diego’s Tanner Syftestad’s nearly season long reign atop the category.
VolleyMob Player of the Week: Rado Parapunov, Hawaii
Hawaii’s Rado Parapunov posted a kills/block double double and averaged 4.43 kills and 1.86 blocks, while hitting .404 in a pair of wins over UC Santa Barbara en route to VolleyMob Player of the Week honors.
Hawaii Makes a Push to the Top 5; VolleyMob Men’s Top 20 Power Rankings (Week 15)
With some losses in front of them, Hawaii capitalized with their first road wins to move up to #5; VolleyMob Men’s Top 20 Power Rankings (Week 15).
UC Irvine Finishes Season Sweep with Road Win over CSUN
After a roller coaster five-set match on Friday, UC Irvine took a much easier route to victory on Saturday, finishing the season sweep of Cal State Northridge with a 25-18, 25-23, 25-20 road win thanks to a 15-2 edge in blocks.
#8 CSUN’s Greene Pounds Career-High 40 Kills In 5-Set Loss To #4 UCI
In easily the best individual attacking performance of the season, 6-7 opposite Arvis Green of #8 CSUN put away 40 kills in an epic five-set loss to #4 UCI Friday night.
NCAA Men’s DI-II Player of the Year Candidates Top 20 Watch List
LBSU’s TJ DeFalco leads the 20-man watch list for National Player of the Year as we head to the season’s home stretch.
