Kevin Rakestraw Starts His Career in Portugal
Kevin Rakestraw will be heading to Portugal after playing the last four seasons in Portugal. The 7’0″ middle blocker will be playing for Fonte do Bastardo next season.
Way-Too-Early 2019 VolleyMob Men’s Top 20 Power Rankings (Full List + HM)
Long Beach State leads the list as they try to defend their title with plenty of competition just in their league coming.
MPSF Player of the Year Wieczorek Headlines MPSF All-Academic Honorees
Player of the Year David Wieczorek from Pepperdine is among the 29 MPSF All-Academic honorees. Wieczorek and four other first-team MPSF selections: setter Micah Ma’a (UCLA), outside hitter Jack Wyett (USC), middle blocker Price Jarman (BYU) and setter Leo Durkin (BYU) also garnered All-Academic accolades.
USC Upsets Pepperdine in MPSF Quarterfinals; UCLA, Concordia Win
Blocks were key in lifting No. 3 UCLA and No. 14 Concordia Irvine to MPSF quarterfinal sweeps on Saturday night. No. 20 USC meanwhile pulled the lone upset of the night, besting No. 8 Pepperdine in four sets with help from 19 Gianluca Grasso putaways.
Lindenwood Upsets #6 Loyola in 4; BYU Sweeps Pepperdine for MPSF Title
Lindenwood outdid No. 6 Loyola in everything but aces in a four-set home upset Thursday night, snapping a five-match losing…
Harvard, Stanford Pull Off Saturday Night Upsets
Harvard edged past No. 17 Penn State in five sets, while Stanford held home court against No. 15 Concordia-Irvine in four. Other winners on Saturday night were No. 5 Loyola, No. 8 Ohio State, No. 14 Fort Wayne and No. 16 George Mason.
Sacred Heart, Concordia, McKendree, Stanford, OSU Post Thursday Upsets
Sacred Heart bested No. 20 Saint Francis; Stanford knocked off No. 12 Grand Canyon in five sets; No. 18 McKendree toppled No. 9 Lewis; No. 16 Concordia Irvine edged past No. 2 BYU in five sets; and No. 8 Ohio State posted a four-set win over No. 6 Loyola to highlight Thursday’s slate of upsets.
Loyola, Ball State, Pepperdine, USC, NJIT Grab League Wins
Sweeps were the order of the day as No. 6 Loyola and No. 12 Ball State picked up MIVA victories and No. 8 Pepperdine grabbed an MPSF win. No. 7 Ohio State and NJIT also won in sweeps, while USC edged Stanford in four sets.
#5 BYU Tops #8 Lewis; Jasper Drops 27 in Stanford Win on Friday
No. 5 BYU stayed perfect at the Outrigger Invitational in Honolulu, edging No. 8 Lewis in four sets, while back…
#6 BYU Wins In Epic Comeback, #3 UCLA Downs Stanford (Thur. Recap)
Both #6 BYU and #3 UCLA earned hard-fought MPSF victories Thursday night.
