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.
#8 Ohio St. Overcomes Crazy 3rd to Down #5 Loyola Chicago, Move into 1st-Place Tie
#8 Ohio State lost 41-39 in the third, but didn’t allow another comeback from #5 Loyola Chicago as they moved into a first-place tie in the MIVA.
Grand Canyon Bests Concordia Irvine in 4; OSU, GMU, Barton Sweep
No. 13 Grand Canyon held on for a four-set home win over No. 15 Concordia Irvine with a strong block and efficient hitting to highlight Friday night action. Other winners were No. 8 Ohio State, No. 16 George Mason, No. 18 McKendree, Barton (RV) and Harvard.
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.
Ohio State, North Greenville Win Road Five-Setters Friday Night
No. 7 Ohio State edged No. 17 Penn State on the road in five sets with help from 10 aces,…
VolleyMob Player of the Week: George Huhmann, Princeton
For the week, Princeton’s George Huhmann averaged 4.2 kills and 1.9 blocks per set, while hitting .541 a 3-1 win over Saint Francis and a huge five-set upset of No. 10 Penn State.
Princeton Upsets Penn State; Loyola Hangs On in Five Setter
Princeton won its third straight, toppling No. 11 Penn State in five sets after facing eight match-point attempts in Set…
No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 Hawaii Roll Late Friday
The top 10 teams held rank on Friday night with No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 Hawaii, No. 5 Loyola, No. 8 Lewis, No. 9 Ohio State and No. 10 UC Santa Barbara picking up wins.
#9 Lewis Upsets #4 OSU; First Buckeye MIVA Loss In 747 Days
#9 Lewis made quick work of #4 Ohio State Thursday night in Neil Carey Arena.
