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Around the Nation: Men's College
Volleyball
(as of Friday, April
28)
The championship matches are set in the EIVA, MIVA and MPSF heading into the last day of conference action, as the three leagues will all hold their finals on Saturday, April 29. The 2006 Men's Volleyball National Collegiate Championship will be held on the campus of Penn State University on Thursday and Saturday, May 4 & 6. The winners of each of the three conference championships and one at-large team decided by the NCAA committee will comprise the four teams in the hunt for the national title at Rec Hall (http://www.gopsusports.com/VolleyballM/NCAA_2006 for more information).
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA)
EIVA Championship Schedule
(Link to PDF bracket: http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/mvb06/EIVABracket.pdf)
Round 1, Wed., April 19:
Match 1: #6 Juniata def. #7 East Stroudsburg, 3-1 (29-30, 30-20, 30-25, 30-21)
Match 2: #5 Princeton def. #8 NJIT, 3-1 (30-32, 42-40, 32-30, 30-28)
Quarterfinals, Sat., April 22:
Match 3: #3 Saint Francis def. #6 Juniata, 3-0 (30-23, 30-27, 30-28)
Match 4: #4 Rutgers-Newark def. #5 Princeton, 3-1 (20-30, 32-30, 30-28, 30-26)
Semifinals, Thurs., April 27 at Penn State:
#3 Saint Francis def. #2 George Mason, 3-1 (31-33, 30-26, 30-28, 30-27)
#1 Penn State def. #4 Rutgers-Newark, 3-0 (30-17, 30-19, 30-22)
Finals, Sat., April 29 at Penn State:
#3 Saint Francis (17-9) vs. #1 Penn State (19-8), 7:30 p.m. ET (Live on CSTV)
Championship Final: Previous Meetings This Season
* Saint Francis vs. Penn State
Penn State has claimed both of the previous meetings this season. The Nittany Lions took the season-opener at home in four games (30-21, 28-30, 30-19, 30-24) on Jan. 12 and also came away with the road contest in three games (30-24, 30-22, 30-26) on Feb. 17.
Championship Final Teams: All-EIVA
PENN STATE: First Team: Max Holt (Fr., MH), Nate Meerstein (Sr., MH), Dan O'Dell (Sr., S), Matt Proper (Sr., Opp.); Second Team: Matt Anderson (Fr., OH)
SAINT FRANCIS: First Team: Marc Honore (Jr., MH); Second Team: Shane Conley (Fr., S), Jim Fazzini (Sr., OH), Zach Nanni (Jr., L)
Uvaldo Acosta Memorial EIVA Player of the Year: Shaun Powell, George Mason
EIVA Newcomer of the Year: Bryan Newcomb, George Mason
EIVA Coach of the Year: Mike Rumbaugh, Saint Francis
Semifinal Stat Leaders
PENN STATE (vs. Rutgers-Newark)
Kills: Proper (11), Wentzel (8), Meerstein/Holt (7), Gutor/Anderson (6)
Assists: O'Dell (39)
Digs: Wentzel (6), O'Dell (5), Walthall (4)
Blocks: Holt (9), Proper (6), O'Dell/Wentzel/Gutor/Meerstein (2)
SAINT FRANCIS (vs. George Mason)
Kills: Honore (29), Fazzini (18), Sherrick (11), Spencer (10)
Assists: Conley (69)
Digs: Nanni (13), Spencer (10)
Blocks: Sherrick/Honore (3)
Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA)
MIVA Championship Schedule
(Link to PDF bracket: http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/mvb06/MIVABracket.pdf)
Quarterfinals, Sat., April 22:
Match 1: #2 IPFW def. #8 Carthage, 3-0 (30-21, 30-24, 30-10)
Match 2: #3 Ball State def. #6 Mercyhurst, 3-0 (30-25, 30-23, 30-21)
Match 3: #4 Ohio State def. #5 Quincy, 3-1 (27-30, 30-22, 30-28, 30-22)
Semifinals, Thurs., April 27 at Loyola - Chicago:
#2 IPFW def. #3 Ball State, 3-2 (26-30, 30-24, 30-28, 19-30, 15-13)
#1 Loyola-Chicago def. #4 Ohio State, 3-0 (30-24, 30-23, 30-23)
Finals, Sat., April 29 at Loyola - Chicago:
#2 IPFW (22-6) vs. #1 Loyola-Chicago (23-6), 5:00 p.m. ET (Live on CSTV)
Championship Final: Previous Meetings This Season
* IPFW vs. Loyola-Chicago
Loyola-Chicago has won both of the matches between the schools this year. The Ramblers claimed a three-game win (30-24, 30-27, 30-22) on Jan. 28 in Chicago before also taking a four-game victory (32-34, 30-24, 30-27, 30-26) on April 7 in Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Championship Final Teams: All-MIVA
LOYOLA-CHICAGO: First Team: James Grunst (Jr., MH), Brian Guntli (Jr., S), Chris Kozlarek (Sr., Opp.), John Thuet (Sr., L); Second Team: Corey Kloos (Sr., MH)
IPFW: First Team: C.J. Macias (So., Opp.), Serdar Sikca (Sr., MH); Second Team: Colin Lundeen (Jr., S), Josh Stewart (So., MH)
MIVA Player of the Year: Chris Kozlarek, Loyola-Chicago
MIVA Newcomer of the Year: John Albertson, Ohio State
MIVA Coach of the Year: Shane Davis, Loyola-Chicago
Semifinal Stat Leaders
LOYOLA-CHICAGO (vs. Ohio State)
Kills: Kozlarek (23), Joe Guntli (9), Nelson (8)
Assists: Brian Guntli (47)
Digs: Thuet (14)
Blocks: Grunst (4), Kozlarek/Joe Guntli (3)
IPFW (vs. Ball State)
Kills: Stewart (21), Macias (17), Ullrich (12)
Assists: Lundeen (58)
Digs: Macias (17), Ullrich (10)
Blocks: Lundeen/Stewart (5), Sikca
(4)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
MPSF Championship Schedule
(Link to PDF bracket: http://www.gopsusports.com/docs/mvb06/MPSFBracket.pdf)
Play-In Match, Wed, April 19:
Match 1: #7 UCLA def. #8 UC Santa Barbara, 3-1 (28-30, 31-29, 30-23, 30-15)
Quarterfinals, Sat., April 22:
Match 2: #7 UCLA def. #2 Hawaii, 3-1 (18-30, 30-28, 30-22, 30-24)
Match 3: #3 Pepperdine def. #6 Cal State Northridge, 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-28)
Match 4: #4 Long Beach State def. #5 Brigham Young, 3-1 (30-21, 30-23, 25-30, 30-25)
Semifinals, Thurs., April 27 at UC Irvine:
#7 UCLA def. #3 Pepperdine, 3-0 (30-26, 30-28, 30-23)
#4 Long Beach State def. #1 UC Irvine, 3-0 (30-26, 30-20, 30-23)
Finals, Sat., April 29 at UC Irvine:
#7 UCLA (23-12) vs. #4 Long Beach State (23-9), 10:00 p.m. ET (Live on CSTV)
Championship Final: Previous Meetings This Season
* UCLA vs. Long Beach State
Long Beach State leads the season series 2-1. The 49ers claimed a four-game victory (25-30, 36-34, 30-25, 30-22) on Jan. 7 to take home the UCSB/Elephant Bar title. Long Beach State won the Feb. 25 meeting in three games (30-23, 32-30, 30-21) but UCLA swept the 49ers in the last meeting of the season (30-21, 30-28, 30-28) on March 31 in Los Angeles.
Championship Final Teams: All-MPSF
LONG BEACH STATE: First Team: Robert Tarr (Sr., OH), Tyler Hildebrand (Sr., S); Second Team: Duncan Budinger (Sr., Opp.); Honorable Mention: Teddy Liles
UCLA: Third Team: Tony Ker (So., L); Honorable Mention: Steve Klosterman (Jr., Opp.)
MPSF Player of the Year: Jayson Jablonsky, UC Irvine
MPSF Newcomer of the Year: Brent Asuka, UC Irvine
MPSF Coach of the Year: John Speraw, UC Irvine
Semifinal Stat Leaders
LONG BEACH STATE (vs. UC Irvine)
Kills: Hutton (22), Tarr (15)
Assists: Hildebrand (46)
Digs: Tarr (8), Lotman/Hildebrand/Caldwell (7)
Blocks: Budinger (9), Tarr (4)
UCLA (vs. Pepperdine)
Kills: George (16), Scheftic (14), Scott/Klosterman (10)
Assists: Gonzalez (48)
Digs: George (7), Gonzalez (6)
Blocks: Scott (6), Scheftic (5)
***Special thanks to Bill Kauffman of
the AVCA for help in compiling information for this
document***
A PDF version is available upon
request.
Please visit
http://www.avca.org/collegiate/06MensTournaments.asp for
up-to-date information on the men's conference championships around
the nation.
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