We gathered to speak about Tuesday’s Nationwide Collegiate Males’s Volleyball Championship that begins with Tuesday’s quarterfinals in Lengthy Seaside State’s Walter Pyramid.
The matchups, which might solely be seen on NCAA.com:
11 a.m. Pacific — No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 8 Fort Valley State
1:30 p.m. Pacific — No. 4 UC Irvine vs. No. 5 Penn State
5 p.m. Pacific — No. 2 Lengthy Seaside State vs. No. 7 Belmont Abbey
7:30 p.m. Pacific — No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 Ohio State
The panel:
Arielle Houlihan, dirctor of the Bay to Bay boys membership and spouse of Stanford assistant coach Matt Houlihan. She is invested into the NCAA males’s sport, but in addition a most-entertaining, candid social-media sensation. Observe her on Instagram (116K followers) and TikTok (114K) @ariellehoulihan.
Pepperdine coach Jonathan Winder, whose workforce not solely performed UCLA and Grand Canyon within the MPSF, but in addition Belmont Abbey. The Waves have been No. 10 within the final AVCA high 20. Winder gained an NCAA title as a participant at Pepperdine in 2005 and simply completed his second season after returning to his alma mater after teaching the ladies at Fresno State.
Loyola Chicago coach John Hawks, whose Ramblers performed UCLA and Ohio State. He’s a former longtime UCLA assistant coach who was the 2023 MIVA coach of the 12 months. Loyola completed ranked No. 12 this season.
And VolleyballMag editor Lee Feinswog, who is happy to cowl his first NCAA males’s semifinals and ultimate since 2015.