Jaylen Jasper and Pepperdine of the MPSF swept visiting independent Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday night to open the NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball season.
There have also been a couple of women’s coaching hires, the AVCA men’s poll came out, and the future stars of women’s volleyball played in the Under Armour All-American match.
THURSDAY MEN: There are four matches on the schedule, three of them at UC Santa Barbara.
USC of the MPSF plays the home Gauchos of the Big West at 3 p.m. Pacific, followed by UCLA of the MPSF vs. the Big West’s CSUN and then Lincoln Memorial vs. UC San Diego of the Big West.
Central State of the SIAC plays at the MIVA’s Ohio State.
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WAVES SWEEP: Jaylen Jasper had 21 kills and hit .486 as Pepperdine beat visiting Lincoln Memorlal 25-18, 25-22, 25-20. Jasper’s teammates combined for 17 kills. Jasper had five of his team’s seven aces, two blocks and six digs. The Railsplitters from Tennessee got 10 kills from Shay Spadaro.
AVCA POLL: Hawai’i got 21 of the 22 first-place votes in the coaches top 15 preseason poll. UCLA, which got the other vote, is No. 2, and is…
