MIVA Championships

A brutal day against some of the top teams in the entire country, but we showed a lot of promise and gained some confidence heading into Nationals. Horrible back to back calls didn't help a 2-1 loss to Minnesota...with the score tied 12-12 two calls went the other direction, but we still fought to the finish. The men beat Marquette University and lost to #8 Lakeland College in the afternoon, but on Saturday morning beat the University of Michigan. We ended the day losing to Notre Dame, but down 20-24 in the second game we fought to tie the game at 24-24. It was one of the best defense and blocking displays we have put on all year and gave us the confidence needed to compete for a national championship. Onto Louisville, KY for the NCVF National Championship.

GMMVC-3rd Place

After finishing the league play in the middle of the pack due to some injuries and average play, the men rebounded to finish in 3rd place in the Great Midwest Men's Volleyball Conference (part of MIVA). The men beat the University of Cincinnati in the 2nd round and lost to eventual champion GVSU in the semi-final match. We head to the MIVA Championships in Oshkosh, WI this weekend and then to NCVF Nationals in Louisville, KY. Also, continuing on the recruiting trail for the upcoming seasons of men's volleyball at Baldwin-Wallace College.

FINALLY BEAT ONU

For the first time in a long-time and possibly the history of men's volleyball at B-W, we beat Ohio Northern University! We played with a tremendous amount of energy and played excellent defense throughout the match. While we struggled in the second game and didn't match the energy, we bounced back and closed out the match in the third and deciding game. On to the GMMVC Championships on Sunday. Congrats fellas, great match!

Spring Break

Well, spring break has come and gone and so has the quiet campus that goes along with it. The guys headed home to Chicago, Hilton Head, West Virginia and of course greater Cleveland while some traveled to Mexico and Las Vegas (wish I could have gone there). Seems like everybody had a week to rest up for the final stretch of practice, MIVA league play and the NCVF National Tournament. Home stretch here we come.

Hoosier-Illini Classic

We were among the smallest two schools in attendance and one of the three Division II schools to compete this weekend so needless to say the competition is real. We played well and through a crucial injury to our MH. With a 3-4 point cushion versus GVSU, our MH sprained his ankle and we went on to lose the match. Jeff Thompson did a nice job rotating to the MH position and we played competitive the remainder of the tournament despite being short handed. We beat UIC and lost to UW-Milwaukee 18-16 in the third game...they went on to win the silver bracket. With a 14-13 lead and the serve, we couldn't pull out a victory. We are close to being a championship caliber team and we played great defense throughout the tournament. Spring break is coming up so stay tuned.