| Updated Wednesday, Jul. 7 at 12:00am CT |
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| Waupaca Boatride Volleyball Tournament Booth (7-7-10) |
Oshkosh Volleyball will have an apparel tent at the Waupaca Boatride Volleyball Tournament, which is being hosted for the first time in Oshkosh at Ford Festival Park (Country USA grounds) on July 9-10.
We will be selling clothing that is normally found in the team store in downstairs Kolf, as well as fund raiser raffle tickets.
The Waupaca Boatride tournament has become the largest outdoor tournament known to exist, boasting close to 700 triples teams and 150 quads and doubles teams.
Oshkosh Volleyball has always made a strong showing in the tournament and hopes to continue that now that the tournament is closer to home. General admission to the tournament and live music is $5. For all details go to waupacaboatride.com.
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| 2010 Oshkosh Volleyball Team Awards (5-1-10) |
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The UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team wrapped up its 2010 season with its annual banquet. Besides 25 team awards handed out by head coach Brian Schaefer, the Titans honored graduating seniors Jim Hall, Danny Hessling, Greg Lulich, Chris Schinner, Nate Sederberg and Aaron Wayne.
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| UW-Oshkosh Boys Volleyball Camp (4-16-10) |
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The Titans will hold a boys' advanced camp for the ninth straight year for grades 7-12 from July 11-14, 2010. UW-Oshkosh has become one of the best men's collegiate club programs in the nation, winning two Division I collegiate club national titles in 2006 and 2007 and taking runner-up honors in 2009. In 2010, UW-Oshkosh won the NCVF Division III national title. Let former and current UW-Oshkosh players show you how they got to where they are with drills and techniques that will make you a better player.
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| Zak Thompson Decides on UW-Oshkosh (4-14-10) |
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Zak Thompson, a 6-0 outside hitter from Racine will be joining the UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team in the fall of 2010 announced head coach Brian Schaefer.
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| Chris Pokrzywa Commits to UW-Oshkosh Men's Volleyball Team (4-8-10) |
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Chris Pokrzywa, a 6-0 setter from New Berlin has decided to continue his volleyball playing career at UW-Oshkosh, announced head coach Brian Schaefer.
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| Oshkosh II Ends Season With Division III National Championship (4-6-10) |
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The UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team won its fourth national title in program history at the National Collegiate Volleyball Federation Division III national championship as the Titans' Division II team captured the event without losing a set (April 1-3) in Louisville, Ky.
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| Tournament Coverage (4-3-10) |
Oshkosh I will try to get back to the Division I championship match for the 5th time in 6 years in Louisville, Kentucky for the NCVF National Volleyball Championships (Apr 1-3, 2010).
Oshkosh has had a successful year with a 3rd place finish at the Hoosier-Illini Classic, 1st place at the Las Vegas Open and 1st place at last weekend's MIVA Championships.
Oshkosh enters the Division I tournament as the #1 ranked team in the nation.
The Oshkosh II squad is coming off of a disappointing loss in the MIVA championship match to Illinois, but they are once again among the elite in Division III.
Oshkosh II enters the 24 team Division III tournament ranked #2.
The site will be updated as much as possible once the tournament starts on Thursday April 1, so check back often. Updates will also be provided for other Wisconsin schools.
Thursday
Oshkosh I didn't exactly breeze through pool play on day one with their #1 ranking, but they got the job done defeating George Mason University, Boston University and California State University-Fullerton in straight sets.
Their hiccup of the day was against Boston University when they dug a whole with missed serves and hitting erros.
Down 23-17 in game one, Nate Sederberg served the Titans back into a tie and they eventually pulled the win out 27-25.
In game two the Titans missed 10 more serves, but still won 25-21.
Today's power pool opponents are #9 Ohio State University (a rematch from last weekend) and #18 Cal Poly SLO.
Oshkosh II had an easy of a day in pool play. No opponent scored over 19 points in a game and everyone on the squad got some quality playing time.
They will play in a Championship power pool today against the winner of WVC member Northland International University and Indiana University "B" and the winner of Illinois State University "B" and Rutgers University-New Brunswick "B".
Friday
Oshkosh I came out blazing in their Championship power pool against #18 Cal Poly SLO. They crushed Cal Poly 25-19, 25-14.
In the second power pool match against #9 Ohio State University, Oshkosh started where they left off in the first match of the day, downing OSU 25-20 in the first set.
In set two OSU lost a lead late but was able to pull away from a 19-19 tie to claim the set 25-22.
In the deciding set Oshkosh couldn't have asked for a better start, racing to the side switch with an 8-2 lead.
A few missed serves and hitting errors later, the set was tied at 13-13.
Oshkosh had two match point serves but couldn't convert on either. The match ended with two hitting errors by the Titans.
Today's loss means that Oshkosh has lost the #1 seed in the Gold bracket tournament on Saturday.
Instead, they will have to face off against their Midwestern nemesis and another year-long favorite to win the championship, #3 University of Illinois.
It also places Oshkosh on the same side of the bracket as other WVC teams, #7 Lakeland College and #15 UW-Whitewater.
Oshkosh II had no problems at all holding their seed. They walloped Illinois State University "B" 25-18, 25-12 and Indiana University "B" 25-18, 25-20.
They will play in the Gold Division on Saturday morning at 8:15am against the 5th seeded Cal Poly SLO "B".
Saturday
Oshkosh I struggled in their opening Gold Division match against a team that they had beaten twice on the season, #3 University of Illinois. Illinois took advantage of the Oshkosh service and hitting errors and knocked the Titans out of the tournament early. Oshkosh and Illinois seem to meet up every year at the national tournament, but this marks the first time Oshkosh didn't prevail. They finished the tournament tied for 9th place.
Before the Division III tournament started everyone expected Oshkosh II and Illinois II to meet up in the championship match because both teams have proven all season long that they can hang with any team in the nation, no matter what division they were.
Neither team was upset in the tournament, so they ended up facing off for the fourth time this season in the championship match. Oshkosh II had beaten Illinois II in January, but lost to them the next two meetings, the last being a week ago in the MIVA JV championship.
Oshkosh had not lost a set all week coming into the match so their confidence was high. They pummeled the Fighting Illini in set one 25-18. Set two was a much tighter battle throughout, but the Titans pulled off the win by breaking a 23-23 tie with a service ace and a block.
It was the second time Oshkosh II made it to the Division III title match and the first time they won it.
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| Oshkosh Captures First MIVA Title in Front of Home Crowd (3-29-10) |
After a slow start to the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Championship, the UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team regrouped to win its first title in team history on Saturday and Sunday (March 27-28) in Kolf Sports Center.
Hosting the event for the first time, home court advantage proved to be a significant factor during play on Sunday as the Titans did not lose a set in defeating four opponents in route to the crown.
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| UW-Oshkosh II Claims Runner-up at MIVA Division II Championship (3-29-10) |
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The UW-Oshkosh II team took second place at the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Division II championship on Saturday and Sunday (Marc 27-28) in Oshkosh.
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| Oshkosh I Wins the Las Vegas Open Crown (3-22-10) |
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The UW-Oshkosh men's volleyball team proved that it is a team that can claim its third NCVF Division I national title by winning the 32-team Las Vegas Open on Friday and Saturday (March 19-20) in Nevada.
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| Jeff Thomas Inducted Into WVC Hall of Fame (3-14-10) |
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Jeff Thomas, who wore a UW-Oshkosh uniform for six seasons, made an immediate impact for the Titans. In 2001, he was named the Wisconsin Volleyball Conference Freshman of the Year, as well as a member of the WVC All-star team. Starting his career as a high-flying middle blocker, Jeff helped the Titans to a 25th-place showing at the NIRSA Division I national championship.
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