DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Trine University men’s volleyball team competed in their first NCAA Tournament match on Friday against #5 Loras College. The Thunder gave the nationally-ranked Duhawks a handful, but ultimately were defeated in five sets, 3-2. Trine ends their best season since the program’s relaunch at the Division III level at 19-7 while Loras advances to the Quarterfinal round at 25-1 overall.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team has qualified to compete in their first NCAA Division III Tournament in program history and will travel to Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa for the First and Second Rounds of the event on Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – For the first time in program history, the Trine University men’s volleyball team won the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Tournament Championship and have clinched the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with a 3-1 win at Wittenberg University.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – In the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Semifinal Round, the three seed Trine University men’s volleyball team secured a five-set victory over the two seed Baldwin Wallace University, avenging their regular season loss to the Yellow Jackets.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) has unveiled their honorees for 2024 MCVL Postseason Awards. The Trine University men’s volleyball team had four student-athletes represented on All-League Teams. The Thunder tied for second with an overall record of 17-6 and a 7-2 mark inside the league, the best record since the program restarted in 2019.
WITTENBERG, Ohio – The Trine University men’s volleyball team will be participating in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Tournament on Friday, April 12 and Saturday, April 13. Wittenberg University will serve as the host for the event, which will decide who gets the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The team is searching for their first MCVL Tournament win and first NCAA Tournament appearance.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Trine University men’s volleyball team swept the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Player of the Week awards for the second straight week as senior Ted Hofmeister was named Offensive Player of the Week for the third time in 2024.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – For the fifth time in the 2024 season, senior defensive specialist and libero Hunter Haas has won the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Defensive Player of the Week award. It is the third straight week that the Trine University men’s volleyball team has had a representative win the defensive award from the conference.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Trine University men’s volleyball team finished the 2024 regular season with a win 3-1 at Mount St. Joseph University on Saturday. The victory put the team in a tie for second with the University of Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace University in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) standings.
WITTENERG, Ohio – The Trine University men’s volleyball team fell in five sets on Friday night to Wittenberg University in the penultimate match of the regular season.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – For the second time in the 2024 season, Ted Hofmeister of the Trine University men’s volleyball team has been tabbed Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Offensive Player of the Week. It is his fourth time winning the conference’s weekly award.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Trine University men’s volleyball team received Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) for the fifth time in 2024, but for the first time, it was Kevin Boncaro who received the weekly award.
ANGOLA, Ind. – Prior to the Trine University men’s volleyball team’s match with Adrian College, the Thunder celebrated the senior class of 2024. Hunter Haas, Nick Woolley, Ted Hofmeister, Matt Stillman and Landon Barrow were recognized before the team defeated the Bulldogs 3-1. The win pushes their record to 16-5 overall and 6-1 in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL). Adrian falls to 14-12 and 2-5 in conference action.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University men’s volleyball was efficient in their three-set win over The University of Olivet on Friday night It was the fifth-best kill percentage in program history at .429 on the night. Ted Hofmeister had kills on 13 of his 16 swings for a percentage of .812.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The eleven-game win streak for the Trine University men’s volleyball team came to an end on Saturday when the team was defeated by Baldwin Wallace University 3-0. The Thunder are now 14-5 on the year and fall to 4-1 in Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) action. The Yellow Jackets move into second place in the league standings at 11-12 and 5-1.
ANGOLA, Ind. – It was a banner night for the Trine University men’s volleyball team on Friday when the team defeated the University of Mount Union for their eleventh consecutive win and fourth in a row inside the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL). Trine won the match 3-1 and needed extra points to fend off the Purple Raiders in the fourth set.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – For the fourth time this season and eleventh time in his career, senior defensive specialist and libero Hunter Haas of the Trine University men’s volleyball team has been named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Defensive Player of the Week.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team extended their win streak to ten games with a 3-1 triumph over Wabash College on Saturday night. The Thunder move to 13-4 on the season and are unbeaten at 3-0 inside the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL). The Little Giants are 13-7 overall and 1-3 in league play.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team continued Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) play on Friday night with a road match at Fontbonne University. The Thunder (12-4, 2-0 MCVL) were able to sweep the opposing Griffins (4-13, 0-1 MCVL) for their ninth straight win. It is the team’s seventh sweep in the last eight matches as well.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team rattled off their eighth consecutive victory on Tuesday in straight sets over Bethany College. The Thunder (11-4) hit .294 against the Bison (0-19) in their first year as a program. 15 players for Trine were able to get court time in the win.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team won their first Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) match of the year over first-year program Calvin University on Thursday night 3-1. The Thunder advance to 10-4 (1-0 MCVL) this season and the Knights fall to 3-11 (0-1 MCVL).
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Trine University men’s volleyball team saw senior defensive specialist and libero Hunter Haas named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Defensive Player of the Week for the third time this season. It is his second weekly award in a row and tenth of his career.
ERIE, Pa. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team is rolling at the moment with six consecutive victories and each of the last five coming in just three sets, including a pair of wins in Saturday’s tri-match. The Thunder were able to defeat Buffalo State University and Penn State University-Behrend in straight sets. Trine is now 9-4 on the season while Buffalo State ended the day with a 6-6 mark and PSU-Behrend at 3-8 overall.
GREENVILLE, Pa. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team recorded their fourth straight victory on Friday night at Thiel College in three sets. The Thunder are now 7-4 overall while the Tomcats of Theil falter to 5-8 in the 2024 season.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – For the second time in the 2024 season, Hunter Haas of the Trine University men’s volleyball team has been named Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Defensive Player of the Week. It is the ninth Athlete of the Week award of the senior defensive specialist and libero’s career.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team traveled to New York for a tri-match at Hilbert College on Saturday afternoon and came away with a pair of three-set victories. The first came over State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and the second against the host Hawks of Hilbert. Trine is now 6-4 on the season while SUNY Poly is 4-6 and Hilbert 3-6.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The Trine University men’s volleyball team competed in a very tough tri-match on Saturday afternoon against Aurora University and Illinois Wesleyan University. The Thunder were defeated by Aurora in four sets but came away with a split following a 3-1 victory against the host Titans.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) has named Hunter Haas the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. It is the eighth time that the senior defensive specialist and libero has been tabbed as MCVL Defensive Player of the Week.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Ted Hofmeister of the Trine University men’s volleyball team has secured Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) Offensive Player of the Week honors after a 1-1 week. Hofmeister has won the award two other times in his career.
Trine Goes Toe-To-Toe with Loras in NCAA Tournament
April 19, 2024DUBUQUE, Iowa – The Trine University men’s volleyball team competed in their first NCAA Tournament match on Friday against #5 Loras College. The Thunder gave the nationally-ranked Duhawks a handful, but ultimately were defeated in five sets, 3-2. Trine ends their best season since the program’s relaunch at the Division III level at 19-7 while Loras advances to the Quarterfinal round at 25-1 overall.
