NCAA tourney notes: Loose Lopes take big stage

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The difference between Grand Canyon men's volleyball entering its first NCAA tournament in awe last year in Virgina and rolling into the Walter Pyramid ready to jaw was apparent when the Lopes first took to the court for a Monday night practice. In preparation for a Tuesday night NCAA quarterfinal against Ohio State, the Lopes were early for the tournament's allotted practice window and could not touch any of the balls in a courtside rack until it began. So they started scrimmaging without a ball, playing out a series of pretend rallies, complete with jumps, swings,...