Big Weekend, Big Matches
Big Weekend, Big Matches
Just a few more of these packed weekends before we get to conference tournaments.
The MIVA delivered…again! Two of the three matches went all the way to the definitive fifth set. It feels like the MIVA is always going to five sets, so that got me thinking. Do they go to a fifth set a lot? In short, yes!
The MIVA has significantly more 5-set matches than any other conference. They have more five-set matches than the SIAC, IVA, and ECC combined! This is what drama and excitement look like! I feel like I am constantly writing a thank you letter to the MIVA, and I have no complaints. Thank you, for everything you have given the fans. We are thrilled for everything to come.
Match Recaps
ECC
St. Thomas Aquinas (45%) def. Dominican (55%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-20)
MIVA
Ball State (53%) def. Lewis (47%)
3-2 (19-25, 25-22, 25-21, 26-28, 15-13)
Loyola Chicago (90%) def. Queens (10%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-21)
Ohio State (65%) def. McKendree (35%)
3-2 (26-28, 25-19, 23-25, 25-21, 15-10)
NEC
Saint Francis (93%) def. Merrimack (7%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-22)
Non-conference
Emmanuel (50%) def. Tusculum (50%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-13)
Match Projections
Big West
UC Santa Barbara (6%) vs Hawai'i (94%)
UC Irvine (86%) vs CSU Northridge (14%)
UC San Diego (6%) vs Long Beach (94%)
EIVA
Charleston (38%) vs NJIT (62%)
Harvard (10%) vs Penn State (90%)
IVA
Thomas More (52%) vs Tusculum (48%)
MIVA
Purdue Fort Wayne (45%) vs Lindenwood (55%)
MPSF
Concordia (4%) vs BYU (96%)
Stanford (8%) vs UCLA (92%)
NEC
Daemen (43%) vs Long Island (57%)
D'Youville (46%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (54%)
Merrimack (7%) vs Saint Francis (93%)
SIAC
Central State (32%) vs Edward Waters (68%)
Non-conference
Sacred Heart (9%) vs George Mason (91%)
Webber International (46%) vs Kentucky State (54%)
MIVA Mayhem continues tonight with PFW v Lindenwood. Very exciting as seeding will now be the focus. Meanwhile, out west there will be some movement with those MPSF and Big West contests. The NEC has a very important match with Daemen at LIU as those two teams along with conference leader SFU have the pole position for the final bye that goes with a top 2 finish. Wild night ahead.