The six seeds had quite the night yesterday. All three of them got the upset win to advance to the semifinals of their respective conferences. Today is a big day as several finals will be set and several dreams will be dashed. Expect a lot of grit and determination out there today. Best of luck to every team!
I was hoping to have some updated conference projections for the semifinals and quarterfinals today, but alas, time was not on my side. I hope you all enjoy the loads of volleyball today!
Match Recaps
EIVA Quarterfinals
#5 Harvard (42%) def. #4 NJIT (58%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-20)
#6 Charleston (30%) def. #3 Princeton (70%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 27-25)
MPSF Quarterfinals
#2 Grand Canyon (96%) def. #7 Concordia (4%)
3-0 (25-19, 27-25, 25-22)
#6 Southern California (34%) def. #3 BYU (66%)
3-2 (30-32, 29-27, 25-23, 18-25, 15-12)
#4 Stanford (59%) def. #5 Pepperdine (41%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-19)
NEC Quarterfinals
#6 Sacred Heart (18%) def. #3 Long Island (82%)
3-1 (25-21, 20-25, 30-28, 25-21)
#4 Fairleigh Dickinson (58%) def. #5 Merrimack (42%)
3-1 (25-23, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23)
Match Projections
Big West Quarterfinals
#5 CSU Northridge (44%) vs #4 UC San Diego (56%)
#6 UC Santa Barbara (8%) vs #3 Hawai'i (92%)
EIVA Semifinals
#5 Harvard (6%) vs #1 Penn State (94%)
#6 Charleston (24%) vs #2 George Mason (76%)
MIVA Semifinals
#4 Lindenwood (35%) vs #1 Ball State (65%)
#3 Ohio State (46%) vs #2 Loyola Chicago (54%)
MPSF Semifinals
#1 UCLA (90%) vs #6 Southern California (10%)
#2 Grand Canyon (68%) vs #4 Stanford (32%)
NEC Semifinals
#6 Sacred Heart (8%) vs #1 Saint Francis (92%)
#4 Fairleigh Dickinson (29%) vs #2 Daemen (71%)
SIAC Quarterfinals
#3 Central State (88%) vs #6 Morehouse (12%)
#5 Benedict (54%) vs #4 Kentucky State (46%)
SIAC Semifinals
#1 Fort Valley vs Winner (#4 Kentucky State/#5 Benedict)
#2 Edward Waters vs Winner (#3 Central State/#6 Morehouse)
Plenty of volleyball today. From the 8 matches only 3 of the VBelo favorites moved to the next round. So many matches and it seems that you can start watching at 1pm until the end of the evening in Hawaii. Make sure to get some work done early.