The MIVA Just Keeps Getting More Interesting
With their win, Loyola adds a little more chaos into the MIVA this season.
Despite scoring 7 fewer total points, Loyola handed Ohio State their second conference loss. Both of those losses have been at the hands of the Ramblers. With this result, Ball State is now in first place in the MIVA at 6-1. I know it is still March, but I am thrilled for the MIVA tournament. I am expecting some great volleyball and the possibility of upset will be off the charts.
Over in the NEC, we have a tie at the top. Both Daemen (4-0) and Saint Francis (6-0) are undefeated in their conference. The NEC is still early in play, but it looks like these two teams are setting the tempo currently. This is going to get interesting so keep an eye on the NEC.
Match Recaps
ConfCarolinas
Barton (81%) def. Lees-McRae (19%)
3-0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-21)
Mount Olive (75%) def. King (25%)
3-1 (25-20, 25-17, 26-28, 25-23)
ECC
Dominican (78%) def. American International (22%)
3-2 (25-23, 20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 15-11)
IVA
Maryville (62%) def. Tusculum (38%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)
MIVA
Lewis (59%) def. Purdue Fort Wayne (41%)
3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 19-25, 25-20)
Loyola Chicago (23%) def. Ohio State (77%)
3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 30-28, 15-25, 15-12)
MPSF
Pepperdine (77%) def. Concordia (23%)
3-2 (20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12)
UCLA (93%) def. Southern California (7%)
3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21)
NEC
Long Island (70%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (30%)
3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 25-23)
SIAC
Fort Valley State (83%) def. Kentucky State (17%)
3-0 (25-10, 25-16, 25-17)
Central State (88%) def. Morehouse (12%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-18)
Central State (90%) def. Morehouse (10%)
3-1 (18-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-13)
Non-conference
Harvard (78%) def. D'Youville (22%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-14)
UC Santa Barbara (73%) def. Charleston (27%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-19)
Thomas More (69%) def. Roberts Wesleyan (31%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 34-32)
Merrimack (82%) def. St. Thomas Aquinas (18%)
3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 30-32, 25-15, 15-11)
George Mason (43%) def. Saint Francis (57%)
3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-12)
Lincoln Memorial (85%) def. Quincy (15%)
3-0 (25-16, 27-25, 25-23)
Reinhardt (12%) def. Edward Waters (88%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 27-25)
Match Projections
Big West
UC San Diego (10%) vs UC Irvine (90%)
MIVA
Queens (13%) vs Ball State (87%)
MPSF
Stanford (19%) vs Grand Canyon (81%)
Non-conference
Sacred Heart (2%) vs Hawai'i (98%)