VBelo Daily: 1/10/25
Barry University got it's first win in program history! Even with some cancellations, it is a full lineup for a Friday! Can't forget our first pick'em poll of the year!
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The Continued Growth of Men's Volleyball
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Yesterday’s Scores
Asics Invitational (@ UCSB)
#16 UC Santa Barbara (84%) def. Missouri S&T (16%)
3-0 (31-29, 25-21, 26-24)
#3 UC Irvine (99%) def. Menlo (1%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-21)
#15 CSU Northridge (83%) def. Tusculum (17%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-20)
Non-conference
Roberts Wesleyan (14%) def. Thomas More (86%)
3-1 (25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 25-17)
Huge win for this second year program. They are off to a promising start to the season.
Vanguard (22%) def. Merrimack (78%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-21)
First NCAA win for former NAIA powerhouse, Vanguard.
Lincoln Memorial (70%) def. North Greenville (30%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-14, 25-14, 25-19)
Barry (13%) def. Erskine (87%)
3-2 (26-24, 29-27, 14-25, 17-25, 15-13)
#7 Southern California (58%) def. Daemen (42%)
3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-14)
Daemen with a solid performance against a top-10 opponent. There was a reason the model thought this could be close.
Match Projections
Asics Invitational (@ UCSB)
Menlo (5%) vs #16 UC Santa Barbara (95%)
#15 CSU Northridge (85%) vs Missouri S&T (15%)
Tusculum (4%) vs #3 UC Irvine (96%)
Non-conference
#5 Ball State (40%) vs #13 Stanford (60%)
#8 Penn State (64%) vs #12 Loyola Chicago (36%)
Daemen (42%) vs #18 UC San Diego (58%)
Central State (4%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (96%)
Harvard (10%) vs #4 Hawai'i (90%)
Lincoln Memorial (55%) vs Belmont Abbey (45%)
Barton (73%) vs Barry (27%)
Edward Waters (30%) vs Emmanuel (70%)
Rockhurst (1%) vs Lindenwood (99%)
Fort Valley State (6%) vs #11 Ohio State (94%)
#9 Grand Canyon (88%) vs NJIT (12%)
Maryville (15%) vs #14 Lewis (85%)
St. Thomas Aquinas (3%) vs #6 BYU (97%)
Saint Francis (8%) vs #1 UCLA (92%)
Saint Francis (8%) vs #2 Long Beach (92%)1
I am not sure when the last time a team played the #1 and #2 ranked team in the country in the same day. This is scheduling oddity is due to emergency rescheduling in CA.