VBelo Daily: April 02, 2026

Lots of conference action for a Thursday, including MIVA, Big West, GLVC, MPSF, and SIAC. OMG!

The Waves will look to crash the Bruins’ undefeated party tonight. (Pepperdine Athletics)

Number of the Day

3 - It’s the time of the year where we get to talk about Magic Numbers. Over in the MIVA, Ball state is focused on getting that top seed and securing home court advantage for their conference tournament. The Cardinals’ path has many options currently. Most importantly if they win their last 3 matches, they will be the #1 seed. Their fate is in their hands. There are a lot of chaos scenarios, including a three-way tie. Regardless, the regular season finale between Ball State and Loyola should be on your calendar (for April 11th). It’s going to be a great one.

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Yesterday’s Scores

SIAC

Central State (18%) def. Benedict (82%)
3-1 (15-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-23)

Non-conference

Roberts Wesleyan (92%) def. D’Youville (8%)
3-2 (25-27, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14, 16-14)

Barry (87%) def. Warner (13%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-17)

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Today’s Match Projections

Big West

CSUN (31%) vs UC Santa Barbara (69%)

GLVC

Quincy (20%) vs Rockhurst (80%)

MIVA

Purdue Fort Wayne (72%) vs Queens (28%)

Northern Kentucky (1%) vs Ball State (99%)

McKendree (35%) vs Loyola Chicago (65%)

Lindenwood (57%) vs Lewis (43%)

MPSF

UCLA (69%) vs Pepperdine (31%)

BYU (89%) vs Vanguard (11%)

SIAC

Central State (31%) vs Benedict (69%)

Non-conference

Baruch (18%) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (82%)

Catawba (47%) vs North Greenville (53%)

Barton (58%) vs Newberry (42%)