VBelo Daily: April 09, 2026

We don't deserve the MIVA, but I'm so glad we have it.

Ball State is in the driver’s seat headed into the final week of the regular season. ( Ball State Athletics)

Number of the Day

7 - The MIVA is a gift that we should all be thankful for. Today, the eight teams that will be in the conference tournament are playing. 7 of the 8 seeds are still up for grabs in the final week of the regular season. We will likely get some clarity today, but it is very likely that some seeds will come down to the final matches on Saturday. This is fun!

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Yesterday’s Scores

ConfCarolinas

Belmont Abbey (85%) def. North Greenville (15%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19)

Lees-McRae (75%) def. King (25%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-21)

Erskine (20%) def. Emmanuel (80%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)

Mount Olive (71%) def. Barton (29%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-17, 17-25, 25-23)

SIAC

Fort Valley State (79%) def. Edward Waters (21%)
3-0 (25-21, 26-24, 25-13)

Non-conference

Queens (43%) def. Catawba (57%)
3-1 (29-31, 25-17, 25-19, 25-17)

Wheaton (MA) (81%) def. American International (19%)
3-2 (23-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-11)

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Today’s Match Projections

Big West

CSUN (11%) vs UC Irvine (89%)

MIVA

Lewis (13%) vs Ball State (87%)

Loyola Chicago (74%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (26%)

Ohio State (33%) vs McKendree (67%)

Northern Kentucky (4%) vs Lindenwood (96%)

MPSF

UCLA (100%) vs UC Merced (0%)

Jessup (61%) vs Concordia (39%)

Non-conference

Carolina (49%) vs Newberry (51%)