VBelo Daily: April 16, 2026

Time for the IVA and SIAC to join the postseason party.

Second year program Catawba is looking for its first postseason win. (Catawba Athletics)

Number of the Day

11.52 - UCLA is very good. Andrew Rowan plays for UCLA. Andrew Rowan is very good. He currently leads the nation with 11.52 assists per set. For context, this is .74 more than the next closest setter, Tread Rosenthal. The last time a setter fished the season with more than 11.5 assists per set was back in 2015. He is also the only active player with more than 4,000 career assists. Legendary.

Career assists for active players, any division.

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Yesterday’s Scores

Conference Carolinas Tournament

Quarterfinals

#4 North Greenville (75%) def. #5 Barton (25%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-23)

#3 Lees-McRae (53%) def. #6 Emmanuel (47%)
3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 25-19)

GLVC

Missouri S&T (53%) def. Maryville (47%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-10, 25-18)

IVA

Barry (92%) def. UPR-Rio Piedras (8%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-17)

MPSF

Jessup (83%) def. UC Merced (17%)
3-1 (28-26, 23-25, 25-12, 25-19)

Vanguard (71%) def. Concordia (29%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-18)

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Today’s Match Projections

IVA Tournament

Quarterfinals

#5 Merrimack (39%) vs #4 Tusculum (61%)

#3 Catawba (53%) vs #6 UPR-Rio Piedras (47%)

SIAC Tournament

Quarterfinals

#5 Kentucky State (9%) vs #4 Edward Waters (91%)

MPSF

BYU (6%) vs UCLA (94%)

Pepperdine (56%) vs Southern California (44%)