VBelo Daily: April 19, 2025
The last day of the regular season and 2 crowns are on the line today. Not to mention all of the seeding implications for these final matches.
Yesterday's Scores
Tournament Central
ECC
Semifinals
#1 St. Thomas Aquinas (96%) def. #4 American International (4%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-18)
#2 Roberts Wesleyan (54%) def. #3 Dominican (46%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-22)
IVA
First Round
#8 Thomas More (80%) def. #9 Roosevelt University (20%)
3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-17, 19-25, 15-13)
Quarterfinals
#1 Lincoln Memorial (98%) def. #8 Thomas More (2%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-20)
#5 Rockhurst (48%) def. #4 Catawba (52%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-20, 28-26)
#2 Maryville (94%) def. #7 Barry (6%)
3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-17)
#6 Missouri S&T (29%) def. #3 Tusculum (71%)
3-2 (19-25, 14-25, 25-18, 25-22, 15-5)
Regular Season Matches
Big West
#3 Hawai'i (84%) def. #18 UC Santa Barbara (16%)
3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20)
#1 Long Beach (86%) def. #10 UC San Diego (14%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-10, 25-22)
EIVA
George Mason (70%) def. Charleston (30%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-23)
NJIT (71%) def. Harvard (29%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-16)
#19 Princeton (44%) def. Penn State (56%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-27, 25-18, 25-23)
Princeton has secured the top spot in the EIVA and will host the conference tournament.
MPSF
#8 BYU (53%) def. #7 Pepperdine (47%)
3-2 (25-21, 26-28, 25-17, 17-25, 15-12)
#13 Grand Canyon (62%) def. #11 Stanford (38%)
3-2 (20-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 15-8)
Menlo (37%) def. Concordia (63%)
3-1 (17-25, 25-16, 27-25, 25-20)
NEC
Saint Francis (65%) def. Long Island (35%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22)
Daemen (89%) def. D'Youville (11%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-22)
Non-conference
Merrimack (65%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (35%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21)
Today's Match Projections
Tournament Central
Note: No automatic qualifiers will be awarded for the national tournament today.
🏆ECC Championship🏆
#2 Roberts Wesleyan (14%) vs #1 St. Thomas Aquinas (86%)
IVA
Semifinals
#1 Lincoln Memorial (95%) vs #5 Rockhurst (5%)
#6 Missouri S&T (24%) vs #2 Maryville (76%)
🏆Championship🏆
Winners of semifinals above
MIVA Quarterfinals
#6 Lindenwood (21%) vs #3 Ohio State (79%)
#7 Purdue Fort Wayne (14%) vs #2 McKendree (86%)
#8 Queens (4%) vs #1 Loyola Chicago (96%)
#5 Ball State (29%) vs #4 Lewis (71%)
MIVA Tournament Projections
The MIVA is poised for some bigtime performances in their conference tournament. This conference has been so fun to watch all season and I am expecting some highly competitive matches. If we know anything about the MIVA, it is that anyone could win this. But that doesn’t mean everyone has the same chances.
Regular Season Matches
Big West
#4 UC Irvine (68%) vs #9 CSUN (32%)
#10 UC San Diego (7%) vs #1 Long Beach (93%)
#3 Hawai'i (86%) vs #18 UC Santa Barbara (14%)
EIVA
#19 Princeton (54%) vs Penn State (46%)
Charleston (27%) vs George Mason (73%)
Harvard (26%) vs NJIT (74%)
MPSF
#2 UCLA (80%) vs #5 Southern California (20%)
#7 Pepperdine (38%) vs #8 BYU (62%)
Menlo (48%) vs Concordia (52%)
NEC
Daemen (82%) vs D'Youville (18%)
Long Island (30%) vs Saint Francis (70%)
Non-conference
Merrimack (72%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (28%)
Some great stories will write themselves today.
The EIVA road will travel through Dillon Gym in Princeton but who will be the 2 seed?
The MIVA will be thrilling as any number of teams can lay claim to the AQ.
The ECC champ ad well as the IVA title winner can be a repeat of a year ago.
What will happen in Loretto as the NEC #1 seed and regular season champ will be decided there?
Out west it's for seeding but also for at large consideration. Is it too late for BYU, USC, CSUN and UCSD?
What a wacky day in store for us all.