Number of the Day
1 - It is good to be a #1 seed. Really good. Right now, all of the top seeds are undefeated. It will be interesting to see how long that can last. Upsets are fun, but we have had a pretty chalky postseason so far. Yes, there have been a couple of upsets, including Princeton yesterday, but nothing that has impacted the National Tournament...yet.
Yesterday’s Postseason Scores
MIVA Semifinals
#1 Ball State (84%) def. #4 McKendree (16%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-21)
#2 Loyola Chicago (75%) def. #6 Lewis (25%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-23)
EIVA Quarterfinals
#4 Charleston (65%) def. #5 Sacred Heart (35%)
3-2 (21-25, 25-18, 26-24, 23-25, 17-15)
#6 Princeton (19%) def. #3 George Mason (81%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-16)
MPSF Quarterfinals
#2 Pepperdine (97%) def. #7 Jessup (3%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-22)
#3 Southern California (94%) def. #6 Vanguard (6%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-21)
#1 UCLA (100%) def. #8 Concordia (0%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-19)
#5 BYU (82%) def. #4 Stanford (18%)
3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 25-23, 21-25)
Today’s Match Projections
EIVA Semifinals
Charleston (5%) vs Penn State (95%)
NJIT (73%) vs Princeton (27%)
MPSF Semifinals
Pepperdine (76%) vs Southern California (24%)
UCLA (82%) vs BYU (18%)
Big West Quarterfinals
UC Santa Barbara (63%) vs UC San Diego (37%)
CSUN (9%) vs UC Irvine (91%)
Princeton is still dangerous.
Sosa made an appearance for the 'Blers. This could be something on Saturday night.
Can Charleston & BYU do the unthinkable?
UCi & USC must win?
What a Thursday slate...