VBelo Daily: April 24, 2025

EIVA semifinals and quarterfinals for the MPSF and the Big West lined up for today.

Stanford holds off a scrappy Menlo to move on in Malibu. (Stanford Athletics)

Yesterday's Scores

EIVA - Quarterfinals

#4 George Mason (71%) def. #5 Charleston (29%)
3-0 (25-21, 28-26, 25-23)

Liam French was ready for the postseason. He led all players with 16 kills and 4 aces in the sweep.

#3 Penn State (79%) def. #6 Harvard (21%)
3-0 (25-23, 30-28, 25-15)

The Nittany Lions and Will Kuhns (11 kills) were not ready to go home.

MIVA - Semifinals

#3 Ohio State (47%) def. #2 McKendree (53%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-19)

Chalk no more! Ohio State holds the Bearcats to under .200% hitting percentage to move into the finals.

#1 Loyola Chicago (69%) def. #4 Lewis (31%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-23)

The Ramblers are the #1 seed for a reason. Parker Van Buren went off for 22 kills in only 3 sets!

MPSF - Second Round

#5 Grand Canyon (98%) def. #8 Concordia (2%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 26-24)

GCU overpowers Concordia while hitting .416% on the night. The Lopes clearly want to go back to the tournament.

#6 Stanford (92%) def. #7 Menlo (8%)
3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-23)

Menlo had Stanford on the ropes which is a credit to how well they have played this season. In the end, the Cardinal block was just too much.

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Today's Match Projections

Who is most likely to pull off the upset today?

Big West - Quarterfinals

#5 UC Santa Barbara (39%) vs #4 UC San Diego (61%)

#6 CSUN (22%) vs #3 UC Irvine (78%)

EIVA - Semifinals

#4 George Mason (27%) vs #1 Princeton (73%)

#2 NJIT (37%) vs #3 Penn State (63%)

MPSF - Quarterfinals

#5 Grand Canyon (57%) vs #4 Pepperdine (43%)

#3 BYU (69%) vs #6 Stanford (31%)