VBelo Daily: February 01, 2026

18 matches on Saturday and 0 matches today. It doesn't seem fair.

The Bearcats get back in the win column on Saturday. (McKendree Athletics)

Number of the Day

18 - Even with the weather cancellations, we still had a solid 18 matches yesterday. For those counting at home, we have had 229 matches in the month of January. To celebrate the conclusion of the first month (and because I had time), I added a quick highlight from each match below. Enjoy!

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Yesterday’s Scores

Uvaldo Acosta Memorial Tournament

George Mason (86%) def. UMES (14%)
3-1 (25-18, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22)

UMES was able to out-hit GMU .333 to .319, but ultimately came up short. Sebastian Sanchez (GMU) led all players with 24 kills, a career-high.

Ball State (57%) def. George Mason (43%)
3-0 (31-29, 25-20, 25-18)

Ryan Louis (Ball State) stepped up big time and led the Cardinals in both kills (13) and digs (6).

Non-conference

Jamestown (34%) def. Dordt (66%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22)

Chase Hawkinson (Jamestown) powered the Jimmies to their first win of the season with 21 kills, career-high for the freshman.

Saint Francis (76%) def. Roberts Wesleyan (24%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-27, 25-23, 25-16)

Kyle Charles (SFU) guided a powerful offense by putting up 43 assists and adding 12 digs in the win.

Barry (44%) def. Fort Valley State (56%)
3-2 (25-20, 17-25, 23-25, 25-17, 19-17)

I promise this isn’t just a Bobby Clapp (Barry) fan newsletter. But it’s not not that. He added 13 more digs yesterday. This was his 4th match with double-digit digs this season. Coming into this match, he was 3rd in the country in digs per set.

Vanguard (48%) def. Edward Waters (52%)
3-1 (25-14, 25-10, 30-32, 25-17)

Grant Veldman (VU) was an unstoppable force with his 17 kills and .583 hitting percentage.

Princeton (72%) def. St. Thomas Aquinas (28%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-21, 25-18)

Princeton was all about distributing the ball with 7 players getting multiple kills.

NJIT (86%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (14%)
3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 21-25, 25-16)

Wiktor Nowak (NJIT) with the double-double (14 kill and 11 digs). This is his first of the season and second of his career.

Roosevelt (62%) def. Barton (38%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17)

Jonathan Stovring (Roosevelt) forgot what an error was yesterday and went 6-0-8 (.750). No big deal.

Master’s (44%) def. Concordia (56%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-23)

Myles Henderson (CUI) had a nice efficient night, despite the loss. He went 8-2-17 as well as adding in 4 digs, 2 assists, 2 blocks, and an ace.

Arizona Christian (57%) def. UC Merced (43%)
3-2 (25-17, 25-27, 25-20, 27-29, 15-11)

Kaleb Cole and Mason Stokes (UCM) combined for 96 attacks. This was 60% of Merced’s attacks in the tough 5-set loss.

Hawai’i (65%) def. Penn State (35%)
3-1 (25-27, 25-10, 25-15, 38-36)

Kainoa Wade (Hawaii) made the most of the trip to the East Coast. He led all players with 21 kills yesterday (.450), tying a career high.

Sacred Heart (78%) def. Dominican (22%)
3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-19)

Armaan Dosanjh (SHU) led the Pioneers (Pios?) with a strong double-double. 40 assists and 12 digs.

Loyola Chicago (69%) def. UC San Diego (31%)
3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-22, 25-22)

This Loyola lineup with Grad transfer Josh Schellinger is scary. He contributed 19 kills in just his fourth match of the season.

Lindenwood (63%) def. Missouri S&T (37%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 26-24)

Lindenwood was able to hold off the tough challenge due in large part to Brendan Louthain who had 17 kills and 3 aces.

Lewis (96%) def. Manhattan (4%)
3-0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-13)

A career-high night for Cameron Hoying (Lewis) who put up 19 kills with a very efficient .483 hitting percentage.

McKendree (91%) def. Rockhurst (9%)
3-1 (25-22, 23-25, 27-25, 25-21)

Boone Felts (McKendree) stepped up to help the Bearcats against a solid Rockhurst squad. He finished with 20 kills. The more that I see Rockhurst play, the more I believe that they have sky-high potential.

UC Irvine (98%) def. Stanford (2%)
3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-8)

So, Irvine is good. Cameron Kosty seems to be settling into the setter role. 44 assists and 7 digs isn’t too shabby. I’m sure this was the first time the other team’s coach had heard of him.

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Today’s Match Projections

A day off? Weird. I don’t like it.