VBelo Daily: February 05, 2026
The first day of MIVA action did not disappoint!
Quick programming note: Commentary on the newsletter may be a little lighter than normal the next couple of days. Life is busy like that sometimes. Don’t worry, the scores and projections will keep on keeping on. Thanks for your understanding and for reading.
Number of the Day
30 - We have our first 30 kill performance of the season! Jordan Lucas (CSUN) was about as unstoppable as anyone could be. He went 30-3-53 (.509). Even typing it feels like it must be a mistake. Last season, we had 7 30+ kill performances. Do you think we will have more or less this year?
Yesterday’s Scores
MIVA
Both of these matches are “upsets” in terms of the coaches’ poll. It is times like this that I am glad the VBelo Model exists, because maybe we shouldn’t be that surprised by these results.
McKendree (72%) def. Lewis (28%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-17)
Lindenwood (66%) def. Loyola Chicago (34%)
3-1 (24-26, 25-20, 28-26, 25-23)
Non-conference
Dominican (52%) def. Manhattan (48%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-20)
Park (13%) def. Missouri S&T (87%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-17)
Southern California (72%) def. CSUN (28%)
3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 17-25, 15-13)
UC Irvine (98%) def. Vanguard (2%)
3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 25-13, 25-16)
Belmont Abbey (77%) def. Catawba (23%)
3-1 (25-21, 25-18, 20-25, 30-28)
Today’s Match Projections
MIVA
Queens (9%) vs Ball State (91%)
Ohio State (97%) vs Northern Kentucky (3%)
Non-conference
Dominican (23%) vs UMES (77%)
Erskine (76%) vs Newberry (24%)
UC Santa Barbara (88%) vs California Lutheran (12%)
The Big West and the MIVA will be exciting all season with few exceptions.