VBelo Daily: February 15, 2025

Another great day of volleyball. These conference matches are something else!

Don’t look now, but Barton is 3-0 in conference play! (Barton Athletics)

Yesterday's Scores

ConfCarolinas

Barton (21%) def. North Greenville (79%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-19)

Mount Olive (33%) def. Belmont Abbey (67%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-15)

EIVA

Princeton (35%) def. #19 NJIT (65%)
3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 26-24, 25-20)

Big bounce back win for Princeton! It’s amazing what getting some starters back will do for a team.

#20 George Mason (91%) def. Sacred Heart (9%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23)

IVA

Maryville (65%) def. Rockhurst (35%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-20)

MIVA

#14 Lewis (31%) def. #9 Ball State (69%)
3-2 (17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 10-25, 15-12)

What more is there to say about the MIVA that hasn’t been said? Every match is a must watch!

Purdue Fort Wayne (65%) def. Queens (35%)
3-1 (21-25, 26-24, 25-23, 25-21)

#6 Loyola Chicago (95%) def. Quincy (5%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-21)

MPSF

#7 BYU (92%) def. Concordia (8%)
3-2 (25-21, 25-15, 18-25, 20-25, 15-8)

Non-conference

St. Thomas Aquinas (65%) def. D'Youville (35%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23)

Cumberland (15%) def. King (85%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 26-24)

Catawba (23%) def. Erskine (77%)
3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 25-23)

Wins like this make me sad that the IVA does not get a spot in the national tournament.

Penn State (76%) def. Saint Francis (24%)
3-0 (30-28, 25-17, 26-24)

#10 Grand Canyon (81%) def. #12 UC San Diego (19%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 12-25, 26-24)

#13 CSU Northridge (98%) def. Jessup (2%)
3-1 (25-15, 22-25, 25-17, 25-17)

Master's (27%) def. Menlo (73%)
3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 25-23)

#1 Long Beach (100%) def. Vanguard (0%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-11, 25-22)

I missed this yesterday, but when the model rounded the projections, Long Beach had a 100% chance of winning. Crazy!

#2 UC Irvine (72%) def. #5 Southern California (28%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-21)

#11 Pepperdine (47%) def. #16 UC Santa Barbara (53%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-17)

Wentworth Tech (25%) def. Dominican (75%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-21)

UW-Stevens Point (53%) def. Roosevelt University (47%)
3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-18, 25-18)

Long Island (95%) def. Dominican (5%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19)

Concordia-Chicago (63%) def. Roosevelt University (37%)
3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17)

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Today's Match Projections

ConfCarolinas

Barton (20%) vs Belmont Abbey (80%)

Lees-McRae (29%) vs King (71%)

Mount Olive (63%) vs North Greenville (37%)

EIVA

Sacred Heart (9%) vs #20 George Mason (91%)

IVA

Maryville (71%) vs Rockhurst (29%)

MIVA

Lindenwood (26%) vs #15 Ohio State (74%)

#6 Loyola Chicago (74%) vs #17 McKendree (26%)

Non-conference

Daemen (83%) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (17%)

Hope International (31%) vs Menlo (69%)

Saint Francis (16%) vs Penn State (84%)

American International (5%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (95%)

Erskine (27%) vs Tusculum (73%)

Master's (1%) vs #8 Stanford (99%)

#12 UC San Diego (17%) vs #10 Grand Canyon (83%)

#16 UC Santa Barbara (29%) vs #11 Pepperdine (71%)