VBelo Daily: February 18, 2026

3 of 5 matches went to five sets yesterday. Will we get that lucky again?

Jessup gets back to .500 with a strong sweep. (Jessup Athletics)

Number of the Day

7 - There is more to life than winning and losing. Sometimes a good team loses. It happens to the best of us. While UCLA is still the only undefeated time, there are 7 teams with just 1 loss. Only having one loss at this point in the season is impressive, even if some teams have no played as many matches.

• 12-1: Ball State, Hawaii, UC Irvine

• 9-1: Long Beach

• 8-1: USC

• 4-1: Southwest Baptist

• 3-1: North Greenville

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Yesterday’s Scores

ConfCarolinas

Belmont Abbey (87%) def. Lees-McRae (13%)
3-2 (25-12, 23-25, 17-25, 25-16, 15-5)

IVA

Catawba (97%) def. Newberry (3%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-22)

Non-conference

Fort Valley State (80%) def. Emmanuel (20%)
3-2 (15-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-8)

Central State (64%) def. Thomas More (36%)
3-2 (22-25, 26-28, 27-25, 25-18, 15-11)

Jessup (86%) def. Hope International (14%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-17)

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Today’s Match Projections

Non-conference

Benedict (34%) vs Warren Wilson (66%)

Roberts Wesleyan (70%) vs UMES (30%)

Lincoln Memorial (34%) vs CSUN (66%)

Pepperdine (84%) vs UC Santa Barbara (16%)