VBelo Daily: February 20, 2026

#1 vs #2 - The Rematch!

The Ohio State had a strong bounce-back with Wetzel back in the lineup. (Ohio State Athletics)

Number of the Day

? - Shout out to Set The Bic for pointing out how ludicrous Northern Kentucky’s stats where yesterday . The Norse out-hit the Mastodons .471 to .424. They never hit below .400 for a set. They out-blocked Purdue Fort Wayne 8-2. Every set was decided by 2 points. There were 47 ties and 14 lead changes in just 3 sets! I know the loss stings, but the Norse are at the doorstep of MIVA contenders and cannot be taken lightly.

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Yesterday’s Scores

ConfCarolinas

Emmanuel (57%) def. Barton (43%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-18, 25-20)

MIVA

Ohio State (42%) def. Ball State (58%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 29-27)

Purdue Fort Wayne (79%) def. Northern Kentucky (21%)
3-0 (28-26, 25-23, 27-25)

Lindenwood (78%) def. McKendree (22%)
3-2 (15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13)

Non-conference

UMES (47%) def. Roberts Wesleyan (53%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20)

Jessup (87%) def. Pacific Union (13%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-13, 25-14)

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Today’s Match Projections

ConfCarolinas

Barton (46%) vs Erskine (54%)

EIVA

George Mason (28%) vs NJIT (72%)

Harvard (4%) vs Penn State (96%)

Sacred Heart (20%) vs Charleston (80%)

MPSF

Stanford (73%) vs Concordia (27%)

Non-conference

Long Beach (39%) vs UCLA (61%)

Princeton (54%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (46%)

Dominican (12%) vs Daemen (88%)

King (76%) vs Newberry (24%)

Merrimack (35%) vs Long Island (65%)

Tusculum (41%) vs North Greenville (59%)

Kentucky State (12%) vs Quincy (88%)

UW-Stevens Point (21%) vs Roosevelt (79%)

Barry (68%) vs Edward Waters (32%)

Catawba (32%) vs Saint Francis (68%)

St. Thomas Aquinas (90%) vs D’Youville (10%)

Central Christian (KS) (25%) vs Southwest Baptist (75%)

Fort Valley State (3%) vs BYU (97%)

UC Merced (5%) vs CSUN (95%)

Hope International (49%) vs Menlo (51%)

Master’s (35%) vs Vanguard (65%)

Lincoln Memorial (31%) vs UC Santa Barbara (69%)