VBelo Daily: February 28, 2026
UCLA just refuses to lose. Plus a milestone day for the 2026 season to finish February.
Number of the Day
500 - Today is the last day of February. (I know this is the type of volleyball news you have come to expect from me.) With today’s slate of matches, we will cross the 500 match milestone for the 2026 season. Last year, we hit this mark on March 6th. In 2020, we never hit this mark. Growing the game means more teams and more matches, which is a great thing. Here’s to another great day of volleyball.
Yesterday’s Scores
ConfCarolinas
Erskine (47%) def. King (53%)
3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-15, 25-15)
Lees-McRae (62%) def. Emmanuel (38%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 25-21)
Barton (6%) def. Belmont Abbey (94%)
3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11)
Mount Olive (63%) def. North Greenville (37%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22)
EIVA
George Mason (50%) def. NJIT (50%)
3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19)
Harvard (30%) def. Charleston (70%)
3-1 (25-23, 24-26, 26-24, 25-12)
MIVA
Ball State (87%) def. Purdue Fort Wayne (13%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-12)
McKendree (85%) def. Queens (15%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-21)
Lewis (97%) def. Northern Kentucky (3%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-15)
MPSF
Menlo (50%) def. UC Merced (50%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-21)
Pepperdine (80%) def. Jessup (20%)
3-1 (25-21, 25-27, 25-17, 25-9)
NEC
UMES (88%) def. D’Youville (12%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-15, 22-25, 25-22)
Manhattan (12%) def. Daemen (88%)
3-1 (25-27, 25-20, 25-21, 25-19)
Saint Francis (62%) def. Long Island (38%)
3-2 (23-25, 25-16, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11)
Non-conference
St. Thomas Aquinas (69%) def. Sacred Heart (31%)
3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-22)
Truett-McConnell (57%) def. Benedict (43%)
3-1 (25-20, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23)
Lindenwood (86%) def. Fort Valley State (14%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-18)
Newberry (6%) def. Life (94%)
3-2 (25-20, 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 16-14)
Southwest Baptist (63%) def. Avila (37%)
3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-20)
Barry (83%) def. Quincy (17%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-21)
Penn State (96%) def. Merrimack (4%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-19)
Long Beach (99%) def. Concordia (1%)
3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-14)
CSUN (97%) def. California Lutheran (3%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-13)
UCLA (52%) def. UC Irvine (48%)
3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 28-30, 25-22, 15-11)
UC San Diego (95%) def. Vanguard (5%)
3-1 (28-26, 25-21, 24-26, 25-23)
Hawai’i (78%) def. BYU (22%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-16)
Today’s Match Projections
ConfCarolinas
Mount Olive (42%) vs Belmont Abbey (58%)
Erskine (31%) vs Lees-McRae (69%)
Barton (29%) vs North Greenville (71%)
Emmanuel (59%) vs King (41%)
EIVA
Charleston (53%) vs Harvard (47%)
MIVA
Queens (14%) vs McKendree (86%)
MPSF
Menlo (45%) vs UC Merced (55%)
Pepperdine (83%) vs Jessup (17%)
NEC
Manhattan (25%) vs Daemen (75%)
Saint Francis (66%) vs Long Island (34%)
Non-conference
Merrimack (26%) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (74%)
Newberry (3%) vs Fort Valley State (97%)
Southwest Baptist (70%) vs Avila (30%)
Dominican (15%) vs Princeton (85%)
Lincoln Memorial (94%) vs Thomas More (6%)
Lindenwood (88%) vs Fort Valley State (12%)
Fairleigh Dickinson (56%) vs Sacred Heart (44%)
Concordia (1%) vs Long Beach (99%)
Central Christian (KS) (53%) vs Jamestown (47%) - Double Header