VBelo Daily: February 28, 2026

UCLA just refuses to lose. Plus a milestone day for the 2026 season to finish February.

The Bruins continue to outwit, outplay and, outlast the competition…just like Survivor. (UCLA Athletics)

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.

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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)

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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