VBelo Daily: January 15, 2026
The Big West improves to 21-1 on the season. One MPSF matchup today and a handful of interesting non-conference matches too.
Number of the Day
0 - This number is shared by two hitters from yesterday who both had 0 hitting errors. First up, Joshua Hightower (UMES) who co-led the Hawks with 14 kills and finished with a 14-0-25 (.560) attack line. Braedon Marquardt (LBSU) also pulled off an errorless performance, but as a middle in his collegiate debut. His final stat line was 9-0-10 (.900)!
Yesterday’s Scores
Non-conference
Long Beach (97%) def. Central State (3%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-20)
UMES (47%) def. Virginia Wesleyan (53%)
3-1 (25-11, 23-25, 25-15, 25-17)
UC Irvine (90%) def. Princeton (10%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-10)
Hawai’i (94%) def. Roberts Wesleyan (6%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-16)
Hawai’i (93%) def. Rockhurst (7%)
3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 25-13)
Rockhurst. Set 3. What a performance. The Hawks hit .444 and out-blocked Hawaii 4.5-1 on the set. The GLVC is going to be bonkers and I am here for it!
Today’s Match Projections
MPSF
Southern California (91%) vs Vanguard (9%)
I will probably complain about the MPSF conference schedule all season. That being said, I will take this over some type of D-I and D-II split (for the time being). That doesn’t mean that I have to like these one-off conference match in January.
Non-conference
Long Island (55%) vs Dominican (45%)
Emmanuel (17%) vs Tusculum (83%)
George Mason (10%) vs Ohio State (90%)
Catawba (21%) vs Belmont Abbey (79%)
St. Thomas Aquinas (22%) vs Penn State (78%)