VBelo Daily: January 23, 2025

The Big West suffers their first loss of the season (29-1), but they also got a massive win over #5 BYU.

**Insert “Flexen” pun here.** (UC Irvine Athletics)

Yesterday's Scores

Non-conference

Long Island (94%) def. Lees-McRae (6%)
3-1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-19)

#20 Harvard (85%) def. Merrimack (15%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-20)

#6 Southern California (42%) def. #15 CSU Northridge (58%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-13)

#2 UC Irvine (57%) def. #5 BYU (43%)
3-2 (25-17, 21-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-12)

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Today's Match Projections

Non-conference

#14 UC San Diego (11%) vs #3 UCLA (89%)

#12 Ohio State (40%) vs #17 Penn State (60%)

Quincy (47%) vs King (53%)

Queens (27%) vs #19 George Mason (73%)

Benedict (24%) vs Catawba (76%)

Long Island (32%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (68%)

Lees-McRae (2%) vs #7 Ball State (98%)