VBelo Daily: January 23, 2026
Stanford and UCSB went the distance in Maples. The best part? We get to do it again today!
Weather is impacting a handful of matches this weekend. Apologies if I miss a cancelation, but at least you will get to see the projections for those oversights on my part.
Number of the Day
1,408 - Triple-doubles in men’s volleyball are hard to come by these days. The last one happened on March 17, 2022, which was 1,408 days ago. Kevin Kauling (Lewis) did this against McKendree. The 2022 season had 4 total triple-doubles, 2 of which were done by Kevin Kauling. Different times.
Yesterday’s Scores
Non-conference
Westcliff (44%) def. Jamestown (56%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-22)
UMES (17%) def. Erskine (83%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 26-24)
Andre Mills (UMES) was everywhere yesterday. 11 kills, 7 blocks, & 5 digs in the sweep.
Catawba (56%) def. King (44%)
3-0 (28-26, 25-21, 25-22)
Ball State (85%) def. Maryville (15%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-22)
If this is early-season Ball State, late-season Ball State has the potential to be something incredibly special. They hit .429 as a team and got better every set.
Purdue Fort Wayne (63%) def. Charleston (37%)
3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19)
Hunter Hopkins in the real deal. He led the Mastodons to a .312 hitting percentage with his 42 assists.
Stanford (37%) def. UC Santa Barbara (63%)
3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 17-15)
We were 1 kill shy of the first triple-double in years! Cole Schobel gave us an all-time performance with 43 assists, 15 digs, and 9 kills in the 5-set loss.
UCLA (93%) def. Fort Valley State (7%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-15)
Today’s Match Projections
Non-conference
UMES (52%) vs Erskine (48%)
Lees-McRae (40%) vs Barry (60%)
Tusculum (84%) vs Emmanuel (16%)
Webber International (46%) vs Edward Waters (54%)
Penn State (62%) vs McKendree (38%)
Southwest Baptist (15%) vs Westminster (MO) (85%)
First match in program history for SBU!
Pepperdine (32%) vs Loyola Chicago (68%)
Quincy (5%) vs Lewis (95%)
Sacred Heart (59%) vs American International (41%)
Lincoln Memorial (37%) vs Ohio State (63%)
Charleston (9%) vs Ball State (91%)
Thomas More (86%) vs Northern Kentucky (14%)
Maryville (31%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (69%)
MIT (32%) vs Harvard (68%)
D’Youville (34%) vs Dominican (66%)
Roosevelt (75%) vs Manhattan (25%)
Central State (18%) vs Rockhurst (82%)
Simpson (31%) vs UC Merced (69%)
UC Irvine (54%) vs BYU (46%)
This is going to be fun.
UC Santa Barbara (51%) vs Stanford (49%)
This too!
Fort Valley State (4%) vs Long Beach (96%)
Long Island (61%) vs Master’s (39%)
UCLA (80%) vs UC San Diego (20%)
Saint Xavier (22%) vs Vanguard (78%)
Governors State (56%) vs Jamestown (44%)
Southwest Baptist (21%) vs Spalding (79%)
Jamestown (47%) vs Ottawa University-Kansas (53%)
Some important matches this weekend with possible at large implications. Also some 1st and 2nd year programs hitting the road for matches.
Manhattan home opener tonight!