VBelo Daily: January 24, 2025
You made it to another weekend of great volleyball! You should reward yourself by watching volleyball. Just an idea.

On Thursdays, the VBelo Report has an extended edition that is more than just scores and projections. Yesterday was a really interesting examination of some of the growing pains men’s volleyball is facing, in case you missed it.
Jessup & the Growing Quagmire of MVB Conferences
Yesterday's Scores
Non-conference
Quincy (47%) def. King (53%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-21)
#19 George Mason (73%) def. Queens (27%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-19)
Catawba (76%) def. Benedict (24%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-18)
Purdue Fort Wayne (68%) def. Long Island (32%)
3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 23-25, 31-29, 17-15)
#7 Ball State (98%) def. Lees-McRae (2%)
3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-12)
#3 UCLA (89%) def. #14 UC San Diego (11%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-14, 24-26, 31-29)
Today's Match Projections
Emmanuel Tri-Match
Barry (28%) vs Emmanuel (72%)
Barry (27%) vs Fort Valley State (73%)
Fort Valley State (52%) vs Emmanuel (48%)
Non-conference
Concordia (2%) vs #1 Long Beach (98%)
#5 BYU (36%) vs #2 UC Irvine (64%)
#3 UCLA (88%) vs #15 CSU Northridge (12%)
Maryville (11%) vs #7 Ball State (89%)
Missouri S&T (4%) vs #8 Loyola Chicago (96%)
#16 UC Santa Barbara (7%) vs #10 Grand Canyon (93%)
Mount Olive (23%) vs #13 Lewis (77%)
Vanguard (2%) vs #14 UC San Diego (98%)
Saint Francis (57%) vs #18 Princeton (43%)
King (5%) vs #19 George Mason (95%)
Edward Waters (21%) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (79%)
Marymount (17%) vs Barton (83%)
Queens (50%) vs NJIT (50%)
Roberts Wesleyan (18%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (82%)
Dominican (4%) vs Daemen (96%)
Kansas Wesleyan (33%) vs Rockhurst (67%)
We just don't know yet who will rise from the 5-35 range to be a threat as teams are still figuring out lineups. So many injuries & illness early will yield to different lineups during conference play. But by that time the at large bids may only have a few candidates for those 2 spots. This is an important 2 -3 week stretch.