VBelo Daily: January 24, 2026
26 matches yesterday. 17 matches today. And that doesn't even count the ones that we lost due to Winter Storm Fern.
There is just so much volleyball this weekend. Just the scores and projections for now, but I will try to get to some notes put together with highlights, historic wins, and stunning upsets soon. I hope you get a chance to enjoy some amazing volleyball today.
Number of the Day
7 - UC Irvine and BYU gave us an absolute battle yesterday. The Anteaters prevailed in a reverse sweep. We also had the uncommon situation where the losing team scored more total points. BYU outscored UCI by 7 points (110-103) but still fell. This is the largest losing point surplus this season.
Yesterday’s Scores
Non-conference
UMES (52%) def. Erskine (48%)
3-0 (25-22, 26-24, 25-21)
UMES hit .469 in the sweep as they improved to 5-0. This team is exciting!
Barry (60%) def. Lees-McRae (40%)
3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-17)
Tusculum (84%) def. Emmanuel (16%)
3-0 (28-26, 25-16, 25-21)
Edward Waters (54%) def. Webber International (46%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 25-13)
McKendree (38%) def. Penn State (62%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-20)
Sam Hoskin (McKendree) was incredible to knock off the #10 team in the country. He had 12 kills on 20 errorless swings (.600)!
Pepperdine (32%) def. Loyola Chicago (68%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 30-28)
Lewis (95%) def. Quincy (5%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-21)
Sacred Heart (59%) def. American International (41%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-22, 25-21)
Petr Beranek (SHU) was lights out with a 15-1-20 (.700) hitting line. Wow. Just, wow.
Ohio State (63%) def. Lincoln Memorial (37%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 28-26)
Ball State (91%) def. Charleston (9%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-20)
Northern Kentucky (14%) def. Thomas More (86%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-20)
Purdue Fort Wayne (69%) def. Maryville (31%)
3-2 (25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 15-10)
Dominican (66%) def. D’Youville (34%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-22)
Manhattan (25%) def. Roosevelt (75%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-14)
Manhattan with a statement win in their first ever home match. Their 12 aces to only 13 service errors, definitely helped.
Rockhurst (82%) def. Central State (18%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-19)
UC Merced (69%) def. Simpson (31%)
3-1 (25-17, 25-19, 23-25, 25-12)
Jozef Lingenfelter (UCM) powered the Bobcats to their first win of the season. He finished with 15-2-25 (.520).
UC Irvine (54%) def. BYU (46%)
3-2 (16-25, 21-25, 26-24, 25-23, 15-13)
UC Santa Barbara (51%) def. Stanford (49%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-16)
Oh my sweep. The Gauchos hit .402 and kept the Cardinal to .155 in a stunning revenge from the previous match.
Long Beach (96%) def. Fort Valley State (4%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-10)
Master’s (39%) def. Long Island (61%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-15)
UCLA (80%) def. UC San Diego (20%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 28-26)
This was the third time in six games this season that Andrew Rowan has dropped 40+ assists in a 3 set match.
Saint Xavier (22%) def. Vanguard (78%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-19)
Southwest Baptist (22%) def. Spalding (78%)
3-0 (38-36, 25-15, 25-20)
Ottawa University-Kansas (57%) def. Jamestown (43%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-13)
Westminster (MO) (69%) def. Southwest Baptist (31%)
3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 15-10)
Governors State (65%) def. Jamestown (35%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-23)
Today’s Match Projections
Non-conference
D’Youville (8%) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (92%)
Roosevelt (42%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (58%)
Lees-McRae (16%) vs Barry (84%)
Penn State (24%) vs McKendree (76%)
Daemen (29%) vs NJIT (71%)
Fort Valley State (13%) vs Southern California (87%)
Merrimack (47%) vs George Mason (53%)
Super interested in this matchup. This should be a fun one to watch.
Pepperdine (45%) vs Lewis (55%)
Get your popcorn ready!
Quincy (8%) vs Loyola Chicago (92%)
Manhattan (42%) vs Sacred Heart (58%)
Can Manhattan use that home court momentum from yesterday and go on the road today?
Saint Xavier (15%) vs Concordia (85%)
Central State (14%) vs Rockhurst (86%)
UC Irvine (65%) vs BYU (35%)
The rematch. This is a must watch. Also, it is available to everyone for free via BYU TV.
La Sierra (25%) vs UC Merced (75%)
Long Island (1%) vs Long Beach (99%)
Goshen (71%) vs Jamestown (29%)
Jamestown (34%) vs Reinhardt (66%)
pepperdine vs lewis is a huge game today! also, congrats to Manhattan on their first home win, as well as NKU on their first career win!