VBelo Daily: January 25, 2026

No matches today due to weather. It's a great time to catchup on all of the action from yesterday though!

It was a very good weekend for the Waves. (Pepperdine Athletics)

Number of the Day

40 - New season match high! Aidan Weltin (GMU) was a machine yesterday and had 40 attacks in only 3 sets. This is the most in a sweep this season and would rank tied for 5th last season.

29 - Bonus number because it is also a new season match high! Cole Hartke (Pepperdine) went off in the 5-set win over Lewis with 29 kills. This is the most kills for anyone in a single match this season. The high last season was 34.

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Yesterday’s Scores

Non-conference

St. Thomas Aquinas (92%) def. D’Youville (8%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-17)

Fairleigh Dickinson (58%) def. Roosevelt (42%)
3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19)

Barry (84%) def. Lees-McRae (16%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-21)

Bobby Clapp (Barry) might be the most underrated Libero in the country right now. Coming into tonight, he led the nation in digs/set at 3.5.

McKendree (76%) def. Penn State (24%)
3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 25-22, 28-26)

NJIT (71%) def. Daemen (29%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-19)

Southern California (87%) def. Fort Valley State (13%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-22)

George Mason (53%) def. Merrimack (47%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-16)

Pepperdine (45%) def. Lewis (55%)
3-2 (23-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-11)

Talk about an even matchup! These teams definitely have their sites on the postseason potential.

Loyola Chicago (92%) def. Quincy (8%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-14, 25-19)

Sacred Heart (58%) def. Manhattan (42%)
3-2 (23-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22, 23-21)

That set 5 score! 👀👀👀

Concordia (85%) def. Saint Xavier (15%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 26-24)

Rockhurst (86%) def. Central State (14%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-23)

UC Irvine (65%) def. BYU (35%)
3-2 (25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 23-25, 15-10)

5 sets in 2 days. This UC Irvine team is the real deal. They got this win without the assistance of setter Aidan Rigg. They now have 3 straight away wins against top 10 opponents.

UC Merced (75%) def. La Sierra (25%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-18)

Long Beach (99%) def. Long Island (1%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-15)

Goshen (71%) def. Jamestown (29%)
3-2 (17-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-16, 15-10)

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Today’s Match Projections

All the matches originally scheduled for today have been cancelled or postponed due to inclement weather. I hope everyone stays safe out there.