VBelo Daily: January 29, 2025
Tusculum had a day of historic firsts yesterday! Is it too early to option the movie rights to Netflix about this team?
Yesterday's Scores
Non-conference
Tusculum (23%) def. North Greenville (77%)
3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21)
Yesterday, I wrote “North Greenville is 8-0 all-time against Tusculum, but I think this Tusculum team might be underrated right now.” That sure aged well, as the Pioneers got their first win in program history against NGU. If that weren’t enough, they also has a program first AVCA Player of the Week with Deklan Wingo! Great say for Tusculum!
Warner (26%) def. Edward Waters (74%)
3-2 (15-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20, 15-13)
Catawba (18%) def. Barton (82%)
3-2 (15-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-15, 15-11)
Yesterday was a decent day for bold claims apparently. I also said “I am thrilled for this match. Barton has been on the rise and Catawba is a solid new program. This could be more competitive than the projection says.” Ooh, it was competitive.
Today's Match Projections
Non-conference
Central State (2%) vs #6 Southern California (98%)
Erskine (84%) vs Warren Wilson (16%)
Concordia (17%) vs #16 UC Santa Barbara (83%)
The South will rise...
Catawba and Tusculum get some big wins vs Conference Carolinas members. This begs the question with the SAC sponsor the sport before the Division II Championships are approved or after. Either way those teams have a chance to be good