Number of the Day
3 - We are really only at the half point mark for this season, and yet it feel apt to talk about the possibility of the perfect season. NCAA National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball has seen 3 perfect seasons in it’s history. Unsurprisingly, they all belong to the dynasty that is UCLA. Between 1979 and 1984, the Bruins lost a combined 9 total matches and won 5 National Championships.
UCLA in 1984 (38-0)
UCLA in 1979 (30-0)
UCLA in 1982 (29-0)
Yesterday’s Scores
ConfCarolinas
Belmont Abbey (58%) def. Mount Olive (42%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 27-25)
Lees-McRae (69%) def. Erskine (31%)
3-0 (25-22, 27-25, 25-20)
North Greenville (71%) def. Barton (29%)
3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19)
Emmanuel (59%) def. King (41%)
3-1 (18-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-22)
EIVA
Harvard (47%) def. Charleston (53%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-15)
MIVA
McKendree (86%) def. Queens (14%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-16)
MPSF
Menlo (45%) def. UC Merced (55%)
3-2 (24-26, 14-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-13)
Pepperdine (83%) def. Jessup (17%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20)
NEC
Daemen (75%) def. Manhattan (25%)
3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-21)
Long Island (34%) def. Saint Francis (66%)
3-1 (17-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-11)
Non-conference
Merrimack (26%) def. St. Thomas Aquinas (74%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-21)
Fort Valley State (97%) def. Newberry (3%)
3-0 (28-26, 25-16, 25-20)
Southwest Baptist (70%) def. Avila (30%)
3-1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-17, 25-23)
Princeton (85%) def. Dominican (15%)
3-2 (25-13, 25-20, 25-27, 22-25, 15-9)
Lincoln Memorial (94%) def. Thomas More (6%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-20)
Lindenwood (88%) def. Fort Valley State (12%)
3-1 (25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21)
Fairleigh Dickinson (56%) def. Sacred Heart (44%)
3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 16-14)
Long Beach (99%) def. Concordia (1%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-21)
Jamestown (47%) def. Central Christian (KS) (53%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-14)
Jamestown (59%) def. Central Christian (KS) (41%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-12)
Today’s Match Projections
MIVA
Ohio State (31%) vs Loyola Chicago (69%)
Non-conference
Dominican (4%) vs George Mason (96%)
Perfection would be an INCREDIBLE feat especially since they will have to go on the road at some point in the MPSF. Which leads me to the teams that win on the road consistently will feel even more at home hosting opponents. Those teams are the ones I expect to be threats to win their conference championships. Barring injuries of course.