VBelo Daily: March 07, 2025

UCLA starts their MPSF season strong, even with some unplanned lineup changes.

Benedict with the dramatic 5-set win over Life (NAIA). (Benedict Athletics)

Yesterday's Scores

MPSF

#2 UCLA (93%) def. #10 Stanford (7%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19)

No Andrew Rowan (illness), no problem! UCLA hits .416% on their way to their first MPSF win of the season.

Non-conference

Benedict (61%) def. Life (39%)
3-2 (16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-12)

#14 Lewis (98%) def. Emmanuel (2%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-11)

Lewis hit .549% as a team in this four set win. Cameron Hoying led all players with 14 kills and finished with a .619% hitting percentage.

Concordia (71%) def. Jessup (29%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-21, 26-24)

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Today's Match Projections

Big West

#13 UC San Diego (70%) vs #17 UC Santa Barbara (30%)

MIVA

#9 Loyola Chicago (48%) vs #12 Ball State (52%)

MPSF

#5 Southern California (35%) vs #6 BYU (65%)

Menlo (32%) vs Vanguard (68%)

#10 Stanford (7%) vs #2 UCLA (93%)

SIAC

Central State (48%) vs LeMoyne-Owen (52%)

Non-conference

#16 Ohio State (68%) vs NJIT (32%)

This is a really interesting matchup to me. I just think it might be a really fun one to watch.

Reinhardt (17%) vs King (83%)

Daemen (97%) vs American International (3%)

Dominican (26%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (74%)

Barton (63%) vs Catawba (37%)

Thomas More (12%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (88%)

D'Youville (26%) vs Merrimack (74%)

Jessup (25%) vs Concordia (75%)

#8 Pepperdine (23%) vs #4 UC Irvine (77%)

Sacred Heart (1%) vs #1 Long Beach (99%)

Lindenwood (6%) vs #3 Hawai'i (94%)

Roosevelt University (42%) vs St. John Fisher (58%)

St. John Fisher (21%) vs Barry (79%)

Long Island (96%) vs Roosevelt University (4%)