VBelo Daily: March 08, 2025

Too much volleyball for one fan to handle. But it's a great problem to have.

The Trojans are all smiles after starting conference play 3-0. (USC Athletics)

The conference matchups yesterday were electric. The parity around the league right now is creating great volleyball. The MPSF is probably going to come down to the last week with USC and UCLA playing. The MIVA could go in so many directions. The Big West has 3 of the top teams in the country. And don’t even get me started on the IVA!

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Yesterday's Scores

Big West

#13 UC San Diego (70%) def. #17 UC Santa Barbara (30%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 20-25, 25-20)

MIVA

#9 Loyola Chicago (48%) def. #12 Ball State (52%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-20)

MPSF

#5 Southern California (35%) def. #6 BYU (65%)
3-2 (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 21-25, 23-21)

This is exactly what you would hope to see out of a 5 vs 6 matchup! USC might be one of the most improved teams this year and they are coming for that MPSF title.

Menlo (32%) def. Vanguard (68%)
3-2 (15-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-17, 15-10)

#2 UCLA (93%) def. #10 Stanford (7%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-22)

SIAC

Central State (48%) def. LeMoyne-Owen (52%)
3-0 (25-14, 33-31, 25-15)

Non-conference

Reinhardt (17%) def. King (83%)
3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23, 18-16)

Daemen (97%) def. American International (3%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-21)

Fairleigh Dickinson (74%) def. Dominican (26%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-19)

#16 Ohio State (68%) def. NJIT (32%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-19)

Catawba (37%) def. Barton (63%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 29-27)

Purdue Fort Wayne (88%) def. Thomas More (12%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-16)

Merrimack (74%) def. D'Youville (26%)
3-1 (25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20)

Maryville (95%) def. Mount St. Joseph (5%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-15)

Concordia (75%) def. Jessup (25%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-18)

#4 UC Irvine (77%) def. #8 Pepperdine (23%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-19)

#1 Long Beach (99%) def. Sacred Heart (1%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-20)

#3 Hawai'i (94%) def. Lindenwood (6%)
3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23)

This match wasn’t televised, but let me tell you, Lindenwood could have won this match. They were outplaying Hawaii for large parts of the night. If they carry this momentum into the MIVA, they will make a big splash.

St. John Fisher (58%) def. Roosevelt University (42%)
3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 31-29, 25-18)

Long Island (97%) def. Roosevelt University (3%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-21)

Long Island (85%) def. Barry (15%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 27-25)

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Today's Match Projections

ECC

Roberts Wesleyan (69%) vs American International (31%)

EIVA

Harvard (46%) vs Charleston (54%)

IVA

Thomas More (40%) vs Rockhurst (60%)

Roosevelt University (15%) vs Barry (85%)

MPSF

Menlo (43%) vs Vanguard (57%)

#5 Southern California (45%) vs #6 BYU (55%)

SIAC

Central State (59%) vs LeMoyne-Owen (41%)

Benedict (43%) vs Edward Waters (57%)

Morehouse (2%) vs Fort Valley State (98%)

Non-conference

Tusculum (81%) vs King (19%)

Daemen (72%) vs Merrimack (28%)

Missouri S&T (5%) vs #11 McKendree (95%)

#16 Ohio State (73%) vs NJIT (27%)

#19 Penn State (32%) vs #15 Grand Canyon (68%)

Sacred Heart (2%) vs #4 UC Irvine (98%)

#14 Lewis (100%) vs Morehouse (0%)

Long Island (96%) vs St. John Fisher (4%)

#14 Lewis (88%) vs Fort Valley State (12%)

St. John Fisher (22%) vs Barry (78%)