VBelo Daily: March 09, 2025

We are not talking enough about Deklan Wingo and the Tusculum Pioneers.

The world doesn’t have enough Deklan Wingo appreciation posts. (Tusculum Athletics)

Yesterday's Scores

ECC

Roberts Wesleyan (69%) def. American International (31%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-20)

EIVA

Harvard (46%) def. Charleston (54%)
3-2 (25-20, 17-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-11)

IVA

Rockhurst (60%) def. Thomas More (40%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-19)

Shay Spadaro (a stat-stuffing favorite of mine) had a triple seven match. 7 aces, 7 digs, and 7(+1) kills.

Barry (85%) def. Roosevelt University (15%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19)

MPSF

Vanguard (57%) def. Menlo (43%)
3-1 (23-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-21)

#5 Southern California (45%) def. #6 BYU (55%)
3-0 (27-25, 26-24, 25-20)

Apparently, USC didn’t want to play 5 sets again. Luke Benson (BYU) had one of the best performances of his career in the loss, however. 18 kills with just 1 error for a .640% hitting percentage!

SIAC

Central State (59%) def. LeMoyne-Owen (41%)
3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-17)

Edward Waters (57%) def. Benedict (43%)
3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-17, 27-25)

Fort Valley State (98%) def. Morehouse (2%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-14)

Non-conference

Tusculum (81%) def. King (19%)
3-2 (25-19, 25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 15-7)

Deklan Wingo continues to shine and set more records. Not only did Tusculum tie a program record for wins in a season (9), but Wingo is now the first player in Pioneer history with 1,000 kills.

Merrimack (28%) def. Daemen (72%)
3-1 (27-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20)

#11 McKendree (95%) def. Missouri S&T (5%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-18)

One of the best storylines of 2025 has been the McKendree Bearcats. Last night, Boone Felts unleashed 23 kills with only 2 errors (.553%)!

#16 Ohio State (73%) def. NJIT (27%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-20)

#15 Grand Canyon (68%) def. #19 Penn State (32%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-22)

#4 UC Irvine (98%) def. Sacred Heart (2%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-13)

D'Youville (83%) def. American International (17%)
3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-14, 36-34)

#14 Lewis (100%) def. Morehouse (0%)
3-0 (25-14, 25-10, 25-10)

Long Island (96%) def. St. John Fisher (4%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-21)

#14 Lewis (89%) def. Fort Valley State (11%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-14)

St. John Fisher (21%) def. Barry (79%)
3-2 (23-25, 19-25, 25-16, 25-17, 15-12)

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Today's Match Projections

EIVA

Harvard (55%) vs Charleston (45%)

IVA

Thomas More (35%) vs Rockhurst (65%)

Non-conference

Roberts Wesleyan (12%) vs Merrimack (88%)

#19 Penn State (29%) vs #15 Grand Canyon (71%)