VBelo Daily: March 21, 2025

There must have been something in the Gatorade yesterday because it was a thrill-fest. Today could easily be the same.

A win and a program record for the Yellowjackets. (AIC Athletics)

Yesterday's Scores

MIVA

#13 Ball State (77%) def. Queens (23%)
3-2 (25-27, 25-17, 25-15, 30-32, 15-12)

Drama in Charlotte as the Cardinals hold off the scrappy Royals. After his impressive performance against Penn State in the Outrigger, Peter Zurawski set a career-high with 60 assists.

#8 Loyola Chicago (67%) def. #17 Ohio State (33%)
3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-22)

MPSF

Vanguard (20%) def. Concordia (80%)
3-2 (12-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-18, 15-12)

The Lions pull off the 5-set upset over the Golden Eagles despite being out-hit. This was a huge win for the first-year MPSF team.

Non-conference

#7 CSU Northridge (40%) def. #15 Lewis (60%)
3-2 (14-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 17-15)

Lewis out-hit CSUN .350% to .216% and outscored CSUN 108-101 in total points, but came up just short of winning. This was a strong road win for CSUN and proof that the Matadors are for real (in case you still had any doubts).

Jessup (77%) def. Pacific Union (23%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-17)

Merrimack (79%) def. Dominican (21%)
3-0 (34-32, 25-13, 25-22)

George Mason (71%) def. Daemen (29%)
3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 25-27, 25-23)

American International (49%) def. Fisher (51%)
3-0 (25-6, 25-14, 25-7)

The Yellowjackets set a program record by hitting .451% for the match!

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Today's Match Projections

ConfCarolinas

Barton (76%) vs King (24%)

Mount Olive (96%) vs Lees-McRae (4%)

IVA

Rockhurst (36%) vs Missouri S&T (64%)

MIVA

Purdue Fort Wayne (70%) vs Quincy (30%)

MPSF

Menlo (1%) vs #9 Pepperdine (99%)

#6 BYU (27%) vs #14 Grand Canyon (73%)

NEC

Fairleigh Dickinson (24%) vs Long Island (76%)

D'Youville (10%) vs Saint Francis (90%)

SIAC

Edward Waters (34%) vs Central State (66%)

Fort Valley State (94%) vs Kentucky State (6%)

Non-conference

Daemen (12%) vs #5 UC Irvine (88%)

North Greenville (3%) vs #16 Lincoln Memorial (97%)

Sacred Heart (24%) vs Merrimack (76%)

Roosevelt University (45%) vs LeMoyne-Owen (55%)

NJIT (1%) vs #1 Long Beach (99%)