Number of the Day
66 - With conference action well underway, the key is going to be winning matches away. Home teams have won 66% of the the time this year, slightly higher than in past years. So you almost expect the home team to win (within reason). So keep an eye out for those conference road victories. Those are the matches that will decide conference standings for the postseason.
Yesterday’s Scores
Big West
Hawai’i (23%) def. Long Beach (77%)
3-2 (26-24, 23-25, 25-19, 20-25, 15-12)
ConfCarolinas
Erskine (26%) def. Lees-McRae (74%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-23)
Emmanuel (80%) def. King (20%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-16, 25-16)
Belmont Abbey (55%) def. Mount Olive (45%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-21)
North Greenville (35%) def. Barton (65%)
3-2 (27-29, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 16-14)
EIVA
George Mason (83%) def. Sacred Heart (17%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-15, 25-17)
GLVC
Roosevelt (96%) def. Thomas More (4%)
3-2 (14-25, 27-25, 21-25, 25-16, 15-10)
Rockhurst (82%) def. Southwest Baptist (18%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-20)
Missouri S&T (89%) def. Jamestown (11%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-23)
Maryville (85%) def. Quincy (15%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-17)
IVA
Catawba (16%) def. Tusculum (84%)
3-2 (19-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-13, 15-9)
MPSF
BYU (97%) def. Concordia (3%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-21)
Pepperdine (100%) def. UC Merced (0%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-12, 25-12)
Southern California (95%) def. Jessup (5%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-16)
NEC
Saint Francis (67%) def. Daemen (33%)
3-2 (21-25, 29-27, 25-20, 25-27, 15-13)
Fairleigh Dickinson (17%) def. Long Island (83%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 26-24)
Manhattan (92%) def. D’Youville (8%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-18)
SIAC
Fort Valley State (95%) def. Kentucky State (5%)
3-0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-10)
Central State (55%) def. Edward Waters (45%)
3-1 (25-20, 27-25, 17-25, 25-18)
Non-conference
Newberry (37%) def. Warren Wilson (63%)
3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-15)
Lincoln Memorial (81%) def. Charleston (19%)
3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23)
Today’s Match Projections
Big West
Hawai’i (30%) vs Long Beach (70%)
ConfCarolinas
North Greenville (17%) vs Mount Olive (83%)
King (26%) vs Erskine (74%)
Lees-McRae (42%) vs Emmanuel (58%)
ECC
St. Thomas Aquinas (93%) vs American International (7%)
Dominican (10%) vs Roberts Wesleyan (90%)
EIVA
NJIT (66%) vs Princeton (34%)
George Mason (85%) vs Sacred Heart (15%)
GLVC
Jamestown (9%) vs Missouri S&T (91%)
Southwest Baptist (16%) vs Rockhurst (84%)
Thomas More (4%) vs Roosevelt (96%)
Quincy (13%) vs Maryville (87%)
IVA
Catawba (8%) vs Lincoln Memorial (92%)
MIVA
Lindenwood (91%) vs Queens (9%)
Lewis (39%) vs Ohio State (61%)
Loyola Chicago (93%) vs Northern Kentucky (7%)
Ball State (76%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (24%)
MPSF
UC Merced (0%) vs Pepperdine (100%)
Jessup (5%) vs Southern California (95%)
Concordia (3%) vs BYU (97%)
NEC
Fairleigh Dickinson (29%) vs Long Island (71%)
Daemen (31%) vs Saint Francis (69%)
D’Youville (7%) vs Manhattan (93%)
SIAC
Central State (63%) vs Edward Waters (37%)
Kentucky State (5%) vs Fort Valley State (95%)
Non-conference
Charleston (41%) vs Tusculum (59%)
I know for a fact the road wins in conference can yield HUGE dividends in the next few weeks. Mason FDU Belmont Abbey and UH are did some good things far from home
Wild night at the Pyramid. Multiple starters on both teams cramping indoors in March? That was a first for me.