VBelo Daily: March 29, 2026

As March ends, we have a pretty good idea of what everyone looks like this season. Now it comes down to execution and recovery.

The Bobcats made history on Friday with their first MPSF win in program history. (UC Merced Athletics)

Number of the Day

24 - Home court isn’t a magic wand, but it sure helps. In some cases, the home court advantage rises to the level of legend. One of those legends is the Smith Field House, home court of the BYU Cougars. This 5,000 seat arena opened in 1951, but volleyball did not move there until 1990. Many teams have struggled here, including MPSF rivals the Pepperdine Waves. For the first time in 24 years, Pepperdine took two straight matches in the Smith Field House. Pepperdine is currently 8-0 in the MPSF and sits 1/2 game ahead of UCLA at 7-0.

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Yesterday’s Scores

Big West

UC Irvine (83%) def. UC San Diego (17%)
3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 23-25, 25-15, 15-13)

Long Beach (87%) def. CSUN (13%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-14)

Hawai’i (93%) def. UC Santa Barbara (7%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-13)

Conference Carolinas

North Greenville (36%) def. Emmanuel (64%)
3-1 (25-23, 20-25, 25-19, 26-24)

Belmont Abbey (89%) def. Erskine (11%)
3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 27-25)

Mount Olive (89%) def. Lees-McRae (11%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-16)

Barton (85%) def. King (15%)
3-2 (24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-12)

ECC

Roberts Wesleyan (88%) def. American International (12%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-15)

EIVA

Princeton (41%) def. Charleston (59%)
3-0 (25-11, 27-25, 25-14)

Penn State (77%) def. NJIT (23%)
3-0 (26-24, 25-12, 25-18)

Harvard (42%) def. Sacred Heart (58%)
3-1 (18-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-13)

GLVC

Rockhurst (93%) def. Thomas More (7%)
3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-14)

Quincy (38%) def. Roosevelt (62%)
3-1 (25-19, 21-25, 25-14, 27-25)

Maryville (95%) def. Jamestown (5%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-12, 27-25)

Missouri S&T (75%) def. Southwest Baptist (25%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-19, 25-16)

MIVA

Lindenwood (88%) def. Purdue Fort Wayne (12%)
3-2 (25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-27, 21-19)

Ball State (56%) def. McKendree (44%)
3-0 (28-26, 25-22, 25-19)

MPSF

Vanguard (21%) def. Jessup (79%)
3-2 (22-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 15-13)

Southern California (99%) def. Menlo (1%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-11)

Pepperdine (64%) def. BYU (36%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22)

Concordia (55%) def. UC Merced (45%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-21, 25-20)

UCLA (93%) def. Stanford (7%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-21)

NEC

Long Island (68%) def. Manhattan (32%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-18)

Fairleigh Dickinson (86%) def. D’Youville (14%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-15)

Daemen (77%) def. UMES (23%)
3-1 (16-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-23)

SIAC

Benedict (77%) def. Kentucky State (23%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-19)

Fort Valley State (79%) def. Central State (21%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20)

Non-conference

Barry (79%) def. Edward Waters (21%)
3-1 (25-12, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19)

George Mason (80%) def. Saint Francis (20%)
3-1 (26-24, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21)

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Today’s Match Projections

ECC

Dominican (11%) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (89%)