We are back! Okay, just mostly back. I was able to enter all of the matches from the past several days into the model so everything should be up to date. I ran out of time (and energy) to do much research for today, but I wanted to give you a quick stats update as we just passed the 200 match mark for the season!
11 - Most matches (King)
8 - Most wins (UCLA)
6 - Undefeated teams (UCLA, Charleston, Hawai’i, Loyola, Long Beach, Benedict)
8.6 - Largest Points Per Set Differential (Benedict)
41-10 - MPSF record (most wins and fewest losses of any conference)
14 - MPSF wins against the Big West (most of any conference)
70% - Home team winning percentage
Match Recaps
Non-conference
Emmanuel (64%) def. Fort Valley State (36%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22)
UCLA (82%) def. George Mason (18%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-19)
Lincoln Memorial (69%) def. King (31%)
3-0 (25-18, 26-24, 25-19)
Grand Canyon (85%) def. Lees-McRae (15%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-18)
Match Projections
IVA
Maryville (56%) vs Missouri S&T (44%)
Non-conference
UC Santa Barbara (30%) vs Pepperdine (70%)
North Greenville (64%) vs Limestone (36%)
Vanguard (33%) vs CSU Northridge (67%)
Lees-McRae (15%) vs Grand Canyon (85%)