VBelo Scouting Report: February 12, 2023
VBelo Scouting Report: February 12, 2023
Good teams tend to win...shocking, I know
Another full day of matches yesterday but for the most part, there were no giant surprises. The lowest projected winner was Lees-McRae at 43%, which is still very much within the realm of possibility. It was basically a coin-flip. At this point in the season we are starting to learn some important, but fairly simple truths.
The top teams are really good.
Good teams can easily win (or lose) against just about any team.
Teams are still developing chemistry and improving.
It is still February, so there is a lot of volleyball to go. I am excited to see where all the teams end up, but already they are giving fans great reasons to be excited. If nothing else, we already have 60 more games played this year than the same time last season!
No matches today sadly. There was a match scheduled between NJIT and George Mason, but due to health and safety protocols, the match was postponed. Since this would have been a conference matchup, I’m sure they will work to find another date to makeup the match. It did seem a little weird to schedule a match on Superbowl Sunday though. I guess the NFL Rihanna will have some extra viewers for their game her performance now.
Match Recaps
ConfCarolinas
King (74%) def. Erskine (26%)
3-2 (27-25, 25-19, 24-26, 22-25, 15-8)
Warren Davis (King) had a career high 21 kills to lead the Tornado to the dramatic 5 set win.
Lees-McRae (43%) def. Emmanuel (57%)
3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-20)
Belmont Abbey (76%) def. Barton (24%)
3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-17, 25-22)
North Greenville (67%) def. Mount Olive (33%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-21, 25-21)
IVA
Lincoln Memorial (70%) def. Limestone (30%)
3-0 (25-15, 26-24, 25-22)
Maryville (82%) def. Alderson Broaddus (18%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-20)
MIVA
Ohio State (54%) def. Lewis (46%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-19)
Purdue Fort Wayne (82%) def. Quincy (18%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-18)
Ball State (70%) def. McKendree (30%)
3-1 (25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20)
Dyer Ball (BSU) with a career night and a double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs.
Loyola Chicago (70%) def. Lindenwood (30%)
3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 28-30, 15-12)
Parker Van Buren (Loyola) finished with a strong 23 kills in the win.
Non-conference
Hawai'i (78%) def. Stanford (22%)
3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-19)
Dimitrios Mouchlias (UH) was unstoppable with 17 kills and a .517% to lead the Rainbow Warriors to another sweep.
BYU (60%) def. UC Santa Barbara (40%)
3-1 (25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 25-17)
Miks Ramanis (BYU) led the way with 19 kills to hand UCSB their 8th loss of the season.
Princeton (73%) def. St. Francis-Brooklyn (27%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-22)
Ben Harrington (PU) had a season high 7 aces and a team high 8 kills in the win.
CSU Northridge (48%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (52%)
3-0 (25-11, 25-15, 25-23)
CSUN had a great match out-hitting Fairleigh Dickinson .411 to -.015.
Penn State (82%) def. Saint Francis (18%)
3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10)
Penn State was taken to the brink and was out-blocked 5-12.
St. Andrews (62%) def. Kentucky State (38%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-19)
Missouri S&T (44%) def. Central State (56%)
3-2 (24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 22-25, 15-11)
Reinhardt (70%) def. Kentucky State (30%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-12)
Central State (73%) def. Alderson Broaddus (27%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-17)
