VBelo Scouting Report: February 25, 2023

Reverse, reverse! Everybody clap your hands!

Apparently, the script for yesterday included having as many reverse sweeps as possible. We had 3 reverse sweeps and another 2 #CincoSets matches because why not? As if it wasn’t enough, the drama included two of the undefeated teams. Grand Canyon fell to Pepperdine in Malibu while Charleston was able to get past George Mason in Fairfax.¹ And just like that, there are only two undefeated teams left in the country: Hawai’i and Charleston. Just like we thought at the beginning of the season.²

Here is your stat of the day. Coming into today, there are 15 teams who have perfect records at home. ³

• 9-0 : Charleston, Grand Canyon

• 8-0 : North Greenville

• 7-0 : Hawai’i, Lincoln Memorial, Loyola

• 6-0 : BYU, UCLA

• 5-0 : Limestone

• 4-0 : Daemen

• 3-0 : Emmanuel, Missouri S&T

• 2-0 : Central State, Edward Waters

• 1-0 : St. Francis-Brooklyn

Tons of match scores from yesterday and projections for today so I will keep it brief. I hope you get to watch some volleyball today!

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Match Recaps

Big West

CSU Northridge (41%) def. UC San Diego (59%)
3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21)

ConfCarolinas

King (48%) def. Mount Olive (52%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 27-25)

Barton (34%) def. Lees-McRae (66%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-19)

Barton had 8 players with at least 2 digs! That is team defense right there.

EIVA

Charleston (54%) def. George Mason (46%)
3-2 (18-25, 27-29, 25-21, 25-22, 15-12)

Omar Hoyos (GMU) goes for a career high 24 kills in the tough reverse sweep.

Princeton (64%) def. Harvard (36%)
3-1 (25-16, 25-27, 26-24, 25-18)

Penn State (77%) def. NJIT (23%)
3-0 (25-20, 28-26, 25-23)

IVA

Queens (60%) def. Limestone (40%)
3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-18)

MIVA

Ohio State (83%) def. Quincy (17%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-19)

Purdue Fort Wayne (61%) def. Lewis (39%)
3-1 (25-23, 25-12, 13-25, 27-25)

Ball State (69%) def. Lindenwood (31%)
3-2 (14-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-22, 15-8)

Kaleb Jenness (BSU) knows how to carry a heavy load. He finished with 17 kills, 40 attacks, and 12 digs in the reverse sweep.

MPSF

BYU (74%) def. Concordia-Irvine (26%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-18)

Miks Ramanis (BYU) had a phenomenal night with 14 kills on 20 errorless swings (.700).

Pepperdine (47%) def. Grand Canyon (53%)
3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-16, 27-25, 15-9)

Akin Akinwumi (PEP) is good at volleyball. He finished with 17 kills, 5 blocks, and 4 aces in the reverse sweep.

Stanford (47%) def. Southern California (53%)
3-1 (25-22, 24-26, 25-16, 25-20)

NEC

Saint Francis (69%) def. Sacred Heart (31%)
3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-18)

Fairleigh Dickinson (49%) def. Merrimack (51%)
3-2 (25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-11)

Jack Lydon (FDU) dropped a season high 21 kills in the dramatic 5-set NEC victory.

SIAC

Benedict (74%) def. Morehouse (26%)
3-0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-23)

Non-conference

Hawai'i (92%) def. Long Island (8%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-16)

UCLA (73%) def. UC Irvine (27%)
3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-16)

UCLA out-hit UC Irvine .364 to .150 in the 4-set victory.

Fort Valley State (55%) def. Tusculum (45%)
3-2 (25-16, 25-21, 12-25, 17-25, 15-8)

Isaiah Fedd (FVSU) with the clutch double-double (13 kills & 11 digs).

Mount St. Joseph (79%) def. Kentucky State (21%)
3-0 (25-12, 25-7, 25-12)

Webber International (56%) def. Alderson Broaddus (44%)
3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 25-20)

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Match Projections

ConfCarolinas

Erskine (51%) vs Belmont Abbey (49%)

North Greenville (62%) vs Emmanuel (38%)

King (79%) vs Barton (21%)

Lees-McRae (32%) vs Mount Olive (68%)

EIVA

Charleston (58%) vs George Mason (42%)

Harvard (34%) vs Princeton (66%)

Penn State (79%) vs NJIT (21%)

MIVA

Ohio State (64%) vs Lindenwood (36%)

McKendree (22%) vs Loyola Chicago (78%)

Ball State (88%) vs Quincy (12%)

MPSF

BYU (76%) vs Concordia-Irvine (24%)

NEC

St. Francis-Brooklyn (55%) vs D'Youville (45%)

Sacred Heart (40%) vs Fairleigh Dickinson (60%)

Merrimack (35%) vs Saint Francis (65%)

SIAC

Central State (50%) vs Benedict (50%)

Edward Waters (77%) vs Kentucky State (23%)

Non-conference

Tusculum (68%) vs Morehouse (32%)

Lincoln Memorial (82%) vs Fort Valley State (18%)

Maryville (60%) vs Health Sciences & Pharmacy (40%)

Alderson Broaddus (43%) vs Truett-McConnell (57%)

Widener (61%) vs American International (39%)

Alderson Broaddus (36%) vs St. Andrews (64%)

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Tweet of the Day

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1. The teams with one name (Pepperdine and Charleston) defeated the teams with two names (Grand Canyon and George Mason). This is the analysis you come here for.

2. Said no one.

3. Every team has played at least 1 home match.