VBelo Scouting Report: March 04, 2023
VBelo Scouting Report: March 04, 2023
Hawai'i "rings" in the weekend with another win
Let’s start with the matches that weren’t played on an island. The big upset came in the form of CSU Northridge sweeping Stanford at Maples Pavilion. The Matadors played a great all-around match and came away with a fantastic non-conference win for the Big West. Lewis also fended off McKendree in a reverse sweep. I’m sure the Bearcats would like to have that one back. Grand Canyon was able to bounce back after their first loss of the year by defeating BYU in straight sets. The Lopes are 15-1 and yet they are not getting the attention they so deserve.
Now let’s head to the island. In what can only be described as a show of sheer force, Hawai’i swept Pepperdine in front of almost 7,000 fans. This was the first time Pepperdine has been swept this year and the Waves maintain their winless streak in Hawaii that dates back to January of 2009. Jaylen Jasper was very un-Jasper-y with only 11 kills and a mere .227 hitting percentage. Apparently he is human, but I am not fully convinced. For Hawai’i everything seemed to be working. They out-aced (6-1), out-blocked (11-5), and out-hit (.405-.260) Pepperdine. In Set 3, Hawai’i had a sideout percentage of 90% (19-21) against a legitimate contender to make the national tournament. This was some high level volleyball!
With less than 15 matches, today is a calm Saturday of volleyball. There are still great matches though. In the MIVA, Loyola looks to stay undefeated in conference play against a constantly underestimated Purdue Fort Wayne. There is also a ton of non-conference play. Stanford will definitely want a win after being upset yesterday, but they will have to go through the dangerous UC Irvine.
If you are looking for some potentially close matchups, we have 3 that VBelo has as toss ups. Honestly, all of these matches could be really fun to watch and are worth your time.
Emmanuel (55%) vs Missouri S&T (45%)
Long Island (49%) vs Harvard (51%)
UC Irvine (45%) vs Stanford (55%)
Match Recaps
Big West
UC Santa Barbara (70%) def. UC San Diego (30%)
3-1 (20-25, 25-22, 28-26, 25-22)
Owen Birg (UCSB) set a new career high (22 kills) just 2 days after his last career high (19 kills).
MIVA
Lewis (49%) def. McKendree (51%)
3-2 (23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21, 15-10)
Max Roquet (LU) tied a season-high with 19 kills in the reverse sweep.
MPSF
UCLA (91%) def. Concordia-Irvine (9%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-16)
In case you were worried for the Bruins setter situation (not sure why you would), Andrew Rowan had 31 assists, 3 aces, 5 digs, & 4 blocks.
Grand Canyon (64%) def. BYU (36%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-21)
Christian Janke (GCU) had 8 kills with just 1 error (.538%) in the conference match sweep.
SIAC
Central State (75%) def. Fort Valley State (25%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-19)
Non-conference
Emmanuel (45%) def. Maryville (55%)
3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 25-23, 25-20)
Long Island (79%) def. American International (21%)
3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-18)
Hawai'i (85%) def. Pepperdine (15%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-18, 25-21)
Jakob Thelle (UH) looked 100% healthy with 34 assists, 4 kills, 4 aces, and 5 digs.
CSU Northridge (33%) def. Stanford (67%)
3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 26-24)
CSUN out-hit (.474 to .298) and out-dug (34 to 26) Stanford in the upset sweep.
D'Youville (61%) def. Alderson Broaddus (39%)
3-1 (25-19, 25-21, 25-27, 25-19)
Harvard (62%) def. St. Francis-Brooklyn (38%)
3-2 (25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 23-25, 15-3)
Harvard hit .414 to hold off the upset bid from St. Francis-Brooklyn in 5 sets. They only had 1 set where they hit less than .400.
Long Beach (62%) def. Ball State (38%)
3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-15)
Spencer Olivier (LBSU) finished with 16 kills and only 2 errors (.583%) in the big win.
Princeton (80%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (20%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-17)
Southern California (84%) def. Menlo (16%)
3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-20)
USC had 3 players who had at least 13 kills and hit at least. 340 for the match (Kobrine, Gallas, & Klein).
NJIT (59%) def. Merrimack (41%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-23)
George Mason (32%) def. North Greenville (68%)
3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-22)
Match Projections
MIVA
Purdue Fort Wayne (32%) vs Loyola Chicago (68%)
MPSF
BYU (34%) vs Grand Canyon (66%)
SIAC
Morehouse (9%) vs Central State (91%)
Fort Valley State (66%) vs Kentucky State (34%)
Morehouse (39%) vs Kentucky State (61%)
Non-conference
Barton (21%) vs George Mason (79%)
Charleston (32%) vs Ohio State (68%)
Penn State (91%) vs Concordia-Irvine (9%)
Lewis (63%) vs Maryville (37%)
Emmanuel (55%) vs Missouri S&T (45%)
Long Island (49%) vs Harvard (51%)
UC Irvine (45%) vs Stanford (55%)
St. Francis-Brooklyn (69%) vs American International (31%)
Randolph-Macon (38%) vs Lees-McRae (62%)
