VBelo Scouting Report: March 18, 2023
VBelo Scouting Report: March 18, 2023
Drama is bigger in the Big West
Long Beach with the statement win in Hawaiʻi. The Rainbow Warriors were swept for the first since January 29, 2022 (at Ball State) and suffered only their second loss of the year. The Beach were unstoppable as they hit .484% for the match and hit over .500% in Sets 1 & 2. They also out-blocked Hawaiʻi 7-3 to keep the Rainbow Warriors in check. Hawaiʻi looked a little sluggish on the court and Long Beach looked like they had their eyes set on the national tournament. This was a recipe for a big upset on the island.
Grand Canyon is now the only one-loss team in the country after their sweep of Princeton. Charleston also got back in the win column with a sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne. We have some great teams this year and that is super exciting.
Today we have a ton of matches. Yes, we have the Long Beach/Hawaiʻi rematch and it will be worth staying up for (even on the east coast). All 8 teams in the MIVA will also be taking the court which is sure to deliver some great matches. In the MPSF, Stanford will look to bounce back after a brutal loss to UCLA. Not to mention the NEC, SIAC, and tons of non-conference matches. Another great weekend with tons of matches. You gotta love it.
Match Recaps
Big West
UC Irvine (66%) def. UC Santa Barbara (34%)
3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-20)
Long Beach (27%) def. Hawai'i (73%)
3-0 (25-20, 29-27, 25-22)
Sotiris Siapanis (LBSU) led the impressive sweep with 19 kills (.531%).
ConfCarolinas
Mount Olive (31%) def. Erskine (69%)
3-1 (25-18, 25-14, 24-26, 25-17)
Emmanuel (78%) def. Barton (22%)
3-2 (25-27, 25-16, 21-25, 25-17, 15-9)
Jayden Young (EC) led all players with 23 kills in the 5-set win.
MPSF
UCLA (81%) def. Stanford (19%)
3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-12)
UCLA completely dominated this match. They outhit Stanford .527 to -.076!
SIAC
Edward Waters (49%) def. Benedict (51%)
3-0 (25-19, 25-16, 25-17)
Bryan Pepen (EWU) had a great night with 16 kills (.528%) in the sweep.
Non-conference
Charleston (38%) def. Purdue Fort Wayne (62%)
3-0 (30-28, 25-21, 25-23)
Garret Schnitker (UC) had a great offensive night with 14 kills, .542%, with only 1 hitting error.
Pepperdine (60%) def. Daemen (40%)
3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17)
Queens (58%) def. NJIT (42%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-23)
George Mason (77%) def. Fairleigh Dickinson (23%)
3-1 (25-19, 28-26, 23-25, 25-20)
Grand Canyon (75%) def. Princeton (25%)
3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-21)
Tusculum (62%) def. Fort Valley State (38%)
3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 25-21)
Merrimack (77%) def. American International (23%)
3-1 (19-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22)
Match Projections
Big West
Long Beach (33%) vs Hawai'i (67%)
ConfCarolinas
Barton (16%) vs Erskine (84%)
Mount Olive (44%) vs Emmanuel (56%)
Lees-McRae (37%) vs Belmont Abbey (63%)
MIVA
Ball State (61%) vs Ohio State (39%)
McKendree (27%) vs Lewis (73%)
Loyola Chicago (64%) vs Purdue Fort Wayne (36%)
Quincy (20%) vs Lindenwood (80%)
MPSF
UCLA (83%) vs Stanford (17%)
NEC
Sacred Heart (45%) vs Merrimack (55%)
SIAC
Morehouse (14%) vs Benedict (86%)
Non-conference
American International (9%) vs Long Island (91%)
Reinhardt (18%) vs Limestone (82%)
Elmira (42%) vs D'Youville (58%)
Fairleigh Dickinson (22%) vs George Mason (78%)
Fort Valley State (10%) vs Lincoln Memorial (90%)
Saint Francis (9%) vs Penn State (91%)
Carlow (46%) vs Alderson Broaddus (54%)
Daemen (62%) vs CSU Northridge (38%)
Thomas More (21%) vs Central State (79%)
Edward Waters (65%) vs Webber International (35%)
Randolph-Macon (38%) vs St. Francis-Brooklyn (62%)
Edward Waters (71%) vs St. Andrews (29%)
St. Francis-Brooklyn (55%) vs Kean (45%)
