Ohio State got the huge sweep at Lewis and is now in a tie with Ball State for 2nd in the MIVA. With just 3 conference matches left to play, the Buckeyes are in a good position. That being said, their final match of the regular season will be at MIVA-leader Loyola. The other 4 matches today were all won by teams who had at least a 70% chance of winning. I guess that's why they were favorites.
You know the drill! It’s Friday and we have matches in every conference. Tons of great matches but these are the two I am most excited about.
UCLA at Grand Canyon - These two teams have been on a collision course all season. They both have tons of firepower and the drive to win. UCLA has the edge in VBelo but I could easily see this going4 or 5 sets.
Daemen at Long Island - This is the battle for the inaugural season of the NEC! VBelo has this as a 50/50 match which feels just about right. Both of these teams have been so great this season! This is must-watch volleyball.
Match Recaps
MIVA
Ohio State (42%) def. Lewis (58%)
3-0 (25-23, 28-26, 25-19)
Purdue Fort Wayne (87%) def. Quincy (13%)
3-1 (17-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21)
Ball State (70%) def. McKendree (30%)
3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-20)
MPSF
BYU (75%) def. Southern California (25%)
3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20)
SIAC
Fort Valley State (82%) def. Morehouse (18%)
3-0 (25-12, 25-21, 25-13)
Match Projections
Big West
Hawai'i (82%) vs UC Santa Barbara (18%)
CSU Northridge (24%) vs UC Irvine (76%)
Long Beach (83%) vs UC San Diego (17%)
ConfCarolinas
Barton (14%) vs King (86%)
Mount Olive (57%) vs Lees-McRae (43%)
EIVA
NJIT (35%) vs Charleston (65%)
Penn State (85%) vs Harvard (15%)
IVA
Alderson Broaddus (9%) vs Lincoln Memorial (91%)
MIVA
Lindenwood (19%) vs Loyola Chicago (81%)
MPSF
Concordia-Irvine (28%) vs Stanford (72%)
UCLA (65%) vs Grand Canyon (35%)
Southern California (23%) vs BYU (77%)
NEC
Daemen (50%) vs Long Island (50%)
D'Youville (30%) vs St. Francis-Brooklyn (70%)
Saint Francis (61%) vs Sacred Heart (39%)
Fairleigh Dickinson (37%) vs Merrimack (63%)
SIAC
Edward Waters (41%) vs Central State (59%)
Non-conference
Belmont Abbey (36%) vs Queens (64%)
Kentucky State (8%) vs Limestone (92%)