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Check out all the matches today involving NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow them live.
No. 1/1 UCLA (10-0, 6-0 MPSF) vs. No. 5/5 Hawai’i (8-1, 3-1 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Honolulu
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What to know: The biggest home match of the season so farfor No. 5/5 Hawai’i has arrived as it plays host to undefeated No. 1/1 UCLA. Hawai’i enters this two-match series on a 16-match home winning streak dating back to last season. The Rainbow Warriors are leading the MPSF with a .359 attack percentage and are only the team with two players in the conference’s top five for kills. All-American outside attacker Sinisa Zarkovic has a MPSF-best 4.62 kills per game average, while freshman outside attacker Stijn van Tilburg is fourth in the conference averaging 4.18 kills per game. This conference series will also feature two of the top setters in the nation. Hawai’i setter Jennings Franciskovic is second in the nation with an 11.55 assists per game average. UCLA freshman setter Micah Ma’a returns to his home state leading the Bruins’ 6-2 offensive system. Ma’a has been twice named the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshman of the Week and is among the team leaders with a 2.21 kills per game average and a 5.79 assists per game average. In addition, the freshman leads the nation with 25 aces, including having a season-high seven aces in a four-game victory against No. 12 CSUN last week. UCLA is also 10-0 for the first time in its program history since 1998. However, the Rainbow Warriors are on a four-match winning streak against the Bruins — their second longest winning streak in the history of the series.
No. 2/3 Long Beach State (7-2, 4-2 MPSF) vs. No. 6/4 Stanford (7-1, 5-1 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Long Beach, California
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What to know: It doesn’t get any easier for No. 2/3 Long Beach State. The 49ers will play their fourth match against a top-five nationally ranked team in the last 15 days as it plays host to No. 6/4 Stanford. Long Beach State is 1-2 in those matches versus top-five ranked teams, including losing a five-game match to No. 1/1 UCLA last week. Outside attacker TJ DeFalco was named the Off the Block/Springbak, Inc. Co-National Freshman of the Week after having a combined 48 kills and 28 digs in the 49ers’ two matches last week. DeFalco also is second in the conference and leads all freshman in the nation with a 4.56 kills per game average, including having a season-high 27 kills in a five-game victory against No. 10/8 UC Santa Barbara last week. Along with its offensive performance, Long Beach State leads the conference holding opponents to a .189 attack percentage. Stanford enters this road match in second place in the MPSF and on a four-match winning streak. In addition, Stanford middle attacker Conrad Kaminski is second in the conference with a 1.52 blocks per game average and third in the conference with a .521 kills per game average. The four players with the highest attack percentages in the MPSF will be playing in this match. Long Beach State middle attackers Taylor Gregory and Bryce Yould both have at least a .600 attack percentage, while Stanford middle attacker Kevin Rakestraw is third with a .543 attack percentage.
Harvard (2-3, 0-0 EIVA) vs. Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Match vitals: 5:30 p.m. in Springfield, Massachusetts
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No. 15 St. Francis (3-4, 0-1 EIVA) vs. Lees-McRae (0-5, 0-5 CC)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Loretto, Pennsylvania
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Pfeiffer (5-0, 5-0 CC) vs. George Mason (1-6, 1-0 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Fairfax, Virginia
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Sacred Heart (0-6, 0-0 EIVA) vs. Stevens Tech (4-1)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Fairfield, Connecticut
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Princeton (0-4, 0-0 EIVA) vs. Charleston (2-6, 0-1 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Charleston, West Virginia
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Belmont Abbey (6-1, 3-1 CC) vs. Barton (4-2, 2-2 CC)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Wilson, North Carolina
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No. 4/6 Loyola (5-2, 0-0 MIVA) vs. Lindenwood (2-5, 0-1 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. St. Charles, Missouri
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No. 13 Lewis (6-4, 1-1 MIVA) vs. Quincy (4-5, 0-1 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Quincy, Illinois
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Holy Names (0-7) vs. Hope International (2-7)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Fullerton, California
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No. 3/2 BYU (6-2, 4-2 MPSF) vs. No. 10/8 UC Santa Barbara (8-3, 4-2 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Provo, Utah
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NJIT (0-5, 0-0 EIVA) vs. Grand Canyon (6-3, 1-1 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Phoenix, Arizona
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No. 11 UC Irvine (2-7, 1-6 MPSF) vs. USC (1-7, 1-5 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Irvine, California
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Cal Baptist (4-6, 1-6 MPSF) vs. UC San Diego (3-7, 0-6 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in La Jolla, California
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