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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. 1/2 Long Beach State (21-2, 14-1 MPSF) vs. No. 3/3 BYU (20-2, 13-1 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Provo, Utah
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What to know: The most critical and anticipated matches of this college men’s volleyball regular season so far have arrived. No. 3/3 BYU will play host to No. 1/2 Long Beach State in a two-match series with first place in the MPSF on the line. Both the Cougars and 49ers are tied for a nation-best 14-match winning streak. In addition, Long Beach State with three remaining conference matches is a half-match ahead of second-place BYU in the MPSF standings and can clinch its first MPSF regular season title in almost a decade if it sweeps the series. BYU can clinch its fourth conference regular season title in the last five years with a series sweep. The MPSF regular season champion will have home court advantage throughout eight-team MPSF Tournament. The Cougars historically have a significant advantage playing at Smith Fieldhouse, especially in the postseason. BYU is 23-2 all-time in MPSF Tournament home matches with its last loss occurring in 2011. In addition, the Cougars are 12-1 at home so far this season — only slightly worse than Long Beach State’s 11-0 home record. This conference series will feature two of the top offenses in the nation. Long Beach State leads the nation with a .380 attack percentage, including hitting more than .400 in 10 of its last 12 MPSF matches. All-American setter Josh Tuaniga also leads the nation with a 11.36 assists per game average, while All-American outside attacker TJ DeFalco is sixth in the nation averaging 4.04 kills per game. BYU is among the nation’s leaders with a .321 attack percentage and has hit more than .300 in its last six matches. The Cougars also have been without All-American opposite Ben Patch, who has missed 11 consecutive matches with an injury. Patch, though, did participate in on-court warm-ups before the team’s four-game non-conference victory against Princeton on Tuesday. Despite Patch being out of the lineup, setter Leo Durkin is second in the nation with a 10.74 assists per game average. In addition, outside attacker Jake Langlois is in the nation’s top 10 with both a 3.95 kills per game average and a 0.57 aces per game average.
Barton (14-4, 12-2 ConfCarolinas) vs. George Mason (8-11, 2-5 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Fairfax, Virginia
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Harvard (6-9, 3-4 EIVA) vs. Sacred Heart (12-6, 5-2 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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King (22-2, 11-1 ConfCarolinas) vs. Emmanuel (5-15, 3-10 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee
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Mount Olive (14-6, 12-1 ConfCarolinas) vs. North Greenville (7-13, 6-6 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Tigerville, South Carolina
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Erskine (3-15, 3-10 ConfCarolinas) vs. Lees-McRae (7-13, 5-7 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Banner Elk, North Carolina
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Cal Baptist (5-18, 1-13 MPSF) vs. Belmont Abbey (3-10, 4-15 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Belmont, North Carolina
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Coker (9-8) vs. Alderson Broaddus (4-13)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Hartsville, South Carolina
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No. 7/7 Lewis (17-6, 10-3 MIVA) vs. No. 13 Penn State (13-7, 6-2 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Romeoville, Illinois
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No. 10 Loyola (11-8, 6-4 MIVA) vs. St. Francis (9-12, 4-4 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Chicago
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Princeton (10-9, 6-3 EIVA) vs. Grand Canyon (14-9, 10-4 MIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Phoenix, Arizona
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No. 12/9 USC (10-12, 5-9 MPSF) vs. Concordia-Irvine (16-9)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Los Angeles
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No. 4/4 Hawai’i (20-4, 10-4 MPSF) vs. No. 14 CSUN (12-12, 5-10 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Honolulu
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OFF THE BLOCK DIVISION III NATIONAL MATCH OF THE DAY
No. 4 Vassar (18-6) vs. No. 11 Marymount (15-6)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Arlington, Virginia
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