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Check out all the college men’s volleyball matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
No. 1/1 Hawai’i (8-0, 3-0 Big West) vs. No. 12 UC San Diego (1-6, 1-2 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Manoa, Hawai’i
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What to know: Even when there are no fans in the stands, No. 1/1 Hawai’i is still difficult to beat on its home court. Undefeated Hawai’i and No. 12 UC San Diego will conclude their two-match conference series after the Rainbow Warriors won the series opener in four games. The Rainbow Warriors out-hit the Tritons .314 to .170, including limiting UC San Diego to a negative-.091 attack percentage in the final game to secure its eighth straight win. Three Rainbow Warriors had double-digit kills with All-American opposite Rado Parapunov leading all players with 17 kills on a .324 attack percentage. Parapunov, who entered the weekend fifth in the nation averaging 4.39 kills per game. now has at least 15 kills in four consecutive matches. Along with Parapunov, outside attacker Chaz Galloway had 13 kills on a .417 attack percentage and outside attacker Colton Cowell added 14 kills while hitting .346. Outside attacker Kyle McCauley in the loss had a match-high 17 kills but was the only UC San Diego player to have more than 10 kills. This was the third victory for Hawai’i against UC San Diego this season. The Rainbow Warriors Warriors swept a non-conference two-match series last month as part of a season-opening road trip.
No. 5/5 Pepperdine (9-5, 9-5 MPSF) vs. No. 9/9 Grand Canyon (4-6, 4-6 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Malibu, California
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What to know: Outside attacker Camden Gianni and No. 9/9 Grand Canyon will attempt to bounce back as it continues its three-match conference series against No. 5/5 Pepperdine. Gianni was limited to a season-low eight kills on a .080 attack percentage in a three-game series-opening loss to the Waves on Friday. The all-conference outside attacker entered the series fourth in the country with a 4.40 kills per game average and with a nation-best 0.88 aces per game average. Setter Brycie Dvorak in the series-opening sweep guided the Waves offense to a .375 attack percentage, including hitting .542 in the second game. Opposite Jacob Steele had a team-high 12 kills on a .588 attack percentage, while outside attacker Spencer Wickens also had 12 kills on a .474 attack percentage.
No. 14 Loyola (12-3, 8-3 MIVA) vs. Ball State (10-5, 7-4 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Muncie, Indiana
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What to know: Ball State will need to quickly find an answer on how to slow down opposite Luke Denton. No. 14 Loyola and Ball State will conclude their two-match series one day after Denton had both a team-high 11 kills on a .529 attack percentage and five blocks in a series-opening sweep. Denton is hitting a career-high .305 this season and has 12 consecutive matches with double-digit kills. In addition, Denton has at least 20 kills in two matches during the Ramblers’ four-match winning streak. All-MIVA setter Garrett Zolg guided the Loyola offense to out-hit Ball State .385 to .259, including having a match-best .550 attack percentage in the final game of the sweep. Outside attacker Kaleb Jenness had a match-high 13 kills but was the only Cardinal to have double-digit kills in the loss. Jenness entered the weekend in the nation’s top 15 with a 3.93 kills per game average. With a loss tonight, Ball State will be eliminated from the race from the MIVA regular season championship.
No. 2/2 BYU (13-2, 13-2 MPSF) vs. Concordia-Irvine (13-2, 13-2 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Irvine, California
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No. 3/4 UC Santa Barbara (2-3, 2-3 Big West) vs. CSUN (1-2, 1-2 Big West)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Santa Barbara, California
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No. 4/3 Lewis (14-2, 9-2 MIVA) vs. Quincy (4-10, 1-10 MIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Romeoville, Illinois
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No. 7/7 Long Beach State (2-1, 2-1 Big West) vs. No. 13 UC Irvine (2-3, 2-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Irvine, California
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No. 8/8 Penn State (15-2, 12-1 EIVA) vs. Sacred Heart (0-13, 0-13 EIVA)
Match vitals: 2 p.m. in University Park, Pennsylvania
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No. 10 McKendree (8-3, 7-3 MIVA) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (4-6, 4-6 MIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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No. 15 George Mason (12-5, 9-4 EIVA) vs. Saint Francis (5-15, 4-9 EIVA)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Loretto, Pennsylvania
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Belmont Abbey (12-5, 9-4 ConfCarolinas) vs. Barton (7-8, 5-5 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 12:30 p.m. in Wilson, North Carolina
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D’Youville (1-3) vs. Carlow (0-8)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Emmanuel (6-11, 4-7 ConfCarolinas) vs. Lees-McRae (2-14, 2-8 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 2:30 p.m. in Banner Elk, North Carolina
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King (8-11, 5-6 ConfCarolinas) vs. Erskine (8-11, 3-6 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 2:30 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee
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Queens (12-9) vs. Lincoln Memorial (9-8)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. in Harrogate, Tennessee
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Ohio State (7-8, 6-5 MIVA) vs. Lindenwood (4-10, 1-10 MIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio
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USC (3-8, 3-8 MPSF) vs. Stanford (1-11, 1-11 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Los Angeles
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Cancelled/Postponed matches
NJIT vs. Charleston
Limestone vs. Tusculum
Mount Olive vs. North Greenville
NCAA Division III National Match of the Day
Fontbonne (14-1) vs. Mount St. Joseph (11-1)
Match vitals: 11 a.m. Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Fontbonne player to watch: Outside attacker Ryan Lively is sixth in the nation averaging 4.57 kills per game on a .377 attack percentage, including having a season-high 25 kills in a victory against Trine in February.
Mount St. Joseph player to watch: Outside attacker Jason Hascher is fourth in the nation with a 4.79 kills per game average and is in the nation’s top 15 hitting .406.
Quick breakdown: First place and possibly the No. 1 seed for the upcoming MCVL Tournament will be on the line as Fontbonne travels to play Mount St. Joseph in the two-match series. Fontbonne is undefeated in conference play and has dropped one set during its current nine-match winning streak. The Griffins are also fifth in the nation with a .331 attack percentage and have hit more than .300 in each of the last seven matches. Mount St. Joseph since a season-opening conference loss has lost one set and is on an 11-match winning streak. In addition, Mount St. Joseph has held opponents to a .069 attack percentage — the sixth lowest in the country.
NAIA National Matches of the Day
No. 6 Vanguard (9-3) vs. No. 12 Ottawa-Arizona (12-3)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. in Costa Mesa, California
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Vanguard player to watch: Outside attacker Kyle Anema is fourth in the NAIA with a 5.11 kills per game average, including having more than 20 kills in seven matches.
Ottawa-Arizona player to watch: Jordan Moses is in the nations top 20 with a 3.75 kills per game average.
Quick breakdown: The first meeting this season between No. 7 Vanguard and No. 12 Ottawa-Arizona will be in the GCAC Championship. Ottawa-Arizona is undefeated in conference play and enters the championship match on a 10-match winning streak. The Spirit have more than a .300 attack percentage in four matches during the winning streak. Vanguard ended the regular season with a six-match series against Hope International that started Feb. 17 and won five of those matches. Setter Bryce Thompson has a nation-best 10.86 assists per game average and has guided the Vanguard offense to the fifth-best attack percentage in the nation at .311.
No. 7 Missouri Baptist (17-5) vs. No. 13 Mount Mercy (16-9)
Match vitals: 2 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri
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