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MIVA Tournament Quarterfinal matches
[Editor’s note: To fill your bracket for the MIVA Tournament Bracket Challenge, click here.]
No. 4 seed Ball State (11-7, 8-6 MIVA) vs. No. 5 seed Ohio State (9-9, 8-6 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Muncie, Indiana
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What to know: Coach Joel Walton will get one final shot to knock off Ball State’s oldest rival in the postseason. Walton, who will retire at the end of the season, has never defeated Ohio State in the MIVA Tournament during his 23-year tenure as the Ball State head coach. In addition, the Buckeyes are on a 11-match postseason winning streak against the Cardinals spanning the entire rally scoring era. Ball State and Ohio State split their regular season series this year with both teams winning on the road in five games. Ohio State outside attacker Sotiris Siapanis concluded the regular season second in the conference with both a 3.93 kills per game average and a .363 attack percentage. The MIVA Newcomer of the Year had a combined 34 kills while hitting .347 in the two matches versus Ball State. However, Siapanis had 19 kills and was limited to a season-low .111 attack percentage in a five-game upset loss to Quincy to conclude Ohio State’s regular season. Ball State in its regular season finale upset McKendree to surpass Ohio State and earn the No. 4 seed along with home court advantage for this quarterfinals match. Middle attacker Felix Egharevba in the victory set a single-match rally scoring era program record with 16 blocks.
No. 3 seed McKendree (10-5, 9-5 MIVA) vs. No. 6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne (6-8, 6-8 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Lebanon, Illinois
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What to know: McKendree and Purdue Fort Wayne will attempt to slide into the semifinals — literally. Both the Bearcats and Mastodons are among the few teams in college men’s volleyball that consistently run the slide attack with its middles. McKendree middle attacker Lucas Galifos utilizing the slide attack is hitting .445 this season. He also is second in the nation with a 1.51 blocks per game average, including having a season-high 11 blocks in a sweep against Purdue Fort Wayne to split their two-match series finale. Middle attacker Richie Diedrich has run the slide attack for the Mastodons and is hitting .405. In addition, Diedrich had eight kills on a .545 attack percentage in a sweep versus McKendree last month. This will be the first postseason meeting between the Bearcats and Mastodons. McKendree after earning its highest national ranking in program history and securing the No. 3 seed for the conference tournament is attempting to make back-to-back MIVA Tournament semifinal appearances.
No. 1 seed Lewis (17-2, 12-2 MIVA) vs. No. 8 seed Quincy (5-12, 2-12 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Romeoville, Illinois
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What to know: Quincy one week after pulling off one its biggest wins in program history will now try to achieve an even bigger upset as it plays the MIVA regular season champions Lewis in the conference tournament quarterfinals. Quincy upset Ohio State in its regular season finale — the team’s first win against the Buckeyes since 2012. The Hawks are on a 33-match losing streak to the Flyers dating back to 2006, including being swept in a two-match series last month. Lewis outside attacker Ryan Coenen enters the postseason second in the nation with a 4.51 kills per game average and repeated as MIVA Player of the Year. In addition, Lewis is third in the nation with a .333 attack percentage and has hit more than .300 in eight matches during its current nine-match winning streak.
No. 2 seed Loyola (13-5, 9-5 MIVA) vs. No. 7 seed Lindenwood (5-12, 2-12 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Chicago
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What to know: All-MIVA setter Garrett Zolg after missing last season with an injury will make his return to the postseason as Loyola plays host to Lindenwood in the quarterfinals. Zolg is eighth in the nation with a 10.33 assists per game average and has guided the Ramblers to the second-best attack percentage in the conference at .294. In addition, Zolg leads the MIVA with 0.50 aces per game average and had three aces in a two-match series sweep against Lindenwood. Lindenwood is attempting to become the first No. 7 seed to win a MIVA Tournament match during the rally scoring era. All-MIVA outside attacker AJ Lewis leads Lindenwood and is among the conference leaders with a 3.23 kills per game average, including having a match-high 17 kills on a .353 attack percentage in the series-finale loss to Loyola in February.
Big West matches
No. 1/1 Hawai’i (12-0, 7-0 Big West) vs. CSUN (1-6, 1-6 Big West)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Northridge, California
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No. 6/5 Long Beach State (4-3, 4-3 Big West) vs. No. 12 UC San Diego (4-3, 4-3 Big West)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Long Beach, California
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MPSF matches
No. 2/2 BYU (17-2, 17-2 MPSF) vs. No. 6/7 UCLA (13-5, 13-5 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Los Angeles, California
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No. 9 Grand Canyon (5-10, 5-10 MPSF) vs. USC (5-11, 5-11 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Los Angeles, California
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EIVA matches
No. 8/8 Penn State (18-3, 15-2 EIVA) vs. Charleston (4-11, 4-11 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Charleston, West Virginia
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Saint Francis (6-18, 5-12 EIVA) vs. Sacred Heart (1-18, 0-15 EIVA)
Match vitals: 2 p.m. in Fairfield, Connecticut
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Cancelled matches
No. 10/10 NJIT vs. No. 14 George Mason
Lincoln Memorial vs. Tucsulum
Lincoln Memorial vs. Alderson Broaddus
NCAA Division III National Matches of the Day
No. 1 Springfield (3-0) vs. Wentworth (6-2)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. in Boston, Massachusetts
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No. 2 Carthage (19-0) vs. Augustana (9-6)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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No. 5 Dominican (15-1) vs. No. 6 Benedictine (13-2)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Lisle, Illinois
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No. 9 Juniata (13-2) vs. No. 10 Southern Virginia (14-2)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Buena Vista, Virginia
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No. 11 Endicott (8-3) vs. Elms (4-1)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. in Beverly, Massachusetts
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Stevenson (13-3) vs. Messiah (15-2)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Grantham, Pennslyvania
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Mount Union (21-2) vs. Fontbonne (18-1)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri
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Hiram (9-1) vs. Penn State-Berend (7-6)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. in Hiram, Ohio
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