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MIVA Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Lewis (18-2, 12-2 MIVA) vs. No. 4 seed Ball State (12-7, 8-6 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Romeoville, Illinois
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What to know: Ball State already exorcised its postseason demons against Ohio State and will now try to end its recent struggles in the MIVA Tournament semifinals. The Cardinals enter this road match versus the MIVA regular season champions having lost six consecutive times in the conference tournament semifinals. In addition, Ball State has not reached the MIVA Tournament finals since 2009 when it defeated Lewis in the semifinals. All-MIVA setter Quinn Isaacson guided Ball State to a .388 attack percentage in a quarterfinals victory against Ohio State for the program’s first postseason win versus the Buckeyes since 1997. Lewis is third in the nation with a .336 attack percentage, including hitting .392 in a quarterfinals sweep against Quincy last week. Outside attacker Ryan Coenen, the 2021 MIVA Player of the Year, leads the conference and is second in the nation averaging 4.50 kills per game. The senior also had a combined 26 kills in a two-match series sweep against Ball State in March.
No. 2 seed Loyola (14-5, 9-5 MIVA) vs. No. 3 seed McKendree (11-5, 9-5 MIVA)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Chicago
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What to know: There remains only one MIVA team McKendree has yet to beat in its seven-year program history. The Bearcats will have to earn a program-first win against the Ramblers in order to reach the MIVA Tournament finals for the first time in their program history. Loyola All-MIVA outside attacker Cole Schlothauer is in the conference’s top five with both a 3.95 kills per game average on a .312 attack percentage, including having a combined 25 kills while hitting .339 in a two-match series sweep versus McKendree in March. Opposite Luke Denton in that series finale also led all players with a season-high 25 kills. However, the All-MIVA selection had limited time on the court in Loyola’s quarterfinals victory against Lindenwood last week. McKendree middle attacker Lucas Galifos enters this match leading the nation with a 1.53 blocks per game average. In addition, Galifos had a match-high nine blocks to help McKendree beat Purdue Fort Wayne in five games in the quarterfinals. Libero Francisco Comas added a season-high 21 digs in the postseason win and is third in the conference with a 2.17 digs per game average.
IVA Tournament finals
No. 1 seed Lincoln Memorial (11-8) vs. Queens (14-11)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Charlotte, North Carolina
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What to know: One more win is all that remains for Lincoln Memorial to complete its IVA Tournament championship three-peat. The top-two seeds in the tournament will face each other in the finals as Lincoln Memorial will play the host school Queens. Opposite Justin Sharfenaker led Lincoln Memorial with 13 kills on a .321 attack percentage in a semifinals sweep against Tusculum on Friday. Sharfenaker ended the regular season among the national leaders with a 3.22 kills per game average and was named the Off the Block Independent Teams Freshman of the Year. Queens swept Limestone in its semifinal match on Friday with middle attacker Sterling Sims having nine kills and zero errors on an .818 attack percentage. In addition, Queens middle attacker JP Payne was selected earlier this week as the Independent Teams Player of the Year. Payne during the regular season led Queens with a .457 attack percentage and had double-digit kills in eight matches, including 11 kills while hitting .643 in a victory against Lincoln Memorial in March. This will be the third meeting this season between Queens and Lincoln Memorial with the home team winning both matches. The Railsplitters rebounded from that five-game loss in March and swept the Royals in their regular-season finale.
IVA Tournament bronze-medal match
No. 3 seed Limestone (12-10) vs. No. 4 seed Tusculum (4-13)
Match vitals: 1 p.m. in Charlotte, North Carolina
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ConfCarolinas Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Mount Olive (12-3, 11-2 ConfCarolinas) vs. No. 5 seed King (12-12, 7-7 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: Noon in Bristol, Tennessee
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No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey (13-7, 9-5 ConfCarolinas) vs. No. 3 seed North Greenville (13-4, 7-4 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 2:30 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee
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EIVA Tournament opening round
No. 4 seed Saint Francis (7-18, 6-12 EIVA) vs. No. 5 seed Charleston (4-12, 4-12 EIVA)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Loretto, Pennsylvania
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What to know: Five years into its tenure as a EIVA member and Charleston is making its postseason debut. With the conference’s expanded postseason format this year, Charleston will travel to play Saint Francis in the opening round of the EIVA Tournament. The Golden Eagles following a 4-4 start to the season ended on an eight-match losing streak to fall to the No. 5 seed, including two home losses to the Red Flash in March. Charleston since those two losses had four of its final six regular season matches canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. All-EIVA outside attacker Maarten Bartels leads Charleston and is in the conference’s top 10 with a 2.72 kills per game average. He also had a combined 27 kills in a two-match series sweep against Saint Francis in February. Saint Francis won its final two matches of the regular season to earn the No. 4 seed and its first home postseason match since 2019. All-EIVA outside attacker Michael Fisher is second in the conference with a 3.83 kills per game average. The senior also has double-digit kills in eight consecutive conference matches.
Regular season matches
No. 1/1 Hawai’i (14-0, 9-0 Big West) vs. UC Irvine (2-12, 2-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Honolulu
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No. 3/4 UC Santa Barbara (12-4, 6-3 Big West) vs. No. 13 UC San Diego (3-11, 3-6 Big West)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Santa Barbara, California
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No. 7/6 Long Beach State (5-4, 5-4 Big West) vs. CSUN (2-7, 2-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Long Beach, California
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No. 9 Grand Canyon (7-10, 7-10 MPSF) vs. Concordia-Irvine (3-12, 3-12 MPSF)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Phoenix, Arizona
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