Check out all the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
Big West Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Long Beach State (26-2, 8-2 Big West) vs. No. 4 seed UC San Diego (18-11, 3-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 4:30 p.m. in Honolulu
Follow live: Live stats, Live video (ESPN+)
How they reached the semifinals: Long Beach State as the No. 1 seed and Big West regular season champions earned a bye to the semifinals. UC San Diego defeated the No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara in the five games in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Season series: Long Beach State leads 2-0
Big West Tournament titles: Long Beach State (2018, 2024); UC San Diego (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: Long Beach State (2001, 2018, 2019) UC San Diego (none)
Long Beach State player to know: Setter Moni Nikolov set the single-season record with 86 aces and guided the offense to a nation-best .399 attack percentage.
UC San Diego player to know: Middle attacker Peter Selcho had 11 kills and zero errors on a .647 attack percentage along with a match-high eight blocks in a five-game victory against UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals.
No. 2 seed Hawai’i (24-5, 7-3 Big West) vs. No. 3 seed UC Irvine (21-6, 6-4 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Honolulu
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How they reached the semifinals: Hawai’i as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals. UC Irvine defeated the No. 6 seed CSUN in a fifth-game overtime in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Season series: Hawai’i leads 2-0
Big West Tournament titles: Hawai’i (2019, 2022, 2023); UC Irvine (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: Hawai’i (2021, 2022); UC Irvine (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013)
Hawai’i player to know: Setter Tread Rosenthal is fourth in the nation with a 10.69 assists per game average and has guided the offense to the sixth-best attack percentage in the nation at .343.
UC Irvine player to know: Outside attacker Hilir Henno finished with both a match-high 28 kills on a .317 attack percentage and three aces in the team’s victory against CSUN in the quarterfinals.
MPSF Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed UCLA (20-5, 10-2 MPSF) vs. No. 4 seed Pepperdine (17-9, 7-5 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Malibu, California
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How they reached the semifinals: UCLA as the No. 1 seed and MPSF regular season champions earned a bye to the semifinals. Pepperdine after receiving a bye through the first two rounds defeated the No. 5 seed Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Season series: UCLA leads 2-0
MPSF Tournament titles: UCLA (1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2023); Pepperdine (1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2019, 2022)
NCAA Tournament championships: UCLA (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2023, 2024); Pepperdine (1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2005)
UCLA player to know: Opposite Cooper Robinson, the MPSF Player of the Year, is in the conference’s top five with both a 3.58 kills per game average and a .389 attack percentage.
Pepperdine player to know: Outside attacker Ilay Haver finished with a match-high five aces in a sweep against Grand Canyon in the quarterfinals.
No. 2 seed USC (20-6, 8-4 MPSF) vs. No. 6 seed Stanford (13-14, 4-8 MPSF)
Match vitals: 8 p.m. in Malibu, California
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How they reached the semifinals: USC as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals. Stanford defeated the No. 7 seed Menlo in its opening match of the tournament and then upset the No. 3 seed BYU in five games in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Season series: Stanford leads 2-0
MPSF Tournament titles: USC (2009); Stanford (1993, 1994, 1997, 2010);
NCAA Tournament championships: USC (1977, 1980, 1988, 1990); Stanford (1997, 2010)
USC player to know: Outside attacker Dillon Klein is in the nation’s top 20 with both a 3.83 kills per game average and a .362 attack percentage.
Stanford player to know: Outside attacker Theo Snoey had a team-high 21 kills on a .357 attack percentage and led all players with four aces in a five-game victory against BYU in the quarterfinals.
ConfCarolinas Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Mount Olive (19-3, 14-0 ConfCarolinas) vs. No. 4 seed North Greenville (12-12, 7-7 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee
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How they reached the semifinals: Mount Olive as the No. 1 seed and ConfCarolinas regular season champion earned a bye to the semifinals. North Greenville defeated Erskine in the four games in the quarterfinals.
Season series: Mount Olive leads 2-0
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: Mount Olive (2010, 2011); North Greenville (2022)
NCAA Tournament championships: Mount Olive (none); North Greenville (none)
Mount Olive player to know: Setter Jackson Lahey is second in the nation with 10.88 assists per game average and guided the Trojans to the nation’s ninth-best attack percentage at .322.
North Greenville player to know: Middle attacker Michael de la Cruz is in the conference’s top five with a .365 attack percentage and 0.39 aces per game average.
No. 2 seed Belmont Abbey (14-8, 12-2 ConfCarolinas) vs. No. 3 seed Barton (16-12, 10-4 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7:30 p.m. in Bristol, Tennessee
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How they reached the semifinals: Belmont Abbey as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals. Barton swept King in the quarterfinals.
Season series: Belmont Abbey leads 2-0
ConfCarolinas Tournament titles: Belmont Abbey (2021, 2024); North Greenville (2022)
NCAA Tournament championships: Mount Olive (none); North Greenville (none)
Belmont Abbey player to know: Middle attacker Jibriel Elhaddad is in the nation’s top 15 with both a 1.14 blocks per game average and a .389 attack percentage.
Barton player to know: Middle attacker Ryan Geraci leads the ConfCarolinas and is fourth in the nation with a 1.19 blocks per game average.
NEC Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Saint Francis (13-13, 7-1 NEC) vs. No. 4 seed Fairleigh Dickinson (10-13, 3-5 NEC)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Loretto, Pennsylvania
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Season series: Saint Francis leads 2-0
NEC Tournament titles: Saint Francis (none); Fairleigh Dickinson (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: Saint Francis (none); Fairleigh Dickinson (none)
Saint Francis player to know: Pin-hitter Andrew Deardorff leads the NEC and is in the nation’s top 15 averaging both 3.99 kills per game and 0.53 aces per game.
Fairleigh Dickinson player to know: Libero Grady Hoffman leads the NEC and is in the nation’s top 20 with a 2.22 digs per game average.
No. 2 seed Long Island (17-8, 5-3 NEC) vs. No. 3 seed Daemen (13-12, 4-4 NEC)
Match vitals: 3 p.m. in Loretto, Pennsylvania
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Season series: Long Island leads 2-0
NEC Tournament titles: Long Island (2023); Daemen (2024)
NCAA Tournament championships: Long Island (none); Daemen (none)
Daemen player to know: Outside attacker Zach Schneider is second in the NEC and in the nation’s top 20 with a 3.90 kills per game average.
Long Island player to know: Middle attacker Isaac Benka leads the NEC and is in the nation’s top 15 averaging 1.08 blocks per game.