College men’s volleyball matches to follow tonight

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Check out all the matches to follow today featuring NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball teams and how to follow the matches live.

Big West Matches

No. 1/1 Hawai’i (25-0, 8-0 Big West) vs. No. 2/2 Long Beach State (23-1, 8-0 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Long Beach, California
Follow live: Live stats, In-Match Tweets, Live Radio, Live Video (ESPN 3)
What to know: In a clash between the nation’s top two teams, the undefeated ‘Bows will take on the defending NCAA champions for the Big West regular season title in what many anticipate to be a preview of the NCAA title match next month (barring any upsets). The dominance of both teams cannot be overstated, as the unbeaten ‘Bows set a NCAA-record 74-set win streak this season while Long Beach State has only dropped two matches in their last 53 outings. Last year, Hawai’i was the lone blemish on the 49er’s otherwise perfect season as they defeated Long Beach in five at the Stan Sheriff Center. In a reversal of fortunes, the 49ers will look to return the favor against ‘Bows as they host them at the Walter Pyramid, where they defeated Hawai’i in the finals of last year’s Big West Tournament. Hawai’i leads the nation in a number of categories, including blocks per game (2.79), assists per game (13.75), attack percentage (.462), and kills per game (14.62). Long Beach isn’t far behind, as the 49ers are third in assists per game (12.66) and second in attack percentage (.423). While the Beach leads the nation in aces at 2.03 per game, they are only ranked 33rd in blocking at 1.81 blocks per game.

No. 3/3 UC Santa Barbara (17-7, 4-4 Big West) vs No. 9/9 UC Irvine (15-10, 3-5 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Irvine, California
Follow live: Live stats, In-Match tweets, Live Video

No. 11 CSUN (11-13, 1-7 Big West) vs. UC San Diego (7-17, 0-8 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in La Jolla, California
Follow live: Live stats, In-Match tweets, Live Video (ESPN 3)

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EIVA Matches

Saint Francis (15-11, 9-3 EIVA) vs. Princeton (13-12, 11-1 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
Follow live: Live stats, In-Match tweets

Penn State (13-13, 9-3 EIVA) vs. NJIT (9-13, 4-8 EIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Newark, Jersey
Follow live: Live stats, In-Match Tweets

Sacred Heart (3-16, 1-11 EIVA) vs. Charleston (9-18, 1-11 EIVA)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Fairfield, Connecticut
Follow live: Live stats, Live Video

George Mason (15-8, 8-4 EIVA) vs. Harvard (6-14, 5-7 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Follow live: Live stats, In-Match Tweets

IVA Tournament Matches

Queens (9-18) vs. Coker (5-15)
Match vitals: 4 p.m. in Harrogate, Tennessee
Follow live: Live stats, Live video

Lincoln Memorial (16-7) vs. Daemen (6-15)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Harrogate, Tennessee
Follow live: Live stats, Live video