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Check out all the NCAA men’s volleyball matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
No. 2/2 UCLA (18-4, 7-1 MPSF) vs. No. 3/3 Grand Canyon (20-2, 8-0)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Los Angeles
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What to know: First place is on the line in the MPSF as No. 2/2 UCLA opens a two-match home series against No. 3/3 Grand Canyon. The Antelopes enter this weekend series with a one-match lead ahead of the second-place Bruins and can clinch their first conference regular season title in program history with a series sweep. Opposite Camden Gianni leads Grand Canyon and is in the conference’s top five with a 3.43 kills per game average, including a season-high eight kills in a sweep against No. 7/10 Stanford in March. Gianni also is second in the nation averaging 0.64 aces per game and has at least one ace in all but four matches this season. UCLA leads the nation with a .368 attack percentage and has hit more than .400 in two of its last three matches. The Bruins, though, have achieved this nation-best attack percentage with no player in the nation’s top 50 for kills. Setter Andrew Rowan while run the offense is sixth in the nation with a 10.20 assists percentage and has contributed to eight UCLA starters hitting more than .300 this season.
No. 4/4 Hawai’i (20-4, 3-3 Big West) vs. No. 5/5 UC Irvine (16-7, 5-1 Big West)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Irvine, California
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What to know: Hawai’i versus UC Irvine is more than just a series to decide seeding in the Big West Tournament – it’s a de facto elimination series for NCAA Tournament at-large bid hopes. Both the Anteaters and Rainbow Warriors enter the series in contention for one of the two at-large bids. However, a series sweep would result in the other team being knocked out of the at-large race, according to the latest Off the Block bracketology. This will be the second meeting between the schools this season with Hawai’i defeating UC Irvine in five games at the Outrigger Invitational to close out the non-conference schedule. Outside attacker Hilir Henno in the loss had a career-high 36 kills on a .412 attack percentage. Henno has at least 20 kills in seven matches so far this season and is second in the nation with a 4.73 kills per game average. Both UC Irvine and Hawai’i will have multiple starting lineup changes compared to their first match-up. The Anteaters return both opposites William D’Arcy and Nolan Flexen, who did not play against the Rainbow Warriors. UC Irvine due to these injuries played the initial match against Hawai’i running a 6-2 offense. Hawai’i also will continue to be without All-American outside attacker Spyros Chakas. Chakas suffered a season-ending leg injury late in the fifth game against UC Irvine. Hawai’i since the Chakas injury is 3-3, including sweeping a two-match series against UC Santa Barbara last weekend. Freshman outside attacker Louis Sakanoko starting in place of Chakas has at least 15 kills in three of the last five matches and has hit more than .300 twice.
No. 1/1 Long Beach State (20-1, 6-0 Big West) vs. No. 15 CSUN (11-12, 2-4 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Long Beach, California
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No. 6/6 BYU (15-7, 6-4 MPSF) vs. No. 13 USC (11-11, 2-6 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Los Angeles
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No. 7/10 Stanford (9-11, 2-6 MPSF) vs. Concordia (6-14, 0-8 MPSF)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Irvine, California
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No. 8/8 Pepperdine (17-7, 5-5 MPSF) vs. The Master’s
Match vitals: 3 p.m. in Malibu, California
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No. 9/7 Penn State (17-6, 6-0 EIVA) vs. Charleston (11-12, 2-4 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Charleston, West Virginia
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No. 10 Ohio State (18-8, 11-5 MIVA) vs. Maryville (20-5, 3-1 IVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio
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No. 16 George Mason (17-6, 6-0 EIVA) vs. Harvard (11-8, 3-3 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Fairfax, Virginia
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No. 17 Princeton (10-10, 3-4 EIVA) vs. NJIT (9-13, 1-6 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
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No. 19 UC San Diego (11-12, 3-4 Big West) vs. UC Santa Barbara (7-16, 0-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Santa Barbara, California
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Long Island (13-11, 7-3 NEC) vs. Sacred Heart (10-15, 2-6 NEC)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Fairfield, Connecticut
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Edward Waters (10-13, 7-1 SIAC) vs. Webber International (13-1)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Babson Park, Florida
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Saint Francis (16-8, 8-0 NEC) vs. D’Youville (10-9, 1-7 NEC)
Match vitals: 6 p.m. in Buffalo, New York
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Fort Valley State (11-8, 6-0 SIAC) vs. Kentucky State (5-17, 4-4 SIAC)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Frankfort, Kentucky
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Erskine (11-9, 7-4 ConfCarolinas) vs. Barton (11-10, 5-6 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Due West, South Carolina
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Mount Olive (14-8, 7-4 ConfCarolinas) vs. Emmanuel (9-16, 3-8 ConfCarolinas)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Franklin Springs, Georgia
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Fairleigh Dickinson (9-12, 3-5 NEC) vs. Merrimack (7-13, 2-6 NEC)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in North Andover, Massachusetts
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American International (2-15, 1-3 ECC) vs. Dominican (11-10, 2-2 ECC)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Orangeburg, New York
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