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Check out all the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
MIVA Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Loyola (23-3, 13-3 MIVA) vs. No. 4 seed Lewis (22-8, 11-5 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Chicago
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How they reached the semifinals: Loyola as the co-MIVA regular season champions swept the No. 8 seed Queens in the quarterfinals. Lewis defeated the No. 4 seed Ball State in five games in its quarterfinals match.
Season series: Lewis leads 2-0
MIVA Tournament titles: Loyola (2013, 2014, 2015); Lewis (1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2019, 2021);
NCAA Tournament championships: Loyola (2014, 2015); Lewis (2003)
Last meeting in MIVA Tournament Lewis defeated Loyola in the 2021 MIVA Tournament finals.
Loyola player to know: Pin-hitter Parker Van Buren, the 2024 MIVA Player of the Year, is fourth in the nation with a 4.30 kills per game average and in the nation’s top 10 hitting .409.
Lewis player to know: Opposite Oguzhan Oguz is in the nation’s top 15 with a 4.04 kills per game average. Oguz also had a combined 29 kills on more than a .350 attack percentage in the two regular season victories against the Ramblers.
No. 2 seed McKendree (19-7, 13-3 MIVA) vs. No. 3 seed Ohio State (16-10, 11-5 MIVA)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Lebanon, Illinois
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How they reached the semifinals: McKendree as the co-MIVA regular season champions swept the No. 7 seed Purdue Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals. Ohio State defeated Lindenwood in four games in its quarterfinal match.
Season series: Tied at 1-1
MIVA Tournament titles: McKendree (none); Ohio State (1969, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987,1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024)
NCAA Tournament championships: McKendree (none); Ohio State (2011, 2016, 2017)
Last MIVA Tournament meeting Ohio State defeated McKendree in the 2023 MIVA Tournament semifinals
McKendree player to know: Setter Nathan Flayter along with guiding the McKendree offense to a .290 attack percentage this season is in the nation’s top 15 with a 2.34 digs per game average.
Ohio State player to know: Opposite Shane Wetzel is in the nation’s top 20 with a 3.81 kills per game average and has a conference-best 0.50 aces per game average.
EIVA Tournament quarterfinals
No. 4 seed George Mason vs. No. 5 seed Charleston
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
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Season series: George Mason leads 2-0
EIVA Tournament titles: George Mason (1984, 1985, 1988, 2016); Charleston (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: George Mason (none); Charleston (none)
George Mason player to know: Middle attacker Alexander Lillie leads the EIVA and is ninth in the nation with a 1.11 blocks per game average.
Charleston player to know: Setter Paul Stommel leads the EIVA with a 10.20 assists per game average and has guided the offense to the conference’s third-best attack percentage at .257.
No. 3 seed Penn State (11-15, 8-4 EIVA) vs. No. 6 seed Harvard (9-14, 5-7 EIVA)
Match vitals: 7:30 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
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Season series: Tied at 1-1
EIVA Tournament titles: Penn State (1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024): Harvard (2018)
NCAA Tournament championships: Penn State (1994, 2008); Harvard (none)
Penn State player to know: Pin-hitter Will Kuhns is in the conference’s top five averaging both 3.18 kills per game average and 0.38 aces per game.
Harvard player to know: Setter James Bardin has guided the Harvard offense to a .226 attack percentage and is in the conference’s top 10 with a 0.31 aces per game average.
MPSF Tournament second round
No. 5 seed Grand Canyon (17-9, 6-6 MPSF) vs. No. 8 seed Concordia (10-18, 3-9 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Malibu, California
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Season series: Grand Canyon leads 2-0
MPSF Tournament titles: Grand Canyon (2024); Concordia (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: Grand Canyon (none); Concordia (none)
No. 6 seed Stanford (11-14, 4-8 MPSF) vs. No. 7 seed Menlo (13-12, 7-5 MPSF)
Match vitals: 8 p.m. in Malibu, California
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Season series: Stanford leads 2-0
MPSF Tournament titles: Stanford (1993, 1994, 1997, 2010); Menlo (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: Stanford (1997, 2010); Menlo (none)