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Check out all the NCAA men’s volleyball postseason matches to follow today and how to follow the matches live.
EIVA Tournament semifinals
No. 1 seed Princeton (14-10, 10-2 EIVA) vs. No. 4 seed George Mason (16-12, 6-6 EIVA)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
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How they reached the semifinals: Princeton as the No. 1 seed and EIVA regular season champion earned a bye to the semifinals. George Mason swept Charleston in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Season series: Princeton leads 2-0
EIVA Tournament titles: Princeton (1998, 2019, 2022); George Mason (1984, 1985, 1988, 2016)
NCAA Tournament championships: Princeton (none); George Mason (none)
Princeton player to know: Setter Henry Wedbush, the 2024 EIVA Player of the Year, guided the offense in the regular season to a conference-best .277 attack percentage.
George Mason player to know: Outside attacker Liam French had both a match-high four aces and 16 kills on a .393 attack percentage in a sweep against Charleston in the quarterfinals.
No. 2 seed NJIT (14-12, 8-4 EIVA) vs.No. 3 seed Penn State (12-15, 8-4 EIVA))
Match vitals: 7:30 p.m. in Princeton, New Jersey
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How they reached the semifinals: NJIT as the No. 2 seed earned a bye to the semifinals. Penn State swept the No. 6 seed Harvard in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Season series: Tied at 1-1
EIVA Tournament titles: NJIT (none); 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)
NCAA Tournament championships: NJIT (none); Penn State (1994, 2008)
NJIT player to know: Outside attacker Alessandro Negri is fifth in the conference with a 3.09 kills per game average.
Penn State player to know: Middle attacker Owen Rose had seven kills and zero errors on a match-best .875 attack percentage in the team’s quarterfinals victory against Harvard.
MPSF Tournament quarterfinals
No. 4 seed Pepperdine (17-9, 7-5 MPSF) vs. No. 5 seed Grand Canyon (18-9, 6-6 MPSF)
Match vitals: 5 p.m. in Malibu, California
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How they reached the quarterfinals: Pepperdine as the No. 4 seed earned a bye to the quarterfinals. Grand Canyon after receiving a first-round bye swept the No. 8 seed Concordia in the second round on Wednesday.
Season series: Pepperdine leads 2-0
MPSF Tournament titles: Pepperdine (1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2019, 2022); Grand Canyon (2024)
NCAA Tournament championships: Pepperdine (1978, 1985, 1986, 1992, 2005); Grand Canyon (none);
Pepperdine player to know: Pin-hitter Cole Hartke is in the nation’s top 20 averaging both 3.74 kills per game and 0.48 aces per game.
Grand Canyon player to know: Outside attacker Trent Moser leads Grand Canyon and is among the conference leaders with a 2.90 kills per game average.
No. 3 seed BYU (19-9, 7-5 MPSF) vs. No. 6 seed Stanford (12-14, 4-8 MPSF)
Match vitals: 8 p.m. in Malibu, California
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How they reached the quarterfinals: BYU as the No. 3 seed earned a bye to the quarterfinals. Stanford after receiving a first-round bye defeated the No. 7 seed Menlo in the second round on Wednesday.
Season series: BYU leads 2-0
MPSF Tournament titles: BYU (1999, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021); Stanford (1993, 1994, 1997, 2010); Menlo (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: BYU (1999, 2001, 2004); Stanford (1997, 2010)
BYU player to know: Outside attacker Luke Benson is in the conference’s top 10 with a 3.30 kills per game average.
Stanford player to know: Outside attacker Theo Snoey leads the MPSF and is eighth in the nation with a 4.17 kills per game average.
Big West Tournament quarterfinals
No. 3 seed UC Irvine (20-6, 6-4 Big West) vs. No. 6 seed CSUN (18-10, 3-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 7 p.m. in Honolulu
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Season series: CSUN leads 2-0
Big West Tournament titles: UC Irvine (none); CSUN (none)
NCAA Tournament championships: UC Irvine (2007, 2009, 2012, 2013); CSUN (none)
UC Irvine player to know: Outside attacker Hilir Henno is second in the nation with both a 4.44 kills per game average and a 0.77 aces per game average.
CSUN player to know: Pin-hitter Jalen Phillips is in the nation’s top 10 with a 4.17 kills per game average.
No. 4 seed UC San Diego (17-11, 3-7 Big West) vs. No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara (12-15, 3-7 Big West)
Match vitals: 4:30 p.m. in Honolulu
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Season series: UC San Diego leads 2-0
Big West Tournament titles: UC San Diego (none); UC Santa Barbara (2021)
NCAA Tournament championships: UC San Diego (none); UC Santa Barbara (none)
UC San Diego player to know: Setter Bryce Dvorak is in the nation’s top 10 with a 10.41 assists per game average and has guided the Tritons to a .311 attack percentage.
UC Santa Barbara player to know: Outside attacker Riggs Guy is in the conference’s top 10 with a 3.06 kills per game average.