Grand Canyon Bests Concordia Irvine in 4; OSU, GMU, Barton Sweep
No. 13 Grand Canyon held on for a four-set home win over No. 15 Concordia Irvine with a strong block and efficient hitting to highlight Friday night action. Other winners were No. 8 Ohio State, No. 16 George Mason, No. 18 McKendree, Barton (RV) and Harvard.
Princeton Outlasts McKendree in 5; Loyola, Lewis Win at Home
Princeton outlasted No. 18 McKendree in five sets on the road, but the remainder of the evening’s victors claimed home…
#15 CSUN Sweeps #3 Hawaii; LBSU, BYU, UCI, Pepperdine Win at Home
Cal State Northridge earned its first Big West win and coach Jeff Campbell his 300th win by sweeping No. 3 Hawaii. Also picking up key Big West victories were No. 1 Long Beach State and No. 5 UC Irvine, while No. 2 BYU and No. 8 Pepperdine grabbed MPSF wins.
McKendree Upsets #18 SFU; #4 Loyola, #8 Lewis Also Notch Saturday Wins
McKendree bested No. 18 Saint Francis at home behind a double-double by Nolan Rueter, while No. 4 Loyola swept No….
No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 Hawaii Roll Late Friday
The top 10 teams held rank on Friday night with No. 1 Long Beach State, No. 2 Hawaii, No. 5 Loyola, No. 8 Lewis, No. 9 Ohio State and No. 10 UC Santa Barbara picking up wins.
Monday/Tuesday Recap: (RV) McK Wins In 4, SAU Gets First D1/D2 Win
(RV) McKendree earned a four-set win over Quincy, moving to 3-1 in the MIVA. St. Andrews, an NAIA program, got its first-ever NCAA Division I/II win over Conference Carolinas member Coker.
Ball State Upsets #8 Lewis, McKendree Tops UCSD at Home Friday Night
Ball State and McKendree scored upsets on Friday night, each holding their home court for victories. The Cardinals swept No. 8 Lewis, while the Bearcats held on to top No. 17 UC San Diego in four sets.
Ball State Edges #12 Saint Francis; Loyola, Ohio State, GCU Also Win
Vote getter Ball State provided the upset of the evening with a four-set road win over No. 12 St. Francis…
#8 UC Irvine Sweeps #5 Lewis, #14 USC Moves to 3-0: Jan. 5 Recap
Strong hitting nights lifted No. 8 UC Irvine, No. 11 Ball State and No. 14 USC to victories Friday night, while No. 20 UCSD overcame hitting woes with 27 kills by Tanner Syftestad.