Ball State and McKendree won MIVA matches and UC Santa Barbara won a tough four-setter against a DIII opponent in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball Thursday.
In the Pro Volleyball Federation, the Omaha Supernovas had a balanced attack and ruined the franchise opener in Henderson, Nevada, with a four-set win over the Vegas Thrill.
Recaps and top performances follow, but first a look at Thursday’s schedule.
There are two MPSF matches, as second-ranked Grand Canyon, off since February 3, plays at No. 6 BYU and No. 12 USC is home for Concordia Irvine.
Seventh-ranked UC Irvine of the Big West is at No. 5 Stanford of the MPSF.
Two other Big West teams are in action as top-ranked Long Beach State plays host to winless Central State of the SIAC and No. 20 UC San Diego plays the SIAC’s Edward Waters at Long Beach.
MIVA play continues with three matches, No. 8 Ohio State home for Quincy, No. 13 Lewis home for Lindenwood and Queens at McKendree.
In the EIVA, No. 9 Penn State goes to No. 15 Princeton, Charleston is at Harvard and George Mason is at NJIT.
Conference Carolinas play shows Barton at Belmont Abbey, Mount Olive at North Greenville, Lees-McRae at Erskine and King at Emmanual.
There are three NEC matches with Daemen at Sacred Heart, Saint Francis (PA) at LIU and D’Youville at Merrimack.
The SIAC’s Fort Valley State and Morehouse both play Talledega. There’s an ECC match with Roberts Wesleyan at St. Thomas Aquinas. Among independents, Tusculum is at Thomas More, Roosevelt is at Maryville and Missouri S&T plays Cumberland.
There is one Pro Volleyball Federation match when the Columbus Fury (0-1) go to the Orlando Valkries (1-2).
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NCAA men
No. 14 Ball State and McKendree won in the MIVA.
Patrick Rogers had 22 kills as Ball State (10-7. 3-1) beat visiting Purdue Fort Wayne (7-6, 1-3). Rogers hit .515 and had an ace, three blocks and nine digs in the 25-19, 26-24, 25-23 victory. Tinasihe Ndavazocheva added 10 kills, hit .318, and had an assist, a block and six digs. Lucas Machado had a kill in three errorless tries, 35 assists, two blocks and nine digs. Mark Frazier had 12 kills for PFW to go with a dig and four blocks, one solo. Bryce Walker had seven kills with one error in 13 swings, both of his team’s aces, three digs and…
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