There have been solely 4 NCAA Division I-II males’s matches Sunday however three of them went 5 units The winners have been top-ranked Grand Canyon, No. 3 Hawai’i — overcoming 36 kills by UC Irvine’s Hilir Henno — No. 4 UCLA and Lincoln Memorial.
And in a brand new league the place every part occurs for the primary time, the Professional Volleyball Federation has its first participant to go away as a result of she’s pregnant.
There are 4 NCAA males’s matches Monday and two within the Professional Volleyball Federation.
Loyola Chicago of the MIVA, ranked No. 11, is house for No. 15 Princeton of the EIVA.
Saint Francis (PA) of the NEC is house for impartial Tusculum, Edward Waters of the SIAC is at impartial Thomas Extra, and impartial Maryville entertains Clarke.
The Professional Volleyball Federation has the Vegas Thrill (3-7) on the Columbus Fury (4-3) and the Orlando Valkyries (4-6) on the San Diego Mojo (2-5).
The Atlanta Vibe and Omaha Supernovas are tied for first at 7-3 and Grand Rapids Rise slot in in fourth at 4-4.
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Sunday’s recaps
Hawai’i of the Huge West improved to 17-1 with its sixteenth victory in a row, 23-25, 25-19, 25-22, 17-25, 15-13 over No. 5 UC Irvine (13-6). The star of the match was Henno, who had a career-high and nationwide season-high 36 kills. He had simply eight errors in 68 assaults to hit .412 and had an help, three aces, two blocks and 6 digs. His teammates mixed for 31 kills.
9 Hawai’i gamers had kills, 17 by Sypros Chakas and 13 by Alakai’ Todd. Chakos had an help, three blocks and eight digs. Todd had an help, an ace, six digs and 4 blocks, one solo. Guilherme Voss had eight kills in 21 errorless assaults and 5 blocks, and Kurt Nusterer had six kills with one error in 10 tries, two aces, 9 blocks and two digs. Keoni Thiim had 12 digs, two blocks, 5 aces and 5 assists to go together with 5 kills. Tread Rosenthal had 4 kills in 5 errorless tries, 41 assists, seven blocks and 4 digs. His group hit .258 and had 9 aces and 13 serving errors.
UCI, which misplaced to the Rainbow Warriors for the fifteenth time in a row, hit .299 and had 4 aces and 14 errors. Akhil Tangutur had 10 kills, three assists, an ace, three blocks and 6 digs. Brett Sheward had three kills, 30 assists, two blocks and 22 digs, a profession excessive and second most within the nation this season …
UCLA (16-4) of the MPSF swept visiting Ohio State (15-5) of the MIVA 25-23, 25-16, 25-20. The Bruins, who hit .429 and had seven aces and 11 errors, obtained kills from eight gamers. Ethan Champlin had 10 and hit .444, Grant Sloane had eight kills and Sean McQuiggan had seven in eight errorless assaults. Cooper Robinson had six kills with one error in 12 swings. Ohio State hit .278 and had one ace and 18 errors. Jacob Pasteur led with 13 kills …
Grand Canyon (16-2) of the MPSF gained’t possible be No. 1 within the new AVCA prime 25, however the Lopes bounced again from their first two losses by getting out of Hawai’i with a 23-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-14, 15-11 reverse-sweep victory over No. 14 Lewis (11-10) of the MIVA. Jarrett Anderson led a balanced assault with 14 kills, three aces, two blocks and three digs. Jackson Hickmah had 13 kills, two assistss, an ace, 4 blocks and 6 digs. Cameron Thorne had 13 kills in 17 errorless assaults, eight blocks and 5 digs, and Rico Wardlow had 10 kills with one error in 14 swings, three blocks and 4 digs. GCU hit .407 and had 5 aces and 10 errors. Lewis hit .287 with 4 aces and 16 errors. Max Roquet led with the Flyers with 20 kills, hitting .327, and had two assists, three digs and 6 blocks, two solo. Syver Drolsum had 15 kills, hit .464, and had two aces, two blocks and 4 digs. Daniel Haber had 13 kills and 10 digs …
Unbiased Lincoln Memorial (12-5) beat visiting Mount Olive (13-4) of Convention Carolinas in 5. Johan Negron had 16 kills, Griffin Wheatley 13 and Axel van Baars 12. Ethan Morgan had eight blocks and 6 kills. Mount Olive’s Hayden Frear had 13 kills.
Omaha’s Mancuso-Prososki steps away
The Supernovas expect a bambino libero however misplaced a participant.
Gina Mancuso-Prososki is pregnant. The Omaha information launch:
Omaha Supernovas Franchise Participant Gina Mancuso-Prososki has shared that she and her husband, Masen expect their first baby in July. Mancuso-Prososki was positioned on Brief Time period Injured Reserve on February 11 and will probably be moved to the Season-Ending Injured Reserve listing.
“My complete time with the Omaha Supernovas Franchise has been nothing however distinctive and I’m grateful for each second up to now,” Mancuso-Prososki mentioned. “The way in which this franchise, employees and group has handled me all through this being pregnant journey is how I consider and want each feminine athlete ought to be handled – like a present, a blessing, one thing to have a good time! Thanks, household, associates and followers, for supporting me, studying my story and displaying that you just care. There may be nowhere I’d relatively be than with Supernovas nation!”
Supernovas Staff President Diane Mendenhall shared, “We’re thrilled for Gina and Masen, and their households. Though we, and your complete Supernova nation, would like to have her on the courtroom, I do know our homeowners, coaches, employees, and the Staff are much more excited to welcome child Mancuso-Prososki to our Supernovas Household. We really feel blessed to be a part of Gina and Masen’s journey and cherish the chance to welcome our fourth mom to the group. Gina stays a essential part of our group, franchise, tradition and her presence and perspective continues to be very important as we chase a Professional Volleyball Federation Championship.”
Mancuso-Prososki is the primary recognized being pregnant within the Professional Volleyball Federation.
The Omaha native has been with the Supernovas since July of 2023, serving as one in every of two franchise gamers for the group. Mancuso-Prososki recorded one kill and two digs in three matches as a part of her eighth season taking part in in skilled volleyball. She was a two-time All-American for the Nebraska Volleyball group and was additionally named the 2008 Gatorade Nationwide Participant of the 12 months after her taking part in profession at Papillion La-Vista Excessive Faculty.
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