Fourth-seeded Lindenwood surprised top-seeded Ball State on Thursday within the MIVA semifinals, bouncing the Cardinals in 5 units to advance to Saturday’s championship match. The Lions, within the title tilt for the primary time, play third-seeded Ohio State, which beat second-seeded Loyola Chicago in 4.
Penn State needed to go 4 to beat Harvard, however the Nittany Lions will play George Mason, which swept Charleston, within the EIVA title match Saturday. The highest two groups within the MPSF, UCLA and Grand Canyon received and meet in Saturday’s last.
Friday’s schedule consists of the SIAC championship match between Fort Valley State and Central State, the Huge West semifinals with Lengthy Seashore State enjoying CSUN and UC Irvine vs. Hawai’i, and the Convention Carolinas semifinals pitting Belmont Abbey vs. Mount Olive and North Greenville vs. King.
Within the Professional Volleyball Federation, the Grand Rapids Rise beat the Orlando Valkyries in 4. There may be one PVF match Friday when the first-place Atlanta Vibe go to the Columbus Fury.
In a battle of the NCAA’s high two seaside groups, No. 2 USC beat No. 1 UCLA.