The opening round of the MIVA Tournament was filled with exciting matches throughout the conference. It included the first-ever win by a No. 7 seed in the MIVA Tournament.

No. 1 Ball State def. No. 8 Quincy 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-15) - Box Score
No. 1 Ball State used an elite offensive performance to beat No. 3 Quincy 3-0. The Cardinals hit .500 as a team.

All-MIVA First Team member Tinaishe Ndavazocheva led the Cardinals with 13 kills and a .474 hitting percentage. Dyer Ball pitched in 10 kills from the right side. Libero Lukas Pytlak dug out six Quincy attacks.

Quincy was led by 10 kills from AJ Goedheer. Dominik Wagiel had a match-high eight digs.

Ball State moves on to play No. 4 Lewis on Wednesday.


No. 3 Ohio State def. No. 6 Lindenwood 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23) - Box Score
Offense was the name of the game in No. 3 Ohio State’s 3-0 win over No. 6 Lindenwood. The Buckeyes out-hit the Lions .425-.313.

The All-MIVA performers were on full display on the Ohio State side. Player of the Year Jacob Pasteur had 14 kills (.400), Newcomer of the Year Shane Wetzel had 17 (.464) and All-MIVA First Team member Cole Young had seven kills on eight attempts.

Lindenwood was led by All-MIVA First Teamer A.J. Lewis, who finished with 11 kills.

Ohio State will welcome No. 7 McKendree on Wednesday.


No. 4 Lewis def. No. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne 3-1 (25-15, 25-18, 16-25, 38-36) - Box Score
Lewis outlasted a furious comeback attempt by Purdue Fort Wayne, topping the Mastodons in four sets.

All-MIVA Second Team selections Christian Prayer and Max Roquet had 17 and 16 kills, respectively, to lead Lewis.

All-MIVA First Team honoree Jon Diedrich had 19 kills on .375 hitting for Purdue Fort Wayne.

Lewis will head to No. 1 Ball State on Wednesday.


No. 7 McKendree def. No. 2 Loyola Chicago 3-2 (19-25, 25-23, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12) - Box Score
No. 7 McKendree became the first seven-seed to win a MIVA tournament match. The Bearcats’ two-pronged attack was enough to knock off the Loyola Chicago Ramblers in five sets.

Bryce Wetjen and Kyle Wilson had 22 and 21 kills, respectively. Wetjen hit .341 and Wilson hit .432. Tyler Poulsen and Francisco Comas had 10 digs each.

All-MIVA First Team performer Parker Van Buren had 21 kills with a .526 hitting percentage for Loyola Chicago. Fellow First Team player had 50 assists.

McKendree will travel to Ohio State on Wednesday.

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