2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament
The 2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was a men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 16 through April 24, 2021 at campus sites. The winner received The Association's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Penn State †‡y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 22 | – | 4 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 NJIT | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 George Mason | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2021 EIVA Tournament champion
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| 2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Rec Hall University Park, PA |
| Champions | Penn State (32nd title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Pavlik (22nd title) |
| MVP | Cal Fisher (Penn State) |
Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournaments | |
Seeds
With the Ivy League choosing not to participate in spring athletics, neither Harvard nor defending conference champion Princeton participated in the season. As a result EIVA changed tournament formats. All six schools participated in the tournament. Seeds 1 and 2 received byes to the semifinals, which were played at Rec Hall in University Park, PA. The Championship also was played at Rec Hall. Seed 3 played Seed 6, and Seed 4 played Seed 5 in the conference tournament opening round at the 3 and 4 seeds’ schools.[1]
Seedings and placement were to be determined by win percentage should teams not have played every match. Tiebreaker procedures were as follows:[2]
- Head-to-head match record
- Head-to-head sets won against each other
- Head-to-head points amongst the tied teams
- Sets winning percentage within the conference
- Points against teams within the conference
- Coin toss by the EIVA Commissioner
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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| 1[3][4][5] | Penn State | 16–2 | – |
| 2 | NJIT | 13–3 | – |
| 3 | George Mason | 11–5 | – |
| 4 | St. Francis | 6–12 | – |
| 5 | Charleston | 4–12 | – |
| 6 | Sacred Heart | 0–16 | – |
Schedule and results
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Report |
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| Quarterfinals – Friday, April 16 | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. ESPN+ |
No. 3 George Mason vs. No. 6 Sacred Heart | George Mason advances due to COVID-19 protocols with Sacred Heart | – | – | Report |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, April 17 | |||||
| 5:00 p.m. NEC Front Row |
No. 4 St. Francis vs. No. 5 Charleston | 3–1 (24–26, 25–20, 25–17, 25–23) |
0 | Jake Slebodnick | Report |
| Semifinals – Thursday, April 22 | |||||
| 4:30 p.m. B1G+ |
No. 2 NJIT vs. No. 3 George Mason | 0–3 (30–32, 15–25, 23–25) |
340 | David Hadar & Jon Draeger | |
| 7:30 p.m. B1G+ |
No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 4 St. Francis | 3–0 (25–16, 25–22, 25–20) [6] |
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| Championship – Saturday, April 24 | |||||
| 7:00 p.m. B1G+ |
No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 3 George Mason | 3–1 (25–20, 25–20, 30–32, 25–20) |
286 | Preston Shoemaker & Logan Bourandas | |
| Game times are Eastern Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Friday, April 16 & Saturday, April 17 | Semifinals Thursday, April 22 | Championship Saturday, April 24 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | St. Francis | 3 | 4 | St. Francis | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Charleston | 1 | 1 | Penn State | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NJIT | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | George Mason | WO | 3 | George Mason | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Sacred Heart[upper-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Sacred Heart. George Mason advances in the tournament.
References
- "EIVA increases regular season to 20 matches, conference tournament field". Off the Block. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "2021 EIVA Tournament Central". EIVA Volleyball. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn State clinches EIVA, BYU does the same in MPSF". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- "Penn State Men's Volleyball secures regular season crown, Downs Charleston". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- "Audio: Penn State coach reacts to winning EIVA regular season title". Off the Block. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- "Time off hardly holds up Penn State men's volleyball in sweep, moves onto EIVA Tournament Final". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 23, 2021.