2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams6
SiteRec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
ChampionsPenn State (32nd title)
Winning coachMark Pavlik (22nd title)
MVPCal Fisher (Penn State)
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The 2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was a men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) 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.

2021 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
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


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, Pennsylvania. 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
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
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]
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[A]

Notes

  1. ^ Match declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with Sacred Heart. George Mason advances in the tournament.

References

  1. ^ Vinnielopes (December 19, 2020). "EIVA increases regular season to 20 matches, conference tournament field". Off the Block. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 EIVA Tournament Central". EIVA Volleyball. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Feinswog, Lee (April 10, 2021). "NCAA men's volleyball: Penn State clinches EIVA, BYU does the same in MPSF". Volleyball Mag. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ^ Ridge, Madison (April 9, 2021). "Penn State men's volleyball secures regular-season conference crown, downs Charleston". Daily Collegian. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Vinnielopes (April 9, 2021). "Audio: Penn State coach reacts to winning EIVA regular season title". Off the Block. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Allen, Zach (April 23, 2021). "Time off hardly holds up Penn State men's volleyball in sweep, moves onto EIVA Tournament Final". Daily Collegian. Retrieved April 23, 2021.