2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Princeton ‍y 13 1   .929 18 13   .581
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 10 4   .714 17 9   .654
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 10 4   .714 15 15   .500
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 9 5   .643 15 14   .517
NJIT  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 6 16   .273
Sacred Heart  ‍‍‍ 3 11   .214 5 16   .238
Charleston  ‍‍‍ 1 13   .071 9 20   .310
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2019 EIVA Tournament champion

The 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament was the men's volleyball tournament for the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association during the 2019 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 18 through April 20, 2019 at Princeton University's Dillon Gymnasium. The winner received The Association's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds edit

The top four teams qualified for the tournament, with the highest seed hosting each round. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Princeton 13–1
2 George Mason 10–4 2–0 vs. Penn State
3 Penn State 10–4 0–2 vs. George Mason
4 St. Francis 9–5
5 NJIT 5–9 1–1 vs. Harvard but won in fewer sets (3–0), Did not qualify
6 Harvard 5–9 1–1 vs. NJIT but won in more sets (3–2), Did not qualify
7 Sacred Heart 3–11 Did not qualify
8 Charleston 1–13 Did not qualify

Schedule and results edit

Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters
Semifinals – Thursday, April 18
5:00 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Penn State 2–3
(22–25, 25–23, 16–25, 25–18, 9–15)
243 Simon Rosenwasser & Devon Peterkin
7:30 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 1 Princeton vs. No. 4 St. Francis 3–0
(25–23, 25–21, 25–19)
Championship – Saturday, April 20
7:00 pm
FloVolleyball
No. 1 Princeton vs. No. 3 Penn State 3–2
(28–26, 22–25, 25–18, 20–25, 25–20)
349 Simon Rosenwasser & Devon Peterkin
Game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
Thursday, April 18
Championship
Saturday, April 20
      
1 Princeton 3
4 St. Francis 0
1 Princeton 3
3 Penn State 2
2 George Mason 2
3 Penn State 3

The title was Princeton's second ever men's volleyball title, the first having occurred back in 1998.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Men's volleyball wins first EIVA championship since 1998, gears up for NCAA appearance". Daily Princetonian. Retrieved April 21, 2019.