2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Tournament

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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.