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 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 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 TimeNetworkMatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcasters Semifinals – Thursday, April 185:00 pmFloVolleyballNo. 2 George Mason vs. No. 3 Penn State2–3(22–25, 25–23, 16–25, 25–18, 9–15)243Simon Rosenwasser & Devon Peterkin7:30 pmFloVolleyballNo. 1 Princeton vs. No. 4 St. Francis3–0(25–23, 25–21, 25–19) Championship – Saturday, April 207:00 pmFloVolleyballNo. 1 Princeton vs. No. 3 Penn State3–2(28–26, 22–25, 25–18, 20–25, 25–20) 349Simon Rosenwasser & Devon Peterkin Game times are ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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The title was Princeton's second ever men's volleyball title, the first having occurred back in 1998.
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