2024 VLA Cup Men's
Dates
May 17, 2024
May 19, 2024
Address
2950 Innovation Way Suite 100, Madison, WI 53718
Venue
Madtown Juniors Volleyball
Winner Purse
Join us in Madison, Wisconsin for the 2024 Men's & Women's VLA Cup, hosted at the brand new Madtown Juniors volleyball facility in Madison, Wisconsin!
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2024 VLA CUP MEN'S TOURNAMENT
32 teams - 8 Tier 1 teams, 24 Tier 2 teams
Click team logo above for team info, roster, and more!
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2024 Men's VLA Cup All-Tournament Team
MVP: Joe Kauliakamoa, setter, River City Flow
Setter: Sanil Thomas, Chicago Icemen
Outside Hitter: Tanner Maxwell, River City Flow
Outside Hitter: Matt Slivinski, Chicago Icemen
Opposite: Ryan Mather, New York Legion VC
Middle Blocker: Langston Payne, River City Flow
Middle Blocker: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez, Chicago Icemen
Libero: Eryk Krzyzak, Chicago Sweed
SUNDAY BRACKET PLAY RESULTS
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Championship Bracket Semifinals
Match 21 - River City Flow 3 - 0 New York Legion VC
25-23 25-19 26-24
Match 22 - Chicago Sweed 1 - 3 Chicago Icemen
24-26 25-19 23-25 23-25
Winners advance to championship match, losers finish tournament tied for 3rd place
2024 VLA Cup Men's Championship Match
River City Flow 3 - 2 Chicago Icemen
22-25 29-27 25-19 21-25 15-12
Winner named 2024 VLA Cup Champion and receives Cup Win in cumulative VLA standings
Championship Bracket Placement Matches
Match 1 - Boston Bounce 0 - 3 Indiana Team Pineapple
21-25 17-25 21-25
Match 2 - SoCal Rising Tide 3 - 0 Kentucky Unicorns
25-22 25-13 25-20
Match 3 - DC Dynasty 3 - 1 Northeast Force
29-27 25-23 12-25 25-17
Match 4 - Columbus Crimson 3 - 1 Milwaukee Gold
25-22 23-25 26-24 25-19
Winners advance to 9th place placement matches, losers advance to 13th place placement matches
17th Place Consolation Matches
630 Breeze 3 - 2 KeAloha Ancients
42-44 25-13 25-23 21-25 15-13
Colorado Kingsmen 3 - 1 Chicago Vibes
25-20 25-22 16-25 25-19
Winners finish tournament tied for 17th place, losers finish tournament tied for 19th place
21st Place Consolation Matches
Midwest Mak 2 - 3 Chicago Southside XP
25-21 26-24 22-25 15-25 13-15
Beer City Brewers 1 - 3 Madison Inferno
25-21 15-25 19-25 23-25
Winners finish tournament tied for 21st place, losers finish tournament tied for 23rd place
5th Place Placement Matches
Nash-Villains 3 - 1 Milwaukee Dive
25-16 26-24 26-28 25-23
Chandler Team IX 3 - 1 Phoenix Ascension
25-18 19-25 25-18 25-19
Winners finish tournament tied for 5th place, losers finish tournament tied for 7th place
9th Place Placement Matches
Indiana Team Pineapple 3 - 0 SoCal Rising Tide
25-22 27-25 25-16
DC Dynasty 3 - 0 Columbus Crimson
26-24 25-23 25-21
Winners finish tournament tied for 9th place, losers finish tournament tied for 11th place
13th Place Placement Matches
Boston Bounce 2 - 3 Kentucky Unicorns
22-25 26-28 25-23 25-12 8-15
Northeast Force 0 - 3 Milwaukee Gold
16-25 22-25 17-25
Winners finish tournament tied for 13th place, losers finish tournament tied for 15th place
Silver Bracket Final
Seattle Riptide 2 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Flyers
17-25 25-20 17-25 25-22 10-15
Winner finishes tournament in 25th place
27th Place Match
Minnesota Nord 1 - 3 Naptown Nitro
25-13 24-26 19-25 20-25
Winner finishes tournament in 27th place
29th Place Match
Minnesota Timbermen 0 - 3 Niagara Frontiersmen
19-25 15-25 19-25
Winner finishes tournament in 29th place
31st Place Match
Austin Jam (forfeit) 0 - 3 Huron River Hitmen
Winner finishes tournament in 31st place
SATURDAY BRACKET PLAY RESULTS
Championship Bracket Play-In Matches
Match 1 - Nash-Villains 3 - 1 KeAloha Ancients
25-21 25-23 24-26 25-19
Match 2 - River City Flow 3 - 0 Midwest Mak
25-18 25-17 25-18
Match 3 - Milwaukee Dive 3 - 1 Chicago Southside XP
26-24 25-20 19-25 25-14
Match 4 - Kentucky Unicorns 3 - 2 630 Breeze
26-24 26-28 22-25 25-20 15-10
Match 5 - DC Dynasty 3 - 0 Colorado Kingsmen
25-22 25-23 25-19
Match 6 - Chandler Team IX 3 - 0 Beer City Brewers
25-18 25-20 25-14
Match 7 - Columbus Crimson 3 - 1 Chicago Vibes
26-24 25-17 23-25 25-20
Match 8 - Milwaukee Gold 3 - 2 Madison Inferno
23-25 25-15 14-25 25-20 15-10
Winners to bracket eighth-finals, losers to consolation matches
Championship Bracket Eighth-Finals
Match 9 - Boston Bounce 0 - 3 Nash-Villains
19-25 18-25 15-25
Match 10 - Indiana Team Pineapple 2 - 3 River City Flow
11-25 26-24 20-25 26-24 10-15
Match 11 - SoCal Rising Tide 0 - 3 Milwaukee Dive
21-25 23-25 33-35
Match 12 - New York Legion VC 3 - 1 Kentucky Unicorns
25-19 28-30 25-10 25-21
Match 13 - Chicago Sweed 3 - 2 DC Dynasty
25-23 20-25 22-25 25-21 15-12
Match 14 - Northeast Force 1 - 3 Chandler Team IX
20-25 25-17 18-25 19-25
Match 15 - Phoenix Ascension 3 - 0 Columbus Crimson
25-23 32-30 25-19
Match 16 - Chicago Icemen 3 - 0 Milwaukee Gold
25-22 25-20 25-23
Winners to bracket quarterfinals, losers to placement matches
Championship Bracket Quarterfinals
Match 17 - Nash-Villains 1 - 3 River City Flow
25-20 20-25 20-25 17-25
Match 18 - Milwaukee Dive 1 - 3 New York Legion VC
25-21 18-25 19-25 18-25
Match 19 - Chicago Sweed 3 - 0 Chandler Team IX
25-23 25-20 25-22
Match 20 - Phoenix Ascension 1 - 3 Chicago Icemen
19-25 25-21 15-25 21-25
Winners to bracket semifinals, losers to 5th place placement matches
Championship Bracket Consolation Matches
Match 1 - KeAloha Ancients 3 - 0 Midwest Mak
25-22 25-17 25-21
Match 2 - Chicago Southside XP 0 - 3 630 Breeze
26-28 20-25 22-25
Match 3 - Colorado Kingsmen 3 - 1 Beer City Brewers
22-25 27-25 25-21 26-24
Match 4 - Chicago Vibes 3 - 1 Madison Inferno
20-25 25-18 25-23 25-18
Winners to 17th place consolation matches, losers to 21st place consolation matches
Silver Bracket Quarterfinals
Match 1 - Seattle Riptide 3 - 0 Minnesota Timbermen
25-20 25-18 25-11
Match 2 - Minnesota Nord 3 - 0 Austin Jam (forfeit)
Match 3 - Huron River Hitmen 1 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Flyers
25-15 26-28 21-25 15-25
Match 4 - Naptown Nitro 3 - 2 Niagara Frontiersmen
23-25 26-24 20-25 29-27 15-12
Winners to silver semifinals, losers to silver consolation semifinals
Silver Bracket Semifinals
Match 5 - Seattle Riptide 3 - 0 Minnesota Nord
25-23 25-23 25-23
Match 6 - Fort Lauderdale Flyers 3 - 0 Naptown Nitro
25-23 25-23 25-13
Winners to silver final, losers to 27th place match
Silver Bracket Consolation Semifinals
Match 7 - Minnesota Timbermen 3 - 0 Austin Jam (forfeit)
Match 8 - Huron River Hitmen 0 - 3 Niagara Frontiersmen
20-25 21-25 24-26
Winners to 29th place match, losers to 31st place match
FRIDAY POOL PLAY RESULTS
Men's Tier 1 Crossover Play
Two matches per team, avoiding divisional matchups
Match 1 - Icemen 3 - 0 Bounce
25-23 25-12 25-22
Match 2 - Rising Tide 2 - 3 Sweed
25-22 22-25 27-25 26-28 11-15
Match 3 - Team Pineapple 3 - 0 Force
25-21 25-17 25-18
Match 4 - Team LVC 2 - 3 Ascension
20-25 25-20 25-16 24-26 12-15
Match 5 - Icemen 3 - 2 Rising Tide
23-25 26-28 25-18 33-31 16-14
Match 6 - Bounce 2 - 3 Sweed
21-25 20-25 25-21 28-26 11-15
Match 7 - Team Pineapple 3 - 0 Team LVC
25-18 49-47 27-25
49-47 is the new VLA record for longest set in league history!
Match 8 - Ascension 1 - 3 Force
23-25 23-25 25-20 20-25
All eight teams advance to gold bracket eighth finals, will be seeded 1-8 based on season-long Tier 1 standings after Friday matches
Men's Tier 2 Pool Play
8 pools of 3, round robin format, 2 matches per team
1st and 2nd ranked teams advance to gold bracket play-in round, 3rd ranked teams advance to silver bracket
Pool A
Match 1 - Flow 3 - 0 Riptide
25-14 25-23 26-24
Match 2 - Vibes 3 - 0 Riptide
25-17 25-19 25-17
Match 3 - Flow 3 - 0 Vibes
25-23 25-17 25-19
#1 - River City Flow - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-0 set record
#2 - Chicago Vibes - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-3 set record
#3 - Seattle Riptide - 0-2 record - 0 points - 0-6 set record
Pool B
Match 1 - Crimson 3 - 0 Nitro
25-23 25-18 25-23
Match 2 - Mak 3 - 2 Nitro
18-25 25-19 22-25 24-22 15-9
Match 3 - Crimson 3 - 1 Mak
25-21 22-25 25-23 26-24
#1 - Columbus Crimson - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-1 set record
#2 - Midwest Mak - 1-1 record - 2 points - 4-5 set record
#3 - Naptown Nitro - 0-2 record - 1 points - 2-6 set record
Pool C
Match 1 - Team IX 3 - 1 Hitmen
25-20 31-33 25-17 25-18
Match 2 - Southside XP 3 - 0 Hitmen
25-20 25-20 25-22
Match 3 - Team IX 3 - 0 Southside XP
25-18 25-17 25-22
#1 - Chandler Team IX - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-1 set record
#2 - Chicago Southside XP - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-3 set record
#3 - Huron River Hitmen - 0-2 record - 0 points - 1-6 set record
Pool D
Match 1 - Dive 3 - 0 Nord
25-20 25-15 25-22
Match 2 - Brewers 3 - 1 Nord
25-22 25-22 14-25 26-24
Match 3 - Dive 3 - 1 Brewers
25-22 22-25 25-23 27-25
#1 - Milwaukee Dive - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-1 set record
#2 - Beer City Brewers - 1-1 record - 3 points - 4-4 set record
#3 - Minnesota Nord - 0-2 record - 0 points - 1-6 set record
Pool E
Match 1 - Unicorns 1 - 3 Kingsmen
27-25 23-25 20-25 22-25
Match 2 - Unicorns 3 - 0 Kingsmen
25-21 25-19 27-25
#1 - Kentucky Unicorns - 1-1 record - 3 points - 4-3 set record
#2 - Colorado Kingsmen - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-4 set record
Pool F
Match 1 - Breeze 3 - 0 Flyers
25-23 25-16 25-19
Match 2 - Dynasty 3 - 0 Flyers
25-18 30-28 25-21
Match 3 - Breeze 0 - 3 Dynasty
18-25 23-25 22-25
#1 - DC Dynasty - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-0 set record
#2 - 630 Breeze - 1-1 record - 3 points - 3-3 set record
#3 - Fort Lauderdale Flyers - 0-2 record - 0 points - 0-6 set record
Pool G
Match 1 - Gold 3 - 1 Ancients
25-17 25-21 14-25 25-16
Match 2 - Frontiersmen 1 - 3 Ancients
21-25 25-22 22-25 22-25
Match 3 - Gold 3 - 1 Frontiersmen
24-26 25-19 25-19 25-18
#1 - Milwaukee Gold - 2-0 record - 6 points - 6-2 set record
#2 - KeAloha Ancients - 1-1 record - 3 points - 4-4 set record
#3 - Niagara Frontiersmen - 0-2 record - 0 points - 2-6 set record
Pool H
Match 1 - Inferno 3 - 0 Timbermen
25-11 25-16 25-15
Match 2 - Villains 3 - 1 Timbermen
25-19 23-25 25-19 25-20
Match 3 - Inferno 2 - 3 Villains
18-25 25-19 16-25 25-22 10-15
#1 - Madison Inferno - 1-1 record - 4 points - 5-3 set record
#2 - Nash-Villains - 2-0 record - 5 points - 6-3 set record
#3 - Minnesota Timbermen - 0-2 record - 0 points - 1-6 set record
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