NCAA Tournament bids will be clinched Tuesday in the Missouri Valley Conference and The Summit League.
The Ohio Valley Conference also has its tournament final, but fourth-headed Morehead State, which plays second-seeded Lindenwood, is already assured of moving on.
The Pro Volleyball Federation conducted its player draft Monday, the AVCA has a new top 25, the coaching carousel spun in the American Athletic Conference and we have a recap and photos from the Laguna Beach Open.
It’s all in this edition of Volleyball Today:
Valley, OVC, Summit finals set
Tuesday’s 5 p.m. Eastern Missouri Valley Conference Championship title match pits top-seeded Northern Iowa, riding a 19-match winning streak, against third-seeded UIC. UNI swept UIC twice in the regular season.
UNI (24-7) moved on with a 25-13, 25-19, 25-16 sweep of fourth-seeded Illinois State (17-16). The Panthers, who hit .375, got 13 kills from Kira Fallert, who had no errors in 20 attacks and hit .650 to go with six digs, a block and seven digs.
UIC (23-9) swept second-seeded Drake (20-10) after losing to the Bulldogs twice in the regular season, both times in four sets. UIC’s Antonie Kelnarova had 15 kills, hit .444, and had five digs and two blocks, one solo …
The 8 p.m. Eastern Summit League final in Kansas City is all about the Mount Rushmore State, featuring top-seeded South Dakota State (27-1) and third-seeded South Dakota (20-9).
South Dakota State got past fifth-seeded Denver (13-15) in five to get back into the league title match for the first time since 2007. The Jackrabbits won 23-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-10 as Sylvie Zgonc had 24 kills, an assist, 14 digs and four blocks, one solo, and Sydni Schetnan had 16 kills, hitting.400, and five digs and nine blocks, one solo. Denver had four players with 11 or more kills, 15 by Molly Mirabelli, who had a dig and 11 blocks, three solo.
In their regular-season meetings, SDSU beat South Dakota in five and then swept the Coyotes…
The 7 p.m. Eastern OVC final between Lindenwood (22-10) and Morehead State (18-13) is for bragging rights. That’s because Lindenwood, transitioning to Division I, is not eligible to play in the NCAA Tournament, so the league’s automatic bid automatically goes to Morehead State.
Morehead State knocked out top-seeded Southeast Missouri State (19-13) 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 27-25 after losing to SEMO in back-to-back matches…
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