For the second time in as many years, the Western Athletic Conference will send three teams to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament. Hawai`i (30-1) earned the tournament's No. 6 seed and will play at home. Both Fresno State (23-6) and Nevada (22-9)will play in California.
Hawai`i will remain at home and face Western Kentucky in the first round. Western Kentucky is making its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The winner will face the winner of the match between Washington and Colorado State. This regional is part of the Central Region and will take place Dec. 5-6.
The Wolf Pack, who had their second 22-win season since 1998, will travel to Palo Alto for the second-straight season. In the first round, Nevada will face Pacific. The two teams met in Stockton on Nov. 29 with Pacific winning, 3-1. The winner will take on the winner of the match between defending national champion and No. 2 seed Stanford and Sacramento State. Last year, Nevada faced Stanford in the first round. This is part of Pacific Regional and will take place Dec. 6-7.
Fresno State will remain closer to home, but have the daunting task of facing the No. 8 seed UC Santa Barbara. The winner of that match will take on the winner of the California and Santa Clara match. This is part of the West Regional and will take place Dec. 5-6.
Times and dates will be announced Monday.
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