Post by The Cats on Nov 28, 2022 14:41:10 GMT -5
The Western Carolina volleyball team was selected to compete in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) Tournament Sunday night.
The Catamounts will play at Liberty on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. in Lynchburg, Va. with the winner of the WCU/Liberty match facing the winner of a match between Toledo and Clemson in the second round on Sunday at 4 p.m. Liberty, the ASUN Conference regular season champion, will serve as the host for the first and second round. Rounds 1 and 2 action are scheduled for Dec. 1-4, with round 3 scheduled for Dec. 6-8. The semifinals will be held Dec. 8-11, and the championship match will be played Dec. 12 or 13.
Here is the 32-team field for the 2022 NIVC:
Automatic qualifiers (*- won or had share of regular season conference title):
*Alabama State (Southwestern Athletic Conference) -- 20-14
*Binghamton (American East Conference) – 17-8
*Coppin State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) -- 23-10
Davidson (Atlantic 10 Conference) -- 20-10
Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) -- 26-7
*Houston Christian (Southland Conference) – 23-10
*Liberty (Atlantic Sun Conference) – 23-8
Ohio (Mid-American Conference) – 19-11
Omaha (Summit Conference) -- 20-10
Portland State (Big Sky Conference) -- 18-12
Santa Clara (West Coast Conference) – 12-18
*UT Martin (Ohio Valley Conference) -- 22-11
*UT-Rio Grande Valley (Western Athletic Conference) – 25-6
Xavier (Big East Conference) – 19-11
At Large qualifiers:
Boston College (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 19-13
Buffalo (Mid-American Conference) – 19-13
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) – 20-11
Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 13-17
Grand Canyon (Western Athletic Conference) – 17-10
Louisiana (Sun Belt Conference) – 15-12
North Dakota State (Summit Conference) – 21-11
Pacific (West Coast Conference) – 16-13
St. John's (Big East Conference) – 19-13
South Dakota State (Summit Conference) – 17-14
Southern Miss (Sun Belt Conference) – 18-11
Toledo (Mid-American Conference) – 18-12
Troy (Sun Belt Conference) – 18-12
Valparaiso (Missouri Valley Conference) – 22-10
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 16-13
Weber State (Big Sky Conference) – 17-11
Western Carolina (Southern Conference) – 18-12
Wichita State (American Athletic Conference) – 18-12
The Catamounts will play at Liberty on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. in Lynchburg, Va. with the winner of the WCU/Liberty match facing the winner of a match between Toledo and Clemson in the second round on Sunday at 4 p.m. Liberty, the ASUN Conference regular season champion, will serve as the host for the first and second round. Rounds 1 and 2 action are scheduled for Dec. 1-4, with round 3 scheduled for Dec. 6-8. The semifinals will be held Dec. 8-11, and the championship match will be played Dec. 12 or 13.
Here is the 32-team field for the 2022 NIVC:
Automatic qualifiers (*- won or had share of regular season conference title):
*Alabama State (Southwestern Athletic Conference) -- 20-14
*Binghamton (American East Conference) – 17-8
*Coppin State (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) -- 23-10
Davidson (Atlantic 10 Conference) -- 20-10
Drake (Missouri Valley Conference) -- 26-7
*Houston Christian (Southland Conference) – 23-10
*Liberty (Atlantic Sun Conference) – 23-8
Ohio (Mid-American Conference) – 19-11
Omaha (Summit Conference) -- 20-10
Portland State (Big Sky Conference) -- 18-12
Santa Clara (West Coast Conference) – 12-18
*UT Martin (Ohio Valley Conference) -- 22-11
*UT-Rio Grande Valley (Western Athletic Conference) – 25-6
Xavier (Big East Conference) – 19-11
At Large qualifiers:
Boston College (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 19-13
Buffalo (Mid-American Conference) – 19-13
Central Michigan (Mid-American Conference) – 20-11
Clemson (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 13-17
Grand Canyon (Western Athletic Conference) – 17-10
Louisiana (Sun Belt Conference) – 15-12
North Dakota State (Summit Conference) – 21-11
Pacific (West Coast Conference) – 16-13
St. John's (Big East Conference) – 19-13
South Dakota State (Summit Conference) – 17-14
Southern Miss (Sun Belt Conference) – 18-11
Toledo (Mid-American Conference) – 18-12
Troy (Sun Belt Conference) – 18-12
Valparaiso (Missouri Valley Conference) – 22-10
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) – 16-13
Weber State (Big Sky Conference) – 17-11
Western Carolina (Southern Conference) – 18-12
Wichita State (American Athletic Conference) – 18-12
