Lindsey Branch, UMW Sports Information
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. – The 2023 NAIA Women's Volleyball Championship presented by Marriot South Sioux City Riverfront and Riverside Technologies Inc. will continue this week at the final site in Sioux City, Iowa, with pool play matches on Wednesday, November 29 culminating to the championship on December 5 in the Tyson Events Center.
The Bulldogs (22-6 overall) advanced to the tournament's 24-team final site with a three-set sweep over host Southwestern Assemblies of God University (Texas) in the Opening Round. Their first visit in school history to the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, begins this week on Wednesday Nov. 29 with a 12 p.m. MT match against Concordia (24-3), and they will play at the same time Thursday Nov. 30 against Midland (16-11).
The fourth-ranked Concordia (Neb.) powered through a competitive first set and ran away from visiting Judson University (Ill.), 25-19, 25-14, 25-17, in their home opening round matchup. The Bulldogs of Concordia enter with a 24-3 record and a conference record of 14-2.
Midland (Neb.) proved to be too much for Kansas Wesleyan in the NAIA Opening Round as they came away with a four-set victory (25-15, 25-13, 22-25, 25-13). It will be the Warriors' tenth trip in program history, the first coming in the 2013 season.
Final Site Information
Location:
Tyson Events Center
401 Gordon Drive
Sioux City, Iowa 51101
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