Game times were announced Monday afternoon for the NCAA Division II Central Regional Volleyball Tournament hosted by Concordia-St. Paul Thursday-Saturday, November 19-21. Wayne State College, the #4 seed with a 28-7 record, will face #5 seed Minnesota State, Mankato (25-6) on Thursday, November 19 at 5:00 p.m. at the Gangelhoff Center. It's the fifth straight national tournament appearance for the Wildcats. The two teams met once this season with Wayne State posting a 3-0 win (25-18, 25-18, 25-23) over the Mavericks in Wayne on October 23. Wayne State is ranked 17th in the AVCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Listed below are the first round pairings and game times for the NCAA Central Regional Volleyball Tournament at Concordia-St. Paul.
NCAA Division II Central Region Volleyball Tournament
Hosted by Concordia University-St. Paul, St. Paul, Minnesota – November 19-21
Thursday, November 19th
12:00 p.m. - Game 1 - No. 2 Southwest Minnesota State (25-7) vs. No. 7 Metropolitan State (24-6)
2:30 p.m. – Game 2 - No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney (31-2) vs. No. 6 Minnesota Duluth (22-8)
5:00 p.m. - Game 3 - No. 4 Wayne State Nebraska (28-7) vs. No. 5 Minnesota State Mankato (25-6)
7:30 p.m. - Game 4 - No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (31-0) vs. No. 8 Colorado School of Mines (21-9)
Friday, November 20th
6:00 p.m. - Semifinal Game #1: Winners of Games 1 and 2
8:30 p.m. - Semifinal Game #2: Winners of Games 3 and 4
Saturday, November 21st
7:00 p.m. – Central Regional Championship Game
