NIACC volleyball team faces Kirkwood in regional tournament

NIACC's Shelby Heston, Connor Gauch and Hannah Wagner get ready for the serve in last Thursday's Think Pink match.

October 26, 2017

CEDAR RAPIDS - The NIACC volleyball team faces Kirkwood on Wednesday, Nov. 1 in the opening round of the NJCAA Region X)-A tournament.

Match time is set for 7 p.m.

Kirkwood (22-16 overall, 8-0 in the ICCAC) earned the top overall seed in the regional tournament. NIACC (7-22, 1-7) enters post-season play as the No. 8 seed.

The winner of the Nov. 1 match faces either fourth-seed Northeast CC or fifth-seed Southwestern in the Region XI-A title match on Nov. 4 in Iowa falls. The winner of the Region XI-A championship qualifies for the NJCAA Division II national tournament in Charleston, W.V. Nov. 16-18.

Wednesday, Nov. 1 matches

RegionXI-A

7 p.m. - (8) NIACC at (1) Kirkwood

7 p.m. - (5) Southwestern at (4) Northeast

Region XI-B

7 p.m. - (7) Ellsworth at (2) DMACC

7 p.m. - (6) Southeastern at (3) Iowa Central

Saturday, Nov. 4 matches

The Region XI-A and Region XI-B championship matches will be played on the Ellsworth campus in Iowa Falls.