NIACC faces Northeast in NJCAA Region XI-B title match

MASON CITY - The No. 13 NIACC volleyball team faces Northeast CC Sunday in the NJCAA Region XI-B title match.

Match time is slated for 1 p.m. in the NIACC gym.

Second-seed NIACC nipped Southeastern 3-2 (23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-14, 15-7) in Saturday's first-round match. Third-seed Northeast CC topped Hawkeye CC 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-15) in its semifinal contest on Saturday.

NIACC (31-8 overall) blanked Northeast CC 3-0 on Nov. 9 in their ICCAC regular season match in Mason City.

The winner of the NJCAA Region XI-B tournament advances to the NJCAA North Central B district match at the Metropolitian CC (13-23), the NJCAA Region XVI champion, on Nov. 9. Metropolitian CC, which is located in Kansas City, Mo., topped St. Louis CC 3-1 in the NJCAA Region XVI title match on Saturday. 

However, if fifth-seed Kirkwood defeates top-seed Iowa Central in the NJCAA Region XI-A championship Sunday, the NJCAA Region XI-B winner would advance directly to the NJCAA Division II national tournament Nov. 21-23 in Charleston, W.V.

NJCAA Region XI-B tournament

(At Mason City)

Saturday's results

(2) NIACC 3, (7) Southeastern 2

(3) Northeast CC 3, (6) Hawkeye CC 0

Sunday's match

1 p.m. - NIACC vs. Northeast CC

Note: Top-seed Iowa Central hosts fifth-seed Kirkwood in the NJCAA Region XI-A title match at 1 p.m. Sunday. At the regional tournaments, the highest-seeded champion earns an automatic bid to the NJCAA Division II national tournament Nov. 21-23 in Charleston, W.V. The lower-seeded champion moves to a district championship match at Metropolitian CC, the NJCAA Region XVI champion, on Nov. 9. The winner of the district match qualifies for the national tournament.

NIACC (31-9)