CONWAY, Ark. - The Hendrix College volleyball team will play in the NCAA Division III Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday against Bethel University (Minnesota) in Grand Rapids, Mich. at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Hendrix (28-8) are the two-time defending Southern Athletic Association regular season and tournament champions. They won the Mount Berry, Ga. Regional by defeating Covenant, Berry and #2 Emory last weekend. This is the farthest the Warriors have advanced in the NCAA Tournament in any sport.
Hendrix, fifth-year head coach
Ryan Meek, have received votes in every AVCA Top 25 Poll this season and earned were ranked #24 on Oct. 13.
The Royals (25-9) were the second place team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and won the Grand Rapids, Mich. Regional by knocking off defending national champion, #10 Hope, UW-Eau Claire and Northwestern (Minn.).
The winner between Hendrix and Bethel would get the winner of #18 Clarkson and #6 Wittenberg. The other side of the bracket features Bowdoin, #9 Cal Lutheran, #13 Carthage and Randolph-Macon.
The Warriors defeated Carthage, then ranked fourth in the country, in St. Louis on Sept. 11.
Live video &
live stats will be available for the match.
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