Christopher Newport and Mary Washington Headed to Juniata for NCAA Volleyball Regional

Christopher Newport and Mary Washington Headed to Juniata for NCAA Volleyball Regional

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Bracket

CAC tournament champion Christopher Newport and regular season champion and tournament runner-up Mary Washington are headed to Huntingdon, Pa. for an eight-team NCAA Volleyball Regional hosted by Juniata. 

CNU (25-5), which earned the conference's automatic bid with a thrilling 3-2 triumph over Mary Washington on Saturday, will take on Bethany (W.V.) (22-9) in Friday's first round. UMW (20-11), which claimed one of the 19 Pool C at-large bids into the field, will take on former CAC foe Marymount (26-4) in opening round action. Other first-round matchups in the Juniata regional include host Juniata (24-3) vs. Notre Dame (Md.) (25-4) and Thomas More (31-3) vs. Pitt Bradford (20-12). 

This marks CNU's 12th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, while UMW advances to NCAA's for the third time in the last four seasons.