(West Plains, MO)The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Volleyball team will enter the NJCAA Region 16 Championship Tournament March 26-27 as the No. 1 seed.
The 16th-ranked Grizzlies (13-4) secured the placing by winning a five-set thriller over Mineral Area College (MAC) Tuesday evening in Park Hills. The scores were 21-25, 25-18, 25-13, 19-25, 20-18.
The win gives the Grizzlies a region best 3-1 record. MAC will be seeded second in the tournament with a 2-2 record, and Jefferson College will be seeded third with a 1-3 record.
MAC and Jefferson will play at 6:30 p.m. March 26 on the Vikings’ home court in Hillsboro. The winner will face the Grizzlies at noon March 27 also at Jefferson College in Hillsboro.
“There was a lot on the line,” Grizzly Volleyball Head Coach Paula Wiedemann said of Tuesday’s game. “Region games are always big, and this was the biggest game to date since it determined who was going to be first seed in the region tournament and receive an automatic berth in the district tournament. I’m really proud of the fight we showed to make that happen.”
