@MizzouVB Punches Ticket to 2018 NCAA Tournament
11/25/2018 8:24:00 PM | Volleyball
Tigers will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska, and face Arizona in first round matchup Friday
2018 NCAA Volleyball Tournament Bracket (PDF)
COLUMBIA, Mo. – For the fourth consecutive year and 15th time in program history, Mizzou Volleyball earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers will head north and square off against Arizona in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Tournament.
Joining Mizzou in Lincoln, Nebraska, will be No. 7 national seed Nebraska, Hofstra and aforementioned Arizona. First serve between the Tigers and Wildcats on Friday, Nov. 30, is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. CT. With a first round victory, Mizzou would then face the winner of Nebraska and Hofstra on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. CT.
For the 4th straight year and 15th time in program history, #Mizzou is headed to the NCAA Tournament!
— Mizzou Volleyball (@MizzouVB) November 26, 2018
The Tigers will meet Arizona on Friday, Nov. 30 in Lincoln, Neb.
Winner faces the victor of No. 7 national seed Nebraska and Hofstra#MIZ #ShowMe ???? pic.twitter.com/gWSlfu1tvA
All 15 of the Tigers' all-time NCAA Tournament appearances have come under the tutelage of Wayne Kreklow and Susan Kreklow (2000-present). Mizzou's current streak of four consecutive years in the NCAA Tournament ranks second-best all-time, only trailing the team's eight-straight bids to the tournament from 2000-07.
The 2018 Tigers finished the regular season 23-7 overall and 13-5 in Southeastern Conference action. Mizzou tallied three wins against top 50 RPI teams this season and 10 victories against top 100 RPI squads.
Under the Kreklow's watch, Mizzou has now produced 12, 20-plus win campaigns. Individual postseason accolades have also flourished over that time span, as Sunday's announcement of five 2018 All-SEC honorees pushes the Kreklow's all-time All-Conference recipients to 51 (22 All-SEC, 29 All-Big 12).
First and second round action of the 2018 NCAA Tournament across 16 campus sites will take place from Nov. 29 – Dec. 1. Regionals are set from Dec. 7-8, while the final four is scheduled for Dec. 13 and Dec. 15 in Minneapolis.
For ticket information on this year's NCAA Tournament, visit NCAA.com/Tickets. Fans can also visit NCAA.com/Championships for a complete bracket and breakdown of this year's postseason lineup.
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