Mitchell, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan volleyball moved onto the pool-play stage of the NAIA Championship with a sweep over Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday at the Corn Palace. Four DWU attackers finished with double digit kills — Ady Dwight (17), Mackenzie Miller (12), Emily Dale (11), and Mariah Ghloe (10).
Hannah Reiff notched 19 digs. Madeline Else assisted on 47 kills.
Below is a rundown of the entire first round action in NAIA Tournament.
Kansas City, Mo. – The 2022 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship Opening Round saw the winning team from 24 campus sites across the country punch their ticket to the final site in Sioux City, Iowa.
There were four upsets by visiting teams in Bethel (Ind.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.), St. Xavier (Ill.) and Westmont (Calif). There were five matches that extended to five sets, 15 matches that were finished in three straight sets, leaving four matches to finish in four sets.
Twenty-four teams will continue their battle for the red banner at the final site in Sioux City, Iowa. For a full list of stats and results click the link below to check out all of today’s action.
Pools for the final site will be announced by 5 p.m. central, Sunday, November 20, on naia.org
Teams Advancing to Final Site
Bellevue (Neb.)
Bethel (Ind.)
College of Saint Mary (Neb.)
Columbia (Mo.)
Concordia (Neb.)
Corban (Ore.)
Cornerstone (Mich.)
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
Eastern Oregon
Hastings (Neb.)
Jamestown (N.D.)
Marian (Ind.)
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Midland (Neb.)
Missouri Baptist
Northwestern (Iowa)
Park (Mo.)
Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
SAGU (Texas)
Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Southern Oregon
Taylor (Ind.)
Viterbo (Wis.)
Westmont (Calif.)
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