2023 D2 Volleyball Thread

[Goods]

Nobody likes traveling to Hawaii? :)

The NCAA doesn’t like paying for the travel EVERYONE likes.

[wscsuperfan]

NCAA Tournament - First Round Scores

ATLANTIC REGION
#1 Gannon def. #8 West Liberty (3-0)
#4 Indiana (PA) def. #5 Pittsburgh-Johnstown (3-0)
#7 Shaw def. #2 Wheeling Jesuit (3-2)
#3 Clarion def. #6 West Virginia State (3-0)

CENTRAL REGION
#1 Concordia-St. Paul def. #8 Oklahoma Baptist (3-0)
#4 Central Missouri def. #5 St. Cloud State (3-0)
#2 Wayne State (NE) def. #7 Minnesota-Duluth (3-0)
#6 Nebraska-Kearney def. #3 Southwest Minnesota State (3-1)

EAST REGION
#1 Adelphi def. #8 Bridgeport (3-1)
#5 Daemen def. #4 American International (3-1)
#7 Mercy def. #2 New Haven (3-1)
#3 Bentley def. #6 Southern New Hampshire (3-2)

MIDWEST REGION
#1 Missouri-St. Louis def. #8 Missouri S&T (3-1)
#5 Grand Valley State def. #4 Quincy (3-0)
#2 Ferris State def. #7 Hillsdale (3-2)
#6 Rockhurst def. #3 Lewis (3-2)

SOUTH REGION
#1 Tampa def. #8 Spring Hill (3-0)
#5 Florida Southern def. #4 Eckerd (3-0)
#2 Lynn def. #7 West Florida (3-1)
#6 Nova Southeastern def. #3 Embry-Riddle (3-1)

SOUTHEAST REGION (FRIDAY)
#1 Wingate vs. #8 Lenoir-Rhyne
#4 Anderson vs. #5 South Carolina-Aiken
#2 Augusta def. #7 Tusculum
#3 Lander vs. #6 Emmanuel

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
#1 West Texas A&M def. Texas-Tyler (3-0)
#5 Dallas Baptist def. #4 Colorado Mesa (3-0)
#7 Angelo State def. #2 Regis (3-2)
#3 Metro State def. #6 Texas A&M-Kingsville (3-1)

WEST REGION
#1 Chaminade def. #8 San Francisco State (3-0)
#4 Cal State-Los Angeles def. #5 Seattle Pacific (3-1)
#2 Cal State-San Bernardino def. #7 Central Washington (3-0)
#3 Cal Poly Pomona def. #6 Point Loma Nazarene (3-0)

[Goods]

Frustrating season for GNAC teams in the west. It'll be interesting to see if Cal State LA can go on the same run they did last year or if it's Bernardino's turn this year.

[wscsuperfan]

NCAA Tournament Second Round Scores

ATLANTIC
#4 Indiana (PA) def. #1 Gannon (3-2)
#3 Clarion def. #7 Shaw (3-0)

CENTRAL
#1 Concordia-St. Paul def. #4 Central Missouri (3-1)
#2 Wayne State (NE) def. #6 Nebraska-Kearney (3-2)

EAST
#5 Daemen def. #1 Adelphi (3-1)
#3 Bentley def. #7 Mercy (3-1)

MIDWEST
#1 Missouri-St. Louis def. #5 Grand Valley State (3-1)
#2 Ferris State def. #6 Rockhurst (3-1)

SOUTH
#1 Tampa def. #5 Florida Southern (3-0)
#2 Lynn def. #6 Nova Southeastern (3-1)

SOUTHEAST (First Round)
#1 Wingate def. #8 Lenoir-Rhyne (3-0)
#4 Anderson def. #5 South Carolina-Aiken (3-2)
#2 Augusta def. #7 Tusculum (3-1)
#3 Lander def. #6 Emmanuel (3-1)

SOUTH CENTRAL
#1 West Texas A&M def. #5 Dallas Baptist (3-1)
#3 Metro State def. #7 Angelo State (3-1)

WEST
#4 Cal State-Los Angeles def. #1 Chaminade (3-0)
#2 Cal State-San Bernardino def. #3 Cal Poly Pomona (3-1)

[wscsuperfan]

NCAA Tournament - Sweet 16 Scores (Regional Finals)

ATLANTIC
Clarion def. Indiana (PA) (3-0)

CENTRAL
Wayne State (NE) def. Concordia-St. Paul (3-1)

EAST
Bentley def. Daemen (3-1)

MIDWEST
Missouri-St. Louis def. Ferris State (3-1)

SOUTH
Tampa def. Lynn (3-0)

SOUTHEAST
Anderson def. Augusta (3-0)

SOUTH CENTRAL
West Texas A&M def. Metro State (3-2)

WEST
Cal State-Los Angeles def. Cal State-San Bernardino (3-0)

[wscsuperfan]

The Elite Eight seeding/brackets have been announced. All times CST

NCAA Division II Elite Eight
at Moon Township, Pennsylvania

National Quarterfinals - Thursday, December 7

#3 Wayne State (NE) (31-2) vs. #6 Cal State-Los Angeles (21-10) - 11:00 AM
#2 Missouri-St. Louis (33-1) vs. #7 Anderson (28-5) - 1:30 PM

#4 West Texas A&M (31-3) vs. #5 Clarion (28-6) - 4:00 PM
#1 Tampa (31-1) vs. #8 Bentley (25-6) - 6:30 PM

[Goods]

WT wins again, CSP upset in the regional final, Cal State LA gets through the west region gauntlet once again.

[wscsuperfan]

WT wins again, CSP upset in the regional final, Cal State LA gets through the west region gauntlet once again.

I don't know if I call CSP's loss a big upset.......Wayne State had already beaten them once this season, went undefeated in the conference regular season and was ranked #1 in the country for nearly the entire year.

[Goods]

You're totally right. I guess I'm still used to CSP winning everything every year.

[wscsuperfan]

NCAA Division II Elite Eight
#1 Tampa def. #8 Bentley (3-1)
#4 West Texas A&M def. #5 Clarion (3-0)
#2 Missouri-St. Louis def. #7 Anderson (3-1)
#6 Cal State-Los Angeles def. #3 Wayne State (NE) (3-2)

Final Four - Friday, December 8
Tampa (32-1) vs. West Texas A&M (32-3)
Missouri-St. Louis (33-1) vs. Cal State-Los Angeles (22-10)

[Goods]

Whoa ........... way to be Cal State LA!

[wscsuperfan]

Division II Final Four
West Texas A&M def. Tampa (3-2)
Cal State-Los Angeles def. Missouri-St. Louis (3-0)

Division II National Championship Match
Saturday, December 9 - 4:00 PM
West Texas A&M vs. Cal State-Los Angeles

[BuffaloChip]

Man, that 4th set, with WT down 20-24, and coming back to win 36-34 was incredible! Tampa had 10 match point attempts! A gutsy comeback for the Lady Buffs. Same thing in the 5th set, Tampa had WT at 14-12 and Lady Buffs scored 4 straight points.

Does WT have enough gas left in the tank to beat a big, physical Cal State-LA team that is really on a roll?

[wscsuperfan]

National Championship Match
Cal State-Los Angeles def. West Texas A&M (3-1)

[wscsuperfan]

Cal State-LA was unranked going into the NCAA Tournament.....finish the year #1.

AVCA Division II Top 25 - Final Poll (12/11)
1. Cal State-Los Angeles (24-10)
2. West Texas A&M (33-4)
3. Tampa (32-2)
4. Wayne State (NE) (31-3)
5. Missouri-St. Louis (34-2)
6. Concordia-St. Paul (30-3)
7. Metro State (25-7)
8. Cal State-San Bernardino (26-5)
9. St. Cloud State (22-9)
10. Nebraska-Kearney (29-6)
11. Southwest Minnesota State (23-7)
12. Regis (23-7)
13. Chaminade (30-4)
14. Central Missouri (25-8)
15. Lewis (26-7)
16. Colorado Mesa (24-5)
17. Minnesota-Duluth (18-11)
18. Ferris State (27-8)
19. Seattle Pacific (22-5)
20. West Florida (25-8)
21. Central Oklahoma (26-5)
22. Central Washington (20-7)
23. Cal Poly Pomona (22-8)
24. Clarion (28-7)
25. Grand Valley State (27-5)

Others Receiving Votes
Anderson, Lynn, Bentley, Quincy, Angelo State, Dallas Baptist, Rockhurst, Gannon, Augusta, Nova Southeastern, Spring Hill, Point Loma Nazarene, Wingate, Daemen, San Francisco State