NCAA Tournament bids will be clinched Tuesday in the Missouri Valley Conference and The Summit League.
The Ohio Valley Conference also has its tournament final, but fourth-headed Morehead State, which plays second-seeded Lindenwood, is already assured of moving on.
The Pro Volleyball Federation conducted its player draft Monday, the AVCA has a new top 25, the coaching carousel spun in the American Athletic Conference and we have a recap and photos from the Laguna Beach Open.
It’s all in this edition of Volleyball Today:
Valley, OVC, Summit finals set
Tuesday’s 5 p.m. Eastern Missouri Valley Conference Championship title match pits top-seeded Northern Iowa, riding a 19-match winning streak, against third-seeded UIC. UNI swept UIC twice in the regular season.
UNI (24-7) moved on with a 25-13, 25-19, 25-16 sweep of fourth-seeded Illinois State (17-16). The Panthers, who hit .375, got 13 kills from Kira Fallert, who had no errors in 20 attacks and hit .650 to go with six digs, a block and seven digs.
UIC (23-9) swept second-seeded Drake (20-10) after losing to the Bulldogs twice in the regular season, both times in four sets. UIC’s Antonie Kelnarova had 15 kills, hit .444, and…