Northern Colorado, which won the Big Sky regular-season by three games, has had a tough go of it in the conference tournament.
A day after pulling off a reverse sweep over eighth-seeded Montana State, the Bears had to go five again on Thanksgiving to beat fourth-seeded Weber State. Northern Colorado, with an RPI of 66, plays third-seeded Sacramento State (RPI 112) on Friday for the Big Sky’s automatic NCAA bid. Sacramento State knocked out second-seeded Idaho State.
Those were the only two matches Thursday as we head into a busy Friday with a lot on the line for a lot of teams, not the least of which is in the Big Ten where No. 1 Nebraska goes to No. 4 Penn State.
There’s another Beach Pro Tour Challenge going on, this one in Nuvali, Philippines, and a handful of American pairs are in the mix.
It’s all in this edition of Volleyball Today:
NCAA volleyball Friday
The match of the day has No. 1 Nebraska (28-1, 18-0) at No. 4 Penn State (28-2, 18-1) at 5 p.m. Eastern on the Big Ten Network. It will decide the Big Ten title since it’s the only time these powers play this regular season. Even with a loss, Nebraska is all but assured of being the No. 1 or 2 team in the NCAA…
