UWO hosts NCAA volleyball regionals

OSHKOSH - UW-Oshkosh will host regionals for the NCAA Division 3 women's volleyball tournament.

The full field of 62 teams was announced Monday. The tournament ends Nov. 21 in University Heights, Ohio.

Competition begins at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Kolf Sports Center as third-seeded University of Wisconsin-Whitewater plays sixth-seeded University of St. Thomas (Minn.). That contest is followed by a 3 p.m. match between second-seeded College of St. Benedict (Minn.) and seventh-seeded Luther College (Iowa).

Thursday's activity concludes with games at 5:30 p.m. between fourth-seeded University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and fifth-seeded St. Olaf College (Minn.) and 8 p.m. between top-seeded UW-Oshkosh and eighth-seeded St. Norbert College.

UW-Oshkosh (35-2) is making its 14th (1990-91, 1993-97, 2000-01, 2005-09) NCAA Division III regional tournament appearance. The Titans won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular season title and finished third in the league's postseason tournament. UW-Oshkosh placed second in the NCAA Division III Championship in 1994. UWO is the top-ranked team in the country, according to the most recent AVCA poll.

St. Norbert College (24-9) is making its sixth (1993, 2002, 2004-05, 2008-09) NCAA Division III regional tournament appearance. The Green Knights captured regular season and postseason tournament titles in the Midwest Conference.