HUTCHINSON, Kan.-After posting a record 32 wins this season and winning the Region XVIII Tournament and Rocky Mountain District Title, the Snow College women’s volleyball team will enter next week’s NJCAA National Championship Volleyball Tournament as the No. 4 seed.
The Badgers will take on the No. 13 seed from Northeastern Junior College of Sterling, Colo.
The two teams met earlier in the season, with Snow picking up a hard-fought, 3-0, victory. The first round match-up will be played on Thursday, Nov. 21, beginning at 3 p.m.
This season marks the second straight trip for the Badgers to the National Championship tournament. Last season, Snow entered the tournament for the first time in 38 years, and took on a tough Seward County team as the No. 11 seed.
2019 Season Superlatives:
• Most wins in school history (32)
• Highest single-season winning percentage (.941)
• Undefeated conference season (10-0)
• 12-0 Record against region opponents
• First conference team to go undefeated since 2013
• Second Conference title in three seasons
• First outright conference title since 1986
• First-ever Region XVIII Title
• First-ever Rocky Mountain District Title
• First back-to-back trips to NJCAA National Tournament in school history
• Highest seeding at NJCAA National Tournament in school history (No. 4)
• Current 21-game win streak
• Region XVIII Player of the Year + 6 all-region selections
• Region XVIII Tourney MVP + 4 all-tournament selections
• 10-2 against nationally ranked opponents
• 3-1 against teams in the NJCAA Tournament
• 6-0 vs. in-state (Utah) teams
• No. 5 Final NJCAA National Ranking — highest in school history
• Ranked in the top-20 for 38 consecutive weeks
• Ranked in the top-10 for 34 of the past 38 weeks
