The Brescia volleyball team wrapped up regular season conference play with a sweep of Midway, and they earned the second seed in the West Division of the River States Conference tournament.
The Lady Bearcats were able to secure a win Friday in three sets (25-16, 25-14, 25-19). Brescia extended their winning streak to six matches, and will travel to Campbellsville University today to face the second-seeded team in the Mid-South Conference.
The 2018 River States Conference Volleyball Championship qualifiers and bracket are set for Nov. 9-10 at IU Kokomo.
The top four teams from the RSC East and West Divisions qualified for the playoffs. The quarterfinals will be held on Friday, with the semifinals and finals set for Saturday. The RSC Championship winner will earn automatic qualification to the NAIA National Championship.
No. 1 overall seed IU Kokomo will host the championship by virtue of winning the RSC West Division, a determination prior to the season. The Cougars (31-4, 16-0 RSC) are also the RSC regular season champions and are already guaranteed a bid to the NAIA national tournament. If IU Kokomo also wins the RSC Championship, the tournament runner-up will qualify to advance.
Bresica (21-15, 11-5 RSC) will play in the last quarterfinal match against the East Division No. 3 seed WVU Tech (27-9, 10-6 RSC). Brescia earned the No. 2 seed in the division from a tiebreaker of a 5-4 edge in sets won head-to-head versus IU Southeast. The winner will play the winner of IU East vs. Asbury.
The semifinals Saturday are at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and the championship final will be at 6 p.m.
Information courtesy of Brescia Athletics.
