NAIA Region IV Volleyball Tournament Information
By: David Toelle, KWU Sports Information

BELLEVUE, Neb. – The NAIA Region IV Volleyball tournament begins on November 15 at the Gordon Lozier Activity Center on the Bellevue University campus.

Kansas Wesleyan is the No.5 seed in the tournament.

Bellevue (Neb.) is the No.1 seed and host of this year’s tournament. Saint Mary (Neb.) is the No. 2 seed, Ozarks (Mo.) is the No.3 seed. Peru State (Neb.) is the No. 4 seed, and Wesleyan is seeded No.5. Park (Mo.) is the No.6 seed, and KCAC members Bethany and  Bethel are No.7 and No. 8 seeds respectively.

Five MCAC Schools, Bellevue, Saint Mary (Neb.), Ozarks, Peru State and Park, all made the tournament, while the KCAC sends three representatives in Kansas Wesleyan, Bethany and Bethel.

The tournament begins on Thursday with four first-round matches beginning at 1:00 p.m.

A complete tournament schedule is below:

Thursday, November 15
No. 4 Peru State vs. No. 5 Kansas Wesleyan – 1:00
No. 3 Ozarks vs. No. 6 Park – 3:00
No. 2 Saint Mary (Neb.) vs. No. 7 Bethany – 5:30
No. 1 Bellevue vs. No. 8 Bethel – 7:30

Friday, November 16
Ozarks/Park vs. Saint Mary/Bethany – 5:30
Bellevue/Bethel vs. Peru State/Kansas Wesleyan – 7:30

Saturday, November 17
Championship match – 1:00

The winner will receive an automatic berth into the NAIA Volleyball National Championships in Columbia, Mo., beginning November 28.