University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Friday, December 6
Statesboro, Ga.
1 p.m.
University of Northern Colorado
vs
App State
UNC Faces App State in NIVC Opener
12/5/2024 5:09:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado earned its fourth-straight post season bid with a berth in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship and take on App State of the Sun Belt Conference in the first round Friday.
The Bears (25-7) and Mountaineers (18-9) meet in the first of two matches in the four-team pod hosted by Georgia Southern at 1 p.m. MT in Statesboro, Ga. The Eagles (21-6), also from the Sun Belt Conference face Southeast Missouri (19-13) of the Ohio Valley Conference in the nightcap at 4 p.m. MT.
UNC's 25 wins rank second in the NCAA Division I era, one behind the 2019 squad The .781 winning percentage sits atop the DI record book as the highest in a full season, trailing only the shortened COVID campaign.
POD SCHEDULE - FRIDAY
UNC (25-7) vs. App State (18-9) | 1 p.m. MT
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
SEMO (19-13) at Georgia Southern (21-6) | 4 p.m. MT
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
POD SCHEDULE – SATURDAY
Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | 2 p.m. MT
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
2024 Rounds 1 & 2
In bracket order, here are the matchups, locations and match times for Rounds 1 and 2 (designated home team listed second):
At Arizona
Friday, Dec. 6
Weber State vs. Pacific, 2 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 7
TBA vs. Arizona, 8 p.m. ET
At Wyoming
Thursday, Dec. 5
Utah Valley vs. Washington State, 6 p.m. ET
Idaho State vs. Wyoming, 9 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Winners, 8 p.m. ET
At Stephen F. Austin
Thursday, Dec. 5
Arkansas State 3, UTRGV 1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-13)
Jackson State vs. Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Arkansas State vs. TBA, 7 p.m. ET
At Georgia Southern
Friday, Dec. 6
Northern Colorado vs. Appalachian State, 3 p.m. ET
Southeastern Missouri State vs. Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 7
Winners, 4 p.m. ET
At Bowling Green
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Bowling Green 3, Binghamton 1 (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15)
Thursday, Dec. 5
Bowling Green vs. Wright State, 7 p.m. ET
At DePaul
Thursday, Dec. 5
Lindenwood vs. Omaha, 5 p.m. ET
Toledo vs. DePaul, 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Winners, 8 p.m. ET
At Virgina
Saturday, Dec. 7
North Carolina A&T vs. St. John's, 6 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 8
North Carolina A&T/St. John's vs. Virgina, 6 p.m. ET
At East Carolina
Thursday, Dec. 5
UConn 3, Mercer 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-12)
Winthrop vs. East Carolina, 6 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Winners, 6 p.m. ET
Great 8
December 9-12, 2024
Semifinals
December 12-14, 2024
Championship
December 15-18, 2024
ABOUT TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS
Based in Fort Collins, CO., Triple Crown Sports has been producing events in youth athletics and the college ranks for 40 years. TCS runs both the preseason and postseason NCAA DI WNIT basketball events and produces the men's and women's Cancun Challenge tournaments in November. In addition, TCS runs the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, the only NCAA DI softball event played outside of the United States and the NISC, a "WNIT" model for DI softball. Triple Crown also operates one of the top club volleyball events in the country, the TC Volleyball NIT, which hosts 600 of the top clubs in the country and is played at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo.
ABOUT THE NIVC
Postseason NIVC Tournament Overview
The National Invitational Volleyball Championship will be an annual tournament involving 32 of the nation's top women's Division I Volleyball teams. All games, including the semifinals and championship, are hosted by participating schools. Every round is a single elimination.
Format
The Postseason NIVC features 16 first-round games (potential play in games in each quad based on overall team numbers), followed by 8 second-round games, 4 third-round games, two semifinal games, and the championship. The championship game will be streamed by the host school. The event offers 32 automatic berths, one to each established conference, and 8 to 16 at-large berths. Not all conferences will have an AQ therefore; we will offer additional at-large berths to teams that meet the criteria to receive an invitation to the tournament. The NIVC field and bracket are announced late on the evening of the NCAA Tournament selections.
2024 Postseason NIVC
The tournament is a single-elimination event with all games played at sites of host schools. The NIVC is committed to offering deserved opportunities to women's Volleyball programs, and the Postseason NIVC featured a full 32-team bracket in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The tournament was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19. The NIVC offers teams an opportunity to get in more practice, to experience playoff-atmosphere games, to play in front of passionate fans and to use their NIVC success as a springboard to the next season.
The Bears (25-7) and Mountaineers (18-9) meet in the first of two matches in the four-team pod hosted by Georgia Southern at 1 p.m. MT in Statesboro, Ga. The Eagles (21-6), also from the Sun Belt Conference face Southeast Missouri (19-13) of the Ohio Valley Conference in the nightcap at 4 p.m. MT.
UNC's 25 wins rank second in the NCAA Division I era, one behind the 2019 squad The .781 winning percentage sits atop the DI record book as the highest in a full season, trailing only the shortened COVID campaign.
POD SCHEDULE - FRIDAY
UNC (25-7) vs. App State (18-9) | 1 p.m. MT
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
SEMO (19-13) at Georgia Southern (21-6) | 4 p.m. MT
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
POD SCHEDULE – SATURDAY
Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner | 2 p.m. MT
Watch | Live Stats | Tickets
2024 Rounds 1 & 2
In bracket order, here are the matchups, locations and match times for Rounds 1 and 2 (designated home team listed second):
At Arizona
Friday, Dec. 6
Weber State vs. Pacific, 2 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 7
TBA vs. Arizona, 8 p.m. ET
At Wyoming
Thursday, Dec. 5
Utah Valley vs. Washington State, 6 p.m. ET
Idaho State vs. Wyoming, 9 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Winners, 8 p.m. ET
At Stephen F. Austin
Thursday, Dec. 5
Arkansas State 3, UTRGV 1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-13)
Jackson State vs. Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Arkansas State vs. TBA, 7 p.m. ET
At Georgia Southern
Friday, Dec. 6
Northern Colorado vs. Appalachian State, 3 p.m. ET
Southeastern Missouri State vs. Georgia Southern, 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, Dec. 7
Winners, 4 p.m. ET
At Bowling Green
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Bowling Green 3, Binghamton 1 (25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15)
Thursday, Dec. 5
Bowling Green vs. Wright State, 7 p.m. ET
At DePaul
Thursday, Dec. 5
Lindenwood vs. Omaha, 5 p.m. ET
Toledo vs. DePaul, 8 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Winners, 8 p.m. ET
At Virgina
Saturday, Dec. 7
North Carolina A&T vs. St. John's, 6 p.m. ET
Sunday, Dec. 8
North Carolina A&T/St. John's vs. Virgina, 6 p.m. ET
At East Carolina
Thursday, Dec. 5
UConn 3, Mercer 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-12)
Winthrop vs. East Carolina, 6 p.m. ET
Friday, Dec. 6
Winners, 6 p.m. ET
Great 8
December 9-12, 2024
Semifinals
December 12-14, 2024
Championship
December 15-18, 2024
ABOUT TRIPLE CROWN SPORTS
Based in Fort Collins, CO., Triple Crown Sports has been producing events in youth athletics and the college ranks for 40 years. TCS runs both the preseason and postseason NCAA DI WNIT basketball events and produces the men's and women's Cancun Challenge tournaments in November. In addition, TCS runs the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge, the only NCAA DI softball event played outside of the United States and the NISC, a "WNIT" model for DI softball. Triple Crown also operates one of the top club volleyball events in the country, the TC Volleyball NIT, which hosts 600 of the top clubs in the country and is played at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City, Mo.
ABOUT THE NIVC
Postseason NIVC Tournament Overview
The National Invitational Volleyball Championship will be an annual tournament involving 32 of the nation's top women's Division I Volleyball teams. All games, including the semifinals and championship, are hosted by participating schools. Every round is a single elimination.
Format
The Postseason NIVC features 16 first-round games (potential play in games in each quad based on overall team numbers), followed by 8 second-round games, 4 third-round games, two semifinal games, and the championship. The championship game will be streamed by the host school. The event offers 32 automatic berths, one to each established conference, and 8 to 16 at-large berths. Not all conferences will have an AQ therefore; we will offer additional at-large berths to teams that meet the criteria to receive an invitation to the tournament. The NIVC field and bracket are announced late on the evening of the NCAA Tournament selections.
2024 Postseason NIVC
The tournament is a single-elimination event with all games played at sites of host schools. The NIVC is committed to offering deserved opportunities to women's Volleyball programs, and the Postseason NIVC featured a full 32-team bracket in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The tournament was not held in 2020 due to COVID-19. The NIVC offers teams an opportunity to get in more practice, to experience playoff-atmosphere games, to play in front of passionate fans and to use their NIVC success as a springboard to the next season.
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