Corban University women's volleyball team set for NAIA quarterfinals

For only the second time in program history, the Corban University women's volleyball team will kick off the NAIA Volleyball National Championships with a Round of 8 match against Park University on Saturday.

Corban (31-4, 20-2 CC) opened pool play with three-set sweeps against Bethel University and Taylor University, clinching its first quarterfinal appearance since 2017.

The match between Corban and Park will be played at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, at 2 p.m. CST.

Since 2016, Corban has competed in the NAIA tournament, reaching the Round of 16 five times in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Edith Noriega is a sports reporter for the Statesman Journal. You may reach her at ENoriega@salem.gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @Noriega_Edith.

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