Previews courtesy of Athletic Communication’s Departments

Upcoming Volleyball Postseason Schedule
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Bowling Green vs. Binghamton, 7:00 PM
 
Thursday, Dec. 5
Western Michigan vs. #4 Purdue, 6:30 PM
Bowling Green/Binghamton vs. Wright State, 7:00 PM
Toledo vs. DePaul, 8:00 PM
 
Friday, Dec. 6
WMU/Purdue vs. Loyola Chicago/BYU, 6:00 PM
Toledo/DePaul vs. Omaha/Lindenwood, 8:00 PM
 
At the Service Line…
Western Michigan
After winning the MAC Volleyball Tournament Championship for the second consecutive season, the Western Michigan volleyball team begins its run at the 2024 NCAA Volleyball Championship on Thursday evening at No. 4 Purdue. It is the 14th all-time appearance in the Big Dance for the Broncos, the most ever by a MAC program.

WMU punched its ticket to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament with a sweep of No. 3 seed Ball State in the MAC Tournament Championship match. Logan Case handed out 43 assists and picked up 13 digs to help the Broncos hit .394 in the victory. Case averaged 12.75 assists/set for the weekend to earn Tournament MVP for the second consecutive year. Case was joined on the All-Tournament Team by fifth-year libero Andelyn Simkins and senior middle blocker Madison Merz.
 
Bowling Green
The Bowling Green State University volleyball team will host the first two rounds of the NIVC this week. BGSU will first take on Binghamton on Wednesday (Dec. 4) with the winner advancing to face Wright State on Thursday (Dec. 5). Both matches are scheduled for 7 p.m. start at the Stroh Center. The team to advance from the three-team pod will compete in the Great 8, which will take place in the Dec. 9-12 range, depending on location. 

Bowling Green will return to the NIVC for the first time since 2019, making the program's sixth appearance all-time. Overall, the Falcons have a 7-6 record in the tournament. After falling in the first round in 2017 and 2018, BGSU topped Purdue Fort Wayne in 2019 at home with a 3-1 final before facing TCU in the second round. Bowling Green's first appearance in the NIVC was in 1992, finishing as the runner-up in the tournament. The Falcons topped Delaware, Virginia Tech, UT Arlington, Fresno State and Minnesota before coming up short to Washington State in the finals. BGSU added two NIVC wins in 1993, beating Siena and Kansas.
 
Toledo
The Toledo women's volleyball team begins play in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) on Thursday, Dec. 5. The Rockets will face off against DePaul in Chicago at 8:00 p.m. ET. The winner of Thursday's match will face the winner of Lindenwood-Omaha on Friday, Dec. 6 in Chicago.

With the bid to the NIVC, the Rockets (17-14) will see postseason volleyball for the third time in four years. In 2021, Toledo earned its first postseason win over Indiana State and followed up with a win over Clemson in the 2022 NIVC.