By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn University volleyball is heading to the NCAA Tournament for the 19th time in program history as the Ichabods earned the No. 6 seed in the Central Region.
Washburn heads to Kearney, Neb. on the campus of the No. 1 seed in the region and host of the eight-team tournament, Nebraska-Kearney.
Washburn's volleyball team reacts to being installed as the No. 6 Central Region seed for the NCAA Tournament in Kearney, Neb. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The No. 7-ranked Ichabods will face the third seed and No. 4 nationally-ranked Wayne State College at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in a regional quarterfinal.
The Ichabods are 26-4 on the year and finished 13-3 in the MIAA regular season, finishing tied for first with Nebraska-Kearney and Missouri Western to earn a share of the regular-season championship.
Washburn is coming off a runnerup finish Saturday in the MIAA Tournament, dropping a 3-0 decision to No. 3 Nebraska-Kearney.
