Chaminade volleyball earns NCAA Division II tournament berth
COURTESY CHAMINADE ATHLETICS
The Chaminade volleyball team plays Cal State San Bernardino in the NCAA West regional.
The Chaminade University women’s volleyball team earned a berth today to the NCAA Division II tournament.
The Silverswords (23-5) are seeded seventh in the West regional and will face second-seeded Cal State San Bernardino (26-2) on Thursday in Bellingham, Wash. San Bernardino is the nation’s top-ranked team.
San Bernardino, the three-time California Collegiate Athletic Association champion, has won its last eight matches. Punahou graduate Mehana Ma‘a is a freshman on the squad.
Chaminade finished third in the PacWest Conference with a 17-5 record. The Silverswords last made the regional tournament in 2004.
The eight-team regional runs through Saturday. Champions from the eight regional sites will advance to the finals site in Pittsburgh.
