SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The 2020 NAIA Women’s Volleyball Championship opened up play with 16 matches played in the Tyson Events Center on Tuesday.

Scores

Jamestown (N.D.) def. Viterbo (Wis.), 3-2 (25-23, 19-25, 29-25, 25-15, 15-13) Box Score 

Providence (Mont.) def. Viterbo (Wis.), 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-18) Box Score

Park (Mo.) def. Bellevue (Neb.), 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-16) Box Score 

Dordt (Iowa) def. Bellevue (Neb.), 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 20-25, 25-14, 15-11) Box Score

Westmont (Calif.) def. Ottawa (Kan.), 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 26-24) Box Score 

Grand View (Iowa) vs Ottawa (Kan.), 3-1 (25-22, 16-25, 25-14, 26-24) Box Score

Indiana Wesleyan def. Rocky Mountain (Mont.), 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-22) Box Score

Midland (Neb.) def. Rocky Mountain (Mont.), 3-0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-20) Box Score

Northwestern (Iowa) def. Oklahoma City, 3-2 (22-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 15-6) Box Score

Corban (Ore.) def. Oklahoma City, 3-1 (25-18, 28-30, 25-14, 25-15) Box Score

Missouri Baptist def. IU Kokomo (Ind.), 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) Box Score

IU Kokomo (Ind.) def. Keiser (Fla.), 3-2 (20-25, 25-19, 18-25, 25-18, 15-8) Box Score

Marian (Ind.) def. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-21) Box Score

Concordia (Neb.) def. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 28-26, 25-27, 15-10) Box Score

Eastern Oregon def. Bethel (Ind.), 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-21) Box Score

Central Methodist (Mo.) def. Bethel (Ind.), 3-1 (18-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-19) Box Score

Highlights

• There were eight, three-set matches, three, four-set matches and five, five-set matches.
• Jamestown (N.D.) and Viterbo (Wis.) have faced each other twice before in the 2017 & 18 championships. The Jimmies hold the record with today’s win at 2-1.
• Today’s Providence (Mont.) pool play win over Viterbo was the Argos third win in championship play in as many appearances.
• Northwestern (Iowa) is 2-0 vs Oklahoma City in championship tournament play after today’s 3-2 win. The teams previously faced each other in the Round of 16 in 2019 where they went to four sets.
• IU Kokomo’s (Ind.) win over Keiser (Fla.) was the second win that the team has captured at the championship tournament. The teams previous win was over Trinity Christian (Ill.) in the 2019 opening round.
• IU Kokomo (Ind.) is the only three seed in a pool to win a match today.
• Four teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference won their matches in five sets. Those matches accounted for four of the five, five-set matches on day one.
• Only one team will advance out of each pool into the quarterfinals. In the case of a three-way tie, a tie break scenario will be played out.