Volleyball

2025 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Opening Round Preview

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Mobile and Loyola will compete in the 2025 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Opening Round Saturday.
 
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Loyola v. #16 St. Thomas (Fla.) | Nov. 22 | 1:00 PM EST | Miami Gardens, Fla.
  • Loyola (29-8) won the SSAC Tournament Championship to receive an automatic bid
  • St. Thomas won the Sun Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships and boasts a 25-4 record
  • The teams matched up in August with Loyola winning 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 25-20, 25-13) in a neutral site contest. Loyola’s Ivana De Carvalho Peixe had 14 kills on a .333 hitting percentage 
 
#21 Mobile @ Marian (Ind.) | Nov. 22 | 7:00 PM EST | Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Mobile (29-3) earns a No. 21 national seed after winning the SSAC Regular Season Championship and climbing to No. 22 in the national poll
  • Marian (18-11) is receiving votes in the latest poll and competes in the Crossroads League
 
Twenty-four NAIA Opening Round matches will take place at campus sites on Nov. 22, with those winners advancing to the final site of the NAIA National Championship Dec. 3-9 in Sioux City, Iowa.