No. 8 Volleyball to compete for a NCAA Championship this weekend in Bloomington, Ill.

NCAA III Championships

By Tim Glon

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ADA — The No. 8-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team will  compete for a national championship this weekend at the NCAA III Tournament Championships at Bloomington, Ill.

The Polar Bears (33-4) will face Williams (Mass.) in the qurterfinals Thursday night at 9:30 pm (EST) at the Shirk Center on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University.

With a victory over the Ephs, Ohio Northern would face either No. 2 Emory (Ga.) or No. 23 Saint Benedict (Minn.) in the semifinals Friday night at 8 pm (EST).

The finals are slated for 8 pm (EST) Saturday night.

Northern advanced to the championships by winning the NCAA III Great Lakes Regonal Tournament last week at Wittenberg.

ONU defeated Westminster (Pa.), No. 5 Wittenberg and No. 3 Washington (Mo.) to win the regional tournament for the fourth time in school history.

Northern last reached the tournament championships in 1989 when the Polar Bears finiased runners-up.

ONU is making its 25th NCAA Tournament appearance in the 28-year history of the event and has an impressive 32-24 record in NCAA Tournament play.

The Polar Bears have won eight consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference titles and have posted an NCAA-record 33 consecutive winning seasons.