Courtesy of Midland Athletics
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – After earning an opening round victory, Midland University will continue to play in the 2025 NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship this week in Sioux City, Iowa. This will be the 12th trip to the final site for the Warriors in program history. Midland will join 23 other schools that won in their opening round matches as they Battle for the Red Banner inside the Tyson Events Center. Pool play gets underway on Wednesday with the No. 17-seeded Warriors’ opening match coming against No. 8-seeded McPherson College at 1:00 p.m.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT/SCHEDULE
Pool play begins on Wednesday, December 3, and continues through Friday, with one match from each of the eight pools played per day. Winners of the eight pools will advance to the championship bracket, which begins play on Saturday. After a day of rest on Sunday, the semifinals will be held on Monday, and the championship match will be held on Tuesday, December 9.
Midland is the third seed in Pool H along with No. 8-seeded McPherson College and No. 9-seeded University of the Cumberlands. Following Wednesday’s match between the Warriors and McPherson, Midland will face Cumberlands at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The final match of the pool will be on Friday at 1:00 p.m. For a complete look at the entire pool play schedule, CLICK HERE.
For a more in-depth look at the Midland team, check out the 2025 Midland Volleyball Postseason Media Guide [LINK].
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HOW TO WATCH
Fans planning to attend the NAIA National Championship can purchase tickets/passes online [LINK] or at the Tyson Events Center box office. In addition to day passes, there is a Pool Play Pass, which is good for Wednesday through Friday, as well as an ALL TOURNAMENT PASS.
For those who are unable to travel to Sioux City, all of the action can be watched online via the NAIA Network [LINK]. All of the action will be streamed for free thanks to the NAIA’s partnership with Urban Edge Network.
