2013 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament Bracket (pdf)

Romeoville, Ill. – The Lewis University women's volleyball team will make their eighth-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament when the No. 7 seed Flyers take on No. 2 seed Ferris State in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament on Thursday (Dec. 5).

Grand Valley State University will host the regional at the Fieldhouse Arena in Allendale, Mich., as match times have yet to be announced.
 
"This is a great accomplishment for a young team," Lewis head women's volleyball coach Lorelee Smith said. "I am extremely impressed and proud of all 21 members as each in their own way have contributed this season."
 
Ferris State (22-8) defeated Lewis (24-9) 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-18) in a GLIAC/GLVC Crossover match-up earlier this season. This is the second straight season the Flyers have faced off against the Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament. Last season, Ferris State won the NCAA Regional Tournament match-up in Indianapolis, Ind., 3-1 (27-25, 25-16, 22-25, 25-23).
 
The Flyers earned an at-large bid to the 64-team tournament after a top-8 ranking in the Midwest region. In the 2013 Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship Tournament, the Flyers fell 3-2 (24-26, 25-21, 25-27, 25-19, 15-13) to Truman State in a semifinal match at Neil Carey Arena on Saturday (Nov. 23).
 
Lewis is led by 2013 GLVC Women's Volleyball Player of the Year redshirt junior outside hitter Kim Vertin (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Central), who is No. 24 in the country averaging 3.97 kills-per-set this season.