The Wayne State volleyball team will compete in the Central Region volleyball tournament that begins Thursday at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn.
The Wildcats are the No. 2 seed in the eight-team tournament and will take on No. 7 seed Minnesota Duluth in the first round Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
The winner advances to Friday’s 5 p.m. semifinal against either No. 3 seed Southwest Minnesota State or No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney, with the finals set for Saturday at 7 p.m. The regional champion advances to the Elite Eight, set for Dec. 7-9 at Moon Township, Pa.
The Central Region schedule is as follows:
Thursday’s Games
12 p.m. — No. 3 Southwest Minnesota State (23-6) vs. No. 6 Nebraska-Kearney (28-5)
2:30 p.m. — No. 2 Wayne State (28-2) vs. No. 7 Minnesota Duluth (18-10)
5 p.m. — No. 4 Central Missouri (25-7) vs. No. 5 St. Cloud State (22-8)
7:30 p.m. — No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (28-2) vs. No. 8 Oklahoma Baptist (22-8)
Friday’s Games
5 p.m. — SWMS/UNK winner vs. WSC/UMD winner
7:30 p.m. — CMU/SCSU winner vs. CSP/OBU winner
Saturday’s Championship
7 p.m. — Semifinal winners
