MATCH NOTES

Setting the scene: Southwest Minnesota State University (26-3, 18-2 NSIC) earned the number one seed in the Central Region and will host the NCAA Central Region Tournament on Nov. 18-20. This is the first time in school history that SMSU will host an NCAA volleyball regional tournament. SMSU will take on No. 8 seed Colorado School of Mines who finished 19-9 overall and 12-6 in conference play on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. at the PE Gym in Marshall.