STANFORD — The Stanford women’s volleyball team (21-7) will begin its quest for the program’s seventh NCAA title at home this week, as the squad earned the No. 6 overall seed in the 2016 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship and was selected to host the first and second rounds.
Stanford will play its first round match at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 at Maples Pavilion against Denver (23-8). The Pioneers won their third-straight Summit League regular season and tournament titles to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
Western Kentucky (30-2) and Boise State (25-6) will meet in the other first-round matchup at Maples Pavilion on Friday at 4:30 p.m. The Lady Toppers, who have won 21 in a row going into the postseason, won the Conference USA regular season and tournament championships to receive an automatic berth into the tournament. The Broncos, who are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance, won the Mountain West title and are currently on a 14-match winning streak. The winners of the Stanford-Denver match and the Western Kentucky-Boise State match will meet in the second round on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
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