The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and University of La Verne volleyball teams have been awarded at-large bids to the NCAA postseason tournament to be hosted by SCIAC champion Cal Lutheran.
The Athenas boast a 24-6 record and placed second in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) regular season and conference tournament.
CMS will face off against Mary Hardin-Baylor in the first round match on Thursday. It has played against five of the seven other teams in the regional this season.
La Verne earned the second at-large bid from SCIAC with a record of 20-6. It will play Trinity (Tex.) in its first contest.
Cal Lutheran enters 28-2 with its only losses on the season to CMS and Emory (Ga.). CLU won its fifth consecutive SCIAC title and this is its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance.