HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Riding a 20-game winning streak heading into the NJCAA Division I national championship, the sixth-seeded New Mexico Military Institute Broncos were trying to achieve something that had never been done before in program history.
An obstacle in the form of the eighth-seeded Iowa Western Reivers stood in the way of winning a coveted national title.
NMMI already had a five-set victory over the Reivers back on Oct. 16.
On Saturday night, the Broncos fought hard until the very end, unfortunately the ball didn't bounce their way in the final set as Iowa Western captured its second-straight national title with a five-set victory, 18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Other Championship Saturday results were as follows:
Missouri State-West Plains 3, Bulter 1 for 3rd place
The Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) Grizzly Volleyball team will add some new hardware to the trophy case.
The Missour State-West Plains Grizzlies (30-6) downed the Butler College Grizzlies (37-4) from El Dorado, Kansas, 3-1 in the third-place game this evening at the NJCAA Division I Women's National Volleyball Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. The scores were 19-25, 27-25, 25-12, 25-18.
Florida Southwestern State defeated Miami Dade 3-0 to win 5th place. The #4 Florida SouthWestern State Buccaneers would have preferred it to come a little later in the day, but closed a record breaking 2021 season in style Saturday afternoon at the NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas, defeating archrival #3 Miami Dade 3-0 to finish 5th in their second trip to the Big Dance. Match scores were 25-19, 25-23, and 25-2o.
The Snow College Badger volleyball team placed seventh with a 3-0 victory over #1 seeded Blinn College, 25-21, 25-18, 26-24.
Central Wyoming completed their first trip to the National Championships with a ninth place finish defeating Jefferson, Missouri in 5 sets 3-2. Set scores were 25-18, 17-25, 25-23, 20-25 and 15-8.