NAIA Qualifying Tournament Begins April 11
Three of the NAIA's top 10 teams will compete in the field of eight squads at this weekend's 2024 Western Grouping Beach Volleyball Qualifying Tournament at the Elite Athlete Training Center, Chula Vista, Calif. Corban (Ore.), the No. 2 team in the country, No. 6 Saint Katherine, and No. 9 Westcliff, the winner of the previous two qualifying tournaments, highlight the field made up of four teams from the California Pacific Conference and four from the Cascade Conference. The three-day tournament begins with Pool Play on Thursday, April 11, and runs through the morning of Friday, April 12. The two semifinal matches will be played Friday afternoon, and the tournament concludes with the championship match at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 13. To watch the tournament streamed live, click here.
2024 Western Grouping Beach Volleyball bracket
Despite losing to WU in the finals of the first two Western Grouping tournaments, Corban won the inaugural national tournament in 2022 and lost to Vanguard in last year's championship match, making the Warriors a formidable hurdle for the Cal Pac to surpass and advance and represent the Western Grouping at the National Invitational, which will take place at the Greenville Beach Volleyball Complex in Greenville, Tenn., April 25-27.
CASCADE SEEDS
- Corban
- Southern Oregon
- College of Idaho
- Bushnell
CAL PAC SEEDS
- Westcliff
- Saint Katherine
- Park-Gilbert
- Benedictine Mesa
2024 WESTERN GROUPING BEACH VOLLEYBALL
NAIA QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
Thursday, April 11
POOL PLAY
POOL A
9:00 AM: A1 - CC1 Corban vs. CP4 Benedictine Mesa
9:00 AM: A2 - CP2 Saint Katherine vs. CC3 College of Idaho
3:00 PM: A3 - CC1 Corban vs. CC3 College of Idaho
3:00 PM: A4 - CP2 Saint Katherine vs. CP4 Benedictine Mesa
POOL B
11:00 AM: B1 - CP1 Westcliff vs. CC4 Bushnell
11:00 AM: B2 - CC2 Southern Oregon vs. CP3 Park-Gilbert
5:00 PM: B3 - CP1 Westcliff vs. CP3 Park-Gilbert
5:00 PM: B4 - CC2 Southern Oregon vs. CC4 Bushnell
Friday, April 12
POOL PLAY
9:00 AM: A5 - CC1 Corban vs. CP2 Saint Katherine
9:00 AM: B5 - CP1 Westcliff vs. CC2 Southern Oregon
11:00 AM: A6 - CC3 College of Idaho vs. C 4 Benedictine Mesa
11:00 AM: B6 - CP3 Park-Gilbert vs. CC4 Bushnell
SEMIFINALS
4:00 PM: Semifinal 1 – Polo A1 vs. Pool B2
4:00 PM: Semifinal 2 – Pool B1 vs. Pool A2
Saturday, April 13
CHAMPIONSHIP
10:00 AM: Semifinal 1 Winner vs. Semifinal 2 Winner