Viterbo Volleyball was seconds away from getting swept in the North Star conference championship over the weekend.
They faced several match points against Bellevue, and wound up winning in five sets to clinch an automatic bid to the national tournament.
The V-Hawks say that kind of response when backs are against the wall is a testament to their mental game.
“We’ve got a great sense of grit and we really enjoy working with together,” senior Maya Roberts said, “so there’s a great sense of coming together as a team when things get tough. And in this program we talk a lot about the process. That’s constantly working hard getting after it.”
Viterbo Volleyball to host initial national tournament match
April 12, 2021 1:19 PM Ken Kosirowski
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No. 17 Viterbo Volleyball is set to host a first-round national tournament match this Saturday against Madonna, Michigan.
The V-Hawks earned an automatic bid to the tournament after beating Bellevue for the NSAA Conference Tournament title.
Viterbo made the tournament the year before and advanced all the way to the national semifinals before losing 3-0 to Westmont College.
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