Barton Volleyball receives 6th seed, Cougars begin National Tournament on Wednesday #GoBarton
Barton Volleyball receives 6th seed, Cougars begin National Tournament on Wednesday.
The 7th ranked Barton Community College volleyball team received the sixth seed for the NJCAA Division I National Tournament taking place November 20-23 in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Compiling a 31-2 record on the season and making their 24th National Tournament appearance, the Cougars get the event started with Wednesday's opening 10:00 a.m. match on Court 2 in the Dunn Center of Austin Peay University against 11th seeded Navarro College (21-11).
The victor advances to Thursday 4:00 p.m. match against the winner of 3rd seeded New Mexico Military Institute (31-2) and 14th seeded Indian Hills Community College (25-9) taking place simultaneously on Court 1. The losers of each match will again get the day started on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in the double elimination format tournament.
Five of Barton's victories this season have come over ranked opponents, four of those being straight set sweeps including an August 24 sweep over then-6th ranked Navarro in the Garden City Tournament.
Now on an eight-match win streak, Barton started the season 13-0 until falling to then-13th ranked Odessa College in four sets on September 13 in Colorado before having a ten game unbeaten streak end October 16 on another 3-1 loss to then-6th ranked Colby. Both teams are also in the Tournament, Odessa going on to compile a 28-8 overall record earning the7th seed while Colby was awarded a 13th seed with a 26-4 record.
Barton's First Two Matches Schedule:
Wednesday – 10:00 a.m. vs Navarro College
Thursday: versus winner/loser of New Mexico Military Institute/Indian Hills
- *If win, 4:00 p.m. in Quarterfinals
- *If lose, 10:00 a.m. in Consolation bracket
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Official NJCAA Championship website: njcaa.org/championships/sports/wvball/div1/index
The entirety of the 2024 NJCAA DI Volleyball Championship will be broadcast live on the NJCAA Network (njcaa.org/network) and will be available to view on-demand at the conclusion of each contest.
The NJCAA Network is available through a variety of pay-per-view pricing options:
- Day Pass - $12
- Tournament Pass - $25
- All-Access Pass (all 2024-25 NJCAA Championship Events) - $100 *Note: All-Access Pass does not include any events that are on ESPNU or ESPN+