Women's Volleyball

Edgewood to Face Gustavus Adolphus in NCAA Women's Volleyball Opener

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. --- Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) regular-season and tournament champion Edgewood University has been selected to compete in the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.

The Eagles (25-6), who qualified by earning the NACC's automatic berth, will face No. 23 Gustavus Adolphus College (23-7) at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in a regional first-round match at Kolf Sports Center on the campus of University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Edgewood is 0-6 all-time against the Golden Gusties, with the most resent result being a 3-0 loss at the Loras Invitational in mid-September.

The contest will be the third match of the day. Washington University in St. Louis (22-8) and the College of Saint Benedict (21-6) face off in the regional opener at 11:30 a.m., followed by a contest pitting the University of Dubuque (25-4) and Cornell College (19-10) at 2:00 p.m. Host UW-Oshkosh (28-3) and Greenville University (24-10) will close out the day with a match at 7:00 p.m.

This is the third-straight NCAA appearance for the Eagles and the fourth in program history (2011, 2023, 2024, 2025).

The 64-team championship bracket was revealed Monday, Nov. 17. Forty-three teams earn automatic qualification, with the remaining 21 teams selected at-large by the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Committee. 

UW-Oshkosh Regional - NCAA history
Cornell College (2011-12-13-14-15-17-18-21-22-23-24) - 11 appearances (3-11)
Dubuque (1994-95-98-2018-19-24) - 6 appearances (2-6)
Edgewood (2011-23-24) - 3 appearances (0-3)
Greenville (2010-15-16-17-18-21-23-24) - 8 appearances (0-8)
Gustavus Adolphus (1983-84-85-86-2008-15-16-17-18-21-22-23) - 12 appearances (9-12)
Saint Benedict (1986-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-97-98-2005-07-08-09-11-1213-14-15-17-18-19-24) - 24 appearances (22-24)
Washington-St. Louis (1987-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-2000-01-02-03-04-0506-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-22-23-24) - 36 appearances (107-27, 10 titles)
UW-Oshkosh (1990-91-93-94-95-96-97-2000-01-05-06-07-08-09-10-14-16-22-23-24) - 20 appearances (32-22)