'Bears VB team faces Aurora in opening tourney round
The No. 12-ranked Ohio Northern volleyball team will travel to Grand Rapids, Mich., and face Aurora (Ill.) in the First Round of the 2019 NCAA III Tournament on Thursday.
The match time will be announced later in the week.
The Polar Bears (26-5 overall) are making their 32nd NCAA Tournament appearance in the 40-year history of the event.
Ohio Northern qualified for the NCAA Tournament by winning the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournamewnt title in a thrilling 5-set victory over Otterbein, giving ONU the league's automatic bid.
Aurora (23-10) won the automatic bid of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference by winning the NACC Tournament title with a sweep of Concordia (Wis.) in the finals.
Check back to ONUSports.com for further details as they become available.
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