2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) volleyball champion Delaware State will face national power Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Volleyball Championship, as the 64-team bracket was officially unveiled Sunday evening.
Match time is set for 8 p.m. ET. Broadcast information is pending.
The winner of Thursday's match will face the Kansas-Miami winner in Friday's second round.
The Hornets (24-6) won their first MEAC tournament title since 1986 this past Sunday with a four-set win over regular-season co-champion Coppin State. Delaware State has won 20 matches for the second straight season, is on a nine-match winning streak and will be making its first-ever NCAA appearance.
Alondra Maldonado, a First Team All-MEAC honoree and Outstanding Performer of the MEAC Volleyball Championship, leads the Hornets -- and Sydney Lewis is among the NCAA's leaders in hitting percentage.
Nebraska (24-5) is the No. 2 seed in the Louisville Quarter of the bracket despite losing its last two regular-season matches against Wisconsin (in four sets) and Mninesota (in three sets). Whitney Lauenstein leads the Huskers offense with 3.71 points a set, while Madi Kubik leads the way with 3.24 kills/set.
Bekka Allick hits a team-best .322.