CORVALLIS, Ore. – The six seeds of the 2021 Cascade Collegiate Conference Volleyball Tournament, presented by U.S. Bank, were announced Saturday and action begins Tuesday with the first round.
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Seventh-ranked Corban University won the regular-season title with a 20-2 CCC record to earn the top seed of the tournament. The Warriors get a first-round bye and will face the lowest remaining seed after the first round concludes. Corban opened the season on a program-best 19-match winning streak and lost just two matches all year to win its second regular-season CCC title in program history. As a team, the Warriors boast a conference-best .283 attack percentage.
Eastern Oregon University finished just behind the Warriors with a 19-3 conference mark to grab the No. 2 seed and another first-round bye, facing the highest remaining seed from the first round. The Mounties come off a pair of wins to enter the postseason with some momentum and lead the conference in holding opponents to just a .104 attack percentage and are the CCC’s top blocking team with 2.56 blocks per set.
Oregon Tech picked up the third seed after finishing the conference season with an 18-4 record and enters the postseason coasting a four-match winning streak. The Owls will host their first-round match as sixth-seeded Lewis-Clark State College comes to town. OIT is a threat at the line, sitting second in the conference with a 2.01 aces per set average.
Bushnell University earned the fourth seed after posting a 16-6 mark in CCC action. The Beacons also host their first-round matchup as fifth-seeded Northwest University makes the trek to Eugene, Ore. The Beacons rank first in the conference with 12.29 assists per set and sit second with 13.17 kills per set.
NU won its final conference match of the season to secure its spot in the tournament with a 12-10 CCC record. The Eagles were fired up in their final match of the regular season and put up a solid defensive performance to take the victory. NU also is a threat at the line, averaging 1.72 aces per set.
LC State (11-11 CCC) rounds out the final spot in the tournament after holding the head-to-head tiebreaker over College of Idaho, which also had an 11-11 conference mark. The Warriors come into postseason averaging 12.47 kills per set (third in the CCC).
The CCC tournament takes place Nov. 9 and 12-13, with the first round taking place at the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds’ home courts. Corban then hosts the semifinal and championship matches on Friday and Saturday, with the tournament champion earning the second AQ to the NAIA National Tournament. If Corban wins the tournament, the AQ will go to the tournament runner-up.