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Volleyball To Face Bowling Green In First Round Of NIVC

PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Volleyball will make the first post-season appearance in program history with the Braves facing Bowling Green in the opening round of the 2018 National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) announced Sunday night.

Receiving an automatic spot in the 32-team field for the 2018 NIVC after a third-place Missouri Valley Conference finish this fall, Bradley will travel to Ames, Iowa, for its first-round matchup with Bowling Green which will be played Thursday at 4 p.m. The winner will face the winning team from Thursday's other opening-round match in Ames, Iowa, between Iowa State and MVC rival Drake (6:30 p.