LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Western Michigan volleyball team upset the No. 7 seed Auburn in straight sets (25-18, 25-17, 25-19) on Thursday at Louisville's KFC Yum! Center to advance to the second round of the 2023 NCAA Volleyball Championship. The Broncos will play the winner of the second first-round match of the night between No. 2 seed Louisville and Wright State at 7 pm on Friday.
The victory is Western Michigan's first NCAA Tournament win since 2008 and eighth in program history. That season, the Broncos won a pair of matches to reach the program's MAC-record fifth regional semifinal.