INDIANAPOLIS --- The third-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University women's volleyball team will begin its NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Tournament inside the friendly confines of the Shirk Center for the first time since 2017, and only the second time in program history, this Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 20-22. The NCAA announced the full 64-team field Monday afternoon, Nov. 17, pitting the Titans against Asbury University in the opening round.

Joining IWU and Asbury in the eight-team regional will be University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Calvin University, Coe College, Hanover College, University of Northwestern-St. Paul, and St. Olaf College. The Titans and Eagles will face at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20. UW-Whitewater and Coe will kick off the regional, playing at 11:30 a.m.

Illinois Wesleyan qualified for the tournament as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament Champion after securing the CCIW Regular Season Championship outright. The Titans swept their way through the conference tournament to earn their second straight title, downing Wheaton College and Carthage College to enter the national tournament with the league's automatic bid.

The winner of the regional will advance to the NCAA Division III National Championship, as the final eight teams will play for the championship inside Shirk Center December 3-6. Ticket information will be announced later this week. The full NCAA Tournament bracket can be viewed by clicking here.