First-Round Matches - Tuesday, November 6
No.1 Nebraska Kearney 3, No. 8 Missouri Western 0
KEARNEY, Neb. - Top-seeded Nebraska Kearney swept eighth-seeded Missouri Western (25-15, 25-20, 25-21). The Lopers finished with 49 kills and had three players record 10 or more kills. Kendall Schroer led UNK with 12 kills and Lindsey Smith finished with 42 assists. The Griffons were led by Shellby Taylor's seven kills and Audrey Keim's 15 digs.

No. 2 Washburn 3, No. 7 Emporia State 0
TOPEKA, Kan. - Second-seeded Washburn swept seventh-seeded Emporia State (25-14, 25-16, 25-21) to advance to the semifinals. Washburn served eight services aces including three by Genna Berg and two from Shayla Conner in the sweep. The Ichabods were led by Allison Maxwell's 13 kills. The Hornets received a team-high nine kills from Jamie Hauptman and 15 digs from Taylor Otting.

No. 3 Central Oklahoma 3, No. 6 Lindenwood 0
EDMOND, Okla. - Third-seeded Central Oklahoma eliminated Lindenwood with a 3-0 sweep (25-23, 25-19, 25-20). The Brochos used 10 blocks, five from Jordan Spence, to knock off the Lions. Taylor Bevis paced UCO with 11 kills as McKenzie Fyfe and Ericka Scholl each finished with 15 assists. LWU had 37 kills as a team with a match-high 13 kills from Alexa Pressley.

No. 5 Central Missouri 3, No. 4 Northwest Missouri 1
MARYVILLE, Mo. - Fifth-seeded Central Missouri was the lone road team to win in the first-round as it knocked off fourth-seeded Northwest Missouri 3-1 (25-15, 25-17, 24-26, 25-17). UCM had 61 kills in the four-set victory with Kylie Hohlen, Hannah Engelken and Audrey Fisher combining for 40 kills. Hohlen finished the match with 33 digs and 16 kills. Northwest Missouri was led by Maddy Bruder's match-high 20 kills.