COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Volleyball gathered at the Clinton Club inside Mizzou Arena on Sunday, Nov. 27, and learned its 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament destination.

The Tigers received the No. 15 national seed and will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 1 and Friday, Dec. 2. Joining Mizzou at the Hearnes Center will be Northern Illinois, Purdue and Iowa State.

The Tigers will square off against Northern Illinois in their opening round matchup on Thursday evening. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CT). Purdue and Iowa State will meet in the other first round contest with first serve set for 4:30 p.m. (CT).

Thursday evening’s pair of winners will meet on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) for the chance to move onto the Sweet 16.

Mizzou’s 2016 NCAA Tournament appearance marks its 13th trip to postseason play since 2000. The Tigers have made the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two years, as they reached the second round in 2015.

Under 2016 SEC Coach of the Year Wayne Kreklow, Mizzou enjoyed an outstanding regular season with a 25-5 overall record and 16-2 mark in conference play. On Saturday, Nov. 26, the Tigers tallied a 3-0 sweep over Tennessee, clinching their second SEC Championship in the past four seasons.

— Mizzou Athletics —