HELENA, Mont. – No. 23 Carroll College Volleyball will play four matches in two days at the Bellevue Labor Day Classic in Omaha Nebraska, beginning Friday with Evangel (Mo.) at 8 a.m. MDT before playing second-ranked Dordt (Iowa) at 2 p.m. MDT. Saturday, the Saints take on No. 4 Midland at 10 a.m. MDT before closing out the tournament with Central Methodist at 4 p.m. MDT.
The Saints enter the tournament with a 4-5 record but four the five losses came against ranked teams and the other, Northwest (Wash.) is receiving votes.
Rayna Pilgeram is the reigning Frontier Conference Setter of the Week.
Evangel is 3-3 on the season with losses to Madonna, Sienna Heights and MidAmerica Nazarene.
Dordt is 7-2 with losses to Westmont and Vanguard, but the Defenders have swept their last five opponents.
The Saints topped Midland in five earlier this season, but the Warriors have won four-straight, including three consecutive sweeps.
Central Methodist has the shortest resume of the year with just four matches under their belts. The Eagles are 3-1 with their only loss coming against 2016 NAIA tournament team College of the Ozarks.
Live stats from the tournament are available via the
tournament page on the Bellevue website.
The tournament is one of the largest in the NAIA and includes 22 teams. It is played at the Lied Activity Center which is owned by Bellevue Public Schools.
