The No. 11 Colorado College volleyball team earned the program's 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship and will face No. 16 Ohio Northern University in a first-round match on Friday, Nov. 12, at 4:30 p.m. MT at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.

The Tigers are making the program's 30th overall appearance in the NCAA tournament. CC, which advanced to the Elite 8 in 2009, owns a 21-29 all-time NCAA tournament record.

Colorado College improved to 29-5 after defeating Texas Lutheran University 25-16, 25-23, 25-22 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference third-place match on Sunday.

Ohio Northern (22-5) earned an automatic berth by winning the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament title with a sweep of No. 24 Otterbein University. The Polar Bears are making their 33rd appearance in the NCAA Championship.

Friday's winner faces either No. 4 Wartburg (27-0) or Cornell College (20-11) in the second round on Saturday at 4 p.m. MT.

On the other side of the regional bracket, No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps faces Aurora University (20-8), while Bethel College (22-6) takes on No. 22 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (26-7).

The regional championship will be played on Sunday, Nov. 14.