COLORADO OPENS NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH MICHIGAN

Nov 30, 2003

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BOULDER - The University of Colorado has earned an at-large berth into the 2003 NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament and will open against the University of Michigan on Friday, Dec. 5, in Berkley, Calif.

The Colorado-Michigan winner will play either St. Mary's (Calif.) College or the University of California in the second round on Saturday, Dec. 6, at time yet to be determined. The host Bears are the 10th seed in the 64-team tournament and ranked No. 8 in the most recent AVCA/USA Today Top 25 poll.

The Buffaloes will make their 13th NCAA appearance in 14 seasons, missing just the 2002 season during that sapn. Colorado is 8-12 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Sweet 16 on three occasions (1993, 1994 & 1997).

Colorado finished the 2003 regular season at 21-9 and tied for third place in the Big 12 Conference with the University of Kansas and Texas A&M University at 13-7. The Buffs enter the NCAA's having won eight of its last 10 matches. Michigan is 20-11 overall and finished fifth in the Big Ten at 12-8.