Ferris State Falls to Rockhurst in NCAA Volleyball Regional Championship

Ferris State Falls to Rockhurst in NCAA Volleyball Regional Championship

2015 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Tournament Bracket

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - One of the most memorable campaigns in school history came to a heart-breaking close on Saturday (Dec. 5) night as nationally second-ranked Ferris State University suffered a 3-2 setback to Rockhurst in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championship match held inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena.

The top-seeded Bulldogs rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the match to force the fifth and deciding set before falling 15-7 to the second-seeded Hawks, who avenged an earlier sweep to the Bulldogs in regular-season action this year.

Ferris State, which was making its 20th all-time NCAA Division II Tournament appearance and hosting postseason action for the first time since 1989, had its memorable season come to a finish with a 33-3 overall record. The Bulldogs have twice reached the regional final in the last three years and also advanced to at least the regional semifinal each of the last five years.


Quarterfinals: Thursday, Dec. 3rd

Match 1: 12:00 PM - No. 2 Rockhurst 3 def. No. 7 Saginaw Valley State 0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-15) // BOX SCORE

Match 2: 2:30 PM - No. 3 Lewis 3 def. No. 6 Grand Valley State 1 (25-21, 28-26, 18-25, 25-20) // BOX SCORE

Match 3: 5:00 PM - No. 1 Ferris State 3 def. No. 8 Trevecca Nazarene 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-10) // BOX SCORE

Match 4: 7:30 PM - No. 4 Findlay 3 def. No. 5 Hillsdale (28-26, 15-25, 25-13, 25-17) // BOX SCORE

Semifinals: Friday, Dec. 4th

Match 5: 5:00 PM - No. 1 Ferris State 3 def. No. 4 Findlay 1 (25-18, 25-12, 20-25, 25-23) // BOX SCORE

Match 6: 7:30 PM - No. 2 Rockhurst 3 def. No. 3 Lewis 2 (27-29, 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 15-11) // BOX SCORE

Finals: Saturday, Dec. 5

Match 7: 5:00 PM - No. 2 Rockhurst 3 def. No. 1 Ferris State 2 (25-21, 25-18, 13-25, 25-27, 15-7)// BOX SCORE