PULLMAN, Wash. -- 25th-ranked Washington State (22-9, 14-6 Pac-12) volleyball was officially selected for an at-large bid into its seventh-consecutive NCAA DI Women's Volleyball Tournament as revealed on the women's volleyball selection show Sunday on ESPNU. The seventh-seeded Cougars will take on UNLV (26-4, 17-1 MW) in the first round on Thursday from Jenny Craig Pavillion in San Diego, Calif., on the campus of first and second round hosts, No. 2 seed San Diego.
Last year's Cougs reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament after a first-round sweep over Northern Colorado. Washington State will be making its 17th overall trip to the NCAA Tournament overall after finishing the season third in the final Pac-12 standings, its best conference finish since 2002.
Head Coach Jen Greeny will be making her 13th trip to the NCAA Tournament with the Cougars having been to three-straight both as a player ('95-'97) and later as an assistant coach ('00-'02). Greeny was a part of both the 1996 and 2002 teams to reach the NCAA Elite Eight, the best finish for Washington State volleyball in the NCAA Tournament.
The 25th-ranked Cougars finished the regular season by winning five of their last six matches down the stretch. The Cougs capped their home schedule with a sweep over 24th-ranked Apple Cup Rival Washington in the season finale this past Friday night.
Thursday's first round match against UNLV will be televised live beginning at 5 p.m. (PST).
WSU NCAA Tournament History
*WSU has earned seven consecutive (longest all-time streak at WSU) and 17 total NCAA Tournament bids.
*Best all-time finish in the NCAA Tournament is the NCAA Elite Eight (1996 & 2002)
*WSU is 14-16 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
*WSU is 5-6 in the NCAA Tournament under Head Coach Jen Greeny
1991 NCAA First Round No. 8 New Mexico def. No. 19 WSU 3-1, at Albuquerque
1993 NCAA First Round No. 21 WSU def. San Diego 3-1, at Pullman, Wash.
NCAA Second Round No. 4 BYU def. No. 21 WSU 3-0, at Provo
1994 NCAA First Round No. 20 New Mexico def. No. 25 WSU 3-2, at Albuquerque
1995 NCAA Second Round Oral Roberts def. No. 11 WSU 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
1996 NCAA Second Round No. 9 WSU def. No. 24 Kansas State 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
NCAA Sweet Sixteen No. 9 WSU def. No. 6 Loyola Marymount 3-1, at Stanford
NCAA Elite Eight No. 2 Stanford def. No. 9 WSU 3-0, at Stanford
1997 NCAA First Round No. 11 WSU def. Lehigh 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
NCAA Second Round No. 11 WSU def. No. 20 Colorado State 3-1, at Pullman, Wash.
NCAA Sweet Sixteen No. 8 Florida def. No. 11 WSU 3-0, at Madison
2000 NCAA First Round WSU def. Tennessee 3-0, at University Park, Pennsylvania
NCAA Second Round No. 8 Penn State def. WSU 3-1, at University Park, Penn.
2001 NCAA First Round No. 11 Hawai'i def. WSU 3-0, at Pullman, Wash.
2002 NCAA First Round No. 11 WSU def. Oral Roberts 3-0, at Manhattan, Kan.
NCAA Second Round No. 11 WSU def. No. 22 Kansas State 3-1, at Manhattan, Kan.
NCAA Sweet Sixteen No.11 WSU def. No. 6 Northern Iowa 3-0, at Gainesville
NCAA Elite Eight No. 5 Florida def. No. 11 WSU 3-1, at Gainesville
2009 NCAA First Round No. 20 Northern Iowa def. WSU 3-0, at Lincoln, Neb.
2016 NCAA First Round No. 25 WSU def. Marquette 3-1, at Madison, Wis.
NCAA Second Round No. 3 Wisconsin def. No. 25 WSU 3-0 at Madison, Wis.
2017 NCAA First Round WSU def. Florida State 3-1 at Lincoln, Neb.
NCAA Second Round No. 5 Nebraska def. WSU 3-0 at Lincoln, Neb.
2018 NCAA First Round No. 16 WSU def. Northern Arizona 3-1 at Pullman, Wash.
NCAA Second Round No. 16 WSU def. Tennessee 3-1 at Pullman, Wash.
NCAA Sweet Sixteen No. 1 Stanford def. No. 16 WSU 3-1 at Stanford, Cali.
2019 NCAA First Round No. 20 San Deigo def. No. 23 WSU 3-1 at Honolulu, Hawaii
2020 NCAA First Round No. 18 Western Kentucky def. No. 23 WSU 3-1 at Omaha, Neb.
2021 NCAA First Round No. 22 WSU def. Northern Colorado 3-0 at Waco, Texas
NCAA Second Round No. 6 Baylor def. No. 22 WSU 3-0 at Waco, Texas
