(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) PLNU Volleyball is back in the NCAA postseason for the second time in program history.
 
For the first time since 2015, PLNU Volleyball will be playing in the NCAA West Regional after earning the PacWest's automatic berth into the NCAA Championships.
 
On Monday evening, Point Loma was announced as the No. 6 seed in the West Region and will take on No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona on Nov. 30 at 5 p.m. in the first round of the tournament, which will be hosted by Cal State San Bernardino.
 

🚨 PLNU Volleyball is the No. 6 seed in the NCAA West Regional and will take on No. 3 Cal Poly Pomona in the first round on Nov. 30 in San Bernardino. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/OxsYZxWTo3

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) November 21, 2023

 
PLNU and CPP played earlier this year on Sep. 8, with the Broncos sweeping the Sea Lions in a closely-contested match in Pomona (25-22, 25-21, 25-23).
 
Cal Poly Pomona, tabbed No. 22 in the latest AVCA/TARAFLEX Division II rankings, has won seven of eight previous matchups with Point Loma, including six-straight dating back to 2012. The Sea Lions' lone win against the Broncos came in 1992.
 
Pomona tied-for-third in the CCAA regular season before reaching the CCAA Tournament semifinals, losing to eventual tournament champion Cal State San Bernardino.
 
A season ago, Point Loma was the last team out of the regional tournament but ensured its spot in this year's bracket by winning a first-ever PacWest Championship.
 
The Sea Lions started the PacWest season a perfect 16-0 before winning two of their final four matches to clinch the outright conference title.
 
In its lone other NCAA regional appearance in 2015, PLNU was seeded seventh and swept by second-seeded Western Washington.
 
The winner between Point Loma and Cal Poly Pomona will advance to play the winner of No. 2 Cal State San Bernardino and No. 7 Central Washington.
 
West Region Seeding

1. Chaminade (29-3, 17-3 PacWest)
2. Cal State San Bernardino (23-4, 15-3 CCAA)
3. Cal Poly Pomona (21-7, 13-5 CCAA)
4. Cal State LA (18-9, 15-3 CCAA)
5. Seattle Pacific (22-4, 16-2 GNAC)
6. Point Loma (21-6, 18-2 PacWest)
7. Central Washington (20-6, 14-4 GNAC)
8. San Francisco State (18-10, 13-5 CCAA)

FULL BRACKET