The Martin County West volleyball team begins the Section 2A Tournament at home in Trimont against New Ulm Cathedral on Monday night.
The 21-2 Mavericks are the #2 seed in Section 2A hosting #15 New Ulm Cathedral. The Mavericks have received votes in the Class A poll from the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association. MCW only lost to Cleveland on October 8 and Murray County Central in best-of-three tournament play on September 19 at the Carolyn Hummel Invitational.
The Greyhounds are 4-23 overall entering the postseason and got swept by MCW on September 1. The Mavericks had 19 sweeps with 12 in best-of-five competition this year.
Martin County West has six State Tournament appearances in program history with a runner-up finish in 2010 and most recently three straight trips to State in 2012-14.
Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. with the first serve scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Xtreme.
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Winner gets USC or Sleepy Eye
United South Central is the #7 seed hosting #10 Sleepy Eye. The winner of the match would play MCW in Trimont if the Mavericks advance. The 16-8 Rebels and the 8-16 Storm did not play each other in the regular season. MCW swept the Storm on October 13.
Cleveland is the top seed hosting #16 GHEC-T-ML. The Clippers are 27-2 overall and ranked fifth in the latest coaches poll. The 1-26 Jaguars with their only win against Blue Earth Area on September 26. Cleveland swept the Jags on September 18. MCW swept the Jags on September 22.
Nicollet is the #8 seed hosting #9 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. The Raiders are 13-11 and the Mustangs are 8-15 overall. MCW beat Nicollet in five sets on October 6 but did not play BLHS in the regular season.
BOLD is the #4 seed hosting #13 seed Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. The Warriors are 15-12 and the Firebirds are 5-16 overall. MCW swept GFW on September 28 but did not play BOLD in the regular season.
Mankato Loyola is the #5 seed hosting #12 Madelia. The 24-6 Crusaders swept the 9-16 Blackhawks on October 8. MCW swept the Crusaders on September 24 and the Blackhawks on September 8.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s is the #3 seed hosting the #14 seed Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey. The 21-4-1 Knights beat the 4-18 Wolverines in four sets on August 27 and swept them in best-of-three tournament competition on October 3. MCW swept the Wolverines on September 8 but did not play the Knights in the regular season.
Cedar Mountain is the #6 seed hosting #11 seed Springfield. The 21-7 Cougars swept the 10-14 Tigers on October 13. MCW beat the Cougars in four sets on September 14 but did not play the Tigers in the regular season.
All of the quarterfinal matches on Thursday will be hosted by the highest remaining seed in that part of the bracket. Semifinal action moves to St. Peter High School on Monday, November 2. The section championship match is Thursday, November 5, at St. Peter High School.