After opening loss, No. 15 Viterbo needs sweep Friday against No. 7 S. Oregon to return to Elite Eight

The road to the Elite Eight got a lot tougher for the 15th-ranked Viterbo Volleyball team.

The V-Hawks 12-game win streak was snapped Thursday in a 3-1 loss to No. 18 Nelson in the first round of pool play of the NAIA tournament.

Viterbo (26-10) will essentially need to sweep seventh-ranked Southern Oregon (30-3) on Friday to guarantee a shot at the quarterfinals. That game starts at 7:30 p.m.

Because Southern Oregon won 3-1 against Nelson (31-6) on Wednesday, that leaves the door open for a V-Hawks sweep to advance without a tiebreaker.

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