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12.10.2018 | Volleyball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State volleyball team will take on Tulane for the 2018 National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) title on Tuesday evening inside Hilton Coliseum. First serve between the Cyclones and Green Wave will be at 6:30 p.m.
Students and Jr. Cyclone Club members will receive free admission to the semifinal round of the NIVC. Jr. Cyclone Club members can have their membership card scanned at any entrance. Students should enter at the north entrance.
Fans still needing tickets to the match can buy them online now at a discounted rate, here, or on the day of the match at the Hilton Coliseum Ticket Office at the regular rate of $7. All tickets are general admission.
Iowa State volleyball season parking passes are no longer in effect. The only reserved parking lot around Hilton Coliseum is Lot B2 for ADA parking.
Tuesday evening's match will be televised on Cyclones.TV Powered by Mediacom and streamed for free the Cyclones.TV web player, here.
Live stats will be provided by Iowa State, here. Fans can also receive progress on the match via the Iowa State Volleyball Twitter account, @CycloneVB, and the Iowa State Volleyball Instagram story, @IowaStateVB.
Iowa State's opponent in the final, Tulane, are 29-8 overall on the season and defeated College of Charleston in four sets to set up Tuesday evening's final. The Green Wave's path to the final included wins over Arkansas State (3-2), Cal Baptist (3-1), Valparaiso (3-1) and CofC (3-1). The Green Wave are one of the nation's top defensive squads, holding opponents to just .146 hitting overall on the season.
This will only be the second meeting between the two programs, with Iowa State winning the only meeting back in 1980. Tulane is coached by Jim Barnes, who was at Baylor from 2004-14. In his 11 seasons in Waco, Barnes went 5-17 against ISU.